On February 9, 2024, the French avant-garde film magazine Filmmaker Life specially chose the Lunar New Year to make a special report on Cao Yiwen, a young female filmmaker from Nanchong, Sichuan, China, and made it into a cover using the latest AI technology. In the magazine, reporters praised Cao as "a trailblazing filmmaker redefining cinema with purpose" and called him "a rising star."
It is reported that the magazine reporter had read dozens of interviews about Cao's translation before writing the report, and looked at each of her previous works in detail. I feel that Cao is not just creating stories for entertainment, but is eager to use his art to provide the audience with a new perspective of the heart, so as to encourage the audience to become more positive in real life. and that morality is an integral part of her films. She is deliberately challenging the traditional norms of the industry, and she is also trying to reverse people's stereotypes to guide people to abandon external differences and focus on common human topics.
The reporter believes that Cao Yiwen's behavior similar to that of a lonely brave man is rare in the world. Therefore, at the end of the article, the reporter called for more attention and support for her works, and wrote with feeling: "In a film world full of superficial narratives, Cao Yiwen has become the beacon that represents authenticity. She uses her art to remind us of our shared humanity and the profound impact that cinema can have on shaping a better world. ”（yiwen cao emerges as a beacon of authenticity, using her craft to remind us of our shared humanity and the profound impact films can h**e on shaping a better world.”）