The Beijing Film Festival is coming! The 14th Beijing International Film Festival, with the theme of "Mutual Learning from Light and Shadow, Mutual Benefit from Like-minded People", will be held in Beijing from April 18th to 26th. Within 9 days, the "Tiantan Awards" awards, openi

2024-04-28 16:22:03 entertainment 4313℃

The Beijing Film Festival is coming!

The 14th Beijing International Film Festival, with the theme of "Mutual Learning of Light and Shadow, Mutual Benefit of Like-minded People", will be held in Beijing from April 18th to 26th. Within 9 days, the "Tiantan Awards" awards, opening and closing ceremonies and red carpet ceremonies, Beijing screenings, "Beijing Planning·Theme Forum", Beijing Market, Film Carnival, College Student Film Festival, Closing Ceremony and Award Ceremony, " There will be more than 100 activities including "Movie+", creating a festive carnival with the participation of many film practitioners, citizens and fans.

15 excellent Chinese and foreign films have been shortlisted to compete for the "Tiantan Award"

The international jury for the "Tiantan Award" at this year's Beijing International Film Festival has a total of 7 people. The chairman of the jury is the famous Serbian director Emil Kusturica, and the other 6 members The judges are: Australian film sound designer David White, actor Fei Xiang, Austrian director Jessica Hausner, Brazilian director Carlos Saldanha, actor Mary , actor Zhu Yilong .

In terms of participating films, the total number of film registrations for this film festival reached 4,273. Among them, the "Tiantan Award" received a total of 1,509 feature film registrations from 118 countries and regions, and the number reached a new high. Among the 15 finalists, 12 are foreign films and 3 are domestic films.

The international jury of the "Tiantan Awards" will select the best film, best director, best artistic contribution, best screenwriter, best photography, best actor, best actress, and best film from these 15 shortlisted films. Ten awards including Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Music will be announced at the closing ceremony and awards ceremony on April 26.

To be the most "pampering movie fan" film festival

"In the spring, come to Beijing to watch the best movies in the world" makes people feel the passion of movies again and again. The audience traveled through the bright spring scenery in April in Beijing, enjoying the endless charm brought by light and shadow.

This year’s Beijing Film Festival plans to hold a series of activities to become the most "pampering film festival for movie fans". How to pamper? How happy are movie fans in April? Let’s hear what Sha Dan, the exhibition curator of the Beijing Film Festival, said↓

“To pamper movie fans” is to better bring out the charm of movies through various methods and organization of activities. For example, during the screening of works in the main competition unit, some posters signed by the main creators will be prepared for everyone, and the audience will have the opportunity to obtain them by asking questions and interacting. In addition, special discounts have been set up, such as " The Wandering Earth " and " Embroidered Spring Knife ", which everyone likes, and will be given back to the audience at public welfare prices. Free open-air screenings and cultural events are arranged in several cinemas, theaters and art galleries. Film lovers can also participate in face-to-face events with film celebrities and communicate closely with famous filmmakers.

In short, in this way, the audience can get closer to and understand the movie better.

　Mutual learning from light and shadow, mutual benefit from like-minded people

　In the long history, Brazilian film works have continuously absorbed and reflected the influence of social, economic, political and other factors in Latin American culture.

Brazilian filmmakers use their unique visual style, musical elements and narrative structure to depict the changes in Brazilian culture that span the background of the times, conveying the blood of Brazil’s humanistic spirit and expanding the strong potential of the Brazilian film industry.

2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Brazil. This year’s Beijing Film Festival invites Brazil as the guest country. The famous Brazilian director Carlos Saldanha serves as the international judge for the "Tiantan Award" at this year's Beijing Film Festival. His famous animated series "Ice Age" and "Rio" have attracted much attention. Among them, "Ice Age" is one of the most profitable animated film series in the world and has gradually developed into a global film brand.

This Beijing Film Festival will also hold a Brazilian Film Week screening event, bringing you four high-quality Brazilian films: "Ghost Portrait", "Mars One", "Second Mother" and "Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Turmoil" Film.

[Posters for the Brazilian films "Ghost Portrait", "Mars One", "Second Mother" and " Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Turmoil "]

The goddess is here! Named France

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France. During these 60 years, film has always been an important medium and link for cultural exchanges between the two countries. At the 14th Beijing International Film Festival, the screening section uses time as the axis to select the most representative French actresses since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France. Each of them has a representative work, and presents the "Famous France" section to everyone. .

In this spring, the screen muses join hands to bring the ultimate dazzling light of French women to the audience in Beijing.

Global Vision: Silk Road Asia, connecting cutting-edge masterpieces

In 2024, the Beijing International Film Festival·Beijing Screening launched the "Global Vision-Silk Road Asia Connection" unit. In 2023, "Silk Road Ten Years Lenovo to the Future: Film Asia Connection" After the special exhibition, we will continue to bring high-quality films from Asian countries along the “Belt and Road” to the audience.

This unit selects 8 new films, aiming to present the new development of films in the current Asian Silk Road countries and the new force of film creation. Continue to explore the diverse charm of Asian culture and feel the strong artistic vitality of Asian movies.

Emil Kusturica, an old friend of the Beijing Film Festival

, has won Grand Slam awards at the three major film festivals: Cannes, Berlin, and Venice, and is a member of the Double Gold Palm Club at the Cannes Film Festival. He is a Serbian director, actor, and screenwriter. Musician and writer Emil Kusturica serves as the chairman of the international jury of this year's main competition unit "Temple of Heaven Award".

Kusturica, who is nearly seventy years old, is one of Serbia’s “national treasure” directors and an important figure on the world film stage. His works are both highly artistic and ideological, with fascinating content and unique style, which profoundly reflect the The diversity and complexity of real social and historical dimensions. During his colorful career, he not only received numerous international awards and honors, but also made important contributions to the spread of Serbian culture.

Shadan specifically talked about the fate between Kusturica and the Beijing Film Festival. Kusturica has been associated with the Beijing Film Festival for a long time. As early as the opening ceremony of the seventh Beijing Film Festival, Kusturica He expressed his enthusiasm for China and the Chinese audience in an on-site speech.

Sha Dan: "At the 7th Beijing International Film Festival, his new work "The Fantastic Life of the Milk Deliveryman" will be screened in Beijing. Not only that, it will be screened in the main venue of the Beijing Film Festival Among the daily screenings held by the China Film Archive, his masterpiece "Underground" has become a popular film that must be screened every month and has a lot of fans. "