Beijing festival unveils jury and special movies
- By Zhang Rui
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E-mail China.org.cn, March 17, 2018
The jurors for the Tiantan Awards and the first movies to show at the annual film carnival, have been announced by the 8th Beijing International Film Festival.
Legendary Hong Kong-based Chinese director Wong Kar-wai will chair this year's Tiantan Award's jury. Organizers unveiled yesterday at a press conference the other six jurors: American director Rob Cohen, Chinese actor Duan Yihong, Polish movie composer Jan A. P. Kaczmarek, Romanian film director Calin Peter Netzer, Swedish director Ruben Östlund and Chinese actress Shu Qi.
The seven-member jury will select the winners of 10 Tiantan Awards, including Best Picture, and present the awards at the closing ceremony.
The Beijing International Film Festival 2018 will be comprised of seven major events: The Competition Section for the Tiantan Award, Opening Ceremony, Beijing Film Panorama, Theme Forum, Film Market, Film Carnival, Closing and Awards Ceremony, as well as more than 300 relevant events such as "Forward Future", Documentary Section, Online Film Section, Film Concert, Film Salon and New Film Release.
Another highlight is the annual "Beijing Film Panorama" which will screen outstanding, classic and rarely seen films in Beijing. According to the first titles released yesterday, the full "X-Men" franchise, "Jurassic Park" franchise will have special screening segments.
The "X-Men" franchise will include the original trilogy and the new trilogy, as well as a special black-and-white edition of critically acclaimed "Logan" and the violent "Deadpool" not previously screened in China.
Beijing Film Panorama will also showcase other blockbusters and significant classics, including "Avatar," "Titanic," "It," "Get Out," "The Grand Budapest Hotel" and restored edition of "The Seven Samurai" by Japanese film guru Akira Kurosawa.
The organizers said the movie screenings will also mark the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening-up policy through Chinese classic films made over the last four decades, such as "The World," "My Memories of Old Beijing," "Black Snow" and "Waiting Alone." There will also be a section to celebrate women’s success by screening films including "Woman, Demon, Human," "Sacrificed Youth," "Angels Wear White," "The Beguiled," and "Battle of the Sexes."
During the screening fest, various creators of key films will be invited to Beijing for pre- and post-screening exchanges.
The official poster for the film festival was also released yesterday, which was selected from 972 pieces of art submissions from the public and commissioned artists. The 8th Beijing International Film Festival will be held from April 15 - 22.
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