Behind the scenes of the VIII Beijing International Film Festival

Arina Domski performed at the opening ceremony of Beijing International Film Festival Red carpet, smokings and evening gowns. Beijing hosted the VIII Beijing International Film Festival. Numerous world stars among whom Monica Belluci, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Natalie Portman, Jean Reno, Luc Besson, Keanu Reeves, Sarah Brightman, Emir Kusturica and others have visited the festival during eight years of the festival’s existence. And for the first time in its history a Ukrainian representative participated in the event. This honor was given to the Ukrainian classical crossover soprano Arina Domski. The singer stepped onto the red carpet together with Chinese pop singer Anson Ping which raised massive discussions about the nature of relations between two artists in social media. The Chinese singer held Arina by the hand and was smiling happily. That night more than 200 film stars from China and other countries walked along the red carpet. Traditionally Chinese top singers are invited to perform the anthem o