第九届丝绸之路国际电影节在西安开幕

一元初始，光影耀长安。2023年1月1日，由中央广播电视总台与陕西省人民政府、福建省人民政府共同主办的第九届丝绸之路国际电影节开幕式在陕西西安举行。

本届丝绸之路国际电影节主题为“丝路通世界·光影耀长安”，共吸引了来自90个国家和地区的1598部影片报名参与“金丝路奖”竞赛单元。开幕式上，19部入围影片精彩亮相，包括12部剧情片、3部纪录片和4部动画片。

本届电影节还设有电影之夜、电影展映、电影论坛、电影力量等主题活动。国内外百余部大片佳作在院线和网上展映，并面向社会发放10000张免费观影券，这场专业化、国际化的电影盛会也将成为一场惠民的文化盛宴。

丝绸之路国际电影节于2014年创办，旨在以电影为纽带，促进丝路沿线各国文化交流与合作，传承丝路精神，弘扬丝路文化，为“一带一路”建设创造良好的人文条件。

第九届丝绸之路国际电影节将于1月3日闭幕，届时将隆重揭晓“金丝路奖”十大奖项。

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 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 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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