The jury lineup of the venture capital unit of the 14th Beijing International Film Festival has been officially announced recently. Director, producer, and producer Guan Jinpeng will serve as the chairman of the venture capital unit jury, together with director and actor Dapeng and actor Liu Haoran . Director and producer Zeng Guoxiang, director and screenwriter Zhang Mo (in alphabetical order) jointly form the final judging panel.
The venture capital unit of the Beijing Film Festival is the cradle for the growth of young filmmakers. Countless works start from here to find the most suitable soil for the survival of projects. This year's venture capital unit is staffed by famous senior directors and senior actors to support new forces in the film industry and help filmmakers realize their film dreams.
Kwan Kam-peng is famous for portraying female characters, such as Anita Mui, Maggie Cheung, Sammi Cheng, Qiu Shuzhen... many actresses shine under his lens. The classic characters created in his works have become an important part of Hong Kong film history.
In 1985, Guan Jinpeng started his director career with "A Woman's Heart". Subsequently, the romance film "rougebutton" helped him win the Best Director Award at the 8th China Hong Kong Film Awards. This film was born in the initial stage of his career as a director, but it has already shown his extremely mature narrative level and emotional construction ability. It is one of his important masterpieces. In 1991, the biopic " Ruan Lingyu " came out. The expressive power of Guan Jinpeng's image and Maggie Cheung's interpretation of the role were perfectly integrated, making the legendary actress Ruan Lingyu shine again on the big screen. The film was nominated for the main competition unit of the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival and helped him win the Best Director Award at the 28th Chicago International Film Festival. It is worth mentioning that "Ruan Lingyu" helped Maggie Cheung win the Best Actress title at the Berlin Film Festival, making her the first Chinese actress in history to win this award.
Since then, "Red Rose and White Rose", "Sometimes to Dance" and " Song of Everlasting Sorrow" have been shortlisted for three major European film festivals. Director Guan Jinpeng's works have attracted the attention of the world time and time again. In 2018, the feature film " Eight Women in One Drama " directed by him won the "Master Unit" award at the 23rd Busan International Film Festival.
In recent years, Director Guan Jinpeng has been committed to supporting emerging filmmakers, escorting their works, and even volunteering as a producer to help young people's works reach the big screen faster. This year's Beijing Film Festival's "Focus on the Future" section shortlisted film " I hope people will last forever " was produced by director Guan Jinpeng. The film has won multiple awards. The film will also be screened during the festival.
Director Guan Jinpeng also has a close relationship with the Beijing Film Festival. In 2020, he gave a lecture at the 10th Beijing International Film Festival Director's Master Class, with the theme "Hong Kong Film, China-Traditional Inheritance and Development and Transcendence". In 2023, he also served as a judge for the "Tiantan Award" at the 13th Beijing International Film Festival, and communicated with the audience after the screening of "Rouge Button" in Beijing.
Dapeng also has a fate of light and shadow with the Beijing Film Festival. In 2020, he brought his directorial work "吉祥如意" to communicate with the audience in the screening section. In last year's "Exploration, Pursuit and Creation of Realistic Films" themed forum, he also discussed the creative path of realistic films with many outstanding filmmakers at home and abroad. Dapeng has sufficient experience in both directing and acting, and I believe he will also bring fresh creative perspectives to this venture capital unit.
Liu Haoran is also an old friend of the Beijing Film Festival. He shared his valuable creative experience at the theme forum of the 12th Beijing International Film Festival "Exploration, Pursuit and Creation of 'Peak' Film Works".
Zeng Guoxiang’s representative works include "July and Ansheng" (2016), "Young You" (2019), etc. This time as a judge for the venture capital unit, it is the first time that Director Zeng Guoxiang has come to the Beijing Film Festival in this capacity. We also look forward to Director Zeng Guoxiang using different perspectives to analyze the market and bring more unique perspectives.
Zhang Mo entered the audience's attention with her directorial debut "28 Years Old" in 2016. In 2022, she and director Zhang Yimou co-directed the movie "Sniper" about resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea, which earned 600 million in box office during the Spring Festival. The following year, Zhang Mo again Opening up a new genre attempt, the suspense film "Rescuing the Suspect" won the 2023 China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival Annual Anticipated Chinese Film Award, etc.
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Xiao Yang
