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First Frame: Female Filmmaking Showcase at Chinese Indie Festival Attracts Backing of Chanel

First Frame: Female filmmaking showcase at Chinese indie film festival attracts the backing of French fashion house Chanel.

Chanel the French luxury goods group was this week the prominent sponsor of First Frame, a section of the First International Film Festival in Xining, China. This year’s all-female First Frame jury was chaired by Ava Cahen, the artistic director of Cannes Critics’ Week, alongside Chinese actor Qin Hailu and Taiwanese producer Yeh Ju-fen. The section’s top Film of the Year prize went to “Unstoppable,” a documentary feature by Xu Huijing which depicted the journey of Chinese MMA champion Zhang Weili to regaining the Golden Belt award that she lost in 2021 to rival Rose Namajunas.

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