The 9th Beijing International Film Festival
Call For Entry
To whom it may concern,
The 9th Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF) will be held in
Beijing in April, 2019. 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” Out-of-Competition Section, “Forward Future”
Section and Documentary Section.
Events held during the 9th BJIFF will include “Tiantan Award”
Selection (Competition Section), Opening Ceremony, Beijing Film
Panorama (Out-of-Competition Section), 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
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artistic value will be preferred. The winners of these awards will be
announced during the Closing & Awards Ceremony.
Films featured at Beijing Film Panorama of the 9th BJIFF will be
screened throughout theatres in Beijing in April, 2019. 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 three
awards, which are “The Most Popular Film”, “The Most Popular
Director”, “The Most Popular Screenwriter” and “The Most Popular
Film by Audience”.
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Films submitted for the 9th BJIFF Competition and Forward Future
Sections should be feature films of no less than 70 minutes released
after January 1st, 2018. Only director’s first or second feature film is
eligible for the Forward Future Section.
Films submitted for the 9th BJIFF Out-of-Competition Section should
be feature films of no less than 70 minutes, or animation films of no
less than 60 minutes released after January 1st, 2017.
Films submitted for the 9th BJIFF Documentary Section should be
documentary films of no less than 60 minutes released after January
1st, 2018.
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.
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Please submit films before January 31st, 2019. For related issues,
please contact BJIFF Organizing Committee Office.
Thank you for your support towards Beijing International Film
Festival!
Organizing Committee Office
BEIJING INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Room 407, 55A Chaonei Avenue, Dongcheng District
Beijing, China 100010
Fax: +86-10-64081933
Contact Information:
“Tiantan Award” Competition Section:
[email protected]
Domestic Affairs: Ms. ZHU Sisi +86-18811791006
International Affairs: Ms. ZHENG Yuanyue +86-17778110380
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“Beijing Film Panorama” Out-of-Competition Section:
[email protected]
Domestic Affairs: Ms. ZHAO Dawei +86-10-82296002
International Affairs: Ms. ZHANG Lan +86-10-82296142
Forward Future Section:
[email protected]
Domestic/International Affairs: Mr. WANG Songke
+86-13716965904
Documentary Section:
[email protected]
Domestic/International Affairs: Ms. LI Deying +86-13601226823
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