The 11th Beijing International Film Festival, which was previously postponed due to the epidemic, has been officially announced and is scheduled to be held from September 21 to 29, 2021.
The closing ceremony will present the top ten awards of the "Temple of Heaven Award", and the "Night of the King", which will be exclusively launched at the premiere of Joy, has been shortlisted for the main competition unit of the "Temple of Heaven Award".
The story of the film is inspired by the director's unforgettable experience of visiting his mother in prison as a child, and the unique dramatic tension gives people the ultimate immersion. His work has previously won the 92nd National Critics Association Award for Best Five Foreign Language Films, and was nominated for Best Film at the 77th Venice Film Festival and Best Canadian Film at the 45th Toronto International Film Festival.
Gong Li, chairman of the jury of the "Temple of Heaven Award" of the Beijing International Film Festival, and Peng Yuchang, the promoter of the Beijing National Film, have also attracted wide attention, and the high-burning youth drama "The Sky of the Wind Dog Boy" starring Peng Yuchang is also in the process of premiering.
In the special screening of several domestic films planned by the "Beijing Screening" unit of this year's Beijing Film Festival, the "Temple of Heaven Award" Jury Chairman "Gong Li's Classic Works Review" is of great significance, among which the work "Win the Championship" jointly performed by Gong Li and Peng Yuchang, two outstanding actors, is particularly eye-catching, the film not only won 8 nominations at the 33rd Chinese Film Golden Rooster Awards in 2020 and finally won 3 awards for Best Feature Film, Best Screenwriter and Best Cinematography, but also represented Chinese mainland in the 93rd Academy Award for Best International Film.
"Win the Championship", which is currently premiering exclusively, is directed by Chen Kexin, starring Gong Li, Huang Bo, Wu Gang, Peng Yuchang, Bailang and the Chinese women's volleyball team, using artistic forms to truly present the Chinese women's volleyball team to inspire generations of nationals to win the championship, playing the strongest voice of the era of fighting for China's rise, with the most enthusiastic and firm belief, and also the most moving and empathetic moment.
The behind-the-scenes documentary of "Win the Championship" - the documentary "We" is also in the premiere of Joy, truly reproducing the touching process of the "Win the Championship" crew and the Chinese women's volleyball team mingling together and co-creating this burning film. The acquaintance, exchange and sharing between the creators and the women's volleyball players, the revelation of true feelings in front of and behind the scenes and the transmission of spirit are presented here one by one, which is moving.
In addition, "The Party at the Southern Station", starring Hu Ge and Gui Lunmeng and nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival; Jia Zhangke's universe "Children of jianghu", which was shortlisted for the Palme d'Or, Golden Rooster and Golden Film Awards; "Hey Ma Hey Ma", which has appeared in more than 20 international film events and is starring Zhou Xun/Liang Chaowei, which explores humanity in exotic style; based on the real experience of the famous German pop artist Gerhard Richter, which won the Venice Golden Lion Award/Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film/ Golden Globe Awards best foreign language film and many other heavyweight awards nominated for the film "No Master", and other joyful premiere exclusive hit films are all screened online at this year's Beijing Film Festival.
More good drama, all in joy.