The light fantastic

Zhang fondly remembers the unwavering enthusiasm of the team's members, despite the immense workload they faced. Within a couple of months, they had to establish contact with hundreds of universities and distribute posters to each one.

During her involvement with the festival, Zhang discovered her passion for filmmaking, which led her to establish her own production company after graduating. Remarkably, many of her former team members from the festival have also found their niche in the film industry.

In 2018, Zhang received an invitation to create a promotional video for the festival. This year marks the fourth time that Zhang's team has been entrusted with crafting the festival's promotional video. Zhang notes that each year, a new festival coordinator, picked from the students at Beijing Normal University, reaches out to her for collaboration and communication regarding the video.

"It feels like I never truly left the big family," Zhang says.