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BEIJING INT'L FILM FESTIVAL NOMINATED 15 FILMS
China Business News
March 12, 2013 Tuesday 6:30 AM EST
Beijing, March 12 -- The 3rd Beijing International Film Festival
nominated 15 films for its first ever competition section, the event
organizers said yesterday.
Famous Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov will serve as head of the
jury for the newly established Tiantan Award (also known as Temple
of Heaven Award).
The nomination list includes two Chinese films, "Back to 1942,"
by Feng Xiaogang, and "Feng Shui," by Wang Jing.
Other nominated films include:
* "Great Expectations" by Mike Newell (UK);
* "Gone Fishing" by Carlos Sorin (Argentina);
* "Home for the Weekend" by Hans Christian Schmid (Germany);
* "If Only Everyone" by Nataliya Belyauskene (Armenia);
* "Inch' Allah" by Anais Barbeau-Lavalette (France);
* "Lore" by Cate Shortland (Australia);
* "Maddened by His Absence" by Sandrine Bonnaire (France);
* "Manslaughter" by Pieter Kuijpers (Netherlands);
* "My German Friend" by Jeanine Meerapfel (Germany);
* "Modest Reception" by Mani Haghighi (Iran);
* "Song for Marion" by Paul Andrew Williams (UK);
* "The Fantastic World of Juan Orol" by Sebastian del Amo (Mexico);
* "What the Day Owes the Night" by Alexandre Arcady (France).
These 15 films will compete for ten awards including Best Feature,
Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best
Supporting Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Music
and Best Visual Effects. The winners will be announced at the closing
ceremony on the night of April 23.
Organizers said a total of 531 films from 56 countries have been
submitted since last September, and 15 films were shortlisted. The
judges will range from international famous directors to actors and
scriptwriters.
Nikita Mikhalkov, the lead judge, was born into a family with an
intense literary and artistic atmosphere. His movie "Urga" won the
Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival. Moreover,
his movie "Burnt by the Sun" won the Academy Award for Best Foreign
Language Film. Other famous movies include "A Slave of Love," "The
Barber of Siberia," "Dark Eyes" and "12." He acted as jury head at
the 46th Berlin International Film Festival in 1996, and served as
the head of the short film and Cinefondation jury at the 58th Cannes
Film Festival in 2005.
The 3rd Beijing International Film Festival will be held in Beijing
from April 16 to 23. The opening ceremony will be held at Beijing's
Temple of Heaven Park, a world famous scenic spot, on the night
of April 16, and will be packed with movie stars and industry
professionals.
The Beijing International Film Festival is hosted by the State
Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) and the People's
Government of Beijing Municipality, and organized by the SARFT Film
Bureau and Beijing Municipal Bureau of Radio, Film and Television.
With its two-year development thus far, the Beijing International
Film Festival has become an important showcase of the collaboration
and cooperation of world films, and has received wide involvement
from the global film industry.
About 4,000 domestic and international entrepreneurs, filmmakers and
professionals attended last year's festival, 640 film institutions
set up their exhibition booths and 21 film projects, worth a total
of 5.27 billion yuan (US$847.57 million), were signed. Highlights
also included James Cameron's visit and several summit forums.
China Business News
March 12, 2013 Tuesday 6:30 AM EST
Beijing, March 12 -- The 3rd Beijing International Film Festival
nominated 15 films for its first ever competition section, the event
organizers said yesterday.
Famous Russian director Nikita Mikhalkov will serve as head of the
jury for the newly established Tiantan Award (also known as Temple
of Heaven Award).
The nomination list includes two Chinese films, "Back to 1942,"
by Feng Xiaogang, and "Feng Shui," by Wang Jing.
Other nominated films include:
* "Great Expectations" by Mike Newell (UK);
* "Gone Fishing" by Carlos Sorin (Argentina);
* "Home for the Weekend" by Hans Christian Schmid (Germany);
* "If Only Everyone" by Nataliya Belyauskene (Armenia);
* "Inch' Allah" by Anais Barbeau-Lavalette (France);
* "Lore" by Cate Shortland (Australia);
* "Maddened by His Absence" by Sandrine Bonnaire (France);
* "Manslaughter" by Pieter Kuijpers (Netherlands);
* "My German Friend" by Jeanine Meerapfel (Germany);
* "Modest Reception" by Mani Haghighi (Iran);
* "Song for Marion" by Paul Andrew Williams (UK);
* "The Fantastic World of Juan Orol" by Sebastian del Amo (Mexico);
* "What the Day Owes the Night" by Alexandre Arcady (France).
These 15 films will compete for ten awards including Best Feature,
Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best
Supporting Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Music
and Best Visual Effects. The winners will be announced at the closing
ceremony on the night of April 23.
Organizers said a total of 531 films from 56 countries have been
submitted since last September, and 15 films were shortlisted. The
judges will range from international famous directors to actors and
scriptwriters.
Nikita Mikhalkov, the lead judge, was born into a family with an
intense literary and artistic atmosphere. His movie "Urga" won the
Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival. Moreover,
his movie "Burnt by the Sun" won the Academy Award for Best Foreign
Language Film. Other famous movies include "A Slave of Love," "The
Barber of Siberia," "Dark Eyes" and "12." He acted as jury head at
the 46th Berlin International Film Festival in 1996, and served as
the head of the short film and Cinefondation jury at the 58th Cannes
Film Festival in 2005.
The 3rd Beijing International Film Festival will be held in Beijing
from April 16 to 23. The opening ceremony will be held at Beijing's
Temple of Heaven Park, a world famous scenic spot, on the night
of April 16, and will be packed with movie stars and industry
professionals.
The Beijing International Film Festival is hosted by the State
Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) and the People's
Government of Beijing Municipality, and organized by the SARFT Film
Bureau and Beijing Municipal Bureau of Radio, Film and Television.
With its two-year development thus far, the Beijing International
Film Festival has become an important showcase of the collaboration
and cooperation of world films, and has received wide involvement
from the global film industry.
About 4,000 domestic and international entrepreneurs, filmmakers and
professionals attended last year's festival, 640 film institutions
set up their exhibition booths and 21 film projects, worth a total
of 5.27 billion yuan (US$847.57 million), were signed. Highlights
also included James Cameron's visit and several summit forums.