14th Beijing International Film Festival
Chinese film festival in 2024
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The 14th edition of the Beijing International Film Festival (Chinese: å京å½é çµå½±è), abbreviated BJIFF, was held April 18â26, 2024 in Beijing, China.[1]
- Tiantan Award
- Future Forward Award
- China Film Administration
- Beijing Municipal Government
- China Media Group
| Location | Beijing, China |
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| Founded | 2011 |
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| Festival date | Opening: April 18, 2024 Closing: April 26, 2024 |
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The 14th BJIFF received more than 1,500 entries, with 15 films selected for the Tiantan Award and 15 films for the Future Forward Awards.[2] The films come from 18 countries.[3][4] More than 240 Chinese and international films screened in 27 theaters and venues.[5]
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Brazil, this yearâs edition invited Brazil as the guest country.[6]
International Jury
Tiantan Jury
The Tiantan Awards (Chinese: 天åå¥) jury include seven Chinese and international filmmakers.[7][4]
- Emir Kusturica, serving as Jury President[3]
- Carlos Saldanha
- David White
- Kris Phillips
- Jessica Hausner
- Ma Li
- Zhu Yilong
Future Forward Jury
The Future Forward Awards (Chinese: 注ç®æªæ¥åå ), dedicated for first and second features from all over the world, will have a five-member jury, which includes:[8][9][10]
- Jerzy Skolimowski, serving as Jury President
- Gu Xiaogang
- Kees Van Oostrum
- Yang Lina
- Yang Zishan
Tiantan Awards
A total of 15 films have been shortlisted for the Tiantan awards.[11]
| English title | Director(s) | Production country |
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| A Real Job | Thomas Lilti | France |
| A Whole Life | Hans Steinbichler | Austria |
| All the Long Nights | Sho Miyake | Japan |
| Back to Alexandria | Tamer Ruggli | Switzerland |
| Death Is a Problem for the Living | Teemu Nikki | Finland |
| Gold or Shit | Long Fei | China |
| Guardians of the Formula | Dragan BjelogrliÄ | Serbia |
| I Love You, to the Moon, and Back | Li Weiran | China |
| Milk | Stefanie Kolk | Netherlands |
| Not a Word | Hanna Slak | Germany |
| Stolen | Karan Tejpal | India |
| Strangers When We Meet | Zhang Guoli | China |
| The Ant Woman | Betania Cappato & Adrián Suárez | Argentina |
| The City | Amit Ulman | Israel |
| The Reeds | Cemil AÄacıkoÄlu | Turkey |
Future Forward Awards
A total of 15 films have been shortlisted for the Future Forward awards.[12][13]
| English title | Director(s) | Production country |
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| After the Fever | Akira Yamamoto | Japan |
| Animal/Humano | Alessandro Pugno | Spain |
| Arzé (Chinese: é¿å°æ³½) | Mira Shaib | Lebanon |
| Brief History of a Family | Jianjie Lin | China |
| Carefree Days | Liang Ming | China |
| Encounters | Dmitry Moiseev | Russia |
| The Fantastic Three | Michaël Dichter | France |
| Fly Me to the Moon | Sasha Chuk | China |
| The Rapture | Iris Kaltenbäck | France |
| The Sweet East | Sean Price Williams | United States |
| Solitude | Ninna Pálmadóttir | Iceland |
| The Sentence | Fazil Razak | India |
| Velo Gang | Alex Kälin | Switzerland |
| Venezia | Rusudan Chkonia | Georgia |
| Where Echoes Never End | Sophie Gao | China |
Winners of Tiantan Awards
| Category | Winner(s) | Film |
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| Best Feature Film | Gold or Shit | |
| Best Director | Karan Tejpal | Stolen |
| Best Actor | Fan Wei | Strangers When We Meet |
| Best Actress | Mia Maelzer | Stolen |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jari Virman | Death Is a Problem for the Living |
| Best Supporting Actress | Yue Hong | Gold or Shit |
| Best Screenplay | Jia Huang | Gold or Shit |
| Best Cinematography | Isshaan Ghosh | Stolen |
| Best Music | Marco Biscarini | Death Is a Problem for the Living |
| Best Artistic Contribution | All the Long Nights | |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Chen Kaige | |