China News Service, Beijing, July 28 (Xu Jing) The 12th Beijing International Film Festival (referred to as the "Beijing Film Festival") was held in Beijing from August 13 to August 20.
The theme of this year's film festival is "One Heart and One Heart", and the activities include nine main sections, including the "Temple of Heaven Award" appraisal, the opening ceremony and the red carpet ceremony, and the Beijing screening.
This year, the Beijing International Film Festival and the Hong Kong International Film Festival will carry out in-depth cooperation. The two film festivals will release a cooperation agreement at the opening ceremony of this year's Beijing Film Festival to strengthen the training and exchanges of young filmmakers from the two places and promote the high-quality development of Chinese films. .
This is what the reporter learned at the press conference of the 12th Beijing International Film Festival held on July 28.
Beijing-Hong Kong cooperation promotes the prosperity and development of Chinese films
According to reports, the Beijing International Film Festival stimulates the vitality of the film market with excellent works and high-quality activities, and demonstrates the charm and potential of Chinese films.
This year's Beijing Film Festival activities include the "Tiantan Award" award, opening ceremony and red carpet ceremony, Beijing screening, Beijing planning and theme forum, Beijing market, film carnival, college student film festival, closing ceremony and award ceremony, "Film +" nine major events The main section, and continue to cooperate with iQIYI to hold the two-week "Beijing Film Festival on the Cloud" online.
It is the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland. This year, the Beijing International Film Festival and the Hong Kong International Film Festival will carry out in-depth cooperation. At the opening ceremony, the two film festivals will release a cooperation agreement to strengthen the training and exchanges of young filmmakers from the two places.
Filmmakers from the two places will express their confidence and determination in the win-win cooperation between Beijing and Hong Kong films and promote the high-quality development of Chinese films.
Beijing Screening brings together more than 100 Chinese and foreign masterpieces
The "Beijing Screening" of this year's Beijing Film Festival selects more than 100 outstanding Chinese and foreign film works, which will be screened from August 12th to 21st.
The highly anticipated "Tiantan Award" shortlisted films and "Focus on the Future" shortlisted films will be screened in Beijing to meet movie fans, and the "Special Exhibition: Light and Shadow Waves, New Dynamics of Hong Kong Films", specially curated to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland section, showing the latest remastered editions of Hong Kong, China's latest and classic films.
In addition, the key screening films include: a retrospective exhibition of representative works of Greek film master Theo Angelopoulos, the newly released Japanese high-reputation animation work "King of Dogs" in 2022; Alcarras" and "A Little Thought"; the latest digitally restored versions of film history classics such as "Antoine Five Pieces", "The Last Waltz", "Moonrise" and so on.
This year, "Beijing Screening" will also hold a "Beach Screening" event for the first time on the blue coast of Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province. iQIYI's "Northern Film Festival on Clouds" will also continue to innovate and upgrade, with a scale of nearly 100 films and a "special exhibition" ·Welcome to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China", "Special Exhibition, "Review of the Works of the Chairman of the 'Tiantan Award'", "First Perspective", "Argentina Film Week", "New Wave of the Internet" and other 9 units.
Film Power Forum Helps High-Quality Development of Industry
This year's Beijing Film Festival's "Beijing Planning and Theme Forum" series of activities is led by the theme of building a powerful film country, helping the healthy and high-quality development of China's film industry.
The theme of the opening forum is "Forging a New Journey - Light and Shadow Keep Burning Dreams of the Future"; the other two forum themes are "Exploration, Pursuit and Creation of 'Peak' Film Works" and "Innovation and Improvement of Film Criticism in the New Era". Focus on the two key issues of film development, film peak creation and film criticism, and exchange views on wonderful creations and film and television reviews.
It is worth mentioning that the two judges, Li Xuejian and Ke Wensi, will also hold a master class during the Beijing Film Festival, inviting them to share their practical experience and cutting-edge views from the level of creation and production, and to talk about the light and heat they have radiated about their film dreams.
"Film +" activities in-depth cross-border integration and innovation
The "Film+" activity during the 12th Beijing Film Festival will allow film art to superimpose more cross-border new ideas, reflect technological innovation, and allow more people to participate in "film culture" and enjoy it.
Among them, "Weibo Movie Night", "Beijing International Sports Film Week" and "China Beijing Movie Night" will be unveiled as the activities of the Beijing Film Festival for the first time, further exerting the influence of the Beijing Film Festival in driving film-related industries and serving the public. force.
In addition, this year's Beijing Film Festival will also hold the "Focus on the Future" section, the "Love One" movie series concerts on the golden curve, the game animation film section, the "Power of Editing" forum, the science and technology section, the Beijing National Film Festival, Beijing Cross-border integration activities such as International Dance Video Art Season, Science Fiction Forum, Short Video Unit, Real Video Project, Filmmakers Happy Run, "Brand Helps Chinese Films" public welfare live broadcast, and E-Creation Volunteer Action.
The 12th Beijing International Film Festival is directed by the State Film Administration, hosted by China Central Radio and Television Station, Beijing Municipal People's Government, Beijing Municipal Film Bureau, Beijing Radio and Television Bureau, Beijing Radio and Television, Beijing Huairou District People's Government, Beijing Enterprises Organized by the Group Co., Ltd.
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