A total of ten young directors, half of whom received an overseas education, are now competing for a one-million yuan government award, which they will use to make their debut film.
Before entering this competition, they have received a four-month-long training from "Young Shoots," an annual program initiated by the Chinese government to support young film directors.
The China Film Director's Guild arranged veteran directors to coach them within the "Young Shoots" framework. Fu Jia is the supervisor of this program.
"We aim to give young directors guidance to prevent them from wasting any time and energy before they enter the industry. The director
