2022 BRICS Film Festival Held Successfully

Hosted by China Film Administration and undertaken by the Shanghai International Film and TV Festival Center, the 2022 BRICS Film Festival was held several days ago. This year, the festival is composed of three programs, that is film competition, themed forums and film screenings. The film selection and competition, and themed forums were organized online.

The BRICS Film Festival, launched in 2016, is hosted by the country that takes over the rotating presidency of the BRICS countries every year to enhance cultural exchanges and mutual understanding among the BRICS countries through films. According to the working mechanism of the festival, the jury panel of the festival is composed of well-known filmmakers recommended by each BRICS member country. The year’s jury president is Su Xiaowei, Chinese screenwriter and vice chairman of the China Film Association.

During the 2022 BRICS Film Festival, China, South Africa, Brazil, Russia, and India brought their representative and outstanding films to the competition and screening. Through the jury's selection, the awarding results of the BRICS Film Festival are as follows:

Best Picture : THE BATTLE AT LAKE CHANGJIN (China)

Best Director : Alexey Pimanov for ELEVEN SILENT MEN (Russia)

Best Actor : Rômulo Braga in SOL (Brazil)

Best Actress : Zikhona Bali in THANDO (South Africa)

Special Jury Award : APARAJITO (India)

Online themed forums were held on subjects such as film talent cultivation, film exchange and project cooperation in the BRICS countries at the BRICS Film Festival this year. The five jury members from China, South Africa, Brazil, Russia and India participated in the discussion as honored guests.

Six film festival institutions from five BRICS countries cosigned the Letter of Intent for Film Festival Collaboration of BRICS Countries. Films festivals of the BRICS countries including Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, Moscow International Film Festival, International Film Festival of India, Beijing International Film Festival, Shanghai International Film Festival, and Durban International Film Festival reached consensus on exchanges and cooperation. They will encourage mutual visits, recommend films to participate in each of these festivals, and host BRICS-themed film exhibitions.

Offline screenings of the 2022 BRICS Film Festival will be held on another day.