James Mudge recently sat down for an interview with Chinese filmmaker Cheuk Cheung, whose documentary “My Way” recently won the 3rd Prize Jury Award at the Chinese Visual Festival, and is scheduled to play screen this Sunday at 3pm. Visit the Chinese Visual Festival website for more details and tickets. James Mudge: Congratulations on My Way winning Third Prize at this year’s Chinese Visual Festival. What inspired you to make the film? Cheuk Cheung: Wong Haowai in the film was my classmate from Film Academy, he passed this story to me. In 2004, Wong made a homework documentary of 12 minutes with a few other classmates. It was about the 11 years old Winglun Tan who wanted to become a male Dan (note: leading actress in Chinese Opera). In 2009, I planned to make a film about Chinese opera and talked to Wong about Tan. It was then I learned that Tan...
- 5/31/2013
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
The film section of the 2013 Chinese Visual Festival kicks off this Friday, May 24th with the world premiere of Zhou Hao’s “Emergency Room China”. Also, the festival has announced the winners of its first Jury Prizes. Chinese Visual Festival, which runs from 8th May until 12th June in partnership with King’s College London, is delighted to announce the results of its first ever Jury Prizes: Special Mention – the animations of Xiang Jianheng, for their unique vision. 3Rd Prize to My Way (Cheuk Cheung) Jury comment: “This beautiful film follows two young men committed to the fading tradition of playing female roles in Chinese opera as a path to self-realization.” 2Nd Prize to Lost Wall (Pan Zhiqi) Jury comment: “Lost Wall is a sensitive, intimate and ultimately deeply moving portrait the struggle of a blind masseur and his girlfriend to sustain their relationship and survive on the margins of society.
- 5/13/2013
- by BeyondHollywood Staff
- Beyond Hollywood
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