Changchun Film Festival opens
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Xu Fan (middle), lead actress of "Aftershock" at the opening ceremony of 10th Changchun China Film Festival on Monday, August 23 2010. [Photo: CFP] |
The 10th Changchun China Film Festival (CFF) opened on Monday, August 23, in the northeastern city of Changchun, sohu.com reports.
To celebrate the 10th year of the festival, organizers have planned the largest event in the festival's history. This year also boasts the largest amount of films and events ever included. Even the stage for the opening ceremony is the largest one that the festival has ever used.
437 films are registered for the film festival. Of those registered, forty films are chosen to compete for the Golden Deer Award. This year's top contenders include "The Founding of a Republic," "Bodyguards and Assassins," and "Ip Man 2".
Part of the "Aftershock" cast, Xu Fan and Zhang Zifeng, attended the opening ceremony to show their support for the event. The film has made over 600 million yuan (US$88 million).
During the festival, the "Jin Mai Sui Jiang" (literally golden wheat ear award) for countryside theme films will be presented for the first time at the festival.
The number of judges for the awards has increased from 11 persons to 13 persons. Veteran actor Wang Xiaotang, former president of August First Film Studio, China's top film studio which is owned by the People's Liberation Army, chairs the judge's committee.
The film festival will last for 6 days and over a hundred celebrities are expected to attend the events.
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