[Reporter Huang Xulei/Kaohsiung Report] The largest student short film competition in southern Taiwan, "Youth Film Festival", announced the shortlist. There were 308 entries in the film and animation category. After being judged by five members including Weng Huangde, a member of the Taiwan Film Critics Association, the shortlist was selected. Thirty-two shortlisted films.

Huang Haojie, director of the Gaoshi Film Museum, said that the "Youth Film Festival" is an exclusive national film and television and design student competition film exhibition, covering film and television animation, and it has entered the seventeenth year. 230 feature short films and 78 animated short films participated, and 32 shortlisted works were selected by five judges.

Members of the jury this year, including Taiwan Film Critics Association Wang Zupeng, said that this year's works saw the creative vitality of young students, and they were often amazed by the sudden flashes of inspiration.

The shortlisted actors include Wu Jianhe and Xixiang who turned into "Mercury Retrograde" gangsters, and the best new actor Hu Zhiqiang won the Golden Horse Award for "A Family Cooing". "After that, she starred in the youth short film again, and Wu Yihan once performed "Little Chen Jialing" in "The Story of a Vulgar Girl".

The organizer said that the eight youth film festivals will be screened free of charge, and online tickets will be available on the ACCUPASS platform starting from the 27th.