Beijing, September 15 (Reporter Ren Siyu) On September 14, the 11th Beijing International Film Festival "Beijing Screening" unit officially opened tickets.
According to the first day of ticket sales, the 10 films that sold out the fastest were "Mulholland Road (4k)", "Imatoshi: Dream Machine", "Delusional Agent", "Immortal Radio Wave (4k)", "Red Sorghum (4k)", etc., of which "Mulholland Road (4k)" sold out in 9 seconds, becoming "the most desperate speed film".
This year's North Film Festival, what classic films are participating in the screening? What are the highlights?
The 10 fastest sold out films in the "Beijing Screening" unit of the 11th Beijing Film Festival.
Which films are the most popular?
It is understood that this year's Beijing Film Festival screening activities for the first time out of Beijing, will be screened in 31 theaters in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei nearly 300, 1,000 Chinese and foreign films.
The first movie tickets sold after the ticket were from the "Repair Classic" section of "Mulholland Drive (4k)", a suspense film directed by "ghost director" David Lynch, which has been released for 20 years and is one of the classics in the hearts of fans.
Stills from "Mulholland Road".
In addition, "Imatoshi: Dream Machine" and the often 318-minute "Delusional Agent" also sold out quickly in only 12 seconds, and the fastest sold out domestic films were "Immortal Radio Wave (4k)" and "Red Sorghum (4k)".
Every year, the "Repair Classic" unit tests the hand speed of movie fans, and this year, this unit has more than 10 classic films such as "Autumn Fairy Tale (4k)", "Rouge Buckle (4K)", "Ruan Lingyu (4K)", "Mirror", "Zhonglietu (4k)", "Godfather 3", "Man Forty (4k)" and so on.
The "Master Review" section brings together the representative works of Charlie Chaplin, Masahira Imamura, Krzyshtov Kieslowski, Nicholas Ray, Chen Musheng and other masterpiece directors.
Source: Beijing International Film Festival official website.
This year's film festival also set up a retrospective exhibition of the works of Gong Li, chairman of the jury of the "Temple of Heaven Award", a special exhibition on the theme of the Winter Olympics, etc., as well as the premiere of a number of new films at home and abroad, including "The God of Movies", "Employees and Employers", "Toward the Bright Side" and so on.
In addition to watching movies offline, audience fans can also enjoy wonderful films through multiple channels such as TELEVISION and the Internet.
From September 15th to October 8th, fans can watch nearly 100 high-quality films in iQiyi's "Cloud North Film Festival" special area, including new films such as "Fatal Induction" and "Dragon and Tiger Martial Artist", "Kung Fu Panda" and "Transformers" classic series, as well as Zhang Zhen's "Embroidered Spring Knife" and "Generation Grandmaster". At the same time, Beijing Radio and Television Station opened the 11th Beijing International Film Festival TV screening, so that the "living room theater" entered thousands of households.
Why are they the opening and closing films?
The 11th Beijing International Film Festival will be held from September 21 to September 29, with actor Gong Li serving as the chairman of the international jury of the "Temple of Heaven Award", and Chen Kun and Zhang Songwen serving as the judges. Zhang Zhen served as the promoter of the Yunshang North Film Festival, and Peng Yuchang served as the promoter of the national film in the "Beijing Screening" unit.
The 11th Beijing International Film Festival "Temple of Heaven Award" international jury lineup.
Due to the consideration of epidemic prevention and control, the overseas guests who participated in the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Film Festival this year all interacted with the frame through network connection.
The opening and closing films that have attracted much attention are finally determined to be "Chosin Lake" and "Lyceum Grand Theater".
"Chosin Lake" starring Wu Jing, Yi Qianxi and others, relying on the magnificent background of the war, tells a magnificent history of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army to fight in Korea and turn the tide of the war with iron will in an extremely cold and harsh environment.
Poster of "Chosin Lake" and "Lyceum Grand Theater".
Unlike "Chosin Lake", which embodies the strength of the film industry, "Lyceum Grand Theater" shows a personality and authorship. Directed by Lou Ye, the film tells the story of the famous actor Yu Yan (Gong Li) who returned to Shanghai in 1941 to star in the drama "Saturday Novel" directed by her old love Tan Na (Zhao Youting), and she ushered in a choice to change the world under the undercurrent...
It is worth mentioning that the opening film "Chosin Lake", which was originally scheduled to be released on September 30, will hold a special screening on September 20, and audiences in Beijing will have the opportunity to watch the film in advance.
What are these big names going to speak?
Every year, the Beijing International Film Festival gathers a number of industry celebrities, and the exchange and collision of ideas between them is also an important highlight of the film festival.
This year's film festival will hold a number of theme forums to discuss cutting-edge and focus issues such as the centenary of the founding of the party, the development of art films, the development of young filmmakers, the creation of animated films, and the development and construction of film capitals.
The 11th Beijing International Film Festival Theme Forum and Film Master Class.
On the evening of September 24, the film master class will invite Gong Li to give a lecture, as well as Zhang Songwen, Lou Ye and Zhao Youting to participate in the dialogue. In addition, the film master class with Billy August, Chen Kexin, Asha Farhati and Yip Kam Tim as the keynote speakers will be broadcast on multiple online platforms such as the "Cloud North Film Festival".
In another "Beijing Market" unit that has attracted much attention, this year it has been upgraded to six major sections of investment exhibitions, project venture capital, industry dialogues, special activities, market screenings, and signing ceremonies, and has added venture capital training camps, college days and other activities.
Project Venture Capital Final Review Roadshow Shortlisted Projects.
It is reported that Cao Baoping, chairman of the venture capital evaluation committee of this year's project, Cao Baoping, final review committee member Yu Baimei and Zhao Fang will jointly conduct the final review of the 17 outstanding projects shortlisted for the final review roadshow of this project venture capital, and jointly select the awards of this year's project venture capital.
At the same time, this year will also add the "North Film Festival Release" activity for the first time, releasing a series of research results and industry reports on film investment and financing, film marketing, etc., and giving play to the role of the north film festival as an industrial vane. (End)
Source: China News Network