They were perhaps lesser-known names in New York, but acclaimed Chinese actors and filmmakers Wesley Wong, Wu Xiubo, Larry Yang, Zhao Wei and a few Americans, such as Sid Ganis, took to the red carpet at the 4th New York Chinese Film Festival.

The glitzy affair also celebrated Zhou Wei’s directorial début film, So Young, which made its U.S. premiere.


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CHINA HAPPENINGS™ is pleased to announce that its founder Chiu-Ti Jansen attended the opening night red carpet ceremony of the Fourth New York Chinese Film Festival at the Alice Tully Hall of the Lincoln Center. Other VIP guests included Oscar-winning American filmmaker Sid Ganis and Ambassador Sun Guoxiang, Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in New York.

Co-organized by the Chinese American Arts Council and China Central Television Movie Channel (CCTV-6), the Fourth New York Chinese Film Festival featured acclaimed talents and filmmakers such as Wesley Wong, Wu Xiubo, Larry Yang, Donnie Yen, Miriam Yeung and Zhao Wei. The opening night also marked the U.S. premiere of SO YOUNG, the directorial debut of China’s leading actress Zhao Wei.

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Donnie Yen is one of cinema’s most charismatic screen presences, yet if you were to happen upon him in a crowd, it would take you a minute to realize who he was since he so completely blends in. That anonymity disappears when Yen begins to speak and reveals himself to be a well-mannered, well-spoken man of thought. To be certain he is a man of action on screen, but his choice of roles is always based on the character and the opportunity to grow as an actor.

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Grossing over 115 million USD, the Chinese film “So Young” was already a huge hit in China when it premiered in New York as part of the 4th Chinese New York Film Festival at Lincoln Center. The film is based on a best-selling novel and was the directorial debut of Chinese mega-celebrity, the famed actress Zhao Wei, who introduced the film at the screening and answered questions from adoring fans afterwards.

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NEW YORK - If you baidu (Chinese equivalent of Google) Chinese terms for “youth” (qingchun) and “drama” (ju), hundreds and thousands of TV and movie titles will turn up, leaving you with the strong impression that China’s legacy as a tradition-revering society has been displaced by a sudden overwhelming concern and nostalgia for youth. This phenomenon has become a mainstay of the media, evidenced by such titles as Beijing Youth (and its many sequels), Youthful Days, Who Is In Charge of Our Youth and so forth. Recently, New York had a taste of China’s youth fever when the fourth New York Chinese Film Festival opened at the Lincoln Center with Chinese actress Zhao Wei’s directorial debut with the film So Young.

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This week New York hosted the Chinese film festival with its tales of love, lost youth, and martial arts. With help from a non-profit organisation seven films from mainland China and Hong Kong are being shown at New York’s Lincoln Centre, in order to promote Chinese art and culture.

Now in its’ fourth year, the film festival opened with ‘So Young,’ which is based on a novel as well as the director’s college experiences in the 1990s. The movie is Hong Kong actress Vicki Zhao’s directorial debut, after her work playing a princess in Chinese television series ‘Princess Pearl’.

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NEW YORK, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- The 4th New York Chinese Film Festival kicked off Tuesday evening at the city's Lincoln Center, introducing a host of Chinese filmmakers and their latest works to an American audience.

An array of Chinese film luminaries, including Donnie Yen, Miriam Yeung, Wu Xiubo and Zhao Wei, greeted screaming fans while walking the red carpet before the opening ceremony, enjoying unexpected warmth from overseas Chinese on a chilly autumn evening.

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香港文匯報訊（記者 植植）美國時間11月5日晚，「第四屆紐約中國電影節」在紐約林肯中心舉行的電影節開幕禮，藝人楊千嬅、甄子丹伉儷、趙薇及吳秀波齊現身紐約，由趙薇執導的作品《致青春》作為開幕電影。楊千嬅更榮獲「傑出藝人獎」，自己的電影被海外華人所肯定千嬅很感激。大會已安排在美國時間11月7日舉行盛大頒獎禮。

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今晚的林肯中心爱丽丝杜丽厅被媒体与影迷挤得水泄不通。主演《北京遇上西雅图》的大叔型男吴秀波身着英伦风西装，戴着标志性的嬉皮士眼镜，一走上红毯，就谋杀了无数菲林。电影节常客，功夫皇帝甄子丹携夫人汪诗诗向中外影迷致意；顶着一头紫色头发刚刚升级做妈妈的香港影星杨千嬅也是携丈夫丁子高甜蜜亮相。而人气最高的当属演而优则导的赵薇，她的处女座《致我们终将逝去的青春》在中国创下7亿人民币的票房成绩，并被选为本次纽约中国电影节的开幕影片。

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「第四屆紐約中國電影節」5日的紅地毯入場及開幕式，將曼哈坦林肯中心愛麗絲杜莉廳照得星光熠熠，不同於往年由正門入場，今年選擇以側門為人口，縮短了紅地毯距離，拉近了影迷與明星的距離。
現場影迷將愛麗絲杜莉廳大廳擠得水洩不通，尤其國際武打明星甄子丹、演而優則導的趙薇、喜劇天后楊千嬅、型男演員吳秀波及黃愷杰、導演楊子等走過紅地毯時，場內尖叫聲更是不絕於耳，場外狹窄的人行道也擠滿無法入場的影迷，不懼入夜後的寒風，就是為了一睹偶像風采。

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NEW YORK, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- The 4th New York Chinese Film Festival kicked off Tuesday evening at the city's Lincoln Center, introducing a host of Chinese filmmakers and their latest works to an American audience.

An array of Chinese film luminaries, including Donnie Yen, Miriam Yeung, Wu Xiubo and Zhao Wei, greeted screaming fans while walking the red carpet before the opening ceremony, enjoying unexpected warmth from overseas Chinese on a chilly autumn evening.

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4th New York Chinese Film Festival

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The 4th New York Chinese Film Festival is set to present the best in Chinese cinema in the heart of Manhattan from November 5-7.

Presented by the Chinese American Arts Council and the Chinese movie channel CCTV-6, the festival will screen 7 films from Hong Kong & China throughout the 3-day event and will additionally feature renowned filmmakers and performers Vicky Zhao Wei, Miriam Yeung, Xiubo Wu and Donnie Yen. Zhao Wei's directorial debut "So Young" will feature as the festival's opening night film at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall. Film screenings will take place Empire 25 followed by a closing night awards ceremony at Capitale.

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【侨报记者叶永康10月19日纽约报道】 著名影星甄子丹、赵薇、赵又廷、杨千嬅、吴秀波、黄恺杰等将于11月5日参加由中国国家广电总局、电影频道与美国美华艺术协会联合主办、纽约中国电影节基金会承办的第四届纽约中国电影节。届时，他们将在林肯艺术中心Alice Tully音乐厅走上红地毯，同影迷见面。
　　据纽约中国电影节基金会主席林波的介绍，本届电影节的开幕影片是由赵薇导演，赵又廷、韩庚等主演的《致我们失去的青春》。11月6日至7日，将有《对不起，我爱你》、《北京遇上西雅图》、《新扎师妹》、《春娇与志明》、《叶问》、《特殊身份》六部影片在位于42街8大道的AMC影院放映，影片的明星或导演均将随片登台，并出席映后影迷见面会。
　　美华艺术协会行政总监周龙章说，电影节颁奖典礼暨第三十一届亚洲最杰出艺人奖将于11月7日下午4时在华埠包厘街130号的Capitale俱乐部举行。晚会将揭晓电影节最佳男女演员、最佳导演等多项大奖以及亚洲最杰出艺人奖。
活动详情及购票信息请登陆www.nycff.org及www.caacarts.org，或致电美华艺术协会：212－431－9740，也可发邮件至info＠caacarts.org。

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Join in the celebration as the New York Chinese Film Festival returns for its 4th annual outing of presenting the best in Chinese cinema. The 2013 NYCFF, presented by the Chinese American Arts Council (CAAC) and the Chinese Movie Channel, CCTV-6, will screen 7 new films from Hong Kong & Mainland China over the 3-day event, and will introduce such celebrated filmmakers and performers as Vicky Zhao Wei, Miriam Yeung, Xiubo Wu and Donnie Yen to New York audiences.

Read more about New York Chinese Film Festival Set for 11/5-7 - BWWMoviesWorld by www.broadwayworld.com

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