On April 20, 2019, the closing ceremony and award ceremony of the 9th Beijing International Film Festival came to a successful conclusion. The chairman of the jury of the "Temple of Heaven Award" American director Rob Minkov, together with the members of the jury Chilean director Silvio Gaiyozzi, the Chinese mainland director Cao Baoping, the Russian director Sergei Devatswoy, the Chinese Hong Kong actor Liu Jialing, the Iranian director Majid Majidi, the British director Simon West appeared on the stage, together with a number of senior filmmakers to unveil the long-awaited "Temple of Heaven Award" top ten award winners.
The fifteen shortlisted films competing for the "Temple of Heaven Award" can be described as very fierce!
According to the internal news of the editor, in the initial discussion, the judges held different views on the attribution of multiple awards, and the judges fought for their favorite movies and creators during the discussion.
But in the end, as the chairman of the jury, Rob Minkov, said in his speech at the award ceremony, the judges gave full play to the spirit of cooperation, and after intense discussion and careful consideration, the members of the jury finally reached an agreement and selected the top ten awards that deserved it.
Let's take a look at the reasons given by the members of the jury of this year's "Temple of Heaven Award" for these excellent works and winners!
"Temple of Heaven Award" - Best Film Award
"Lucky Pier" (Denmark)
Reason for the award: The film deals with extremely challenging subjects in a subtle way, and the whole film is full of emotions, exploring the in-depth propositions of philosophy and morality.
"Temple of Heaven Award" - Best Director Award
Twilight (Hungary/France) by László Nemesch
Reason for the award: The film's design is extremely creative and has an absolute aesthetic.
"Temple of Heaven Award" - Best Actor Award
The Waiter (Greece) Aris Surftalis
Reason for the award: The actor's meticulous performance method has made his performance in the film never missed or distorted.
"Temple of Heaven Award" - Best Actress Award
Tehran: City of Love (UK/Iran/Netherlands)
Froger Kegerbergery
Reason for the award: The actor has the great courage required to portray the role, sincerely, boldly and unreservedly for the role.
"Temple of Heaven Award" - Best Supporting Actor Award
Fireball Star (Germany/UK) by John Henshaw
Reason for the award: The realism and just the right humor in the actor's performance perfectly show the complexity of the character's inner struggle.
"Temple of Heaven Award" - Best Supporting Actress Award
The Eleventh (China) Dou Jingtong
Reason for the award: The character played by the actor has an extremely complex personality, and when portraying the character, she shows excellent sensitivity and control over the difference in detail.
"Temple of Heaven Award" - Best Screenplay Award
The Eleventh (China)
Niu Jianrong, Niu Niu, Chen Jianbin, Lei Zhilong
Reason for the award: The film has a very modern, black humor tone, and a thick literary texture, and explores a series of profound philosophical issues.
"Temple of Heaven Award" - Best Cinematography Award
Fear (India) Nick S. Pullivan
Reason for the award: The film has a poetic visual language, and although the treatment is restrained, it is full of romance and excellent expression.
"Temple of Heaven Award" - Best Music Award
The Waiter (Greece) Coty K.
Reason for the award: The film's light soundtrack, subtle and textured, adds color to the film and reflects the essence of the narrative.
"Temple of Heaven Award" · Best Visual Effects Award
The Wandering Earth (China)
Ding Yanlai, Xu Jian, Zhao Haoqiang, Samir Ansari, Thomas Lautenbach, Chen Jong-hyun, Lu Ketai
Reason for the award: The film has ambitions and goals in the pursuit of visual effects, and the final presentation is very successful and has a high degree of completion.