文化和旅游部：第十八届文华奖将进行较大改革

Group 1 - The Wenhua Award, as the highest government award in the performing arts sector, plays a significant role in promoting artistic creation and showcasing outstanding works and talents [1] - This year's Wenhua Award has undergone substantial reforms in award categories, application channels, and evaluation criteria to enhance its guiding role in the arts [1] - The award now includes four categories: Wenhua Drama Award, Wenhua Program Award, Wenhua Individual Award, and Wenhua Critique Award, increasing the total number of awards from 30 to 55 [1] Group 2 - The introduction of 15 new Wenhua Program Awards aims to encourage diverse artistic creation, particularly for short performances that are popular among the public [1] - The application channels have been broadened, allowing various influential organizations and platforms to recommend works for evaluation, resulting in 63 application entities and a total of 145 works for the Wenhua Drama Award, 177 for the Wenhua Program Award, and 106 for the Wenhua Critique Award [2] - Evaluation criteria have been adjusted to promote local talent development and encourage the refinement of works, extending the premiere time requirement from 5 years to 10 years and emphasizing the importance of production investment and output ratio [2]