Today (April 3), the 13th Beijing International Film Festival held a press conference. At the press conference, Yu Junsheng, vice chairman and secretary-general of the Beijing International Film Festival Organizing Committee, introduced the overall plan of the 13th Beijing International Film Festival.
This year's Beijing International Film Festival will be held in Beijing from April 22nd to 29th. The theme is "Sharing Light and Shadow, Mutual Learning from Civilizations". The value concept of "beauty and beauty together" gathers global film boutiques, gathers Chinese and foreign industrial resources, and further plays the exhibition, exchange and transaction role of the film festival, an international cultural platform, to better help the recovery of the global film and television market and promote cultural exchanges and mutual learning among countries. , to contribute to the power of Chinese films to create a better future for mankind and promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.
The content of this year's Beijing Film Festival is rich and colorful, including the "Temple of Heaven Award" awards, opening ceremony, Beijing screening, Beijing planning and theme forum, Beijing market, film carnival, college student film festival, closing ceremony and awards ceremony, "Film +" nine Major main boards and related activities. At the same time, this year's Beijing Film Festival will continue to retain the network service items such as screenings, interactions, on-demand, and market exhibitions of the "North Film Festival on the Cloud".
Jury chairperson and shortlisted films announced
At the press conference, Wang Lu, Deputy Secretary-General of the Organizing Committee of the Beijing International Film Festival, introduced the chairman of the jury of the 13th Beijing International Film Festival and the shortlisted films.
The chairman of the international judging committee for the "Temple of Heaven Award" at the 13th Beijing International Film Festival is Chinese director Zhang Yimou. Members, jointly responsible for the evaluation of the top ten awards of the "Temple of Heaven Award".
In recent years, as the reputation and influence of the Beijing Film Festival continue to rise in the industry, this year's "Temple of Heaven Awards" received a total of 1,488 film applications from 93 countries and regions, showing rapid growth in number and diversification of styles. And the improvement of the quality of the work level. After professional selection by the organizing committee, a total of 15 shortlisted films for the "Temple of Heaven Award" of the 13th Beijing International Film Festival are:
German/Argentine film Farewell! Buenos Aires
Chinese film "Look at a Bridge"
French film "A Wonderful Journey"
Chinese film "She Who Disappeared"
Romanian/Bulgarian film "The One Needed"
British film "Occasionally Echoed"
Latvian/Italian film "Sisters"
French film "On the Same Road"
Slovenian/Italian/Croatian film "The Innocence"
Chilean/Argentine film "Punishment"
Chinese film "The Light of the White Tower"
Belgian/French film "Short Freedom"
American film "Pursuit"
Mexican/Danish/French film "Totem"
Canadian film "Til the Branches Bend"
