BEIJING, March 19 -- The 5th Beijing International Film Festival, to be held on April 16 to 23, has attracted 930 movies from across the globe to compete for the Tiantan Award, organizers said on Thursday.
The participating films are from 90 countries and regions. In addition, 1,531 films from 103 countries and regions have registered for Beijing Film Panorama, an event during the festival, they said.
Famous French director Luc Besson will chair the jury of Tiantan Award, which also includes U.S. Robert Mark Kamen, South Korean auteur Kim Ki-duk, Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles, Russia's Fyodor Bondarchuk, Peter Chan from Hong Hong and Chinese actress Zhou Xun.
The Tiantan Award includes ten awards, such as Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Music.
The opening and closing ceremonies of the festival will be held at the scenic Yanqi Lake on the outskirts of Beijing, where the APECmeetings were held last year.
Film forums, debut of new films, and other activities will be organized during the annual film festival.
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