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9th Silk Road International Film Festival opens in Xi'an
Li Liqian
01:22

The 9th Silk Road International Film Festival has opened in Xi'an, the capital city of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, providing a platform promoting exchanges of filmmakers and cultures.

Co-hosted by China Media Group and the provincial governments of Shaanxi and Fujian, the five-day event will last until January 3, 2023.

The screening unit, one of the seven main sections of the film festival, opened on Friday morning. Some 10,000 tickets were freely distributed to audiences.

The launching ceremony of the screening section of the 9th Silk Road International Film Festival, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China, December 30, 2022. /CMG
The launching ceremony of the screening section of the 9th Silk Road International Film Festival, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China, December 30, 2022. /CMG

The launching ceremony of the screening section of the 9th Silk Road International Film Festival, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China, December 30, 2022. /CMG

The film festival spans both online and offline channels. As many as 41 theaters in Shaanxi Province will present 382 screenings of 149 films, while 85 films will be displayed through online streaming platforms. The film festival is expected to involve over 26 million movie fans.

Other main sections of the film festival, which is themed "Silk Road for a Connected World, Films in Bright Chang'an," include the "Golden Silk Road Awards" competition section, the opening ceremony, and the awards ceremony. The opening ceremony is set up on Sunday.

The launching ceremony of the screening section of the 9th Silk Road International Film Festival, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China, December 30, 2022. /CMG
The launching ceremony of the screening section of the 9th Silk Road International Film Festival, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China, December 30, 2022. /CMG

The launching ceremony of the screening section of the 9th Silk Road International Film Festival, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China, December 30, 2022. /CMG

The Silk Road International Film Festival is part of China's Silk Road Film Bridge Project, aiming to carry forward the spirit of the Silk Road and promote cooperation and exchanges of filmmakers from both China and abroad.

Since 2014, the annual film festival has been jointly held by Shaanxi and Fujian provinces, which is the starting point of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-century Maritime Silk Road, respectively. Host cities rotate between Xi'an and Fuzhou – the capital city of Fujian Province. 

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