The seventh Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF 2017) wrapped up on Sunday as the Tiantan Award went to ‘Luka’, a Georgian movie by Giorgi Barabadze.
There were 15 outstanding films shortlisted for the award from China, Iran, Canada, France, Australia, Finland, Georgia, etc. A total of 424 entries from 59 countries and regions, including 274 international films and 150 domestic films, had participated in the competition.
Iranian actress Golab Adineh Best Actress award for her inspiring performance in Marjan Ashrafizadeh’s ‘Abji’ (The Sis). The film narrates the story of two women who have lived together for more than 50 years, but the situation doesn’t remain the same and then the time comes to part ways.
Abji won the best feature film award at the 4th edition of the Afghanistan International Women Film Festival.
The 7th Beijing International Film Festival will be held in Beijing from April 16 to 23, 2017.
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