Youth is often characterized by vitality and diversity, and film is a medium capable of fully expressing these characteristics, as well as the imagination and creativity of young people, all of which are the highlight of this Selected Chinese Short Films Panorama consisting of 12 outstanding works of young directors in China.

Those works have all been shortlisted in the recent sessions of the Chinese Youth Film Week. They all showcase a unique insight of the world, ingenious artistic design, abundant themes, diverse styles and vivid audio-visual expression. Their observation with humanitarian concern and keen thinking in the feature films, as well as imagination and simplicity in the animation demonstrate to us the boundless potential of those young directors as the promising future of China's film.

Imperfect as those short films may remain, they invariably convey the enthusiasm and vision that contemporary Chinese young generation embrace to the world. Through this part, we firmly hold expectation of future development of China's film, and we are confident that you will gain the most vivid impressions of today's China in an all-round way.