Beijing Film Festival to pay tribute to US director David Lynch

Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF) has scheduled to honor American director, screenwriter, producer, painter, and photographer David Lynch.

The event recently announced it will screen a special retrospective of the works by David Lynch during its 7th edition, slated for April 16-23.

The program includes screening some of the director’s impressive films including  ‘Eraserhead’.

Lynch who is currently working on an updated version of one of his movies cannot attend the festival, organizers said.

The documentary ‘David Lynch: The Art Life’ co-directed by Jon Nguyen, Rick Barnes and Olivia Neergaard-Holm will also go on screen in the event.

The festival will show some 500 films at 30 cinema theaters across Beijing and two Hollywood box office movies of ‘The Fast and the Furious’ and ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ out of competition.

Launched in 2011, BJIFF is hosted by General Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television of China and People's Government of Beijing Municipality, and organized by Film Bureau of the General Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television of China and Beijing Municipal Bureau of Radio, Film and Television.

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