Film festival sees record entries

Movie lovers and industry insiders get long-awaited chance to gather in person

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.

The 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.