The 10th Beijing Inter national Film Festival
Call For Entr y
To whom it may concer n,
The 10th Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF) will be held in
Beijing in April, 2020. The Organizing Committee of BJIFF
excitingly invites you or your company to recommend excellent films
to participate in the “Tiantan Award” Competition Section, “Beijing
Film Panorama” Section, “Forward Future” Section, Science &
Technology Section and Virtual Reality (VR) Section.
Events held during the 10th BJIFF will include “Tiantan Award”
Competition Section, Opening Ceremony, “Beijing Film Panorama”,
Theme Forum, Beijing Film Market, Film Carnival and Closing &
Awards Ceremony. “Tiantan Award” includes 10 awards: 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. Art films with
market potential or commercial films with artistic value will be
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preferred. The winners of these awards will be announced during the
Closing & Awards Ceremony.
Films featured at “Beijing Film Panorama”of the 10th BJIFF will be
screened throughout theatres in Beijing in April, 2020. As one of the
core events in BJIFF, “Beijing Film Panorama”will screen nearly
500 excellent works from all over the world. It will build a platform
of observation, discussion, learning, and exchange for filmmakers and
fans throughout the world, exhibiting a fascinating diverse culture.
“ Forward Future ” Section is established aiming to discover fresh
filmmakers, hunt for the future trends of global film industry,
encourage the spirits of innovation in filmmaking and display a
culture diversity of film art. The Section will finally present “The
Most Popular Film”, “The Most Popular Director”, “The Most
Popular Screenwriter” and “The Most Popular Film by Audience”.
Films submitted for the 10th BJIFF Competition and Forward Future
Sections should be feature films of no less than 70 minutes released
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after January 1st, 2019. Only director’s first or second feature film is
eligible for the Forward Future Section.
Films submitted for the 10th BJIFF “Beijing Film Panorama” Section
should be feature films of no less than 70 minutes, or animation films
of no less than 60 minutes released after January 1st, 2018 and
documentary films of no less than 60 minutes released after January
1st，2019.
Films submitted to the Science & Technology Section should meet
the following conditions:
Films should be about popularize scientific& technological
knowledge, spread scientific thought and advocate the scientific
spirit. Such as aerospace, artificial intelligence (AI), space &
oceans exploration, humanistic history, prehistoric exploration,
environmental protection, animal & plant life protection and
science fiction films.3D giant screen film with the length from 30
minutes to 45 minutes. Format should be DCP (Digital Cinema
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Package) with Dolby 5.1 WAV audio file or 70 MM//15P print
with IMAX 6 Channels and WAV audio file.
Dome film with the length from 20 minutes to 45 minutes. Format
should be PNG Dome Master (resolution not less than 4K) or 20
Channels MKV video file with Dolby 5.1 WAV Audio File; or
70MM/15P print with IMAX 6 Channels and WAV audio file.
4D film with the length from 10 minutes to 20 minutes, and
format should be DCP (Digital Cinema Package). 4D film
combines 3D film with physical effects that occur in the theatre in
synchronization with the film. Special effects like vibration, frog,
rain, snow, wind, storm, smell and bubble, etc are included.
Films submitted to the Virtual Reality (VR) Section should meet the
following conditions:
Unlimited running time.
Work released after January 1st, 2019.
Format should be 360 video, VR stand up and VR installation.
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Work equipments include Samsung Gear 、 HTC Vive 、 HTC
Focus、Oculus Go、Oculus Rift、Oculus Quest、SONY Playstation、
WMR、AR、MR.
World premieres or international premieres are given priority. No fee
will be charged for films submission. Registrants should be the
producers of the film, who are responsible for the copyright of the
registered films, its related prints, and other rights.
Please submit films before January 20th, 2020. For related issues,
please contact BJIFF Organizing Committee Office.
Thank you for your support towards Beijing International Film
Festival!
Or ganizing Committee Office
BEIJ ING INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Room 407, 55A Chaonei Avenue, Dongcheng District，Beijing, China
100010
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Fax: +86-10-64081933
Contact Infor mation:
“Tiantan Awar d” Competition Section:
[email protected]
Ms. WANG Xiangyi +86-15210145014
“Beijing Film Panor ama” Section: panor
[email protected]
Domestic Affairs: Ms. ZHAO Dawei +86-10-82296002
International Affairs: Ms. ZHANG Lan +86-10-82296142
“For war d Futur e”Section: for war dfutur
[email protected]
Mr. WANG Songke +86-13716965904
Science & Technology Section:
[email protected]
Domestic/International Affairs: Ms. WU Dan +86-10-59041158
Vir tual Reality (VR) Section: panor
[email protected]
Ms. ZHANG Lan +86-10-82296142
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