On April 18, 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, officially opened at the Yanqi Lake International Convention and Exhibition Center in Huairou.
The opening ceremony of this year's Beijing Film Festival takes "Movies, Our Story" as its theme, 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 appeared on the red carpet, including " Grass and Trees in the World ", "Operation Macau", " Wandering Blade ", "Eastern Island", " Trident ", "In the Name of Father" and " Jiangyuan Lane " " Top Secret Mission " "Looking for the Yue Lao of 1999" "731" " Hourglass " "The Dumpling Queen" " Thelma and Louise " "High Stake Lion Girl" "You Are By My Side "" A Dream of Red Mansions: A Good Match " and other crews appeared one after another, and the stars gathered together.
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 actress Lin Chi-ling 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. Film masters from both countries gathered on the stage to witness this special honor.
The "Tiantan Award" upholds a diversified international perspective
Welcomes world film masterpieces
The jury lineup of the "Tiantan Award" of the 14th Beijing International Film Festival has made a gorgeous appearance. Led by the famous Serbian director Emil Kusturica, together with Australian film sound designer David White, actor Fei Xiang, Austrian director Jessica Hausner, Brazilian director Carlos Saldanha, and actor Ma Li , 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. Guan Jinpeng, chairman of the judging panel of the venture capital unit of the
project, together with judges Dapeng, Liu Haoran, Zeng Guoxiang, and Zhang Mo; Jiao Xiongping, chairman of the jury of the reelfocus new blood imaging program of the short film unit, together with judges Chen Yu, Jiang Qinqin, Qu Chuxiao, Xu Hongyu, Yu Shi, and Zu Feng , Jez Skolimovsky, chairman of the jury of the Focus on the Future unit, and judges Gu Xiaogang, Keith van Ostrum, Yang Lina, and Yang Zishan met with the audience. For more than ten years, the Beijing Film Festival has been assisting the development of young filmmakers, supporting their growth, and assuming its responsibility as a link between creators, the market and audiences.
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.
The main activities are exciting
Explore film development with filmmakers and movie fans
Over the past fourteen years, the Beijing Film Festival has always adhered to the program purpose of "sharing resources, win-win future" and the value concept of "harmony between man and nature, sharing beauty" , join hands with global filmmakers to create a bright future for the development of world movies.
It is reported that the "Beijing Screening" section has selected 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 planned and launched 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.
Written by: Nandu reporter Fu Yuanyuan
Photography: Nandu reporter Shao Xin
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