8th Beijing International Film Festival
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| Opening film | A or B by Ren Pengyuan |
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| Closing film | Genghis Khan by Hasi Chaolu |
| Location | Beijing, China |
| Founded | 2011 |
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| Festival date | Opening: April 15, 2018 Closing: April 22, 2018 |
| Website | 8th BJIFF |
The 8th Beijing International Film Festival[1] (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. The film festival opened on April 15 and lasted until April 22, 2018.[2][3] The closing ceremony was held in Beijing on April 22, 2018.[4]
The opening film was Ren Pengyuan's drama film A or B and the closing night film was Mongolian-Chinese director Hasi Chaolu's action film Genghis Khan.[5]
The Festival threw the spotlight on LGBT rights in China when Chinese Government censors banned the screening of the Oscar-winning Call Me by Your Name,[6][7] amid growing censorship concerns[8][9] under the rule of Xi Jinping.[10]
The members of the jury for the Tiantan Award were:[5]
- 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.[11] A total of 15 films have been shortlisted for the Tiantan Awards.[5]
| English title | Chinese title | Director(s) | Production area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operation Red Sea | 红海行动 | Dante Lam |  China[12] |
| Hold Your Hands | 十八洞村 | Miao Yue | China[12] |
| Po strništi bos | 赤足 | Jan Svěrák |  Czech Republic |
| Kadvi Hawa | 黑暗之风 | Nila Madhab Panda |  India |
| Dede | 妈妈 | Mariam Khatchvani |  Georgia |
| Dog | 狗 | Samuel Benchetrit |  France |
| Eye on Juliet | 目视朱丽叶 | Kim Nguyen |  Canada |
| Journey's End | 旅程尽头 | Saul Dibb |  United Kingdom |
| Krotoa | 克洛多娃 | Roberta Durrant |  South Africa |
| Octave | 奥克塔夫 | Serge loan Celebidachi |  Romania |
| Scary Mother | 惊慌妈妈 | Ana Urushadze | Georgia |
| Searing Summer | 灼热之夏 | Ebrahim Irajzad |  Iran |
| The Other Side of Hope | 希望的另一面 | Aki Kaurismäki |  Finland |
| The Testament | 谎言 | Amichai Greenberg |  Israel  Austria |
| Untaken Paths | 未来之路 | Tahmineh Milani | Iran |
Winners of Tiantan Awards
| Category | Winner(s) | Notes |
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| Best Feature Film | Scary Mother | [13] |
| Best Director | Mariam Khatchvani, Dede | [13] |
| Best Actor | Joe Cole, Eye on Juliet | [13] |
| Best Actress | Nata Murvanidze, Scary Mother | [13] |
| Best Supporting Actor | Paul Bettany, Journey's End | [13] |
| Best Supporting Actress | Mina Sadati, Searing Summer | [13] |
| Best Screenplay | Amichai Greenberg, The Testament | [13] |
| Best Cinematography | Konstantin Esadze, Dede | [13] |
| Best Music | Hildur Guðnadóttir/Natalie Holt, Journey's End | [13] |
| 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 | [13] |