Actors perform during the closing ceremony of the 8th Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF) in Beijing, capital of China, April 22, 2018. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)
Meanwhile, British actor Joe Cole won the Best Actor award for "Eye on Juliet."
Georgian actress Nata Murvanidze took Best Actress.
The Tiantan Awards are the most prestigious awards at the festival, drawing 659 entries from 71 countries and regions this year. Fifteen films were in the running for the Tiantan Award.
During the eight-day festival, more than 300 events in seven large sections were held. 15,000 guests from more than 50 countries and regions spent more than a week on the development of film and promoted cultural exchanges between films. The BIFF continues to support the development of Chinese films and has become a benchmark for the Chinese film industry.
In 2017, 798 feature films, 32 animation films, 68 science and education films, 44 documentaries, and 28 special films were produced in the Chinese mainland, totaling 970 films.
