The main poster of this Beijing International Film Festival.

People's Daily Online, Beijing, March 29 (Reporter Yin Xingyun) On March 28, the 14th Beijing International Film Festival held a press conference in Beijing. Guided by the State Film Administration and hosted by China National Radio and Television Corporation and the Beijing Municipal People's Government, this film festival will be held in Beijing from April 18 to 26. With the theme of "light and shadow mutual learning and mutual benefit", it will focus on international, professional, people oriented and communication, The Beijing International Film Festival will play a prominent role as an international exchange platform in the construction of Beijing Film and Television Highland.

It is reported that in 9 days, the Beijing International Film Festival will organize more than 100 activities in various forms and types, including the "Temple of Heaven Award" award, opening and closing ceremonies and red carpet ceremonies, Beijing exhibition, "Beijing Planning · Theme Forum", Beijing market, film carnival, college students film festival, closing ceremony and award ceremony, "Video+", etc, Create a festival carnival involving many film practitioners, citizens and fans.

The lineup of "Temple of Heaven Award" international jury was unveiled

As the main competition unit of the Beijing Film Festival, the "Temple of Heaven Award" has always attracted much attention. At the press conference, the lineup of the international jury of the "Temple of Heaven Award" was officially announced, with a total of 7 people. The chairman of the jury was Emil Kusturika, a famous Serbian director. The six judges were David White, an Australian film sound designer, Fei Xiang, a Chinese actor, Jessica Hausner, an Austrian director, and Carlos Sardanha, a Brazilian director, Chinese actor Ma Li, Chinese actor Zhu Yilong.

The award committee composed of seven filmmakers from Europe, America, Oceania and Asia will jointly select the final ownership of the ten "Temple of Heaven Awards" during this Beijing Film Festival.

15 excellent works at home and abroad were shortlisted for the "Temple of Heaven Award"

The total number of films registered for this Beijing International Film Festival reached 4273, of which 1509 feature films from 118 countries and regions were registered for the "Temple of Heaven Award", the main competition unit. Among the 15 finalists, there were 12 foreign films and 3 domestic films, including the French film "Substitute Teacher", the Austrian and German film "Life I", the Japanese film "Everything at Dawn", the Swiss, French, Egyptian and Qatari film "Back to Alexandria", the Finnish and Italian film "Men Facing Death", and the Chinese film "Stop and Go", Serbia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Northern Macedonia, French film Top Secret Formula, Dutch film Milk, Chinese film Journey through the Moon, German, Slovenia, French film Silence, Indian film Lost Baby, Chinese film Morning Clouds and Evening Rain, Argentine film Ant Girl, Israeli film The Abyss of Cities, Turkish and Bulgarian film "Reed marsh".

The international jury of the "Temple of Heaven Award" will select ten awards from the 15 finalists, including the best film, the best director, the best artistic contribution, the best screenwriter, the best photography, the best actor, the best actress, the best supporting actor, the best supporting actress, and the best music. The final results will be announced at the closing ceremony and award ceremony.

The main poster combines the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest with the pine and cypress bonsai

At the press conference, the poster of this film festival also officially appeared. The poster integrates the shape of the Temple of Heaven Praying for Good Harvest Hall and the pine and cypress bonsai, and integrates the traditional Chinese ink painting style. The value concept of the Beijing International Film Festival of "unity of heaven and man, beauty and common" runs through the flowing clouds and waters of lines, hidden in the brightness and darkness of ink.

"From September 1, 2023, this film festival will collect poster designs from the whole society. After three months, the organizing committee has received 300 proposals. After the selection of 21 expert representatives, the official poster was finally determined." Xu Tao, deputy secretary and chief editor of the Party Leadership Group of Beijing Radio and Television Station, and executive deputy secretary general of the organizing committee of Beijing International Film Festival, introduced, The poster is drawn in the style of traditional Chinese ink and wash painting. With only a few strokes, a natural and freehand artistic shape can be seen on the paper between the flowing lines and the light and dark shades of ink. From a distance, it looks like a potted pine and cypress landscape and the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. The Temple of Heaven is not only the world cultural heritage of Beijing, but also the spiritual symbol of the "Temple of Heaven Award" of Beijing International Film Festival. Integrating the shape of the Temple of Heaven Prayer Hall and the pine and cypress bonsai, it conveys the value concept of the Beijing Film Festival of "unity of heaven and man, beauty and common", and also expresses the good wishes for the Beijing International Film Festival of "endless life".

Create a film festival with the most favorite customers

It is reported that the "Beijing Exhibition" of this film festival has planned 16 exhibition units, selected more than 240 domestic and foreign masterpieces, and planned to show about 750 times in 26 cinemas and theaters in Beijing Tianjin Hebei region. At the same time, three centralized video tapes will be created for the first time: video tapes along Chang'an Street, western university video tapes, and northern video tapes. In the planning and selection of films, "Beijing Exhibition" carefully planned many units, such as "surging youth, new power of Chinese film", "famous France", "Temple of Heaven Award jury chairman Kusturika retrospective exhibition", and exhibited many classic works, such as "Dr. Strange Love", "Qiu Ju Fights", "Honeycomb Phantom", "Fire Ninja Theater Edition" series.

The "Film Carnival" will continue to be held in Huairou with the theme of "light and shadow imprinting Huairou life". From April 21 to May 4, more than 40 activities were launched at the "7+N" sites in the whole district, allowing people to play film and television culture, meet Huairou life, and celebrate the weekend in the movie capital.

This Beijing International Sports Film Week coincides with the 20th anniversary of its holding, with the theme of "Twenty Years of Light and Shadow, Inheriting the Olympic Dream". Through film exhibitions, forum activities and a series of sports film+activities, it will inherit the wealth of Beijing Olympic Games, spread the Olympic spirit, and help the construction of Beijing International Communication Center.

This year's Beijing International Film Festival will also unveil the first AIGC unit, which will fully explore AIGC technology and applications, provide a broad display platform for creators, and comprehensively promote exchanges and development between industries.

In addition, the first Yanqi Lake International Film Music Festival with the theme of film will be held in Yanqi Lake Convention and Exhibition Center on April 20 and 21, and will accept more than 10000 audiences every day, which will be the first time that the International Film Festival holds the film music festival at the same time.

College Student Film Festival Shows Youth Style

The reporter learned that the 31st Beijing International Film Festival · College Students Film Festival will continue to follow the purpose of "youth passion, academic taste, cultural awareness" and will be held in Haidian Campus of Beijing Normal University and Dongcheng District of Beijing from April 20 to May 4. At that time, a series of activities will be held, including the launch ceremony, the "Youth Night" award ceremony, the selection of excellent domestic films, the college students' original film contest, the youth script and creativity contest, the college students' film review contest, the film exhibition and the main creators' meeting, and the academic and industrial forum, to gather youth power for the sustainable development of Chinese films.

It is reported that this Beijing International Film Festival will continue to tell the story of China in the new era, help the development of the film industry, stimulate the vitality of urban consumption, improve the level of foreign exchanges and cooperation, polish the capital's cultural golden card, and contribute to the high-quality development of Chinese films.

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