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HAIKOU, China, Dec. 19, 2022 /Xinhua=KYODO JBN/--

The fourth Hainan Island International Film Festival (HIIFF) opened December 18

in Sanya, a resort city in south China's Hainan Province.

HIIFF is dedicated to strengthening international film and culture exchange and

collaboration, promoting innovative development in the film industry, and

fostering creativity in filmmaking.

This year's film festival has amassed a total of 3,761 films from 116 countries

and regions for the Golden Coconut Awards, according to the Publicity

Department of Hainan Party Committee.

A shortlist of 12 features, eight documentaries, and 12 shorts will compete for

the festival's Golden Coconut Awards, which will name a best picture, director,

and special jury prize among others.

From the list of finalists, the Golden Coconut Awards jury committee will

select the best film, best director, the jury award, best actor, best actress,

best screenwriter, best documentary feature, and best short film, among other

awards.

The much-anticipated event will also hold public screenings across the island.

Some 80 to 100 films are expected to be exhibited and organized across the six

categories of "gala, fest best, Asian new directors, panorama, new horizons and

classics."

First held in 2018, the film festival is jointly hosted by the China Media

Group and the Hainan provincial government. This year's festival will end on

December 25.

Source: Publicity Department of Hainan Party Committee

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