Hey there, movie fans! 🎬 The 15th Beijing International Film Festival just opened on April 18, and it’s super exciting! 🌟
A Global Movie Party
This year, the festival received a record-breaking 1,794 movie entries from 103 countries and regions! 🌍 That’s almost 19% more than last year. Isn’t that amazing? 😲
Awesome Movies Competing
Fifteen fantastic films have been shortlisted for the Tiantan Awards, the festival’s big competition. Some of them are:
- “Deep in the Mountains” and “Better Me Better You” from China 🇨🇳
- “Nawi: Dear Future Me” from Kenya and Germany 🇰🇪🇩🇪
- “Derno” from Iran and the Czech Republic 🇮🇷🇨🇿
- “The Message” from Argentina 🇦🇷
The famous Chinese director and actor Jiang Wen is the president of this year’s jury! 🎥
Special Guests and Nostalgia
The opening ceremony was super fun! Beloved animated characters like the Monkey King, Shuke & Beita, and Afanti made special appearances. 🐵🚗🎩 The seven Calabash Brothers even turned into robots! 🤖 It was like stepping into a world of classic cartoons!
There was also amazing music from famous movies around the world, celebrating 130 years of cinema history. 🎶🌟
Looking to the Future
Sun Junmin, the festival’s executive vice chairman, talked about how Beijing is super important for Chinese movies. It’s where Chinese cinema was born and where lots of new ideas happen! 💡🏮
Fan Yun from China Media Group reminded everyone that 2025 will be the 120th anniversary of Chinese cinema! 📽️ They’re excited to keep supporting movies with new media and global teamwork. 🤝
Don’t Miss It!
The festival will end on April 26 with the big awards ceremony where they’ll announce the ten winners of the Tiantan Awards. 🏆
If you want to catch more of the festival, the opening ceremony was streamed live in six languages and will air on CCTV-3 on April 20. 📺 Keep an eye out on CCTV’s digital platforms too!
Are you excited about the Beijing Film Festival? Which movies or characters are your favorites? Let us know! 🎉
Reference(s):
cgtn.com
