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Film festival in Beijing China in 2021
September 2021
11th Beijing International Film Festival 11th BJIFF.jpg Official poster The Battle at Lake Changjin Saturday Fiction by Lou Ye Yanqi Lake, Huairou District, Beijing, China 2011 Tiantan Award
Best Feature Film: Beyond The Skies
Best Director: Andrey Zaytsev for A Siege Diary China Film Administration
Beijing Municipal Film Administration
China Media Group
People's Government of Beijing Municipality 300 Opening: 2021 9 21 Closing: 2021 9 29 11th BJIFF Beijing International Film Festival 10th 12th
The 11th Beijing International Film Festival (第11届北京国际电影节 第11屆北京國際電影節) was held in Beijing, China. Hosted by the Beijing Municipal Government and the China Media Group, the festival opened on September 21 with the Chinese 2021 film The Battle at Lake Changjin by Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark and Dante Lam. The festival was originally scheduled to be held from August 14 to 21, but was postponed due to the spread of Corona 19 delta mutation in China.http://t.m.china.org.cn/convert/c_Waw1SlKK.html Filmmakers gather in Beijing for belated film festival Zhang Rui China org cn September 22, 2021 September 22, 2021 en
The festival was held in hybrid format due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and around 300 films were screened. The online films are available for streaming on a cloud created by iQiyi.http://www.ecns.cn/m/news/society/2021-09-07/detail-ihaqussy0898401.shtml 11th Beijing International Film Festival to open on Sept. 21 Wang Yifan Ecns.cn Chinanews September 7, 2021 September 7, 2021 en In 11th edition of festival, in 'Retrospect Section' the focus was on comic actor Charlie Chaplin.http://www.news.cn/english/2021-09/07/c_1310171950.htm 11th Beijing International Film Festival to open on Sept. 21 News cn Xinhua Huaxia 7 September 2021 7 September 2021 en
The festival was closed on September 29 with the screening of 2019 film Saturday Fiction by Lou Ye. Beyond The Skies a Chinese film by Liu Zhihai won the Tiantan Award for best feature film.http://www.china.org.cn/arts/2021-09/30/content_77784814.htm?f=pad&a=true Top film festival wraps up in Beijing China org cn September 30, 2021 September 30, 2021 en
International jury
Tiantan Awards
Seven members jury was selected for deciding the awards.https://variety.com/2021/film/festivals/beijing-film-festival-comeback-1235057220/ Beijing Film Festival to Make September Comeback Patrick Frater Variety 6 September 2021 7 September 2021 en
Gong Li, Singaporean actress, chairman of the international jury,
Nadine Labaki, Lebanese actress, director and activist
Renny Harlin, Finnish film director, producer and screenwriter
Chen Kun, Chinese actor and singer
Zhang Songwen, Chinese actor
Leste Chen, Taiwanese director
Wuershan, Chinese director
Forward Future
Tony Rayns, President of Jury, British writer, commentator, film festival programmer and screenwriter,
Yannis Sakaridis, Greek director and screenwriter
Huang Lu, Chinese actress, director, screenwriter and producer,
Shuang XueTao, Chinese novelist,
Shen Yang, Chinese producer and curator
Panorama
Sources:https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/beijing-film-festival-sets-new-dates-for-late-september-1235009690/ Beijing Film Festival Sets New Dates for Late September Chinese screen star Gong Li will serve as president of event's main competition jury Patrick Brzeski Hollywood Reporter 8 September 2021 10 September 2021 enhttp://t.m.china.org.cn/convert/c_mEFrFIDs.html Worldwide movie classics to be screened in Beijing Zhang Rui China org cn September 10, 2021 September 10, 2021 en
Opening and closing films
The Battle at Lake Changjin (China), dir: Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark, Dante Lam
Saturday Fiction (China), dir: Lou Ye Opening and Closing Film Announced: The Battle at Lake Changjin and Saturday Fiction Will Meet Audience at BJIFF https://www.bjiff.com/oacc/oc/202109/t20210913_102262.html 14 September 2021 BJIFF 10 September 2021
Tiantan Awards Official Competition
These are the highest awards at the festival. 15 films have been shortlisted for the awards.https://www.screendaily.com/news/beijing-film-festival-unveils-line-up-for-2021-physical-edition/5161799.article Beijing film festival unveils line-up for 2021 physical edition Screen Daily Liz Shackleton 21 July 2021 7 September 2021 en
Highlighted title indicates Tiantan award winner
All About My Mother (China), dir: Zhao Tianyu
Any Day Now (Finland), dir: Hamy Ramezan
A Morning of Farewell (Japan), dir: Izuru Narushima
A School in Cerro Hueso (Argentina), dir: Betania Cappato
A Siege Diary (Russia), dir: Andrey Zaytsev
Before Next Spring (China), dir: Li Gen
• Beyond The Skies (China), dir: Liu Zhihai
Caged Birds (Switzerland, Germany), dir: Oliver Rihs
Conference (Russia, Estonia, UK, Italy), dir: Ivan I. Tversdovskiy
Last Film Show (India, France), dir: Pan Nalin
Moon Rock for Monday (Australia),https://variety.com/2021/awards/asia/aacta-awards-nominations-1235101658/ dir: Kurt Martin
Night of the Kings (France, Ivory Coast, Canada, Senegal), dir: Philippe Lacôte
No Rest for the Old Lady (Romania), dir: Andrei Gruzsniczki
Slalom (France, Belgium), dir: Charlene Favier
The Pact (Denmark), dir: Bille August
Forward Future
The Pack - 2020 (The Czech Republic), dir: Tomáš Polenský
Bone Cage - 2020 (Canada), dir: Taylor Olson
Namo - 2020 (Iran), dir: Nader Saeivar
Silenced Tree - 2020 (Iran/Turkey), dir: Faysal Soysal
The Pit - 2020 (Latvia/ Finland), dir: Dace Pūce
Knock Knock - 2020 (China), dir: Liu Xiang
The Whaler Boy - 2020 (Russia/ Poland/ Belgium), dir: Philipp Yuryev
Chupacabra - 2020 (Russia), dir: Grigory Kolomytsev
BJIFF Special: Retrospective of Gong Li
Leap - 2020 (China), dir: Peter Chan
Shanghai - 2010 (USA), dir: Mikael Håfström
What Women Want - 2011 (China), dir: Chen Daming
The Monkey King 2 - 2016 (Mainland China/ Hong Kong), dir: Cheang Pou-soi
Shanghai Triad - 1995 (China), dir: Zhang Yimou
Flirting Scholar - 1993 (Hong Kong), dir: Lee Lik-chi
The Dragon Chronicles – The Maidens - 1994 (Hong Kong / Mainland China), dir: Andy Wing-Keung Chin
The Story of Qiu Ju - 1992 (China), dir: Zhang Yimou
Red Sorghum - 1987 (China), dir: Zhang Yimou
Premiere
Three Floors - 2021 (Italy), dir: Nanni Moretti
Satoshi Kon: Dreaming Machine - 2021 (Japan), dir: Pascal-Alex Vincent
The Employer and the Employee - 2021 (Uruguay/ Argentina/ Brazil/ France), dir: Manolo Nieto
It's a Flickering Life - 2021 (Japan), dir: Yoji Yamada
Restored Classics
This section will screen immortal masterpieces.
Ace in the Hole - 1951 (USA) dir: Billy Wilder
An Autumn's Tale - 1987, (Hong Kong) dir: Mabel Cheung
The Godfather Part III - 1990, (USA) dir: Francis Ford Coppola
The Mirror - 1975 (Soviet Union) dir: Andrei Tarkovsky
Rouge - 1988, (Hong Kong) dir: Stanley Kwan
Retrospect
In 11th edition of festival this section will showcase Charlie Chaplin's classic films.
Limelight - 1952
The Great Dictator - 1940
Monsieur Verdoux - 1947
City Lights - 1931
Modern Times - 1936
The Circus - 1928
The Kid - 1921
The Gold Rush - 1925
Filmmaker in focus
One Future - 2009 (Malaysia) dir: Chui Mui Tan
Barbarian Invasion - 2021 (Malaysia) dir: Chui Mui Tan
South of South - 2005 (Malaysia) dir: Chui Mui Tan
Year without a Summer - 2010 (Malaysia) dir: Chui Mui Tan
Company of Mushrooms - 2006 (Malaysia) dir: Chui Mui Tan
The Beautiful Loser - 2015 (Malaysia) dir: Chui Mui Tan
Tribute
Diabolique - 1955 (France) dir: Henri-Georges Clouzot
The Wages of Fear - 1953 (Italy, France) dir: Henri-Georges Clouzot
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring - 2003 (South Korea) dir: Kim Ki-duk
Women's voice
A Balance - 2020 (Japan) dir: Yujiro Harumoto
Hard Love - 2021 (China) dir: Dong Xueying
Tomorrow's Dinner Table - 2021 (Japan) dir: Takahisa Zeze
Reality Rocks
Mr. Bachmann and His Class de Herr Bachmann und seine Klasse - 2021 (Germany) dir: Maria Speth
Epicentro - 2020 (Austria, France) dir: Hubert Sauper
Acasă, My Home - 2020 (Romania) dir: Radu Ciorniciuc
Stanislavski. Lust for Life - 2021 (Russia) dir: Julia Bobkova
Vision
Source:https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/movie/article/001/0012646975 베이징국제영화제 21일 개막...홍상수 '인트로덕션' 출품 The Beijing International Film Festival opens on the 21st... Hong Sang-soo exhibited 'Introduction' Jo Joon-hyung Yonhap News Naver September 7, 2021 September 7, 2021 ko
A Balance - 2020 (Japan) dir: Yujiro Harumoto
Apples - 2020 (Greece, Poland) dir: Christos Nikou
Digger - 2020 (Greece, France) dir: Georgis Grigorakis
Hold Me Back - 2020 (Japan) dir: Akiko Ohku
Introduction - 2021 (South Korea) dir: Hong Sang-soo
Man from Podolsk - 2020 (Russia) dir: Semyon Serzin
Masha - 2020 (Russia) dir: Anastasiya Palchikova
Moon, 66 Questions - 2020 (Greece, France) dir: Jacqueline Lentzou
The North Wind - 2021 (Russia) dir: Renata Litvinova
Sputnik - 2020 (Russia) dir: Egor Abramenko
Tailor - 2020 (Greece, Germany, Belgium) dir: Sonia Liza Kenterman
Dolby cinema section
Akira - 1988 (Japan), dir: Katsuhiro Otomo
It - 2017 (USA), dir: Andrés Muschietti
Venom - 2018 (USA), dir: Ruben Fleischer
In the Heights - 2021 (USA), dir: Jon M. Chu
Winners of Tiantan Awards
Source: Awards, BJIFF https://www.bjiff.com/ta/Awards/ 30 September 2021 BJIFF 29 September 2021https://www.breakinglatest.news/entertainment/the-11th-beijing-international-film-festival-closed-above-the-clouds-won-three-awards-including-best-film-qianlong-com-cn/ The 11th Beijing International Film Festival closed "Above the Clouds" won three awards including best film-qianlong.com.cn Wang Jinyue 30 September 2021 Breaking Latest News 30 September 2021https://tass.com/society/1343929 Russia's A Siege Diary wins best director at Beijing Film Festival 29 September 2021 30 September 2021 Tass
CategoryWinner(s)Film Best Feature Film Beyond the Skies Best Director Andrey Zaytsev A Siege Diary Best Actor Group Actor Performance Beyond the Skies Best Actress Noee Abita Slalom Best Supporting Actor Shahab Hosseini Any Day Now Best Supporting Actress Nana Skaarup Voss The Pact Best Screenplay Christian Torpe The Pact Best Cinematography Mi Xinjun Beyond the Skies Best Music Tuomas Nikkinen Any Day Now Best Visual Effects Yanlai Ding, Eric Xu, Ahdee Chui, Samir Ansari The Wandering Earth
References
External links
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