On the evening of May 17, local time, the Beijing International Film Festival Organizing Committee held the "2024 Beijing Movie Night - Beijing International Film Festival Cannes Promotion Conference" event in Cannes.
Participants in this promotion meeting include heads of relevant departments of China Film Co-production Company, Yu Dong, founder and chairman of Bona Pictures, well-known director Jia Zhangke, actor Zhouyou, director Liang Ming, actor Lu Xingchen, and invited Representatives from Mata Plata, Cairo, Tokyo, Rio, Tallinn, Busan, Toronto, Zurich, Geneva and many other international film festivals, as well as representatives from Thailand, Japan, South Korea, Spain, Greece, Germany, Finland, Serbia, the Czech Republic, and Switzerland More than 300 people from copyright buyers, film representatives and heads of related institutions from dozens of countries and regions, including France, Brazil, and Iran, as well as internationally renowned film publications and media such as "The Hollywood Reporter" and "Variety" attended the promotion meeting.
In his speech at the promotion meeting, Hao Jie, deputy director of the Beijing International Film Festival Organizing Committee Office, reviewed the course and development of the Beijing International Film Festival since its inception in 2011 with Chinese and foreign guests, and shared his thoughts on the 14th Beijing International Film Festival The results of the event.
Hao Jie emphasized that after fourteen years of development and growth, the Beijing International Film Festival has become an important platform for exchanges between Chinese films and world films. The 14th Beijing International Film Festival just concluded successfully last month. In 9 days, more than 200 events were held successively, attracting the participation of filmmakers, exhibitors and media from 123 countries and regions around the world. , professionalism, and influence have reached a new level, providing the world with a light and shadow event that fully demonstrates the beauty of civilization and diversity and promotes the common prosperity of culture.
Yu Dong, founder and chairman of Bona Pictures, took the stage to promote, saying that the Beijing International Film Festival has built an important platform for cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries. Many excellent films at home and abroad can be seen by more audiences at the Beijing Film Festival. He is enthusiastic Invite present guests to attend next year’s Beijing Film Festival.
Jia Zhangke, the director of the shortlisted film "The Romantic Generation" in the main competition unit of the 77th Cannes Film Festival, traveled around with the actors to meet with everyone. Jia Zhangke said that as a filmmaker who has lived in Beijing for a long time, he is proud that Beijing has its own city film festival. Beijing has rich , gathered resources of film production institutions, with a large and young fan group and a strong urban movie-watching cultural atmosphere. The Chinese audience upholds an open and inclusive mentality and is willing to see film works from different cultural backgrounds. The Beijing Film Festival has become a symbol of Chinese and foreign culture. An important window for display and communication.
It is worth mentioning that director Jia Zhangke brought his work to Cannes for the seventh time in six years to compete for awards. The film "The Romantic Generation" shortlisted for this competition started shooting in 2001 and ended in 2023. After more than 20 years of careful craftsmanship, it condensed the epitome of the times. I wish this work can gain success at this film festival, and I also hope that it can meet the domestic audience as soon as possible. Director Jia Zhangke also recommended "Dogs" directed by Guan Hu, which was shortlisted for the "Un Certain Regard" section of Cannes. Zhou You, a young actor who participated in the two selected films, said that he was very honored to be able to participate in the two director's films and would continue to work hard with the honor of being selected for Cannes.
Director Liang Ming and starring Lu Xingchen of "Xiaoyao·you", the best film in the "Focus on the Future" section of the 14th Beijing International Film Festival, took the stage to promote the film to the guests. Liang Ming introduced that this film is made up of moments one after another. There were many very touching moments on the shooting scene. This is a film about everyone's life. Lu Xingchen shared his creative experience as a southern girl playing a northeastern girl, and expressed his willingness to try different types of film and television roles with different experiences.
Young directors are an important group of concern to the Beijing International Film Festival. Young directors Jiang Jiachen and Zeng Jingxiong, who grew up in project venture capital, shared their stories with the Beijing International Film Festival and showed off their new projects in their infancy. We also hope that the younger generation of filmmakers who will come out of the Beijing Film Festival can bring their works to the Cannes competition in the future, and even bring them back to their "home" - the Beijing Film Festival.
The successful holding of the Cannes Promotion Conference opened a window for the Beijing Film Festival to face the world.While actively going out, it also lets the world see the vitality and enthusiasm of a young film festival.
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Xiao Yang
editor/Qiao Ying
