Category: Beijing Film Festival

13th Beijing Film Festival & Aranya Theater Festival

On April 21st, Ziyi joined the cast and crew of The Great War to promote the film at the opening ceremony of the 13th Beijing International Film festival. Once again, she was effortlessly stunning. A poster of Ziyi’s character Tang Sheng was also released, along with a new theatrical trailer, without any trace of Ziyi at all.

The next day, Ziyi attended the press conference of this year’s Aranya Theater Festival, of which she is one the the artistic directors.

Film Power Forum

Along with director Huang Jianxin, Liu Haoran and many other big names in the Chinese film industry, Ziyi attended a press conference at the 16th Beijing Film Festival. They shared some thoughts on the future of Chinese filmmaking.

Some quotes of Ziyi during the conference:

I believe teamwork is an indispensable part of producing high-quality films. We need directors, actors, screenwriters and other crew members to all do their best. And for our actresses, I think one of the most important things is to have enough understanding of the characters and have a strong faith in themselves and their abilities.

Also we talk about what is a ‘Superior’ film, but I don’t think anyone on stage or behind the scenes should think about it first. We should first take out our most essential sincere dedication to our career, which I think may be more important than ‘Superior.

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Beijing Film Festival – Closing Ceremony

Today, Ziyi attended the closing ceremony of the Beijing International Film Festival. She, once again, won the Best Actress prize for The Grandmaster. The film was also awarded for Best Director and Best Cinematography.

Asia Pacific Screen Awards and Other News

Today during the Beijing Film Festival, Ziyi attended two different events.

The Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) today presented the 2013 APSA for Best Performance by an Actress to Zhang Ziyi for her role in Yi dai zong shi (The Grandmaster).
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Marking a major international award win for the celebrated actress, Zhang Ziyi was also inducted into the prestigious Asia Pacific Screen Academy, a growing body of approximately 660 respected filmmakers from across the region.

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The actress also attended a press conference with Jackie Chan.


Finally, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Sino-French diplomatic relations, Ziyi will be a special guest of the Cabourg Film Festival in France to pay a tribute to the romantic Chinese cinema. The 28th Cabourg Film Festival “Romantic Days” will be held from June 11 to 15. Visit the official website.

Beijing International Film Festival

The Beijing International Film Festival strats today. On the afternoon Ziyi and the casting of The Crossing was reunited for a press conference. We learnt that the shooting is now finished and other interesting information.

The film is to be released in two parts in China and some parts of Asia, with a single international edition available in other territories. The first part is set for release in late December this year, while the second is being aimed at the Chinese New Year-Valentine’s Day slot in early 2015.
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Chinese studio, Beijing Galloping Horse Film is handling world sales and will host a trade event for the film in Cannes next month.

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Several posters of the film have been unveiled. You can enjoy the gorgeous poster featuring Ziyi.

Then Ziyi walked the red carpet and appaeared on stage for the opening ceremony.


Many pictures will be added tomorrow. Stay Tuned!

2nd Beijing International Film Festival Opening Ceremony

Zhang Ziyi was gorgeous on the red carpet of the 2nd Beijing International Film Festival… Have a look!

Edit: Enjoy many mores pictures of the red carpet and the opening ceremony with Andy Lau!

2nd Beijing International Film Festival on April 23-28

The 2nd Beijing International Film Festival will be held from Monday, 23th April to Saturday, 28th April 2012. Ziyi will shine on the red carpet again…

Festival organizers say they will be screening more than 260 films from across the globe over the course of the six-day event while hosting a film market that aims to bridge the gap between China and the international film community. Among the local stars set to grace the red carpet are directors Feng Xiaogang and John Woo and stars Tang Wei, Fan Bingbing, Zhang Ziyi and Jackie Chan.

Source. And don’t forget to visit the official website of the festival.