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The 6th Beijing International Film Festival-Beijing Film Market Quickens Preparation Work To Better Serve China’s Prosperous Film Market in 2016

 
     

      Beijing International Film Festival has been successfully held for five continuous years since inception in 2011. It has experienced a development process of high-level starting, leapfrog improvement and getting hitched with the international level. BJIFF has gradually become an international, professional, innovative, high-level and market-oriented affair in the global film industry, and it is playing a more and more important role in enhancing Beijing’s construction of a political, cultural, international communication and tech-innovation center. Beijing Film Market, a major section of BJIFF, has attracted mainstream film individuals, production companies, distributors and project programs both at home and abroad to attend various professional events including Exhibition, Project Pitches, Industry Conversations, Market Screenings, Contract Signing Ceremony on this platform. In the past five years, Beijing Film Market has devoted itself to building “Film Factor”, “Project Pitches” and “Copyright Transaction Platform “and kept breaking records in total number of copyright deals. 

  Exhibition Project Pitches Industry Conversations Events & Activities Market Screenings Contract Signing Ceremony

  

   
   The 6th Beijing International Film Festival-Beijing Film Market Quickens Preparation and advocates innovation
      According to the plans of the Organizing Committee of Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF), the 6th Beijing International Film Festival-Beijing Film Market has quickened the process of preparation. This year’s Beijing Film Market will be held from April 19th to 21st in Beijing International Hotel. The core idea of this year’s Beijing Film Market focuses on innovation, which emphasizes developing original projects, nurturing young directors and creative talents and exploring present innovation modes and future innovation tendencies for film technology, marketing, distribution and copyright transactions. In addition to serving the creative talents, Beijing Film Market will continue to push the sustainable development of “Film Factor Market“ and “Film Project Market” with aims of holding a multi-feature film festival, enhancing the professional and functional features and promoting bilateral development of society and economy.  China’s box office reached 44 billion yuan with a 47% growth rate in 2015. At the beginning of 2016, the total gross of Chinese New Year Festival Season rocketed to 3.3 billion yuan, with a breakthrough expansion rate of 68.5% y-o-y. The yearly box office of 2016 is predicted to exceed 60 billion yuan.

The 6th Beijing International Film Festival-Beijing Film Market Quickens Preparation and advocates innovation

  

  

  The 6th Beijing International Film Festival - Beijing Film Market will hold various professional events including Exhibition, Project Pitches, Industry Conversations, Events & Activities, Market Screenings, Contract Signing Ceremony. The preliminary agenda is as following:

  

  The 6th Beijing International Film Festival-Beijing Film Market

  Exhibition (Apr. 19-21)

  Exhibitions will consist of customized, standard and united booth and cover all links of the film industrial chain. This pattern encourages the exchanges of new projects, new technology and new mode.

  Project Pitches (Jan. 29-Apr. 21)

  Project solicitation is due on Mar. 1. Beijing Film Market will present 4 awards to projects in commercial potential and script development.

  Industry Conversations (Apr. 19-21)

  3-4 Industry Conversations will be held, including topics on China and foreign film industry, film production and industry tendencies.

  Events & Activities (Apr. 19-21)

  Dozens of events and activities includes contract signing ceremonies, film promotion event, strategic cooperation launching ceremonies, forums and salons.

  Contract Signing Ceremony (Apr. 21)

  Contract Signing Ceremony will continue to facilitate the accomplishment  of deals in film funds and investment, film production base construction and cinema development, etc.

  Market Screenings (Apr. 19-21)

  Market Screening will strengthen the interaction between buyers and sellers and promote the opportunities for film’s import and export.

 

      China’s film market has been growing robustly. The relevant work of the 6th Beijing International Film Festival-Beijing Film Market is expected to hit new highs.

  

  

  The prediction and statistics show that China’s film market is on a booming stage and will face challenges of balancing demand and supply of the market. To link the industrial companies with the market in a prosperous environment, maximize the integration of resources and set market, brand and economic value for the film industry is now becoming the key mission of Beijing Film Market.

  To better serve every aspect of the film industry, Beijing Film Market will be dedicated to providing a more professional, international and vigorous platform for resources exchange, information publication, exhibitions and transactions, and strive to break new records.

  The 6th Beijing International Film Festival - Beijing Film Market looks forward to your participation!

  Please contact us via +86 10 6408 1095 (General Info) or email to info@beijingfilmmarket.com for any inquiries.