Shortly after the shanghai international film festival, the Beijing international film festival is quietly approaching.
On July 15, the Organizing Committee of the 11th Beijing International Film Festival held a press conference to announce that the festival will be held in Beijing from August 14 to August 21, 2021. Since its inception in 2011, the North Film Festival has gone through ten years. As the key point of the opening of the "New Decade", the 11th Beijing International Film Festival has the theme of "New Machine • New Bureau".
This year's Beijing International Film Festival is guided by the State Film Administration, sponsored by the Central Radio and Television Corporation and the Beijing Municipal People's Government, and hosted by the Beijing Municipal Film Bureau, the Beijing Municipal Radio and Television Bureau, the Beijing Radio and Television Station, and the Beijing Huairou District People's Government. On the day of the press conference, leaders of the Central Radio and Television Corporation, the Beijing Municipal Film Bureau and other relevant units attended the event.
It is said that ten years is an innovation, and ten years is a new look. The 11th Beijing Film Festival has worked hard enough in terms of integrity and innovation.
In terms of shouzheng, the 11th Beijing Film Festival will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China as the main theme; at the innovation level, combined with the experience of holding the "Cloud On the Cloud North Film Festival" in 2020, it will adopt the form of combining online and offline festivals to meet the audience's viewing needs internally and enhance the influence of global communication externally.
"Temple of Heaven Award" judges: In addition to Gong Li, there are them
Wang Lu, convener of the Film and Television Translation and Production Center of the Central Radio and Television Corporation and deputy secretary general of the organizing committee, introduced the lineup of the jury of this year's "Temple of Heaven Award" and the shortlisted films.
It has been officially announced that Gong Li will serve as the chairman of the international jury of this year's "Temple of Heaven Award". Another six members of the international jury of the "Temple of Heaven Award" were also revealed: actor Chen Kun, director Chen Zhengdao, director Rennie Haring, director Nadine Labaki, director Urshan, and actor Zhang Songwen.
From three powerful Chinese actors, to two Chinese directors who have made achievements in the field of suspense and magic, to two international directors (Represented by Rennie Haring, represented by tough guy action films such as "Die Hard 2" and "The Magnificent Wind", and Nadine Labaki, a female director known to domestic audiences for "Why Home"), the members of the jury are enough to arouse the appetite of the audience.
A total of 15 films were shortlisted for the "Temple of Heaven Award", 3 domestic films, and 12 foreign films, including excellent film works from Japan, Russia, France, Australia, India and other countries.
These shortlisted films constitute a colorful and eclectic audiovisual feast, and build a bridge of communication for cooperation and exchange between Chinese and world films.
The main poster: "Together to Make Light" has content
Every year, the North Film Festival poster will trigger a wave of discussion. At the meeting, Xu Tao, member of the party group and deputy editor-in-chief of Beijing Radio and Television Station, and executive deputy secretary general of the organizing committee, unveiled the main poster of this film festival.
The theme of the poster of this year's film festival is "Heli Shengguang", and the design body follows the core element of the previous poster - the windmill projector.
The blades turn, the lights come on, and the curtain opens in front of you. Above the windmill, a team of filmmakers are filming, and behind the curtain is the Great Wall, the Peking University Red Chamber and the Beijing Swift hovering in the air.
These elements not only show the unremitting struggle of filmmakers, but also emphasize the red blood of the Communist Party of China and the spiritual strength of the Chinese nation.
Theme activities: The integration of science and technology is a major highlight
The main activities of this year's Beijing Film Festival are rich and diverse, full of creativity.
Yu Junsheng, deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee, secretary of the party leading group and director of the Beijing Radio and Television Station, vice chairman and secretary general of the organizing committee, introduced that this year's Beijing Film Festival is composed of the Temple of Heaven Award, the opening ceremony and red carpet ceremony, the Beijing Screening, the Focus on the Future Unit, the Beijing Planning • Theme Forum, the Film Master Class, the Beijing Market, the Film Carnival, the Closing Ceremony and Award Ceremony, the Beijing University Student Film Festival and the "Film +" eleven activities.
Wang Jiequn, deputy director of the Publicity Department of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee, director of the Beijing Municipal Film Bureau, vice chairman of the organizing committee and secretary general, introduced that this year's Beijing Film Festival is different from the past, and while watching movies with science and technology, it is also advancing with the times in film and television communication, venture capital market, and talent training.
The opening red carpet ceremony will increase the number of fashion blockbuster shooting, creative short videos, "Starlight Moment" shooting, KOL live broadcast, "Brand Helps Chinese Film" public welfare live broadcast, etc., and invite key crews and film and television practitioners to spread the event by means of new media such as short videos.
The "Beijing Market" will be the first to launch the venture capital training camp and the academy day content, bringing the latest technical guidance to young film practitioners. At the same time, for the first time, the North Film Festival set up a guest country link, and the "guest country" of this year is ASEAN. In addition, the Greek and Russian National Film Weeks will be held, inviting films and filmmakers from all over the world to participate in the North Film Festival and further expand the "circle of friends" of the North Film Festival.
Science and technology have enriched the channels of film dissemination and laid a solid foundation for the shaping of the international status of the North Film Festival.
"Beijing Screening": Towards Tianjin and Zhangjiakou
In the main activities of the Beijing International Film Festival, the "Beijing Screening" unit that makes thousands of film fans look forward to it.
According to Zhang Xiaoguang, deputy director of the China Film Archive, deputy director of the China Film Art Research Center, and deputy secretary-general of the organizing committee, this year's "Beijing Screening" not only restored the scale of the previous cinema screening, but also went out of Beijing for the first time to set up screening theaters in Tianjin and Zhangjiakou.
The film list will select nearly 250 outstanding Chinese and foreign film works and be screened in 32 cooperative theaters.
Among them, "Special Exhibition: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China" and "Special Exhibition: Ice and Snow Winter Olympics" highlight the characteristics of the times, focusing on screening 15 domestic films that record the glorious course of the Communist Party of China in the past century, as well as domestic sports films that show the charm of ice sports.
The "Master Review" unit systematically reviews the works of international film masters such as Charlie Chaplin and Krzyshtov Kieslowski for film fans; the "Focus Filmmakers" unit recommends the representative works of Chinese and foreign filmmakers such as Chen Li, Serene Xi Amma, Miao Yue, Chen Cuimei, etc., showing the light and shadow charm of female directors.
This year's Beijing Film Festival has restored various classic units and continued the breakthrough theme units created last year, taking into account the artistry of the film while ensuring the timeliness.
It is believed that the "Beijing Screening" unit of this year's Beijing Film Festival will surely bring a delicious feast to the audience.
【Text/He Thought】