The 11th Beijing International Film Festival (simplified Chinese: 第11届北京国际电影节; traditional Chinese: 第11屆北京國際電影節) was held in Beijing, China. Hosted by the Beijing Municipal Government and the China Media Group, the festival opened on September 21 with the Chinese 2021 film The Battle at Lake Changjin by Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark and Dante Lam. The festival was originally scheduled to be held from August 14 to 21, but was postponed due to the spread of Corona 19 delta mutation in China.[1]
Opening film | The Battle at Lake Changjin |
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Closing film | Saturday Fiction by Lou Ye |
Location | Yanqi Lake, Huairou District, Beijing, China |
Founded | 2011 |
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No. of films | 300 |
Festival date | Opening: September 21, 2021 Closing: September 29, 2021 |
Website | 11th BJIFF |
The festival was held in hybrid format due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and around 300 films were screened. The online films are available for streaming on a cloud created by iQiyi.[2] In 11th edition of festival, in 'Retrospect Section' the focus was on comic actor Charlie Chaplin.[3]
The festival was closed on September 29 with the screening of 2019 film Saturday Fiction by Lou Ye.[4] Beyond The Skies a Chinese film by Liu Zhihai won the Tiantan Award for best feature film.[5][6]
Seven members jury was selected for deciding the awards.[7]
These are the highest awards at the festival. 15 films have been shortlisted for the awards.[10]
‡• Beyond The Skies (China), dir: Liu Zhihai
This section will screen immortal masterpieces.
In 11th edition of festival this section will showcase Charlie Chaplin's classic films.
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Category | Winner(s) | Film |
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Best Feature Film | Beyond the Skies | |
Best Director | Andrey Zaytsev | A Siege Diary |
Best Actor | Group Actor Performance | Beyond the Skies |
Best Actress | Noee Abita | Slalom |
Best Supporting Actor | Shahab Hosseini | Any Day Now |
Best Supporting Actress | Nana Skaarup Voss | The Pact |
Best Screenplay | Christian Torpe | The Pact |
Best Cinematography | Mi Xinjun | Beyond the Skies |
Best Music | Tuomas Nikkinen | Any Day Now |
Best Visual Effects | Yanlai Ding, Eric Xu, Ahdee Chui, Samir Ansari | The Wandering Earth |