Thanks to its constant improvement in guest lineup, quality of competing and exhibiting films and international influence since its inception in 2011, BJIFF that has been a large annual cultural carnival of Beijing with the most international influence now establishes itself into an exchange platform between domestic and foreign films, a trend-maker of the film market, an incubator of new works and talents and a new brand of the culture of Beijing. The 8th North Film Festival took the theme of "sharing resources and win-win future", including seven main activities such as the main competition unit “Tiantan Award” awarding ceremony, opening ceremony, Beijing Exhibition, Beijing planning theme forum, movie market, movie carnival, closing ceremony and awards ceremony, as well as more than 300 activities such as the “Notable Future”unit, the record unit, the online movie unit, the movie concert, the movie salon, and the release of new films.