编者按:独立电影“(independent film)”的概念,意指体制之外生产的电影,起源于20世纪中期的好莱坞独立电影受投资影响较小,常表现为电影语言自在地运用与表达,20世纪90年代初,中国独立电影开始萌芽,张元1989年执导的电影《妈妈》和吴文光的纪录片《流浪北京》通常被认为是中国独立电影的起点。随后,王小帅、何建军、贾樟柯等导演自筹经费分别拍摄了《冬春的日子》《悬 Editor’s note: The concept of “independent film” means a film produced outside the system. Hollywood independent films, which originated in the mid-20th century, were less affected by investment and often expressed freely in the language of the film In the early 1990s, Chinese independent films started to sprout. Zhang Yuan’s film “Mom” directed in 1989 and Wu Wenguang’s documentary “Wandering Beijing” are often considered as the starting point for Chinese independent films. Subsequently, Wang Xiaoshuai, He Jianjun, Jia Zhangke and other directors self-financing were shot “the days of winter and spring,” "hanging