The 14th Edition of the Beijing International Film Festival opens with a red-carpet gala on April 18, Thursday, at the Beijing Yanqi Lake International Convention and Exhibition Center, welcoming filmmakers and celebrities from home and overseas.
Chinese movie stars, guests, and industry professionals dazzled in their finest suits and gowns as they graced the red carpet ceremony.
The opening film of the festival is "Dwelling by the West Lake" starred by Wu Lei and Jiang Qinqin. The movie is directed by Gu Xiaogang and talks about a son rescuing his mother from financial woes as they navigate their lives through troubled times.
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| Chen Jianbin, Jiang Qinqin, and Wu Lei |
Over 4,000 films were submitted for this year’s International Film Festival and more than 1,509 feature films from 118 countries and regions were submitted for the feature film section.
This year, 15 films are competing for the Tiantan Award (the main award of the festival) - 12 are foreign films and three are domestic films, according to the committee of the BJIFF.
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| Wu Lei and Guan Xiaotong |
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| Wu Lei and Guan Xiaotong |
According to Xinhua News, more than 250 domestic and international films will be shown across 27 theaters in Beijing, and in its neighboring Tianjin Municipality and Hebei Province.
The Beijing International Film Festival was launched in 2011 to boost exchange among global film industry players. It has been attracting increasing international attention due to China's booming film market.
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| Article 20 movie: Liu Yaowen, Mai Li, director Zhang Yimou, and Lei Jiayin |
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| Cast of The Dream of the Red Chamber movie |
Red Carpet Ceremony. Chinese stars and their fashion:
As with most star-studded events, this year's opening of the Beijing International Film Festival showcases the chic and glamour of Chinese celebrities.
Here are some of the celebrities we spotted who looked drop-dead gorgeous in their classy ensembles.
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| Bian Cheng, main lead of the movie, The Dream of the Red Chamber |
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| Zhu Yilong, one of the judges for the main competition, Tiantan Award |
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| NaRan, the future forward ambassador |
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| Guan Xiaotong in a beautiful white mini dress from Georges Chakra. She has a support role in the movie, The Dream of the Red Chamber |
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| Liu Haoran, one of the judges in the Project Pitches, a category in the Venture Capitalist Program aims to find potential script materials for future films |
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| C-pop idol, Liu Yaowen, one of the cast members of the movie, Article 20 |
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| Wu Lei in a Zegna suit. His movie, Dwelling by the West Lake is the festival's opening film |
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| Wu Lei is one of the presenters of feature films too |
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| Zhou Ye in a Dior dress. Her movie, Moments We Shared, is one of China's entries |
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| Hu Ge in Armani suit. His latest movie, Gold or Shit with Gao Yuanyuan, is one of China's entries in the festival |
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| Hu Ge looks so elegant in this classic Armani tux |
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| Lin Zhiling |
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| Liu Yaowen |
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| Yu Shi, a member of the panel of jury for Reel Focus in the Venture Capitalist Program |
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| Yu Shi |
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| Cast and crew of Dwelling by the West Lake |
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| Lan Yingying |
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| NaRan |
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| Fei Xiang/Kris Philips, one of the cast members of Creation of the Gods: Kingdom of Storms |
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| Huang Junjie |
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| Jiang Qinqin |
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| Gao Yuanyuan, she's the wife of Mark Chao ☺️ She has an upcoming movie with Hu Ge, Gold or Shit |
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