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, the festival aims to promote Chinese films and cultures across the world. China Image Film Festival was established in 2009. This year’s celebration of Chinese films is organised by China UK Culture and Creative Industry Association. As a platform for cultural exchange between the UK and China, the festival has gained support from The State Administration of Radio Film and China Television (

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) in addition to the Chinese embassy’s cultural affairs office. The festival has generated support from the United Kingdom’s

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, as well as other agencies, associations, businesses, and institutions. The difference between the previous few years and this year is the establishment of the British professional short film section. This segment shows famous short English films to both Chinese and British audiences. British professional films of the same calibre will be screened in both the UK and China. In turn, well-known short film directors will be meeting the audiences during this particular time.

Festival

The festival's main activities include a selection of Chinese films, 'five-minute’ short film competitions, an exhibition week of Chinese films, and a forum for Chinese and British film makers. Through film screening and forum discussion, the festival aims to promote Chinese cinematic arts, ethical standards, and cultural beliefs to the British public. * Film Exhibition Week 20 films are selected for screening at the China Image Film festival. Through screenings at different cinemas, audiences from different backgrounds can choose different types of films and meet with the film production teams to exchange ideas and make suggestions. * Sino-British filmmaker Forum The participants of the forum include directors, actors and actress, producers, screenwriters, and others in the film industry. Topics may include the supply chain in the film industry, the development of new technology, market promotion, and the way of collaboration. The outcomes are put in the Sino-British film industry and creating suitable business models for collaborative companies. * Awards and Closing Ceremony The awards and closing ceremony are held on the last day of the festival. The winners are invited to the ceremony to collect the awards through the international media.

2012 festival

Outstanding Film: Girls Always on the Right Side Outstanding Directing: Yang Shupeng -

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Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role:

Huang Xiaoming Huang Xiaoming or Mark Huang (, born 13 November 1977) is a Chinese actor, singer, and model. He graduated from the Performance Institute of the Beijing Film Academy in 2000. Huang first rose to prominence in 2001 for playing Emperor Wu of Han in ...

2011 festival

The Most Brilliant Director:

Wang Quan'an Wang Quan'an () (b. 1965) is a Sixth Generation Chinese film director. Wang was born in Yan'an, China. He graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in 1991. He had a ten-year relationship with actress and muse Yu Nan, which ended in 2009. Career U ...

Apart Together ''Apart Together'' () is a 2010 Chinese drama film directed by Wang Quan'an. It was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival and won the Best Screenplay award. Plot A former Nationalist soldier (Feng Ling) w ...

The Most Brilliant Actress:

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The Most Brilliant Actor: Fan Wei - Tracks Kong LingXue The Committee Special Awards:

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2010 festival

Best Film: The Floating Shadow Best Director: Dongshuo Jia - The Floating Shadow Best Actor: Wu Jiang -

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Best Actress: Jia Li - The Floating Shadow Best Screenplay: Chen Peng - Walking to school

Filmmakers and other distinguished guests

Director:

Gu Changwei Gu Changwei (born 12 December 1957) is a Chinese cinematographer and film director. Gu was born in Xi'an, Shaanxi in the People's Republic of China. Gu is considered one of the major Chinese cinematographers working today.Zhang, Yingjin & Xiao, Z ...

Cai Shangjun Cai Shangjun () is a Chinese film director and screenwriter. Cai graduated from the Central Academy of Drama in 1992. Since then, his major work has been that of a professional screenwriter. Cai was part of the team, along with Zhang Yang, D ...

Actors and Actresses:

Zhang Jingchu Zhang Jingchu (, born 2 February 1980) is a Chinese film actress. Zhang is best known for winning the China Film Media Award Best Actress award for the 2005 film ''Peacock'', which was shown at the Berlin International Film Festival. Early l ...

Jiang Wenli Jiang Wenli (, born 20 June 1969) is a Chinese actress, director, producer, and screenwriter. A native of Tianjin, she graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in 1992. Li ranked 52nd on ''Forbes'' China Celebrity 100 list in 2014. Early life Jia ...

Alec Su Alec Su You-peng (born 11 September 1973) is a Taiwanese actor, singer, television producer, and film director. Su became a popular teen idol in the 1980s as a member of the boyband ''Xiao Hu Dui''. He was known as the "Obedient Tiger" (乖乖 ...

, Huang Yi,

Ma Yili Ma Yili (, born 29 June 1976) is a Chinese actress. Ma ranked 42nd on ''Forbes'' China Celebrity 100 list in 2019. Early life Ma was born in Hongkou District, Shanghai on June 29, 1976, with her ancestral home in Rudong County, Nantong, Jiangsu. ...

, Fan Wei,

Siqin Gaowa Siqin Gaowa (, Mongolian Cyrillic ''Цэцэнгуа'', born 19 January 1950), born Duan Anlin, is a Chinese-born Swiss actress. She was born in Guangzhou to a Han Chinese father and a Mongol Chinese mother. Her father died when she was 4, she was ...

Chen Jianbin Chen Jianbin (born June 27, 1970) is a Chinese actor active in television and film. He is most notable for the portrayal of Cao Cao in the 2010 television series ''Three Kingdoms (TV series), Three Kingdoms''; as well as his performance in ''Dec ...

References

External links

Official WebsiteCCTV-China Image Film Festival to be held in London
Film festivals in London