The Tiantan Award trophy of the Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF) is an embodiment of the pursuit of auspiciousness.A Tiantan Award trophy of the Beijing International Film Festival is seen in the China National Film Museum in Beijing, March 16, 2025.
/CGTNA Tiantan Award trophy of the Beijing International Film Festival is seen in the China National Film Museum in Beijing, March 16, 2025.
/CGTNA Tiantan Award trophy of the Beijing International Film Festival is seen in the China National Film Museum in Beijing, March 16, 2025.
/CGTNA Tiantan Award trophy of the Beijing International Film Festival is seen in the China National Film Museum in Beijing, March 16, 2025.
/CGTNAs the trophy for prizes in the main competition section which was introduced at the festival's 2013 edition, two years after the inaugural BJIFF in 2011 its design is intended reflect the overall theme of "Sharing Resources and Achieving Win-Win Results for the Future." The design concept is also derived from Tiantan Award's core value: "Beauty in Variety, Harmony in Diversity."The overall height of the Tiantan Award trophy is 45 centimeters, among which the base is 9 cm high and the body of the trophy is 36cm high, both of which are multiples of nine.
In Chinese, the pronunciation of "9" (九 jiǔ) is homophonic with "forever" (久 jiǔ), thus the number 9 also contains Chinese people's pursuit of auspiciousness.The trophy fully expresses the aspiration of China's film industry to engage in exchanges and dialogues with global filmmakers, achieve mutual benefit and win-win results, and jointly promote the harmonious development of the global film industry.