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Global talents attend opening of Beijing International Film Festival
The fifth Beijing International Film Festival opened Thursday with a star-studded red carpet that included talent from around the globe.
French film director Luc Besson heads up this year's jury.
He was among the international stars attending the opening night, along with Hollywood action-hero Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Veteran European festival chief Marco Muller has been brought on board as Chief Advisor to the event.
Muller spoke a few days before the festival's opening night about his hopes for Chinese cinema.
"So I really think that, so that Chinese films will be able to move into the next phase, what will be necessary is the presence of strong producers with a vision "
The festival sees fifteen films competing for prizes known as the Temple of Heaven Awards.
They include South Korean entry "The Whistleblower," U.S. movie "Experimenter," Indian film "Fig Fruit and the Wasps," and two Chinese films, "Wolf Totem" and "The Taking of Tiger Mountain."
Theme Forum on film co-production
Many CEOs and film heavyweights have joined a forum of the 5th Beijing International Film festival to share their experiences with international co-productions and cross-culture innovation in films.
For more on this we are joined live by CRI's Chloe Lyme who is at the forum on the second day of the festival.
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Beijing hour's reporter Chloe Lyme.
Jia Zhangke's latest film to compete at Cannes Film Festival
The 68th Cannes Film Festival has announced the full lineup for its 68th edition.
Chinese director Jia Zhangke's latest film "Mountains May Depart" will be competing for prizes along with 16 other films next month.
It's the first film with English dialogue Jia has ever produced. It tells a romantic story spanning two decades.
The director hopes this film can help to remind people of precious feelings that are usually ignored.
Jia says the film is quite special for him.
"This film is actually very important for me. This is the first time for me to produce a movie concerning the future. One third of the movie is shot at Australia. It's not a Sci-fi movie. But one third of the movie happens ten years later. In the past we might have forgotten a lot of precious feelings. I've been thinking whether we can find them back in the future. That's where I got the inspiration to tell a story lasts from the last to the future through this film. "
The director, screenwriter and producer is also reported to be a member of the jury in this year's festival.
Two other Asians films have been selected to compete this year. The Assasin, from Taiwan, by Hou Hsiao-Hsien, and Umimachi Diary, from Japan, by Kore-Eda Hirokazu.
This year's Cannes Film Festival will open with a film from French director Emmanuelle Bercot.
Screening of "La Tete Haute" will be the first time in some 25-years that Cannes has opened with a film directed by a woman.
The Avengers stars promote the sequel in Seoul
The director and cast of the upcoming film "Avengers: Age of Ultron" held a press conference in Seoul today.
Director Joss Whedon and actors Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo and Chris Evans thanked South Korean fans and the press for their warm welcome.
It is Ruffalo's first visit to Seoul, and he greeted the media by saying hello in Korean.
"An Nyeong Ha Se Yo (Hello in Korean). They don't respond much. Thank you so much for having us in your beautiful city. It's my first time here and it's a pretty remarkable place and I am honored to be here with our film, 'Avengers Age of Ultron.' I hope you enjoy it."
Downey shared his happy experiences in this country with his fans.
"I am very pleased from the first 'Iron Man' when we came to Korea, we really knew that the film was working internationally, and I just love the people and the fans and the food and I am jealous that Chris has gotten to shoot here a few times. So, I will be back here to shoot something pretty soon."
At the press conference, Whedon confirmed that "Avengers: Age of Ultron" is the last "Avengers" film for him.
The movie was partly filmed in South Korea, and will hit South Korean theatres on April 23rd.
New 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Trailer unveiled
Director J.J. Abrams and members of the Star Wars cast and crew have turned out to help unveil the latest trailer for the new Star Wars film.
The trailer is said to offer a mix of new and old for fans of the franchise.
The final shot in the trailer shows Han Solo onscreen telling Chewbacca, "Chewie, we're home."
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is set for a global release on December 18th.
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