The 14th Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF), co-hosted by China Media Group and the People’s Government of Beijing Municipality, will take place in late April 2024 in Beijing. This year’s BJIFF Short Video Section is now calling for submissions worldwide.

In 2022, the 12th BJIFF launched the Short Video Section for the first time. Over the past three years, its influence has further expanded, and a number of excellent domestic and foreign short videos have been discovered and displayed, making it a key force that promotes the high-quality development of short videos. The theme of the section this year is “Life and Living in Short Videos”. As a major way of creation, short videos undertake an increasingly important mission of cultural communication. The BJIFF Short Video Section encourages creators to use new techniques and ideas to record beautiful moments of ordinary life, and showcase the vitality and color of life. They can tell good Chinese stories, depict bright civilization and show the looks of the times with excellent short videos that are warm, profound, broad and bright.

The section comprises multiple sub-sections, such as Review and Recommendation, Masterpiece Panorama, Master's Workshop and Forum Series. All submissions will be reviewed by authoritative experts, and the creators of excellent works will have an opportunity to attend the Short Video Panorama, High-end Forum on the Cutting Edge of Short Video Creation and Industry Development, and other activities during the 14th BJIFF.

 

　　Submission Requirements

1.The runtime of the video should be within 10 minutes, and if the entry is a series of short videos, the number should not be more than 3.

2. The video should be based on real life, actively spread positive energy, and not involve pornography, violence and racial discrimination or violate the laws and regulations of the People’s Republic of China and social morality.

3. The video format of MP4 is a must, with optional landscape and portrait screens without watermark, and the size of a single file does not exceed 1G.

 

1. News:

Short video works that are short, concise and interesting with necessary news elements.

2. Life:

Short video works that record the ordinary but power-packed people around you, capture inspirational and touching moments in daily life, and reflect the social development and changes today.

3. Knowledge:

Short video works that function as knowledge popularization, focus on life skills, scientific knowledge, learning skills, experience sharing and others, and feature accurate audio-visual expression.

4. Entertainment:

Short video works that are fun, artistic and insightful in such forms as micro film, micro drama, short music video, and short animation video.

5. Creativity:

Short video works that are unique in terms of audio-visual style with innovation and breakthroughs in filming techniques, editing ideas, and narrative perspectives, etc.

　　Selection

The jury will select the First-class Excellent Short Video, Second-Class Excellent Short Video and Third-Class Excellent Short Video in News Category; First-class Excellent Short Video, Second-Class Excellent Short Video and Third-Class Excellent Short Video in Life Category; First-class Excellent Short Video, Second-Class Excellent Short Video and Third-Class Excellent Short Video in Knowledge Category; First-class Excellent Short Video, Second-Class Excellent Short Video and Third-Class Excellent Short Video in Entertainment Category; First-class Excellent Short Video, Second-Class Excellent Short Video and Third-Class Excellent Short Video in Creativity Category. The section this year will also launch sub-sections such as “Forging Community Awareness in the Chinese Nation” and “Cultural Diversity”, and select annual special honors of short videos for these sub-sections. Also, based on the situation of submissions, it will select the Most Socially Influential Work, Most Internationally Communicative Work, Most Valuable Work for the Public Good and Best Organizer. 

　　How to Apply

1.Scan the QR code or refer to the link below to get the entry form and fill it out as required.

　　

Link:https://pan.baidu.com/s/1D2JELjoAqw5sh3u8CeVB7g?pwd=0331

Access code: 0331

2. Send the following documents to the email address (bjiffsv@163.com), with the email subject and naming of the film file like film category (News/Knowledge/Creativity/Life/Entertainment) + Film Title + creator’s name.

(1) Completed entry form (Microsoft Word);

(2) Completed and signed/stamped entry form (PDF);

(3) Works attached to the text as attachments or permanent download links

3. The entry time shall be subject to the time of receipt, and the Organizing Committee will inform you with selection results via email/SMS.

Application Notes

1.No fee will be charged for entries.

2. Short video works shall be entered by the short video creator or producer and distributor. The applicant must ensure the originality of his/her work, without plagiarism or borrowing the work of others. The picture and sound materials used in the work must not be involved in copyright disputes. The Organizing Committee, along with the host and the organizer, will not assume any legal responsibility.

3. Participants must agree that the Organizing Committee has this work for non-commercial activities such as the promotion of the teaser on the official website of the event in order to facilitate the selection of short video works and the success of the event.

 

　　Contacts

　　Email: bjiffsv@163.com