Name: Lights, camera, racket: BJIFF goes sporty
Uploaded: 2026-04-20T17:00:20+08:00
Duration: 2 min 41 s
Description: The Beijing International Film Festival is expanding beyond the cinema this year. At the National Tennis Center, actors and directors traded scripts for rackets at the first-ever Film Figures Invitational.

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The Beijing International Film Festival is expanding beyond the cinema this year. At the National Tennis Center, actors and directors traded scripts for rackets at the first-ever Film Figures Invitational. The event brings together two worlds that rarely meet – film and tennis – under the theme of cultural and sports integration. CGTN reporter went courtside to see how these filmmakers performed on the clay, and to explore how Beijing is positioning itself as a global destination for sports tourism.

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