Film Project Market: An Ideal Incubator for Chinese Film Talents

　　As a key event of the Beijing International Film Festival, the Beijing Film Market has, since its inception in 2011, adhered to the festival’s objective of “Share the Screen, Shape the Future”, and committed itself to promoting the development of the film industry both at home and abroad, having now grown into the largest film market in mainland China. In 2014, focusing on the development of China's film industry and its demands, the Beijing Film Market launched two professional platforms, i.e. “Film Factor Market” and “Film Project Market”, to promote trade and exchanges in the film industry, and provided more comprehensive support and services to major participants across the entire film industry chain.

　　Primarily geared toward championing new creative talents and incubating outstanding movie projects, the “Film Project Market” of the Beijing Film Market is the most important incubator for Chinese films and movie talents in mainland China. Backed by Chinese mainland’s largest film market, the platform of “Film Project Market” pools together important resources from the “Film Factor Market” and integrates such matching “film factors” as financial, legal, film-making, post-production and promotional resources, thereby fully tapping the functions and complementary advantages of the two professional platforms of the Beijing Film Market to build up a comprehensive incubation platform for potential projects, integrating selection, training, roadshow, awards competition, reward, business negotiation, and international promotion, and to ensure full support for outstanding potential projects and give new impetus to China’s film industry.

　　With the influence of the “Film Project Market” steadily expanding, the 4^th Beijing International Film Festival - Beijing Film Market has received 226 project submissions, an 120% increase compared to last year, representing a leap in both quality and quantity.

　　     Over the past three years, the fledgling “Film Project Market” of the Beijing Film Market has achieved impressive results, with numerous outstanding movie projects successfully incubated.

　　    The winner of the “Special Award” in the Project Pitches section 2013, The Bodyguard is written by JIANG Jun and presented by BDI Films Inc., Edko (Beijing) Films Limited, Edko Films Limited, Irresistible Alpha Limited, Focus Films Limited and Good Friends Entertainment Limited Sdn Bhd. Produced by Bill Kong and starring Sammo Hung and Andy Lau who are also the director and producer respectively, the film completed principal photography in October 2014.

　　 77 days Directed By ZHAO Hantang (ZHAO Yi), the Project Pitches section’s 2014 “Special Award” winner, As the director of photography, Master Photographer Mark Lee Ping-Bin went into Tibet with the crew. Its shooting in Changtang Natural Reserve in Tibet was completed in December 2014.

Mountain Cry Directed By YANG Zi, the Project Pitches section’s 2014 “Projects with Greatest Commercial Potential”, co-produced by Hairun Pictures and Village Roadshow Asia, having been completed in November 2014.

　　     Still more outstanding projects are set to enter production phase in 2015.

　　The Film Project Market is not only limited to the three-day period of the event itself, but also comprises a year-round incubating system.

　　The “Film Project Market” of the Beijing Film Market has achieved commendable progress over the years, having become the most important incubator for Chinese films and movie talents in mainland China, with a large number of outstanding movie projects, young talents and important resources gathered on the platform. In 2015, it aims to provide the best possible services to still more exhibitors, guests and creative talents, and to incubate still more outstanding film projects.

　　5th Beijing International Film Festival - Beijing Film Market Project online submission http://bfm.bjiff.com/2015/en/pitches-rule.html