The 5th Beijing International Film Festival will kick off on April 16, 2015. (Photo: qianlong.com)
The 5th Beijing International Film Festival will officially kick off with an opening ceremony on April 16.
Film fans in Beijing will not only have a chance to watch over 300 Chinese and international movies around the city. The event will also host a number of forums with industry insiders, a film carnival and the annual film market.
With their slogan "Welcome to Beijing to Watch the Best Movies in Spring", the festival's organizing committee has prepared a film feast of movies from over 50 countries. They will be available for screening in 30 commercial cinemas, art houses and university cinemas around the capital.
International films include box office hit "Birdman" and the classic film franchise "The Godfather Trilogy".
The film festival will open with Italy's "Wondrous Boccaccio", directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani. And the closing film of the event will be Chinese movie "Helios", directed by Lok Man Leung.
A total of 15 films have been selected to compete for this year's 'Tiantan Awards',covering 10 different categories, including 'Best Feature Film', 'Best Director', 'Best Actor', 'Best Actress' and 'Best Screenplay'.
The jury for the Tiantan Awards is headed by French director Luc Besson.
The 5th Beijing International Film Festival will be held in different venues around the city and at Yanqi Lake, starting tomorrow and ending on the April 23.
