There is no doubt that creation and criticism are two wings of cinema. We used to undergo a golden age in the 1980s when theoretical criticism and film creation were closely interacted. Critics were nourished by images, and filmmakers found suggestions from reviews. They were closely linked and complemented each other.

The situation is very different today. As videos become mainstream, film reviews seem to be everywhere. With the development of digital intelligence technology and media convergence, we have entered an era in which everyone is a film critic. In addition to various forms of writing, such as film reviews released via Weibo, official WeChat accounts and short videos, the AI writing is increasingly rising. Under such circumstances, we have to ask a question: Where is film criticism going in the digital intelligence era?

As a member of Chinese film audiences, you may be interested in the questions as follows:

Compared with the past, what is the interaction between filmmaking and film criticism today?

Do directors, screenwriters and producers read film reviews, and how do their standards for film reviews differ from those of film critics?

When academic film critics turn to the network writing, what gains and losses will they get?

How do famous film review self-media build a brand and look for a differentiated development path?

How do short video uploaders of film reviews capture topics, gain popularity and create hot reviews?

How will the rise of AI influence film criticism in the future?

All the questions above can be answered at the First Young Film Critics Forum, which is jointly hosted by Beijing Normal University, the China Film Archive and the Organizing Committee of the BJIFF · 31st Beijing College Student Film Festival, organized by Film Criticism magazine, and co-organized by the Beijing Film Association.

Under the theme of "Changes and Constants: Film Criticism in the Digital Intelligence Era", a number of influential experts, scholars, film critics and filmmakers, such as Wu Guanping, Zuo Heng, Chen Gang, Li Ruijun, Ran Jianan, Yang Cheng, Zhao Jin and Zhou Jiatong, will be invited to discuss the present and future of Chinese film criticism.

Let's meet at 2:30PM on April 26, 2024 at O-Stage, Langyuan Station, discussing film criticism together.