The Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF) was founded in 2011. Under the principle of "Sharing the Screen, Shaping the Future", the BJIFF has experienced a process of strong start, leapfrog development, international presence and all-round upgrading, and developed its unique orientation and style of "Master, Mass and Market". The BJIFF has been growing in the level of guests, the popularity of entries, the degree of pitching project incubation, the wide range of trading factors at the film market and the attention to film forums, master classes and industry conservations. As a major platform for international exchanges, a barometer of the film market, an incubator of rising stars and new works, and a new cultural brand of Beijing, the BJIFF has become one of Beijing's most influential annual cultural events, and played an irreplaceable role in the development of China's film industry.
Hosted by China Media Group and the People's Government of Beijing Municipality, organized by the Beijing Municipal Film Administration, the Beijing Municipal Radio and Television Bureau, Beijing Radio & Television Station, the Huairou District People's Government of Beijing Municipality and Beijing Enterprises Group Company Limited, the 11th BJIFF is scheduled to take place from September 21 to 29, 2021 under the theme of "New Opportunity, New Horizon".
With the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China as the subject and main line, based on the experience of hosting the 10th BJIFF, the 11th BJIFF will still be held online and offline with emphasis on the online session. Amidst regular epidemic prevention and control, it will focus on delivering a more professional, internationalized, influential and market-oriented festival.
Composed of key events like Tiantan Award, Opening Ceremony and Red Carpet, Beijing Film Panorama, Theme Forum, Workshop & Masterclass, Beijing Film Market, Forward Future Section, Film Carnival, the 28th Beijing College Student Film Festival and Closing & Awards Ceremony, "Online BJIFF" will introduce an innovative "online competition" solution, explore an "online economy" system, improve the effects of "online overseas dissemination", release new films online in support of industrial development, meet the film demand of the Chinese people, grow in global influence, enter a new stage of high-quality development, offer a "Beijing solution" and set an example for the hosting of international festivals and exhibitions amidst the global regular prevention and control of COVID-19.
Tiantan Award is the official competition section of the BJIFF. Its aim is to discover and present recent outstanding films from across the globe, and encourage diversity in cinema. Tiantan Award each year comprises a total of 15 shortlisted films. During the festival, a seven-member jury will watch the shortlisted films and select the films and filmmakers to be awarded in ten categories.
Tiantan Award includes 10 award categories: Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Music and Best Visual Effects.
The 11th Beijing International Film Festival Tiantan Award will be held in 2021, Beijing, China.
Tiantan Award 2021 continues to invite outstanding films around the globe to participate in this section. After selections, 15 films are selected to compete for awards. Tiantan Award International Jury consists of 7 prestigious and leading figures in global film industry to decide the awards. The winners of these awards will be announced at the Closing & Awards Ceremony of the 11th BJIFF.
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Gong Li
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Chen Kun
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Leste Chen
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Renny Harlin
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Nadine Labaki
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Wuershan
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Zhang Songwen
For the "Beijing Film Panorama" this year, more than 300 outstanding Chinese and foreign film works will be selected and screened in 31 cooperative cinemas from September 17 to 30, 2021. Not only will the Beijing Film Panorama regain the screening scale as before, but also it features screening cinemas in Tianjin and Zhangjiakou outside of Beijing for the first time. Besides, an online exhibition will be taking place on iQIYI, during which a number of new blockbusters are scheduled to go live for movie fans who can enjoy a sumptuous feast within doors.
In terms of screening program planning, the "Beijing Film Panorama" will bring extensive, three-dimensional and amazing viewing experience to the audience by continuing the groundbreaking theme sections set up last year while having classic sections return, based on some important milestones such as the celebration of the centenary of the CPC and the upcoming Beijing 2022 in the capital city of Beijing.
The highly anticipated shortlisted films of "Tiantan Award" and all competing films of "Forward Future" will be available to the public during the screening period, and everyone can view these amazing works the moment they are available.
For the "Special Exhibition: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China" section, 15 domestic films that record the glorious history of the Communist Party of China in the past century will be screened. For the "Special Exhibition: Ice & Snow – Winter Olympics" section, domestic sports-themed movies showing the charm of ice sports will be available. For the "President of the Jury" section, it brings together a group of representative works starring Gong Li, the jury president of Tiantan Award this year, in her lifetime of acting.
The "Restored Classics" section is widely popular among movie fans and showcases the world's cutting-edge film restoration technology. It will witness the screening of immortal masterpieces such as Ace in the Hole and The Mirror. The "Tribute to the Movie Stars" section will feature the famous works of big names in the filmdom, such as The Wages of Fear starring Yves Montand and Les Diaboliques starring Simone Signoret. The "Master Review" section will provide movie fans with an opportunity to have a systematic review of films starring Charlie Chaplin, Krzysztof Kieslowski and other international film masters. The "Famous Filmmakers" section recommends the representative works of Chinese and foreign filmmakers such as Céline Sciamma, Miao Yue, and Chui Mui Tan, among others.
This year, a number of classic sections of the "Beijing Film Panorama" will come back: the "Animation IS Film" section will screen the familiar works of Studio Ghibli; the "Truth First" section will feature Mr. Bachmann and His Class and Epicentro among other brilliant documentaries around the globe; the "Theatre Live" displays the world's latest shows on stage, displaying a variety of art forms on the big screen; the "Franchises" section will witness the screening of classic series in the film history to let movie fans have a blast.
"The Power of Chinese" section showcasing outstanding Chinese masterpieces, the "Global View" section bringing together outstanding new films worldwide, the newly established "Women's Voice" and "Outlook" sections in 2020 and the highly sought-after "VR Beijing" section will continue to present masterpieces worldwide.
The 11th Beijing International Film Festival is about to kick off. Welcome to join us and enjoy this multi-theme, multi-style, multi-country and multi-media film event.
