The organizing committee of the 13th Beijing International Film Festival announced on Monday that acclaimed Chinese director Zhang Yimou would be jury president for its prestigious Tiantan Award.▲Photo/bjiff.comThe highly regarded film festival saw a record number of submissions this year, with 1,488 films from 93 countries and regions.Director Lu Chuan's Beijing 2022, a film about the Winter Olympics, will open the festival.A total of 15 movies, including three from China — Ciao, Lost in The Stars and The Shadowless Tower — have made the shortlist for the award, which has 10 categories. Other finalists include the French drama Driving Madeleine, the Romanian-Bulgarian coproduction Men of Deeds, the British comedy-drama Scrapper and Sisters, a joint Latvian and Italian presentation.With China optimizing its COVID-19 response measures, all the festival events and activities, including forums and screenings, will be held offline, providing movie fans and industry insiders a long-aw
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