On April 17-22, 2015,Beijing International Film Festival “Forward Future” Unit will be held at the Beijing Film Academy. Recently, the Chinese film 12 Citizens has been selected into "Forward Future" Unit, thus becoming the only one Chinese film of the Unit.

　　So far, the 17 movies for "Forward Future Unit” have already come out. By then, 12 Citizens will compete against its 16counterparts for the three audience selection awards “the Highest-profile Film”, "the Highest-profile Director" and “the Highest -profile Scriptwriter”.

　　Last October 12 Citizens was selected for the Ninth Rome International Film Festival Competition Section, and won the "Mark Aurelio" Award, which is the first Chinese film to win the highest award at the Rome International Film Festival. Due to the movie, Chinese film director Xu Ang was nominated for Best New Director Award. As a theater director, Mr. Xu Ang once directed the outstanding drama The Sorrow of Comedy for Beijing People’s Art Theater.

　　Reportedly, 12 Citizens is expected to be on show at the domestic cinemas in May. The screening of the film at Forward Future Unit will be its debut at home, when the creators of the film will also be present to meet the audience.

　　12 Citizens Poster

　　By Song Jia