8th Beijing International Film Festival
The 8th Beijing International Film Festival (simplified Chinese: 第8届北京国际电影节; traditional Chinese: 第8屆北京國際電影節) was held in Beijing, China by the Beijing Municipal Government and the China Media Group. Thefilm festival opened on April 15 and lasts until April 22, 2018.[1][2] The closing ceremony was held in Beijing on April 22, 2018.[3]
The opening film was Ren Pengyuan's drama film A or B and the closing night film will be Mongolian-Chinese director Hasi Chaolu's action film Genghis Khan.[4]
International Jury
The members of the jury for the Tiantan Award were:[4]
- Wong Kar-wai (Hong Kong film director)
- Rob Cohen (American film director)
- Duan Yihong (Chinese actor)
- Jan A. P. Kaczmarek (Polish composer)
- Călin Peter Netzer (Romanian film director)
- Ruben Östlund (Swedish film director)
- Shu Qi (Taiwanese actress)
In Competition
The Tiantan Awards (天坛奖) are the highest awards at the festival, which 659 films from 71 countries and regions have entered.[5] A total of 15 films have been shortlisted for the Tiantan Awards.[4]
English title | Chinese title | Director(s) | Production area |
---|---|---|---|
Operation Red Sea | 红海行动 | Dante Lam | |
Hold Your Hands | 十八洞村 | Miao Yue | |
Po strništi bos | 赤足 | Jan Svěrák | |
Kadvi Hawa | 黑暗之风 | Nila Madhab Panda | |
Dede | 妈妈 | Mariam Khatchvani | |
Dog | 狗 | Samuel Benchetrit | |
Eye on Juliet | 目视朱丽叶 | Kim Nguyen | |
Journey's End | 旅程尽头 | Saul Dibb | |
Krotoa | 克洛多娃 | Roberta Durrant | |
Octave | 奥克塔夫 | Serge loan Celebidachi | |
Scary Mother | 惊慌妈妈 | Ana Urushadze | |
Searing Summer | 灼热之夏 | Ebrahim Irajzad | |
The Other Side of Hope | 希望的另一面 | Aki Kaurismäki | |
The Testament | 谎言 | Amichai Greenberg | |
Untaken Paths | 未来之路 | Tahmineh Milani |
Winners of Tiantan Awards
Category | Winner(s) | Notes |
---|---|---|
Best Feature Film | Scary Mother | [7] |
Best Director | Mariam Khatchvani, Dede | [7] |
Best Actor | Joe Cole, Eye on Juliet | [7] |
Best Actress | Nata Murvanidze, Scary Mother | [7] |
Best Supporting Actor | Paul Bettany, Journey's End | [7] |
Best Supporting Actress | Mina Sadati, Searing Summer | [7] |
Best Screenplay | Amichai Greenberg, The Testament | [7] |
Best Cinematography | Konstantin Esadze, Dede | [7] |
Best Music | Hildur Guðnadóttir/Natalie Holt, Journey's End | [7] |
Best Visual Effects | Lee In Ho/Kang Tae Gyun/Yee Kwok Leung/Lin Chun Yue (Jules)/Ma Siu Fu/Thomas Lautenbach/Gareth Frederick Repton, Operation Red Sea | [7] |
References
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- "Stars turn out for the 8th annual Beijing International Film Festival". asiaone.com. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- "8th Beijing Int'l Film Festival closes". Xinhuanet. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- "A or B to open Beijing International Film Festival". China.org.cn. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- "8th Beijing Int'l Film Festival opens on Sunday". ebeijing.gov.cn. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- 《红海行动》入围北京国际电影节“天坛奖” 开幕影片选定《幕后玩家》. sina. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- Zhang Rui (23 April 2018). "Women's power wins big at Beijing int'l film fest". china.org.cn. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
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