The winning works were selected from 202 micro-films submitted from Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao, as well as Beijing and Fujian, with 21 entries coming from Hong Kong and Macao.
Following the selection process, the micro-film "The Sidewalk in the Heart" from Zhuhai won the Best Work Award, the micro-documentary "The Hope Tree" from Quanzhou won the Best Director Award, and "The Thief" from Hong Kong won the Best Screenplay Award.
In addition, the micro-films "Dream on the Ridge" and "Habitual Love" won the Best Cinematography Award; the micro-films "Kite" and "Watch" won the Best Sound Effects Award; the micro-animation "Umbrella" and the micro-film "Mary’s Natural Curly World" won the Best Creativity Award; and the micro-films "EXIT," "Year-end in the Banyan City," and "Homecoming" received the Jury's Special Award. The work "Tang Ronghai" won the Best Popularity Award.
A total of 3 works from Hong Kong were nominated for individual category awards. "The Thief," from Hong Kong Yisheng Yinghua Culture Communication Co., Ltd., won the Best Screenplay Award.
According to the organizing committee, most of the award-winning works focused on universal social themes such as family, friendship, and love through a micro perspective. Through vivid imagery, they demonstrated the creators' subtle observations and insights into life and society, revealing the simplest brilliance of human truth, goodness, and beauty. The organizing committee will introduce the outstanding creative talent discovered during this event to relevant film and television media institutions. Furthermore, they launched a Rising Director Support Program to assist 6 talented young directors in completing micro-film productions focused on Huizhou-related themes, aiming to cultivate exceptional young directors in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao region.
Renowned Hong Kong filmmaker Zhong Minqiang believes that as micro-films and movies become accessible to ordinary households, they will truly enter a golden age of development. Famous Hong Kong director Tang Jiming also encouraged micro-film creators to persist in their dreams, believing that one day they will achieve a magnificent transformation from small micro-film directors to major film directors.
