Headlines From China: Venice Film Festival To Honor Liliana Cavani & Tony Leung Chiu-wai With Golden Lions For Lifetime Achievement

Venice Film Festival To Honor Liliana Cavani & Tony Leung Chiu-wai With Golden Lions For Lifetime Achievement

The Venice Film Festival has set filmmaker Liliana Cavani and actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai to receive this year’s Golden Lions for lifetime achievement. The 80th Venice fest runs from August 30-September 9 on the Lido. Speaking of Tony Leung, Festival Director Alberto Barbera commented, “He is a charismatic performer in the course of an exceptional transnational career which has evolved paralleling the expansion of global film circulation.

China Box Office: Makoto Shinkai’s Anime Hit ‘Suzume’ Soars With $50M Opening

Japanese anime maestro Makoto Shinkai’s latest feature Suzume shot to the top of China’s theatrical box office over the weekend, earning a strong $50 million, the biggest start for a non-Chinese film this year.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.

Related Post

Pronunciation : bǐ Meaning : (prep) compared to HSK : 1 比 Pronunciation : bǐ Meaning : (verb) compare (verb) compete (verb) gesture; gesticulate (verb) liken to; compare to (verb)

Pronunciation : yòu Meaning : (noun) right HSK : 1 右 Pronunciation : yòu Meaning : (noun) the right side; the right (noun) west (noun) the right side as the