‘Floating Clouds Obscure the Sun’ Wins Best Film Award in Beijing Fest’s Forward Future Section

‘Floating Clouds Obscure the Sun’ Wins Best Film Award in Beijing Fest’s Forward Future Section

Chinese director Tao Shen’s Floating Clouds Obscure the Sun has won the best film award by a new filmmaker in the Forward Future program at the 15th edition of the Beijing International Film Festival. ”After completing her so-called ‘mission’ in life, housewife Tianzhen wants to leave her hometown and go out to see the world,” according…

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Jiang Wen Talks New Technologies, Dumplings, and Why, as a Director, He “Showers” Actors With Praise

Jiang Wen Talks New Technologies, Dumplings, and Why, as a Director, He “Showers” Actors With Praise

Chinese actor-director Jiang Wen (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Let the Bullets Fly) shared his take on new technologies, his approach to adapting novels, and his experience with acting, among a wide range of issues, during a jam-packed masterclass at the 15th edition of the Beijing International Film Festival on Friday. Naturally, the continued technological development and…

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French Stars Unite for Asghar Farhadi’s ‘Parallel Tales’

French Stars Unite for Asghar Farhadi’s ‘Parallel Tales’

Two-time Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi (A Separation, The Salesman) has cast a who’s who of French stars for his next feature, Parallel Tales. Gallic A-listers Isabelle Huppert (Elle), Virginie Efira (Benedetta), Vincent Cassel (Black Swan) and Pierre Niney (The Count of Monte-Cristo) are set to headline the French-language feature, alongside Adam Bessa, an up-and-comer…

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‘Ne Zha 2’ Is the World’s Biggest Animated Film Ever. So, We Just Had to Visit Its Beijing Poster Exhibition

‘Ne Zha 2’ Is the World’s Biggest Animated Film Ever. So, We Just Had to Visit Its Beijing Poster Exhibition

Ne Zha, a mischievous underdog, has put a spell not only on China and its box office but also on other parts of the globe. Enlight Pictures’ Ne Zha 2 recently topped the $2 billion box office milestone to become the world’s highest-grossing animated hit of all time. It comes as no surprise then that the 15th edition of the Beijing…

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Ted Sarandos: Not One Netflix Show Has Cleared China’s Censorship Board

Ted Sarandos: Not One Netflix Show Has Cleared China’s Censorship Board

Netflix‘s co-CEO Ted Sarandos gave some intriguing backstory on why the streamer isn’t available in China. Sarandos was being interviewed during Semafor’s World Economy Summit on Wednesday when he was asked about the company not being available in the world’s second-largest economy. “Fifteen years ago, everyone thought [a presence in China] was existential,” Sarandos said….

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Karlovy Vary Film Fest Sets John Garfield Tribute

Karlovy Vary Film Fest Sets John Garfield Tribute

The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) will pay tribute to Hollywood star and method acting pioneer John Garfield (The Postman Always Rings Twice), who made a name for himself by playing brooding working-class characters in the 1940s, with a retrospective of his works this year, organizers unveiled on Wednesday. “We are excited to remember the exceptional…

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