The BRICS Film Festival over the years

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South Africa will host the 10th BRICS Summit and the 3rd BRICS Film Festival later this month. BRICS is the acronym for an emerging-market bloc that groups Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The 3rd BRICS Film Festival is set to kick off on July 22 and will conclude on July 27 in Durban. The five countries will participate in the film festival which will be the main focus at the Durban International Film Festival.

The BRICS Festival will recognize the following awards: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Editor, Best Cinematography, Best Composer, as well as the Special Jury Award from submitted feature films.

The statue award in Durban will be named the Golden Rhino.

According to the hosts, the name was inspired by the history behind the golden rhino that was discovered in Mapungubwe, the significance of the place and the linkages with other countries in the earlier century. In China, it was the Panda Award.

Actress Zhou Dongyu from Chinese film "July and Ansheng" won the Panda Award for Best Actress at the 2nd BRICS Film Festival. /VCG Photo

The 2016 BRICS Film Festival was held in the Indian capital city of New Delhi.

Twenty films from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa took part, including four Chinese films, "Xuanzang," "Song of the Phoenix," "Go Away Mr Tumor," and "Book of Love."

Hou Keming, the professor of the direction department of the Beijing Film Academy, at the opening ceremony of the NCPA International Opera Film Exhibition in Wuhan. /VCG file photo

Hou Keming, the professor of the direction department of the Beijing Film Academy, was the jury member of the festival.

Indian director Raam Reddy won the jury prize for the film "Thithi" during the closing ceremony of the 15th edition of the Marrakesh international film festival in Marrakesh on December 12, 2015. /VCG Photo

Chinese film "Xuanzang" was directed by Huo Jianqi who was awarded Best Director, and Raam Reddy’s Kannada film "Thithi" was conferred the Best Film award.

Chinese director Huo Jianqi answers questions about the movie "Xuanzang" at Toho Cinemas on October 26, 2016, Tokyo. /VCG Photo

The 2017 BRICS Film Festival was held in Chengdu in China's southwestern Sichuan Province.

The 2nd BRICS Film Festival kicking off in Chengdu. /VCG Photo

During the film festival, more than 200 screenings of over 30 films from the five BRICS nations took place in theaters and communities around Chengdu, including an anthology by five directors from member countries, "Where has the Time Gone."

Film director Jia Zhangke (L) at the 2nd BRICS Film Festival Award Ceremony. /VCG Photo

This multinational film's five-part feature involves Brazil’s Walter Salles, Aleksey Fedorchenko from Russia, Madhur Bhandarkar from India, Jia Zhangke from China, and Jahmil X.T.Quebka from South Africa.

The five major producers of the film ‘Where has the Time Gone" are flanked by the presenters. /VCG Photo

This film debuted at the festival and won the artistic merit award.

The actor Han Geng (R-2) speaks at the 2nd BRICS Film Festival Award Ceremony. /VCG Photo

The Brazilian film "Nise: The Heart of Madness," won the best picture at the 2017 BRICS Film Festival.

The Brazilian film director Roberto Berliner speaks at the 2nd BRICS Film Festival Award Ceremony. /VCG Photo

The 3rd BRICS Film Festival is aimed at celebrating world-class film productions from BRICS nations with the objective of inspiring more collaborations from these nations. It is a major cultural event ahead of the annual BRICS summit.

(With input from the National Film and Video Foundation of South Africa)