Tiantan Award jury to decide best film
- By Zhang Rui
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E-mail China.org.cn, April 16, 2016
The jury of the Tiantan Award, headed by director Brett Ratner, met the press in Beijing on Friday and said they will excise their duty to select the best film and try to find inspiration during their stay.
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Seven jurors, led by director Brett Ratner, met the press in Beijing on April 15, 2016. They will decide the winners of the Tiantan Award, a competition section of the 6th Beijing International Film Festival. [China.org.cn] |
The jury president Brett Ratner, who also produced this year's Academy Award-winning film "The Revenant," said that jurors are coming from different countries and regions with different cultural backgrounds, so they will definitely have different opinions, which for him is the most exciting part because only good film can ignite discussion. He said the films on the shortlist are all good films and it will be very hard for them to decide the best, but he looked forward to it and the jurors will fulfill their duties seriously.
He will work with six other jurors including Hong Kong director Teddy Chan ("Bodyguards and Assassins"), German director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck ("The Lives of Others"), Romanian director Corneliu Porumboiu ("The Treasure"), Japanese director Yojiro Takita ("Departures"), Bosnian and Herzegovinan director Danis Tanovic ("No Man's Land") and Chinese actress Xu Qing ("Mr. Six").
The 6th Beijing International Film Festival has received 433 films from 42 countries and regions for the competition section, including 230 international films and 203 domestic films. After four rounds of selection, 15 finalists have been shortlisted for the 10 awards.
Japanese director Yojiro Takita said though every nation and people have different languages and cultures, they can gain recognition through film and that's the power of motion picture arts. He thought there would be a common aesthetic standard for films worldwide and any filmmakers can make a great film of high quality when they candidly capture and exhibit their own cultures with confidence.
Chinese actress Xu Qing said the Beijing International Film Festival is a young festival and hoped that she will grow with it and learn different things from it to help her evolve.
German director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck said the award-winning films and directors will get more opportunities for investment, so they will treat the voting very seriously to find the best and find resonance.
Romanian director Corneliu Porumboiu and other directors all expressed the draw of China's booming film market and the charm of Chinese history and culture. They hoped to have communication and exchange with filmmakers from all over the world and hope to find more inspiration for their new projects in Beijing.
Beijing Television (BTV) is hosting this year’s Tiantan Award with help of the Beijing Film Academy. Two Chinese films, notably, the comedy-drama film "Go Away Mr. Tumor" by Han Yan and martial arts film "The Master" by Xu Haofeng, will join the race with films like "A Perfect Day," "Aferim!," "Klezmer," "The Final Lesson," "Under sandet" and more.
The winners will be announced at the closing ceremony of the Beijing film festival which will run from April 16 to 23, 2016.
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