Beijing International Film Festival

Beijing International Film Festival
LocationBeijing, China
Founded2011
Awards
  • Tiantan Award
  • Future Forward Award
Hosted byChina Film Administration, China Media Group, Beijing Government
Websitewww.bjiff.com/enHome/
Current: 2024
2025

The Beijing International Film Festival (Chinese: 北京国际电影节), abbreviated BJIFF, is a film festival in Beijing, China. Founded in 2011, along with the Shanghai International Film Festival, it is one of China's two biggest film festivals.

The festival is one of the world's most prominent film festivals. Since its launch, it has been heavily attended by Hollywood executives, directors, producers, and studio heads, as well as filmmakers and actors from all over the world. It serves as an international venue for different cultures around the globe to communicate.[1][2][3]

The festival has two in-competition sections. The Tiantan Award Competition aims is to promote diversity in world cinema, and the Forward Future Competition aims to highlight first second features.[4]

As China's box office has expanded exponentially over the past decade, the festival aims to provide a high-profile forum for the interaction between the Chinese and the international film industries.[5]

BJIFF is organized by China Film Administration, China Media Group, and Beijing Government.

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  2. ^ "Stars turn out for the 8th annual Beijing International Film Festival". The Straits Times. April 16, 2018.
  3. ^ "Lure of Biz in China Pulls Execs to Beijing Film Fest". Variety.date=2013-04-16.
  4. ^ "14th Beijing International Film Festival – Call for Entry 2024". Asian Film Festivals. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  5. ^ "Beijing Film Festival Brings Hollywood Power Players, Classic Cinema to China". The Hollywood Reporter. April 14, 2014.