After the 21-day second-round selection, the projects shortlisted for the 10th BJIFF Beijing Film Market Project Pitches and the trainer lineup were unveiled on August 7, 2020. 10 pitching projects and 6 WIP projects were shortlisted for the final road show.

  Winter Meadow, Awaken Anna, Into the Mountain, Wander through the Blue Prairie, Aerial Pastoral by Grandpa, Once Again, Down the Stream, The Death of a Thief, Stage, Go, Kid

  Guard Hu Dun, Like Father and Son, Uninvited Guest, Skating Girl, No Problem With Thought, Crane Zhuo Ma

　　Arranged by the first letters of names in pinyin　　

  After the results of the first-round selection were announced, three jury members, namely A Mei, Liang Jing and Larry Yang immediately started to review and score the scripts of the shortlisted projects. On August 6 and 7, the jury interviewed the project teams in a one-on-one manner. In the interviews, the jury listened to the project teams' presentations, and asked the production teams about project operability, team information, budgets and goals. Eventually, the jury selected 16 projects into the final road show based on the overall performance of the projects in the script review and the presentations & communication. Meanwhile, 12 outstanding pitching projects entered the market negotiations alongside the road show projects.

  The WIP projects in the Project Pitches this year are of high quality. While marvelling at the mature performance of the young film production teams, the jury had to make hard decisions due to limited places. With the concept of supporting young filmmakers and creating more opportunities for outstanding Chinese productions, upon discussion with the Organizing Committee, the jury decided to offer the WIP projects two more places for market negotiation.

  The top 10 pitching projects and top 6 WIP projects shortlisted will be trained by two industry professionals on August 20, 2020. The trainers will offer project teams professional guidance in such aspects as presentation logic and promotion mode.　

Dong Runnian

　　

　　/Director and Screenwriter/

  Representative works (director): Gone with the Light, Cities in Love

  Representative works (screenwriter): Gone with the Light, Crazy Alien, Mr. Six, Breakup Buddies, The Chef, The Actor, The Scoundrel

  Mr. Six won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Writing at the 31st China Film Golden Rooster Awards. Dong Runnian was nominated for the Best Screenwriter of 7th China Film Director’s Guild Awards 

 

Liang Lin

　　

　　/Executive Producer and Producer/

  Representative works:

  Two Thumbs Up, Miracles of the Namiya General Store, A Cool Fish

  Caught in Time, Mystery of Antiques, Impasse, Endgame.

  She once served as a teacher in Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, and School of Design, Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU  Design), and now serves as the General Manager of Film Production and Project Development at Emperor Motion Picture. 

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  The 16 road show projects will be unveiled on the road show stage for the 10th BJIFF Beijing Film Market Project Pitches on August 25, 2020, and compete for four high-profile awards for Project Pitches and two awards for WIP category. In addition, the projects shortlisted for the final-round selection will be given the opportunity to compete for the "International Promotion Award" and be sent to overseas film markets for study and exchanges.

  "Congratulations to the project teams shortlisted for the final-round selection. We hope they can fulfill their movie dreams with their projects to be recognized. The same expectations are also given to those projects failing to enter the final-round selection since they are also brilliant. And don't be discouraged or question the projects because of the failure to enter the final-round selection. Please maintain the impulse and original aspirations for creation, proceed with perfecting the script, and keep moving on with projects."

  (Commented a jury member in communication after the second-round selection session.)

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  The final road show for the BJIFF Beijing Film Market Project Pitches is scheduled on August 25, 2020. We are looking forward to your attention!

  The registration is now opened to Beijing Film Market guests. You can log on to the official website of the Beijing International Film Festival Beijing Market to register (hyperlink:

http://system.bjiff.com/market/loginController.do?entranceJsp&type=jb), keep abreast of project information, and conduct business negotiations with the project teams.

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  For award sponsorship cooperation, please contact the Beijing International Film Festival Beijing Film Marketing Department

  Phone: 17710580586, 18500377391

  Email: projectpitches@bjiff.com