Jackie Chan opens the Far East Film Festival

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Kung fu superstar Jackie Chan opened the Far East Film Festival in Udine, northeastern Italy.

Jackie Chan attends the Far East Film Festival in Italy on April 24, 2015. [Photo: Baidu]

It is the first time in its 17 year history that the specialist festival has welcomed East Asia's most consistent movie star.

Chan, who only 24 hours earlier had handed out prizes at the closing ceremony of the Beijing festival, came in by private jet.

As well as opening the festival, he held a press and fans event for his recent hit "Dragon Blade."

Chan apologized for having refused all the previous invitations to the festival and then regaled the audience with tales of shooting for three months in the Gobi Desert.

The festival line-up includes Chinse hits "The Continent" and "Breakup Buddies," Thai drama "The Last Executioner," as well as "Gangnam Blues" and "Ode to My Father."

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