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How FIRST Became a New Kind of Film Festival

Contributions from individuals with unique perspectives to share. Hear from everyone, from experts and commentators to those whose voices are often marginalized.

VOICES & OPINION

The FIRST International Film Festival has made a reputation for itself as a home for rising young filmmakers — and may have surpassed its far bigger and better funded competitors in the process.

The New Filmmakers Redefining Chinese Independent Cinema

Up-and-coming directors are eschewing epic documentaries about a changing society in favor of sensitive examinations of the self.

Why ‘Operation Red Sea’ Isn’t Like Other Chinese War Movies

The film turns away from grand, black-and-white depictions of conflict to capture its cruelty and complexity.