[Epoch Times August 06, 2021](Epoch Times reporter Tong Yijia comprehensive report) Recently, the epidemic situation in mainland China has been on the rise. The Chinese Communist Party has officially stated that it must “take strict precautions against Beijing at all costs” to ensure the safety of the capital. Affected by the epidemic situation, the 11th Beijing International Film Festival, with Gong Li as the chairman of the jury, announced the postponement on Weibo on August 5. The specific date has not been determined.
On August 5, the Beijing International Film Festival announced on its official Weibo: “Due to the recent recurrence of epidemics in many places in China, in order to protect everyone’s health and safety, the 11th Beijing International Film Festival was originally scheduled to be held from August 14 to 21. The International Film Festival will be postponed.” He also stated that the organizing committee will pay close attention to the situation of epidemic prevention and control and, if conditions permit, promptly announce new news about the event.
Just 3 days ago, on August 2nd, film star Gong Li, as the chairman of the International Jury Committee of the Beijing Film Festival “Tiantan Award”, posted on the official Weibo: “Welcome every fan and friend to the Beijing Film Festival for a movie. Invitation!”
After the announcement of the jury list of the film festival earlier, the Chinese male stars Chen Kun and Zhang Songwen, who were among the judges, posted interactions on Weibo. Chen Kun forwarded the contents of the Beijing International Film Festival’s Weibo and wrote: “See you in Beijing in August!” Unexpectedly, a few days later, the Beijing Daily reported on August 3 that the Beijing Epidemic Control Team said at a meeting on the 2nd, It is necessary to raise the level of management and control into Beijing, and “strictly guard against death at all costs” to ensure the safety of the capital.
In addition, the Chinese Communist Party’s official media “China Youth Daily” reported on August 5 that the Beijing Municipal Government announced in principle to cancel large-scale events held in Beijing in August, insisting on “non-essential and non-hosting”. Public places include movie theaters, libraries, Museums and other places will also strictly implement measures such as quotas, appointments, and peak shifts to prevent crowds from gathering. This seems to reflect the severity of the Beijing epidemic.
According to an article commented by the Taiwanese media “Apple News”, the Beijing Film Festival, founded in 2011, established the “Tiantan Award” as an international film competition. Although there are not many Chinese films selected, the festival is like a “Carnival.” The party is average. It is mainly reflected in the fact that the leading stars of Chinese films that are going to be released will go to the red carpet to promote new films. The crowd of stars always overshadow the main competitions of the film festival, and the Chinese media also pay more attention to the star lineup and the promotion. The topic, the overall situation is somewhat inconsistent with the International Film Festival.
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