On August 13, the 12th Beijing International Film Festival, directed by the State Film Administration, hosted by China Central Radio and Television and the Beijing Municipal People's Government, opened at the Beijing Yanqi Lake International Convention and Exhibition Center.
Shen Haixiong, Vice Minister of the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee, Director of the Central Radio and Television Station, and Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 12th Beijing International Film Festival, delivered a speech at the opening ceremony and announced the opening of the film festival. Mo Gaoyi, Member of the Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal Committee, Minister of the Propaganda Department, and Executive Vice Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 12th Beijing International Film Festival, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech. Argentine Ambassador to China Niu Wangdao attended the opening ceremony as the representative of the country of honor of the film festival. Meng Xianglin, executive deputy director of the State Film Administration, and Fan Yun, a member of the editorial meeting of China Central Radio and Television Station, attended the opening ceremony.

Shen Haixiong, Vice Minister of the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee, Director of the Central Radio and Television Station, and Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 12th Beijing International Film Festival, delivered a speech and announced the opening

Shen Haixiong pointed out in his speech that the film has been in existence for more than 120 years, bringing warmth and strength to the world. A good film may be a successful cultural industry. Internationally, the whole industry chain operation has become a mature model in the film market. China's first Universal theme park, Universal Studios Beijing, is a benchmark for the opening of Chinese films to the outside world and the internationalization of Beijing's film industry. The Chinese films of the new era are competing with each other and are full of vigor. Currently, the four major film festivals co-hosted by China Central Radio and Television Station and Beijing, Shanghai, Changchun and Hainan Island have their own characteristics and complement each other. Since its establishment, the Beijing International Film Festival has shown its unique charm in the construction of the "Four Centers" in the capital with its style and temperament accumulated over time and its increasingly far-reaching international influence.
Shen Haixiong said that film and television have the same root and the same origin, and China Central Radio and Television Station has helped and witnessed the vigorous development of Chinese film in the new era. For the headquarters, excellent films are still the benchmark for high-quality development. With the goal of "everything on the screen is a high-quality product", Taiwan will deepen the strategic pattern of "5G+4K/8K+AI", adhere to the creative concept of "idea + art + technology", and carefully create every excellent TV news, Every high-quality TV series, documentaries and cultural programs continuously improve the artistic level and audience satisfaction. Regardless of content or technology, the head office is fully benchmarking excellent films and striving to promote the creation of high-quality products in the whole chain, in all directions, and in all fields. At the same time, the main station has also successively launched the 4K ultra-high-definition live film "This Moment - Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the New China", the first 4K ultra-high-definition color restoration film "The Eternal Wave", which is synchronized with the boutique TV series. The epic movie "Crossing the Yalu River" of the same name, etc., explored the close handshake between ultra-high-definition TV and the cinema line, and achieved "two benefits" double harvest.

Mo Gaoyi, Member of the Standing Committee of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee, Minister of the Propaganda Department, and Executive Vice Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 12th Beijing International Film Festival, delivered a speech

Mo Gaoyi said in his speech that after 12 years, the Beijing International Film Festival has become a shining business card for the construction of a national cultural center. Beijing Film sings with the people and walks with the times. Since last year, Beijing Film has used its creation to praise the century-old chapter and pay tribute to the great era; to overcome the impact of the epidemic and serve the needs of the people with development; to ignite industrial momentum and enhance market energy with innovation. In 2021, there will be 186 Beijing-produced films, accounting for about a quarter of the country's total, taking the top three in the domestic annual box office list. "Changjin Lake", "Revolutionaries", "Our Winter Olympics" and other excellent films, tell the epic heroic stories with heart and emotion, engrave the glorious imprint of "The City of Double Olympics", and constantly polish the culture of "seeing Beijing in a big drama" business card.
Mo Gaoyi pointed out that the progress of Beijing's film industry is a vivid epitome of the upward and positive development of Chinese films in the new era. This year is the year of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and embarking on a new journey, Beijing has the confidence, confidence and strength to make greater contributions to building a strong film country. The capital, Beijing, will fully support high-quality creations, continuously optimize the development environment, and create an innovative exchange platform. It will take the building of a film and television highland as an important part of the construction of a national cultural center, and will work with the majority of filmmakers to promote the high-quality development of Chinese films.
The theme of this year's Beijing International Film Festival is "One Heart and One Heart", and it invites filmmakers from all over the world to join hands with new atmosphere and new emotions to engrave an extraordinary development process. This year, the main competition unit of the film festival "Tiantan Award" has a total of 1,450 films registered worldwide, an increase of 63% over last year. Among them, 1,193 foreign films came from 88 countries and regions. The Chinese film "The End of the Sea is a Prairie", the Turkish/Polish/German/Danish co-production film "Anatolian Leopard", the Indian film "Jay Beam", the American film "Jenny Hotline", the Thai film "Speed and 16 films including "Love" were shortlisted.
The Beijing International Film Festival animation promotional video produced by CMG's "Paedeman" studio, the head office's creative development center, became a heartwarming scene at the opening ceremony. This meticulously created 96-second stop-motion animation consists of 12 frames per second, and each frame needs to be shot 12 times. The production cycle of just one courtyard scene is as long as 500 hours. The ingenious production means that the film is the art of carving time, showing the openness and tolerance, simplicity and innovation of Beijing, and endowing the Beijing film culture with a unique temperament and charm.

Shen Haixiong communicated with Li Xuejian, Chairman of the International Jury of "Tiantan Award"

The activities of this year's Beijing Film Festival include nine major sections, including the "Tiantan Award", Beijing Screening, Beijing Planning and Theme Forum, Film Carnival, College Student Film Festival, Closing Ceremony and Award Ceremony. 11 different screening units will present more than 130 Chinese and foreign masterpieces to the audience. Among them, in order to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, a special unit "Light and Shadow Wave Hong Kong Film New Power" was set up to lead the audience to recall the golden years and appreciate the new style of Hong Kong films.

"Tiantan Award" International Jury Appears at the Opening Ceremony

In addition, this year's Beijing Film Festival also built the "Metaverse Film Palace" across borders for the first time, focusing on promoting a new landmark of film and entertainment integration; continuing to innovate and upgrade the "Beijing Film Festival on the Cloud", with a scale of nearly 100 film festivals; holding the first "Beach Screening" During the event, movie fans can enjoy the romance of watching movies on the beach under the blue sea and starry sky on the blue coast of Qinhuangdao.
The 12th Beijing International Film Festival will close on August 20, when the ten major awards of the "Temple of Heaven Award" will be grandly announced.
CCTV Variety Channel, CCTV News New Media, CCTV, CCTV Network, CGTN New Media, etc. will broadcast the opening ceremony tonight.