Jury members of Tiantan Awards Zhang Yimou (3rd L), Stanley Kwan (2nd R), Nadav Lapid (1st L), Pimpaka Towira (1st R), Zhang Songwen (3rd R) and Zhou Dongyu pose for a group photo on the red carpet of the 13th Beijing International Film Festival in Beijing, capital of China, April 21, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
BEIJING, April 21 (Xinhua) -- The 13th Beijing International Film Festival (BIFF) will run from April 22 to 29, with renowned Chinese director Zhang Yimou chairing the international jury for the Tiantan Award, according to the organizers.
Fifteen films will contend for this year's Tiantan Award. They were selected from record-breaking 1,488 films from 93 countries and regions that had applied for the competition.
During the festival, over 160 international films of diverse themes will be screened in 27 theaters in Beijing.
Initiated in 2011, the BIFF aims to boost exchanges among global industry insiders. It has attracted increasing international attention thanks to China's booming film market.
Producer Yu Dong (1st R), Director Stanley Tong (2nd L), actor Jackie Chan (C), actresses Gulnazar (2nd R) and Zhang Yixing of the film "The Legend" are seen on the red carpet of the 13th Beijing International Film Festival in Beijing, capital of China, April 21, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
Director Peter Chan is seen on the red carpet of the 13th Beijing International Film Festival in Beijing, capital of China, April 21, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
German director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck is seen on the red carpet of the 13th Beijing International Film Festival in Beijing, capital of China, April 21, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
Cast members of the film "Lost in the Stars" walk on the red carpet of the 13th Beijing International Film Festival in Beijing, capital of China, April 21, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
Cast members of the film "Godspeed" walk on the red carpet of the 13th Beijing International Film Festival in Beijing, capital of China, April 21, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
Cast members of the film "The Wandering Earth II" Wang Zhi (L) and Wu Jing are seen on the red carpet of the 13th Beijing International Film Festival in Beijing, capital of China, April 21, 2023. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)■
