This was the 19th edition of the FIRST FRAME Festival, which concluded on November 6th. This year's event was held under the theme "censorship," but, as Aleksandra Mitrić Štifanić, the festival's artistic director, emphasized that "the films presented at the festival confirm that cinema is not subject to censorship – it is a space for artistic expression, freedom, and courage." (source: seesrpska.com/en/kultura/prvi-kadar-pod-motom-cenzura)

THE FIRST SPRING WIND (2024) is a student documentary film directed by Jun Akagawa, for which Jun has already received the Grand Prix for Best Live Action Film at the TOGAKO Student Film Festival in Tokyo this year.

Film synopsis: My grandmother, who spends her days alone, sets off to see her husband in the hospital one last time. However, due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, a plastic curtain separates them. Time, though limited, continues to flow; the seasons complete their circle, and the wind starts to blow again to announce the arrival of a new spring.

Credits:
screenplay, direction, cinematography: Jun Akagawa
editing: Xuan Lu
cast: Yoko Akagawa, Takeshi Akagawa
sound direction: Bogdan Klat
production management: Katarzyna Miąsik
artistic supervision: Maciej Drygas, Jacek Petrycki, Marta Prus, Rafał Listopad, Bartosz Pietras

This is great news - congratulations to the whole team!