The screening schedule for the Beijing Film Panorama of the 11th BJIFF was released at noon yesterday. 

 

In the evening, I, together with Li Xun, Song Xiaojia and Wang Yao, who select films for the BJIFF this year, recommended films for fans for two and a half hours at OWSpace. The day was drizzling, but the house was crowded with moviegoers, conducting free, heated and pleasant discussions. 

 

How are the films selected for the BJIFF? Apart from those familiar classics from masters, how should we recommend excellent but less familiar works to people? And how can fans avoid “dislikes”? -- These questions of people's concern have become the focuses of discussions by which I was most impressed. 

 

I have realized that in addition to voluntary study and mutual recommendations of fans, more recommendation activities should be organized by film selectors in multiple ways. After Mr. Li Xun recommended A School in Cerro Hueso, The Pact, Beyond the Skies and Night of the Kings, I have immediately increased my curiosity about these films, and promoted them to the audience. Turning unknown films into known ones is the most important job of film festival workers, as well as the most honorable thing. 

 

Therefore, in order to better publicize new films of the BJIFF, I have personally made a screening list for the 2021 BJIFF on Douban, and written simple highlights for each film. 

 

Only if the real “trust” is achieved among moviegoers, film selectors and curators, the promotion of new directors and new films can be truly effective. It is a long process, and I hope we will work together in the future. 

 

The “Movie” App has specially selected major works this year as follows, and we hope to gain trust and attention from you. Additionally, two new films have not yet been announced, and will be immediately recommended after they are approved. 

 

I wish all of you can get tickets at 12:00PM on the Maoyan ticketing platform. (Brother Qiai)

It's A Flickering Life (premiere)

The latest film by Y?ji Yamada with a strong star lineup in honor of the golden age of Shochiku Co., Ltd.

 

Barbarian Invasion

A surprise of the year and a uniquely exquisite film by Chui Mui Tan in an attempt to regain the physical freedom of women. 

 

Cow (premiere)

Through train. A courageous film comparable to Gunda, revealing Andrea Arnold’s bold gaze at the life. 

 

My Sunny Maad (premiere)

The film, themed “I become a bride in Afghanistan”, depicts the reality of women’s survival through animation.

 

Ninjababy (premiere)

A funny youth diary of Norwegian “Juno”, accompanied by a little cartoon image. 

The Employer And The Employee (premiere)

Through train. The latest big show of actor Nahuel Pérez Biscayart following Persian Lessons.

 

To the Bright Side (premiere)

An animated film adapted from an original domestic picture book and co-directed by seven independent animation directors. 

 

Satoshi Kon: Dreaming Machine (premiere)

Through train. The most comprehensive and in-depth review of Satoshi Kon, a master of animations. 

 

Mirrorliar Films (premiere)

A film directed by 36 hardcores in Japanese film industry, gathering all film talents in the country. 

 

?Casablanca Beats (premiere)

Through train. Hip pop in Morocco, and dynamic youth flying on the big screen.

 

The Braves (premiere)

Through train. A viewing experience that goes beyond language and genre, and a hit film of the year that challenges the audience. 

Three Floors Up (premiere)

Through train. The latest film by Nanni Moretti, an exquisite Italian family tragicomedy.

 

Petite Maman (premiere)

The latest film by Director of Portrait of a Lady on Fire, depicting the fancy and sensitive memory of childhood.

 

The Cemil Show (premiere)

The film, strange and weird, and delicate and mysterious, is a midnight love poem dedicated to films.

 

Sexual Drive (premiere)

Lively and colorful life on the screen, with an unprecedented audio-visual scale. 

Burned in Akane (premiere)

The latest film by Y?ya Ishii, focusing on the ordinary people in the pandemic crisis. 

 

Evolution (premiere)

Through train. The film is jointly completed by CoKornél Mundruczó and his wife, and is worth the price in just ten minutes. 

 

Landscapes of Resistance (premiere)

The story is told with images, texts and illustrations, showing up on the screen like a time capsule.

 

What Will Summer Bring (premiere)

A film shortlisted for the Forum section of the Berlin International Film Festival, Germany. Treasures stored in a second-hand DV are turned into a romantic film.

All Light, Everywhere (premiere)

Winner of the Special Jury Award for Nonfiction Experimentation at the Sundance Film Festival. Power and discourse are placed on the scale by ubiquitous cameras. 

 

Remain in Twilight (premiere)

An upcoming hit film. A new film by Daigo Matsui, telling the magic life moments of male losers. 

 

Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (premiere)

A film with three stories by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, winning the Silver Bear Award at the Berlin International Film Festival.

Mr. Bachmann and His Class

A documentary of the year, winning the Silver Bear Award at the Berlin International Film Festival.

 

Sacrifice (premiere)

Classic live opera performances by Wang Peiyu.

 

Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors 

A monumental masterpiece of Ukrainian Poetic Cinema, and a rare opportunity on the big screen that will never come back once you miss it. 

 

River of Salvation

A classic Chinese film of the year, featuring memorable delicate performances.

 

Tomorrow's Dining Table

A new film by Takahisa Zeze, Director of 64: Part I and 64: Part II. In the film, the death of a child changes the life of three pairs of mother and son.

Stanislavsky: Lust for Life (premiere)

The man writes a book An Actor Prepares. 

 

Me and the Cult Leader (premiere)

As the scars left by the sarin gas attack in the Tokyo subway have never been removed, how can human beings avoid repeating the tragedy?

The Restless (premiere)

Through train. A new soul-stirring film by Joachim Lafosse, telling a precise and memorable history of development of bipolar disorder.

 

The Contrary Route?

Winner of Best Director at the Shanghai International Film Festival. An amateur guy picks up the camera to make people understand that the rise of Abbas in Iran is not accidental.

 

Acasa - My Home

Winner of the Special Jury Award for Cinematography, World Cinema Documentary, at the Sundance Film Festival, telling a story of how Gypsy families coexist with nature.

 

Moon, 66 Questions

Shortlisted for the Encounters Competition at the Berlin International Film Festival, telling a tangled father-daughter relationship via family videos.

 

Les 2 Alfred (premiere)

The baby-raising version of The Lobster, and a French comedy of realistic meaning. If you can only choose between work and children, how can men and women show their own magic?

Riders of Justice

The opening film at the Rotterdam International Film Festival, and a black comedy of revenge starring Mads Mikkelsen, in which you can see a tough guy becomes seriously funny. 

 

Stop-Zemlia

The secret that how youth stories can attract the audience is hidden in this debut feature film by Kateryna Gornostai, a filmmaker of Ukraine. 

 

Struggle (Beijing premiere)

A national treasure-level film, the only work presented by Tianyi Film Company that survives in the world, and one of the earliest sound films in China.

 

The Great Reunion 

The special screening in honor of the 100th anniversary of Sun Daolin, a famous Chinese actor. His performance can always attract people's eyeballs.

 

At that Summer

A film by Miao Yue rated 8.4 on Douban, and an outstanding work that should not be ignored. 

 

Liberation 1-5 (premiere)

The Russian version of Decisive Victory, and a great war epic that cannot be duplicated in the film history.

Demon Pond (4K) (premiere)

Through train. A fantasy blockbuster through 4K restoration directed by Master Masahiro Shinoda.

 

Diary for My Children (4K) (premiere)

Through train. An immortal classic masterpiece in the world's female film history, revealing its true appearance for the first time through 4K restoration.

 

Mulholland Drive (4K) (premiere)

Through train. David Lynch weaves a mysterious dream to fascinated fans on the big screen through 4K restoration.

Ilya Muromets (4K) (premiere)

A once-in-a-lifetime heroic epic that has inspired Godzilla. 

 

Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment (4K) (premiere)

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the release of Jun Ichikawa’s representative work, this film brings us back to the shrine of cartoonists through 4K restoration.

 

The Forty-first

A classic war and love epic that is comparable to The Cranes Are Flying and Ballad of a Soldier. 

 

The Pied Piper (premiere)

A rare fantasy musical by Jacques Demy with a powerful lineup of British stars. 

 

Parking (premiere)

A weird and enchanting legend in the film industry. 

 

Three Places for the 26th (premiere)

Starring Yves Montand, a French super star. This year marks the 100th anniversary of his birth. The last live action musical by Jacques Demy.