Beijing International Film Festival begins week long series of events

Source:Global Times Published: 2014-4-16 21:03:01

A red carpet and opening ceremony involving the international film selection panel, film artists and the casts of new movies was held in National Theatre for Performing Arts on Wednesday night marking the beginning of the week-long 4th Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF).

The festival's jury panel will chose the winners of the Competition Section of BJIFF, the Tiantan Award Competition, in 10 categories: Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Music and Best Visual Effects.

The Closing & Awards Ceremony will be held in the BTV Theater on April 23.

Director John Woo is the president of the jury, while Andres Vicente Gomezm, Lu Chuan, Maria Grazia, Cucinotta, Ning Hao, Philippe Muyl and Rajkumar Hirani are jury members.

Various major events will be held during the festival to include the Beijing Film Panorama, Film Magic Beijing Forum and The Best In Wo Film Carnival.

At the same time, 260 domestic and foreign films will be released in over 20 cinemas in Beijing during this period, highlighting the values of the BJIFF: "Beauty in Variety, Harmony in Diversity."

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