During the 11th Beijing International Film Festival, vloggers from Russia, Georgia and Egypt came to explore the red carpet scene of the festival, watched movies in Beijing CGV Cinema, visited State Production Base of China Film Group and China National Film Museum. They witnessed the development of the film industry with the global audience through live broadcast, interactive video recording, and share the feast of light and shadow with the elegant demeanor of Chinese filmmakers. They passed the wonderful moments captured to their fans through the lens and words, and spread them to all over the world, promoting cultural exchanges around the world.

 

 

On the afternoon of September 26, the BJIFF - The 28th College Student Film Festival Young Filmmakers Forum was held at Beijing Radio & Television Station. The theme of the forum is "Industrial Consciousness and Mainstream Expression”, and six young filmmakers including Zhao Tianyu, Liu Zhihai, Xie Lingjue, Ran Jia'nan, Yi Han and Qiu Sheng discussed current Chinese film and television hotspots, showing young creators' prospects for the future of Chinese films and their new perspective and youth style.

 

 

At 9:45PM on September 26, Beijing Satellite TV broadcast the Gong Li (the Jury President of Tiantan Award) Masterclass with the theme"Cinema and Us”. As the most representative Chinese actress at home and abroad, Gong Li, Jury President of the 11th BJIFF Tiantan Award”, invited the guest panelists Lou Ye, Zhang Songwen and Mark Chao to share her unique insights and glorious moments of life on the performance, film, role and her experiences on the international stage.  Gong Li takes actions to uphold her performance attitude that "actors who constantly explore, innovate and work hard will be respected by audiences all over the world”. When it comes to acting, Gong li said, "I don't think the word 'acting' is quite right. In fact, actors don't need any skills, because when you use a skill to represent a character, you will be stiff. So it's better not to use that 'acting', but to show the character with your heart."

 

The Organizing Committee of the 11th Beijing International Film Festival invites five well-known filmmakers to deliver keynote speeches at five masterclasses, including Gong Li, Bille August, a highly respected director in the world of film, Peter Chan, one of the most influential Chinese film creators, Asghar Farhadi, Iranian film master, and Timmy Yip, world-renowned film and stage art director. Beijing Satellite TV, the platform for the masterclass, will also air Bille August Masterclass at 10:40PM on September 27 and Asghar Farhadi Masterclass at 10:40PM on September 27. Please stay tuned for more precious film experience and more sharp industry views!

 

 

On September 26, the contract amount of this Year's Beijing Film Festival that has been followed by the public set a new record, which was reported by Central media including CCTV News and cctv.com, and new financial media including xueqiu.com with such titles as "35.2 billion” and "Set a Record”. Foreign mainstream media, such as Reuters and zaobao.com, reported the grand event of this year's JIFF, indicating that the influence of the BJIFF is also expanding overseas. As the closing ceremony draws near, some netizens are also looking forward to the performance. On the sixth day of the Festival, the public continues to follow it, with 71,261 pieces of relevant information.

 

 

On September 26, 7:00PM, the 11th BJIFF Concert was held in Songzhuang Saint Oriental International Art Museum, the art capital of China and subcenter. The concert combined Chinese and foreign film music classics, and excellent artists performed to create a situational audio-visual, light and sound charm tour. The concert takes film art, painting art and music art as the theme, and makes an immersive interactive presentation of "three elements of art" according to the design concept and layout of the venue; the selected musical works range from classical to contemporary ones, featuring both gentle and majestic. The perfect combination of Songzhuang's art, film art and music art brings wonderful moments to this film festival.

 

 

On the evening of September 26, the 11th BJIFF Beijing Film Panorama held screening and post-screening exchange activities of the River of Salvation in the “Chinese Stories” section in Hall 1, Broadway Cinematheque (MOMA). The cast & crew of the film appeared at the premiere to share with the audience the anecdotes of the filming and the rich emotions contained in the film.

 

This excellent female melodrama depicts the awakening of female consciousness with the technique of life flow, bringing the audience strong emotional shock. The film's unique 4:3 frame ratio further highlights the details of the characters' lives, allowing Director Gao Qisheng to better integrate his personal life experience into the film.

 

 

China Film Archive and China Science and Technology Museum specially launched the Theme Film Experience with the theme of “Bright Banner · Glorious Lights and Shadows”. Four revolutionary classic films including Roaring Across the Horizon, The Unfailing Radio Wave, Eternity in Flames and The Creation of A World was screened. Meanwhile, an immersive film experience exhibition was held to integrate the films with the learning and education of the Party history, so as to lead the audience to review the red classics and experience the memories of the era.

 

 

To the Bright Side, the first domestic animated film adapted from picture books, was screened at the Emperor Cinemas (Emperor Group Center), arousing overwhelming response from guests and viewers present at the screening activity. Directors Lan Xiya, Li Nianze, Zhao Yi, Yu Kun, Liu Gaoxiang, Liu Maoning and Chen Chen, as well as two executive producers Gu Chen and Zhu Yantong attended the post-screening exchange. Seven directors and two executive producers of the film are all very young and full of creativity and imagination. About the present, they have different observations and understandings. Starting with “childlike innocence”, they adopt different artistic forms; focusing on family subjects, they take different perspectives. Creating sincerely and presenting goodness are the unanimous expression of these young animation artists in the modern times.

 

 

Today, the new Russian film Chernobyl: Abyss was released at iQIYI Online BJIFF, which quickly reached no. 2 on the movie surge list. However, All Will be Fine is about to be the next dark horse. Up to now, more than 230,000 people have made reservations for the film! Peter Chan Masterclass tells the audience about his 10 years of creation, and you can listen to industry experts analyze the future trend of film marketing development from China Film Marketing Summit. iQIYI Online BJIFF continues to bring audiences good movies and valuable information.

 

 

After the press conference of the Jury of Tiantan Award, actor Zhang Songwen returned to the venue to express his gratitude to the staff of Organizing Committee of the Beijing International Film Festival. He said he was deeply impressed by the courtesy and professionalism of the staff, and acknowledged their love for the film, which moved and inspired everyone. The Beijing International Film Festival will continue to work with all filmmakers to create light for the glory future of the Chinese film industry.