The red carpet was glittering with stars, and the grand ceremony began. On the evening of April 18, the Yanqi Lake in Huairou was bustling with people and the event was unprecedented. The 14th Beijing International Film Festival, directed by the State Film Administration and sponsored by China Central Radio and Television and the Beijing Municipal People's Government, kicked off grandly at the Yanqi Lake International Convention and Exhibition Center in Huairou.
Serbian director Emil Kusturica awarded the organizing committee’s special honorary award to Chinese director Zhang Yimou. Photo by our reporter Gan Nan
Chinese performing artist You Benchang communicated with actors Gao Yuanyuan and Hu Ge across generations. The two generations of filmmakers shared the history and development, inheritance and innovation of Chinese films.
Zhang Yimou was awarded the special honorary award by the organizing committee
The opening ceremony of this year's Beijing Film Festival has the theme of "Movies, Our Story", focusing on movies, people and things related to movies. The opening program "Spring, Come to Beijing to Watch the World's Best Movies" has the main theme of "If you are a light, you must illuminate the distance; if you are a shadow, walk side by side" to welcome the grand opening of the Beijing Film Festival. At the
event, more than 370 Chinese and foreign filmmakers walked on the red carpet. Their steady steps demonstrated their love and persistence in film art, and their confident smiles reflected the prosperity and vitality of world cinema.
" Grass and Trees in the World " "Operation Macau" " The Wandering Blade " "Eastern Island" " Trident " "In the Name of Father" " Jiang Yuan Nong " " Dream of Red Mansions: A Good Marriage ", etc. The crew appeared one after another, walking with the light and accompanying the shadows, interweaving the brilliant stars in the light and shadows.
The hosts of the opening ceremony were Ren Luyu, Tian Wei, Li Yangwei, and Sun Yang. Brazilian Deputy Minister of Culture Cassius Rosa and Taiwanese actor Lin Chiling served as program introduction guests.
Marguerite Menezes, Minister of Culture of Brazil, delivered a speech through VCR, sending her blessings to Chinese films, exchanges and cooperation between the China-Brazil film industry, and the Beijing International Film Festival.
In addition, the opening ceremony also invited Serbian director Emil Kusturica to present the organizing committee’s special honorary award to Chinese director Zhang Yimou. Masters from the two countries gathered on the stage to witness this special honor.
Tiantan Award welcomes the world's best works from an international perspective
The jury lineup of the 14th Beijing International Film Festival's "Tiantan Award" made its grand appearance. The famous Serbian director Emil Kusturica is the leader, together with Australian film sound designer David White, actor Fei Xiang, Austrian director Jessica Hausner, Brazilian director Carlos Saldanha, actor Ma Li and actor Zhu Yilong embarked on this dreamlike journey of light and shadow art with the audience.
The 15 shortlisted films for this "Tiantan Award" come from 21 countries and regions and stand out from more than 1,500 films. Since its establishment in 2013, the Beijing Film Festival's "Tiantan Award" has always adhered to a diversified international perspective, appreciating world film art with an open eye, and welcoming world film masterpieces with an inclusive attitude. At the opening ceremony of
, Professor Zhu Songchun, Director of the Beijing Institute of General Artificial Intelligence, served as a guest speaker to promote the film to the audience. As a world-renowned computer vision expert, statistical and applied mathematician, and artificial intelligence expert, Professor Zhu expanded and diverged his perspective into the field of artificial intelligence, describing the close and subtle connection between the rise of artificial intelligence and the development of film art.
Starring Huang Zhizhong, Guo Tao and Jiang Wu of the
film "Trident" appeared on the same stage to promote the shortlisted films. The presence of the three "tough guys" added a unique style to this light and shadow feast.
The opening film "The World of Grass and Trees" is directed by director Gu Xiaogang. This is another fate between him and the Beijing Film Festival. In 2018, Gu Xiaogang received funding for the production of his first feature film at the Beijing Film Festival, thus launching his career as a feature film director. For Gu Xiaogang, the Beijing Film Festival is the beginning of his film career, and he will continue to move forward with the Beijing Film Festival.
presents an audio-visual feast to the world's film industry
The opening ceremony of this year's Beijing Film Festival not only showcases the splendid beauty of light and shadow to the world's filmmakers and audiences, but also presents an audio-visual feast to the world's film community.
Music, poetry, painting and dance program "Mulan" takes "movies shine into reality" as its theme, telling the relationship between movies and reality that reflect and achieve each other. Hao Ruoqi, a young dancer from the China Opera and Dance Drama Theatre, and Ling Yun, an intangible inheritor of Emei martial arts, partnered with singer Li Yuchun to interpret the traditional Chinese story "Mulan Joins the Army", showing off their heroine style. The
special program "Light and Shadow Shine into Reality - Tribute to Women's Power" invited Chang Shana, the former dean of the Central Academy of Arts and Crafts who is over 90 years old, Captain Song Yin, the search and rescue instructor of the First Rescue Flying Team in the East China Sea, and Chen Huihui, a war reporter who went retrograde Representatives of outstanding female workers in various fields, together with three female filmmakers Qin Hailu, Ye Tong, and Zhang Mo, told their stories and resonated with the spiritual power of the film. The
program "Reading You" invited Chinese performing artist You Benchang, who is also in his 90s, to have cross-generational exchanges with actors Gao Yuanyuan and Hu Ge. The two generations of filmmakers shared the history and development, inheritance and innovation of Chinese films.
The famous American singer Betty Higgins and the national band Anda from Inner Mongolia sang the classic song "Casablanca", leading the audience to recall the love story in the classic film.
Along with the familiar melody, the Beijing Film Festival promotion song "Suddenly Remembered" was sung again, and the highlight images of previous Beijing Film Festival were presented on the screen frame by frame. The story begins with the Beijing Film Festival and will never end with the Beijing Film Festival.
The main activities are exciting and full of images of the times
For fourteen years, the Beijing Film Festival has always adhered to the program purpose of "sharing resources and win-win future", adhering to the value concept of "harmony between man and nature, sharing beauty", and working with global filmmakers Let’s work together to create a bright future for the development of world movies.
's "Beijing Screening" section selects more than 250 Chinese and foreign masterpieces and will screen more than 800 shows in 27 venues in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei. At the same time, it also carefully plans and launches food maps and movie viewing maps, taking multiple measures to serve movie fans to "eat, drink and have fun". "Beijing Planning·Theme Forum" will hold 4 core forums, as well as three film master classes by Emil Kusturica, Xu Anhua, and Chen Chong, and one open class on film performing arts. With the purpose of "display, promotion, transaction, and exchange", "Beijing Market" fully integrates high-quality resources from the entire film industry chain at home and abroad, and organizes five major activities including investment exhibitions and project venture capital. With the theme of "Light and Shadow Marking Huairou Life", the "Movie Carnival" will launch more than 40 activities in "8+n" venues across Huairou District, allowing everyone to "play with film and television culture, meet Huairou life, and enjoy the weekend in the movie capital" . The 31st College Student Film Festival continues to adhere to the purpose of "youthful passion, academic taste, and cultural awareness" through a series of activities such as the "Youth Night" Honorary Award Ceremony, the Collection and Selection of Excellent Domestic Films, College Student Original Film Competitions, and Academic and Industry Forums. , gathering youthful power for the sustainable development of Chinese films. "Film+" uses high enthusiasm and unlimited creativity to create rich and diverse cross-border activities, making the film festival more than just movies.
In addition, this year's Beijing Film Festival will be based on the unique advantages of Beijing's "capital film and television highland" and hold a series of special projects such as Beijing International Sports Film Week and the film AIGC unit.
"Mutual learning of light and shadow, mutual benefit of like-minded people", these short eight words show that the Beijing Film Festival takes promoting the prosperity and development of the film industry as its own responsibility, promoting exchanges and mutual learning of the world's film art, and promoting mutual help and mutual benefit in the Chinese film industry as its mission. In April, this film feast held in Beijing kicked off on a spring night by the Yanqi Lake in Huairou. The 14th Beijing International Film Festival will invite filmmakers from all over the world to watch the images of the times and listen to the voices of the world.
