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Chinese Elements in Venice Film Festival

 

 

Intro: The 68th annual Venice International Film Festival, held in Venice, Italy, took place from 31 August to 10 September 2011.  As one of the most influential film festival in the world, the Venice International Film Festival has given us lots of great movies in the past 79 years. This year, Chinese films won two important awards. There were the Silver Lion for Best Director: Cai Shangjun, and the Coppa Volpi for Best Actress: Deanie Yip. The Venice International Film Festival has always been a blessed land for Chinese films, this time was no exception... more

 Award-winning Two

The Silver Lion for Best Director: Cai Shangjun 

The Silver Lion award for best director was received by Cai Shangjun for his latest film ‘Ren Shan Ren Hai’ (People Mountain People Sea) at the Venice Film Festival. Traditionally, the title of one film from the main competition is kept under wraps until the last moment... more

The Coppa Volpi for Best Actress: Deanie Yip

With her stellar performance in “A Simple Life,” Deanie Yip won the Best Actress Award at the 68th Venice International Film Festival. The judges praised Yip, a “beautiful, sexy and gifted” actress, for accurately portraying an elderly woman. Yip noted that aside from winning her an award... more

Films in Competition 

A Simple Life
(Tao Jie)
People Mountain People Sea (Ren Shan Ren Hai)

Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale

Life Without Principle (Dyut Ming Gam)

Films out of Competition 

The Sorcerer and the White Snake

The Sword Identity

Chinese  Filmmakers

  Ann Hui

Johnnie To

Lou Ye

Jia Zhangke

Editor: Liu Xiongfei

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