Wen 丨 Kono
Editor丨Keva
Photography丨Yang Nan
"Come to Beijing to see the world's best films in spring" has once again become a sincere invitation issued by the Beijing International Film Festival to world filmmakers.
On April 3, the Organizing Committee of the 13th Beijing International Film Festival held a press conference, and this year's Beijing Film Festival will be held from April 22 to April 29, 2023, with the theme of "Light and Shadow Sharing, Mutual Learning of Civilizations".
1488 Chinese and foreign masterpieces applied for the "Temple of Heaven Award"
Zhang Yimou serves as the chairman of the "Temple of Heaven Award" International Jury Committee
This year, the "Temple of Heaven Award" received a total of 1,488 film applications from 93 countries and regions, a record number. The film has both the latest works of global heavyweights and the surprise works of emerging directors.
The final 15 finalists are: German/Argentine film "Goodbye! Buenos Aires", Chinese film "Look at the Bridge", French film "Graceful Journey", Chinese film "Disappearing Her", Romanian/Bulgarian film "The One Who Needs it", British film "Occasional Echo", Latvian/Italian film "Sisters", French film "On the Same Road", Slovenian/Italian/Croatian film "The Innocent Man", Chilean/Argentina film "Punishment", Chinese film "Light of the White Tower", Belgian/French film "Brief Freedom", American film "Chase" , Mexican/Danish/French film "Totem", Canadian film "Until the Branches Bend", these works are wonderful, supporting the glory and pursuit of world filmmakers.
Chinese director Zhang Yimou, who is the chairman of the international award committee of this year's "Temple of Heaven Award", will work with the members of the jury to select the top ten awards of the "Temple of Heaven Award" with his high level of artistic literacy.
Nine major plates resumed offline holding
The filmmaker composed a golden film chapter
The main activities of the 13th Beijing International Film Festival are rich and colorful, including the main competition unit "Temple of Heaven Award" award, opening ceremony, Beijing screening, Beijing planning and theme forum, Beijing market, film carnival, college student film festival, closing ceremony and award ceremony, "film +" nine main sections, these activities will be fully resumed offline.
At the same time, this year's North Film Festival will continue to retain the screening, interaction, on-demand, market exhibition and other functions of the "Cloud North Film Festival". In the "Cloud North Film Festival" special area of iQIYI, activities such as "cloud screening" and "cloud on-demand" will be set up.
The opening ceremony of this year's Beijing Film Festival took "good spring, new journey" as the keyword, and invited the world to let the "flower of light and shadow" bloom on the shores of Huairou Yanqi Lake. More than 200 Chinese and foreign filmmakers will gather on the star-studded opening red carpet and grand opening ceremony to express their cherishing for filmmakers, feelings for the times, gratitude to moviegoers, and wishes for the future of film.
The opening film of this year's Beijing Film Festival is the official film "Beijing 2022" of the Beijing Winter Olympics produced by Zhang Yimou and directed by Lu Chuan. On April 29, the 13th Beijing International Film Festival will solemnly announce the ownership of the top ten awards of the "Temple of Heaven Award" at the closing ceremony, embodying the ideals and beliefs of Chinese and foreign filmmakers.
"Beijing Screening" creates a feast of light and shadow
"The Shawshank Redemption" and other masterpieces made a surprise appearance
As one of the main activities of the Beijing Film Festival with the highest participation of film fans, the "Beijing Screening" unit selected more than 160 excellent films of multiple themes, styles and countries this year, which were screened in 27 theaters and theaters, and selected 12 restored versions of classic films such as "Twin Peaks: Walking with Fire" and "Rouge Button"; "The Shawshank Redemption" and "Casablanca" and other 8 "Warner Centennial" masterpieces, as well as about 45 officially recommended works of major international film festivals in the past two years.
In addition, there are more than ten units such as "Focus Filmmaker", "Bulgari Light and Shadow Journey", "Mirror World", "Women's Voice", "Reality First", "Colorful Animation", "Carnival", "Global Vision", "Chinese Language Power" and "Sharing on the Cloud", providing the audience with a novel, rich and three-dimensional viewing experience.
"Beijing Screening" will hold "Thai Film Week" and "Japanese Film Week" this year, focusing on new works from both countries; It will also continue to cooperate with Beijing International Sports Film Week to screen excellent sports-themed films; And for the first time, the "Huairou Weekend Package" will be launched, when fans can go to Huairou to participate in the "Come to the Film City for the Weekend" activity.
In addition, the "Beijing Screening" VR virtual reality unit has been upgraded to XR unit this year, which will show Chinese audiences the exploration of XR image creation in technology and art.
Zhang Yimou led the "master class" to inspire filmmakers to create
Chen Kexin leads the final review committee of venture capital
This year's "Beijing Planning and Theme Forum" will brand the "Film Power Forum" and hold three core forums around the three directions of "telling Chinese stories well in film language", "promoting mutual learning between civilizations with the bridge of light and shadow", and "exploration, pursuit and creation of realistic film works". At that time, influential domestic and foreign guests in the industry will be invited to attend, highlighting the international, professional and leading nature of the forum.
In addition, this year's Beijing Film Festival will also hold three thematic forums: China Film Investment and Financing Summit, Young Filmmakers Forum and China Film Capital Development Forum.
The "Master Class" of this year's Beijing Film Festival will invite well-known filmmakers at home and abroad to share their film creation experience in the context of film globalization and industrialization, and inspire filmmakers' creative ideas. Among them, Zhang Yimou, chairman of the "Temple of Heaven Award" jury, will invite Chen Luyu to host and screenwriter Song Fangjin to have a dialogue.
This year, a total of 874 projects were applied for the venture capital unit, a record number. At the same time, the final review committee lineup of "Project Venture Capital" is chaired by director Chen Kexin, director and screenwriter Zhang Ji, actor and producer Yao Chen, director Wen Muye, and actor Huang Xuan as judges; For the first time, a "chief producer" team was added, and a number of head film industry leaders were invited to vote for the "most market-focused project". In addition, this year's Hong Kong International Film Festival has a number of outstanding projects actively participating in the review of the "Hong Kong Sub-unit" of Beijing Film Festival.
Poster theme "Spring Back to the Earth"
Poetry of light and shadow in silk conveys good wishes
The theme of this year's North Film Festival poster is "Spring Back to the Earth". Three of the most familiar and intoxicating colors of spring in Beijing were selected, namely the "tender green" symbolizing willow green and grassy; It symbolizes the "azure blue" of rain and clear sky; and "light pink", which symbolizes the death of the peach and the burning brilliance. The series of posters is both a picture of spring and a long poem in praise of spring, full of the unique meaning of Chinese culture.
Willow branches transformed from motion picture film hang stretched out on the surface of the water, layered and interlaced like a set of optical lenses. When the spring breeze blows, the swifts return home, and the willow branches gently swing and ripple on the water, and the image of the ripples is the official logo of the Beijing International Film Festival - the windmill. Above the picture, the shadow of the Temple of Heaven looms on the distant skyline, silently watching the history and present of this thousand-year-old capital.
In addition, the "Beijing Market" of this year's Beijing Film Festival adjusted the event venue to Langyuan Station in Chaoyang District for the first time, and organized venture capital sharing meetings, industry salons and other activities from time to time throughout the year to activate the surrounding film and television industry resources and create a "never-ending film festival".
With the resource advantages and influence of the Beijing Film Festival, the 19th Beijing International Sports Film Week will carry out various wonderful activities around sports works, and will also set up branch venues in Zhangjiakou Chongli Olympic Park and National Ski Jumping Center "Snow Ruyi" to inherit Olympic wealth and spread the Olympic spirit.
The 30th Collegiate Film Festival will be held from April 23 to May 4. From April 22 to May 3, the film carnival will be themed "Feast of Light and Shadow, Dress Up and Tender", and more than 40 activities and nearly 100 experience projects will be launched in 18 venues in the region.
The guest country of this year's Beijing Film Festival is Thailand, and Thai filmmakers will also "organize" groups to participate in various activities of the Beijing Film Festival to strengthen in-depth exchanges and cooperation. The much-watched "China Beijing Film Night" will increase the music party for filmmakers, in addition, it will also include the "One Sound of Love" film golden song concert, artistic innovation unit and other activities.
Spring is full of vitality. The 13th Beijing International Film Festival presents the tenacity and courage, high spirits and hopes of Chinese films, reflects the heritage and light of Chinese civilization, embodies the common spirit of film art, builds a friendship bridge of mutual learning between civilizations, shows China's image, emits Chinese voice, transmits Chinese wisdom in the rich colors of global multiculturalism, and composes the dazzling chapter of "Spring Sound" with global filmmakers.
(The first batch of films screened at the 13th Beijing International Film Festival is as follows)
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