# 14th Beijing International Film Festival

The 14th edition of the Beijing International Film Festival (Chinese: 北京国际电影节), abbreviated BJIFF, was held April 18–26, 2024 in Beijing, China.
The 14th BJIFF received more than 1,500 entries, with 15 films selected for the Tiantan Award and 15 films for the Future Forward Awards. The films come from 18 countries. More than 240 Chinese and international films screened in 27 theaters and venues.
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Brazil, this year’s edition invited Brazil as the guest country.

## International Jury
### Tiantan Jury

The Tiantan Awards (Chinese: 天坛奖) jury include seven Chinese and international filmmakers.
* Emir Kusturica, serving as Jury President
* Carlos Saldanha
* David White
* Kris Phillips
* Jessica Hausner
* Ma Li
* Zhu Yilong

### Future Forward Jury

The Future Forward Awards (Chinese: 注目未来单元), dedicated for first and second features from all over the world, will have a five-member jury, which includes:
* Jerzy Skolimowski, serving as Jury President
* Gu Xiaogang
* Kees Van Oostrum
* Yang Lina
* Yang Zishan

## Tiantan Awards

A total of 15 films have been shortlisted for the Tiantan awards.
| English title | Director(s) | Production country |
| A Real Job | Thomas Lilti | France |
| A Whole Life | Hans Steinbichler | Austria |
| All the Long Nights | Sho Miyake | Japan |
| Back to Alexandria | Tamer Ruggli | Switzerland |
| Death Is a Problem for the Living | Teemu Nikki | Finland |
| Gold or Shit | Long Fei | China |
| Guardians of the Formula | Dragan Bjelogrlić | Serbia |
| I Love You, to the Moon, and Back | Li Weiran | China |
| Milk | Stefanie Kolk | Netherlands |
| Not a Word | Hanna Slak | Germany |
| Stolen | Karan Tejpal | India |
| Strangers When We Meet | Zhang Guoli | China |
| The Ant Woman | Betania Cappato & Adrián Suárez | Argentina |
| The City | Amit Ulman | Israel |
| The Reeds | Cemil Ağacıkoğlu | Turkey |

## Future Forward Awards

A total of 15 films have been shortlisted for the Future Forward awards.
| English title | Director(s) | Production country |
| After the Fever | Akira Yamamoto | Japan |
| Animal/Humano | Alessandro Pugno | Spain |
| Arzé (Chinese: 阿尔泽) | Mira Shaib | Lebanon |
| Brief History of a Family | Jianjie Lin | China |
| Carefree Days | Liang Ming | China |
| Encounters | Dmitry Moiseev | Russia |
| The Fantastic Three | Michaël Dichter | France |
| Fly Me to the Moon | Sasha Chuk | China |
| The Rapture | Iris Kaltenbäck | France |
| The Sweet East | Sean Price Williams | United States |
| Solitude | Ninna Pálmadóttir | Iceland |
| The Sentence | Fazil Razak | India |
| Velo Gang | Alex Kälin | Switzerland |
| Venezia | Rusudan Chkonia | Georgia |
| Where Echoes Never End | Sophie Gao | China |

## Winners of Tiantan Awards

Source:
| Category | Winner(s) | Film |
| Best Feature Film | Gold or Shit | Gold or Shit |
| Best Director | Karan Tejpal | Stolen |
| Best Actor | Fan Wei | Strangers When We Meet |
| Best Actress | Mia Maelzer | Stolen |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jari Virman | Death Is a Problem for the Living |
| Best Supporting Actress | Yue Hong | Gold or Shit |
| Best Screenplay | Jia Huang | Gold or Shit |
| Best Cinematography | Isshaan Ghosh | Stolen |
| Best Music | Marco Biscarini | Death Is a Problem for the Living |
| Best Artistic Contribution | All the Long Nights | All the Long Nights |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Chen Kaige | Chen Kaige |