On the morning of July 15, 1905, the press conference of the 11th Beijing International Film Festival was officially held, during which the official announcement of the international jury led by Gong Li, including actor Chen Kun, director Chen Zhengdao, director Rennie Haring, director Nadine Labaki, director Urshan and actor Zhang Songwen, they will select their temple of heaven awards from August 14 to 21.
At the same time, the official announcement of the main competition unit of this Year's Beijing International Film Festival 15 films, including 12 foreign films, 3 domestic films, including Xu Fan, Zhang Jingyi starring "Everything About My Mother", Qi Xi, Xie Chengze starring "If One Day I Will Leave You" and so on. In addition, 7 films, such as "Snow Girl", "Siege Diary", and "School on Weisu Hill", are the director's first feature films.
It is worth noting that among the three domestic films shortlisted this year, "Everything About My Mother" is currently scheduled for the Mid-Autumn Festival (September 19), telling how a mother and daughter resolve contradictions and conflicts in their growth; "If One Day I Will Leave You" was shortlisted for the Italian Far East Film Festival in July this year, the story tells the encounter and acquaintance of Chinese in Japan studying in Japan, the film is the debut of director Li Gang; "Above the Clouds" is also the debut of director Liu Zhihai, and the work uses a very stylized film aesthetic. It tells the story of a Chinese military operation in 1937.
In addition to the above three domestic films, Danish director Billy August, who won the Temple of Heaven Award at the 9th Beijing International Film Festival with the film "Lucky Pier", once again shortlisted for this year's Temple of Heaven Award with his new work "Oath"; "Night of the King", which was shortlisted for the horizon unit of the 77th Venice International Film, is also worthy of attention.
It is reported that the 11th Beijing International Film Festival will be held in Beijing from August 14 to 21, and the International Awards Committee will also select the best film, best director and other awards of this film festival.