FIRST International Film Festival Xining – Competition Submissions
FIRST International Film Festival Xining, China
Annual festival in Xining focused on new-generation Chinese-language filmmakers; its main competition and short-film sections accept open submissions of features and shorts.
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About
Also: competition awards; industry screenings; exposure to Chinese film industry.
Who can apply: Focus on Chinese-language films by emerging filmmakers; see competition rules each year.
Annual festival in summer; submissions open roughly in the first half of each year (2026 edition closed).
How to apply: through the organiser's own application portal (you need an account there).
What to prepare: film screener, synopsis, director bio.
From the official page (checked 2026-10-21): “聚焦华语新生代电影人，陈列追求自由、独立表达的电影意志”
Who can apply
- Open to creators and freelancers
- Focus on Chinese-language films by emerging filmmakers; see competition rules each year.
What you will need
- Work samplesOnly you can supply it: upload it once and it is attached wherever it is asked for.
- Project proposalOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
- Short bioOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
How to apply
Applications go through the official page (own portal), which needs an account in your name.
How Onward Scout helps
This one is submitted on the organiser's own site, behind your login. Onward Scout prepares every answer and file in the form's order with one-tap copy, so submitting takes minutes; you mark it submitted when you're done.
Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.
Let Onward Scout prepare this application
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