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11th Beijing International Film Festival
The 11th Beijing International Film Festival () was held in Beijing, China. Hosted by the Beijing Municipal Government and the China Media Group, the festival opened on September 21 with the Chinese 2021 film ''The Battle at Lake Changjin'' by Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark and Dante Lam. The festival was originally scheduled to be held from August 14 to 21, but was postponed due to the spread of Corona 19 delta mutation in China. The festival was held in hybrid format due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and around 300 films were screened. The online films are available for streaming on a cloud created by iQiyi. In 11th edition of festival, in 'Retrospect Section' the focus was on comic actor Charlie Chaplin. The festival was closed on September 29 with the screening of 2019 film ''Saturday Fiction'' by Lou Ye. ''Beyond The Skies'' a Chinese film by Liu Zhihai won the Tiantan Award for best feature film. International jury Tiantan Awards Seven members jury was selected for deciding t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Battle At Lake Changjin
''The Battle at Lake Changjin'' () is a 2021 Chinese war film co-directed and co-produced by Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark and Dante Lam, written by Lan Xiaolong and Huang Jianxin, and starring Wu Jing and Jackson Yee. It was commissioned by the propaganda department of the Chinese Communist Party as part of the Party's 100th anniversary celebrations. The film depicts the story of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army forcing U.S. forces to withdraw in a fictionalized retelling of the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War. ''The Battle at Lake Changjin'' is the most expensive film ever produced in China, with a budget of $200 million. The film grossed $913 million at the worldwide box office, making it the second-highest-grossing film of 2021, the highest-grossing Chinese film of all time, the highest-grossing non-English film, and the second highest-grossing film in a single market. A sequel to the film, ''The Battle at Lake Changjin II'', was released on 1 Februar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renny Harlin
Renny Harlin (born 15 March 1959) is a Finnish film director, Film producer, producer, and screenwriter who has made his career in Cinema of the United States, Hollywood and Cinema of China, China. His best-known films include ''A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master'', ''The Adventures of Ford Fairlane'', ''Die Hard 2'', ''Cliffhanger (film), Cliffhanger'', ''The Long Kiss Goodnight'', and ''Deep Blue Sea (1999 film), Deep Blue Sea''. Harlin's films have grossed over $520 million in the United States and over $1.2 billion in the worldwide aggregate box office, making him the 151st highest-grossing director in the global film market , and the most internationally successful Finnish filmmaker in terms of revenue. His 1993 film ''Cliffhanger'' is in the ''Guinness World Records, Guinness Book of World Records'' for the costliest aerial stunt ever performed. His 1995 film ''Cutthroat Island'' held the Guinness World Record for the former category "Largest box office loss". Ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leap (film)
''Leap'' () is a 2020 biographical sports film directed by Peter Chan and starring Gong Li and Huang Bo. The film is based on the China women's national volleyball team's stories spread over more than 40 years. The film was released in Mainland China and the United States on September 25, 2020. It had been slated for release in China on January 25, 2020, the first day of the Chinese New Year, but was withdrawn due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film's Chinese title was originally named "China Women's Volleyball Team" ("Zhong Guo Nu Pai") but due to regulatory issues, was renamed as ''Duoguan'' ("to take the crown") one day before pre-release sales started. ''Leap'' is the Chinese entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Cast * Gong Li as Coach Lang Ping * Lydia Bai as Young Lang Ping * Huang Bo as Chen ZhongHe * Peng YuChang as Young Chen ZhongHe * Wu Gang as Yuan Weimin Lang Ping the player is played by her real-life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bille August
Bille August (born 9 November 1948) is a Danish director, screenwriter, and cinematographer of film and television. In a career spanning over four decades, he has been the recipient of numerous accolades, making him one of the most acclaimed contemporary Danish filmmakers. August's 1987 film ''Pelle the Conqueror'' won the Palme d'Or, Academy Award and Golden Globe Award. He is one of only nine directors to win the Palme d'Or twice, winning the award again in 1992 for ''The Best Intentions'', based on the autobiographical script by Ingmar Bergman. His filmography includes ''The House of the Spirits'', based on the novel by Isabel Allende; '' Smilla's Sense of Snow''; ''Les Misérables''; ''Night Train to Lisbon'', ''Silent Heart'', ''The Chinese Widow'' and '' A Fortunate Man''. He has received five Robert Awards (including Best Film and Best Director) and three Bodil Awards for Best Danish Film. He is also a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog. Life and career August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Lacôte
Philippe Lacôte is a film director from Côte d'Ivoire. He is most noted for his 2014 film ''Run (2014 film), Run'', which was a Lumières Award nominee for Lumières Award for Best French-Language Film, Best French-Language Film at the 20th Lumières Awards, and his 2020 film ''Night of the Kings (La Nuit des rois)'', which was a winner of the Toronto International Film Festival Amplify Voices Award, Amplify Voices Award at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival. Both films were also selected as Côte d'Ivoire's submission to the Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, Best International Feature Film Oscar, ''Run'' for the 88th Academy Awards in 2016 and ''Night of the Kings'' for the 93rd Academy Awards in 2021. Accolades In 2021, he was selected as jury member for International competition section of 74th Locarno Film Festival held from 4 to 14 August. References External links * Ivorian film directors Ivorian screenwriters Ivor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Of The Kings
''Night of the Kings'' (french: La Nuit des rois) is a feature drama/fantasy film directed by Philippe Lacôte and released in 2020. The film is produced by Delphine Jaquet (Banshee Films, France), Yanick Letourneau (Peripheria, Canada), Ernest Konan (Wassakara Productions, Côte d'Ivoire), and Yoro Mbaye (Yennenga Production, Senegal). It was selected as the Ivorian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, making the shortlist of fifteen films. The film is also nominated for Best international film at the Independent Spirit Award 2021. The cast includes Koné Bakary, Isaka Sawadogo, Steve Tientcheu, Rasmané Ouédraogo, Abdoul Karim Konaté, Laetitia Ky, Nubel Feliz Yan and Denis Lavant. Announced in 2017 under the working title ''Zama King'', the film premiered at the 77th Venice International Film Festival, with a follow-up screening at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival where it won the Amplify Voices Award. The film was on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pan Nalin
Nalin Kumar Pandya or Pan Nalin is a filmmaker of Indian origin. Nalin is best known for directing award-winning movies like Samsara, Valley of Flowers, and Angry Indian Goddesses. His debut feature SAMSARA (Miramax) was worldwide critical and commercial triumph and went on to win awards like Best First Feature Film at Durban International Film Festival, "Grand Jury Prize – Special Mention" at AFI Fest, Special Jury Award at Santa Barbara International Film Festival and "Most Popular Feature Film" at Melbourne International Film Festival in 2002. Since then Nalin has been actively making fiction and non-fiction movies which have been coproduced with countries like India, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the USA. Nalin’s movies have been distributed worldwide. Early life Nalin, a self-taught filmmaker, was born in a remote village of Adtala in Amreli district, Gujarat, India. Nalin, until the age of 12, helped his father sell tea on a railway platform Khijadiya Junctio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chhello Show
''Chhello Show'' () is a 2021 Indian Gujarati-language coming of age film, coming-of-age drama film directed by Pan Nalin. It stars Bhavin Rabari, Bhavesh Shrimali, Richa Meena, Dipen Raval and Paresh Mehta. The film premiered at the 20th Tribeca Film Festival on 10 June 2021 and was theatrically released in India on 14 October 2022. This film was selected as the List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, Indian entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards, and subsequently got Shortlisted in the category. Plot Nine-year-old Samay (Bhavin Rabari) from Chalala, a village in Saurashtra (region), Saurashtra, Gujarat, India spends an entire summer watching films, from the projection booth of a rundown movie place, by bribing the projectionist - Fazal (Bhavesh Shrimali). He is absolutely mesmerized by films and filmmaking, to the point that he decides to become a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izuru Narushima
is a Japanese scriptwriter and film director from Yamanashi Prefecture. In 2011, his film ''Rebirth'' was awarded the Japanese Academy Prize for best picture. Filmography As Director * ''The Hunter and the Hunted'' (2004) * ''Fly, Daddy, Fly'' (2005) * ''Midnight Eagle'' (2007) * ''Love Fight'' (2008) * ''The Lone Scalpel'' (2010) * '' Isoroku'' (2011) * ''Rebirth Rebirth may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Film * ''Rebirth'' (2011 film), a 2011 Japanese drama film * ''Rebirth'' (2016 film), a 2016 American thriller film * ''Rebirth'', a documentary film produced by Project Rebirth * ''The Re ...'' (2011) * ''A Chair on the Plains'' (2013) * '' Cape Nostalgia'' (2014) * '' Solomon's Perjury 1: Suspicion'' (2015) * '' Solomon's Perjury 2: Judgment'' (2015) * ''To Each His Own'' (2017) * ''Good-Bye'' (2020) * ''A Morning of Farewell'' (2021) * ''Familia'' (2023) * ''Father of the Milky Way Railroad'' (2023) References Japanese film directors People ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Any Day Now (2020 Film)
''Any Day Now'' (also known as ''The Oasis of Now''; fi, Ensilumi, lit=First snow) is a 2020 Finnish drama film written and directed by . The film tells story about an Iranian immigrant's family living in Finland and the family's constant fear of obtaining a negative residence permit. The film features Shahab Hosseini and Laura Birn, among others. Premise The Iranian Mehdipours have been living in a refugee center in Finland for a while now. As the 13-year-old Ramin is enjoying his school holidays, the family receives a negative decision on their asylum application. After filing the last possible appeal, the Mehdipours try to continue with their everyday lives and keep a positive attitude despite the looming danger of deportation. Ramin starts the new school year in which every moment will be more precious than ever. Cast Production The film's Mehdipour family is based on the director Hamy Ramezan's own experiences 30 years ago, when his own family came to Finland to escape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huang Lu
Huang Lu () (born July 10, 1983) is a Chinese actress. A graduate of the Beijing Film Academy, Huang debuted in director Li Yang's ''Blind Mountain ''Blind Mountain'' () is a 2007 Chinese film directed by Li Yang. (It is Li's first feature film since his 2003 debut ''Blind Shaft''.) It is also known as ''Road Home''. Like Li's previous film, ''Blind Shaft'', which dealt with the notoriously ...'', where she played a young college student sold into sexual slavery in a mountain village in northern China. She has since acted in Cai Shangjun's '' The Red Awn'' in a supporting role. Filmography Film Television Producer References External links * Huang Luat the Chinese Movie Database * Chinese film actresses Beijing Film Academy alumni 1983 births 21st-century Chinese actresses Living people Actresses from Chengdu {{China-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Rayns
Antony Rayns (born 1948) is a British writer, commentator, film festival programmer and screenwriter. He wrote for the underground publication ''Cinema Rising'' (its name inspired by Kenneth Anger's '' Scorpio Rising'') before contributing to the ''Monthly Film Bulletin'' from the December 1970 issue until its demise in 1991. He has written for the British Film Institute's magazine ''Sight & Sound'' since the 1970s, and also contributed extensively to '' Time Out'' and to ''Melody Maker'' in the late 1970s. He provides commentary tracks for DVD releases of Asian films. He coordinated the Dragons and Tigers competition for Asian films at the Vancouver International Film Festival from 1988 to 2006. In the 1980s, he presented a series called ''New Chinese Cinema'' on British television, showing (sometimes rare) films and biographies of eminent Chinese directors. He has also worked as a translator for English subtitles on films from Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
