Shanghai TV Festival: Jury members share insights into industry

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Meanwhile, the jury panel of the 24th Shanghai TV Festival Magnolia Awards TALKED about what makes a great TV drama, documentary and cartoon. Sun Siqi reports.

The war epic "The Advisors' Alliance", urban drama "The First Half of My Life" and "White Deer Plain" are among the nominees for Magnolia Awards. "White Deer" picked up 10 nominations, including for best TV series, best director and best scriptwriter.

Liu Heping, chairman of the drama award category, said the artistic value of a series determines whether it's worthy of award consideration.

LIU HEPING, JURY CHAIRMAN 24TH SHANGHAI TV FESTIVAL "Whether it's a historical or contemporary drama, as long as it's a realistic production and brings positive reflections upon our life, we'll consider it."

BBC's "Blue Planet Ⅱ" and domestic production "This is Life" are among the nominees for best documentary. Jury member and documentary maker Peng Hui said domestic documentaries excel at recording an individual's life and portraying their joys and struggles.

PENG HUI, JURY MEMBER 24TH SHANGHAI TV FESTIVAL "What surprises me most is that Chinese directors will spend a lot of time following an individual's life and revealing intimate details. We are very excellent at this kind of documentary."

The Magnolia Awards ceremony will be held June 15th.