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Jiang Wen, Joan Chen Lead Star-Studded Jury for Beijing Film Festival, Competition Titles Unveiled
Jiang Wen will preside over the Tiantian competition jury at the 15th Beijing International Film Festival, with Joan Chen joining the panel.
Hungarian auteur Béla Tarr will lead the jury for the festival’s Forward Future strand. The main competition lineup features a diverse slate of films vying for the award, including Hao Ming and Li Peiran’s “Better Me, Better You,” Li Yongyi’s “Deep in the Mountains” and Zhang Qi’s “Trapped,” all from China, and Emine Yildirim’s “Apollon by Day Athena by Night” (Turkey), Sora Hokimoto’s “Baus: The Ship’s Voyage Continues” (Japan), Maria Brendle’s “Frieda’s Case” (Switzerland), Tim Ellrich’s “In My Parents’ House” (Germany) and Lilja Ingolfsdottir’s “Loveable” (Norway). Competition titles also include Tobias Schmutzler, Kevin Schmutzler, Apuu Mourine, and Vallentine Chelluget’s “Nawi: Dear Future Me” (Kenya-Germany), Sophie Deraspe’s “Shepherds” (Canada-France), Andrea Segre’s “The Great Ambition” (Italy-Belgium-Bulgaria), Ivan Fund’s “The Message” (Argentina-Spain-Uruguay), Charlie McDowell’s “The Summer Book” (Finland-U.K.-U.S.), Noëlle Bastin and Baptiste Bogaert’s “Vitrival – The Most Beautiful Village in the World” (Belgium), and Hadi Mohaghegh’s “Vortex” (Iran-Czech Republic).
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