The 11th BJIFF will be taking place on September 21-29, 2021, all preparations are ready, various wonderful activities and classic films are waiting to meet with filmmakers around the world.

Unique Opening and Closing Ceremonies along with the Tiantan Award to Build the Consensus of Filmmakers Worldwide

On the premise of epidemic prevention and control, overseas guests can interact with the stage online at the Opening Ceremony and Closing Ceremony. Representatives of Red Carpet guests of the Opening Ceremony can take a train along the Huairou-Miyun Line of Beijing Suburban Railway to get to the Yanqi Lake International Convention & Exhibit in Huairou. The "train bound for the film town" takes you to experience the natural beauty and urban style in the suburbs of Beijing and make the film festival more colorful. The Closing Ceremony presents the 10 Tiantan Awards which will become the focus for global filmmakers.

Enjoying a Vast Array of Chinese and Foreign Masterpieces at the Cinema or in Your Living Room

For the 11th BJIFF, approximately 1,000 showings of nearly 300 Chinese and foreign films are available in 31 cinemas in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region, allowing the audience to enjoy the gluttonous feast of films.

The Online BJIFF in exclusive collaboration with iQIYI this year is fully upgraded. From September 15 to October 8, fans can watch excellent films focusing on the Centenary of the CPC, Winter Olympics Images, Universal Classics and other themes in the Online BJIFF section on iQIYI, appreciating various genres of new high-quality films from around the world exclusively.

At the same time, Beijing Radio & Television Station will open up TV channels for screenings in terms of the 11th BJIFF, showing excellent films and offering more choices to fans, "Living Room Theaters" is available in huge numbers of families.

Resonance with Industry, University and Research with an Eye on Cutting-edge and Focus Issues

The 11th BJIFF features multiple forums on cutting-edge and focus issues such as the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, the development of arthouse films, the development of young filmmakers, the creation of animated films and the development and construction of the film town. These forums focus on exchanging ideas and opinions, sharing the opportunities and gains brought by films.

Five Workshop & Masterclass activities will also invite film masters to pass on their wisdom to more film practitioners, sharing their experiences and ideas of film creation, and enable the next-generation Chinese filmmakers to stand on a higher shoulder.

As a new addition to the BJIFF this year, the BJIFF RELEASE event will release an array of research findings and industry reports that attract much attention, such as film investment, financing and marketing, so as to play the role of the BJIFF in reflecting the very latest in the film industry.

Factor-driven BJIFF TALENTS to Connect the "Last Mile" of the Entire Industry Chain

Based on the entire global film industry chain, the Beijing Film Market features six major sections, namely Exhibition, Project Pitches, Industry Conversation, Events & Activities, Market Screenings, and Contract Signing Ceremony, as well as new additional activities such as BJIFF TALENTS and Academy Day. Big data, cloud computing, artificial intelligence algorithms and other technological means will be comprehensively used to advance the digital upgrade of the three major transaction platforms of Film Factor, Project Pitches and Film Copyright.

Pursuit of Film Dreams in the Film Carnival through Immersive All-round Experience

Under the premise of strictly implementing the requirements for responding to COVID-19, a number of offline activities have been curated for the Film Carnival, including the immersive experience of the Flower Sea of the Film Town, film and TV animation modeling exhibition, film and TV-themed light show, parent-child theme interactive. It brings citizens and tourists to have a brand-new experience of pursuing film dreams in the film carnival.

A Full Range of Cross-border Efforts to Flourish the Capital's Cultural and Entertainment Industry

The "Film+" activities includes Online Samsung Short Mobile Film Forum, Samsung Short Mobile Film Section, Documentary Section, Science and Technology Section, Virtual Reality Section, Beijing Ethnic Film Festival, Scientific Imaging Section for Adolescents, Game-Based Animated Films Exhibition, "Brands Help Chinese Movies" Live Streaming, Online Filmmakers Marathon Relay, Script Game Carnival and other activities.

The film and love for it remain unchanged. The curtain will be ringed up to make concerted efforts to create light. The story of the BJIFF is writing a new chapter. Each of us who love movies are the protagonists of this story, with unforgettable moments to be pieced together into a classic that never ends and tell the new legend of BJIFF.