8th Beijing International Film Festival


The 8th Beijing International Film Festival was held in Beijing, China by the Beijing Municipal Government and the China Media Group. Thefilm festival opened on April 15 and lasts until April 22, 2018. The closing ceremony was held in Beijing on April 22, 2018.
The opening film was Ren Pengyuan's drama film A or B and the closing night film will be Mongolian-Chinese director Hasi Chaolu's action film Genghis Khan.

International Jury

The members of the jury for the Tiantan Award were:
The Tiantan Awards are the highest awards at the festival, which 659 films from 71 countries and regions have entered. A total of 15 films have been shortlisted for the Tiantan Awards.
English titleChinese titleDirectorProduction area
Operation Red Sea红海行动Dante Lam
Hold Your Hands十八洞村Miao Yue
Po strništi bos赤足Jan Svěrák
Kadvi Hawa黑暗之风Nila Madhab Panda
Dede妈妈Mariam Khatchvani
DogSamuel Benchetrit
Eye on Juliet目视朱丽叶Kim Nguyen
Journey's End旅程尽头Saul Dibb
Krotoa克洛多娃Roberta Durrant
Octave奥克塔夫Serge loan Celebidachi
Scary Mother惊慌妈妈Ana Urushadze
Searing Summer灼热之夏Ebrahim Irajzad
The Other Side of Hope希望的另一面Aki Kaurismäki
The Testament谎言Amichai Greenberg
Untaken Paths未来之路Tahmineh Milani

Winners of Tiantan Awards