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Busan International Film Festival 2011 opening red carpet event

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Red carpet fashion show for the opening ceremony of the 16th Busan International Film Festival on Thursday night. The annual event in South Korea has officially changed its name from Pusan International Film Festival (to Busan …) to inline with standardised Korean-English translation. Image by Newsen [Kr].

Celebrities in this photo set include So Ji-sub, Han Hyo-joo, Yoo In-na, Kim Ha-neul, Joe Odagiri, Jang Dong-gun, Park Si-yeon, Oh In-hye, Fan Bingbing, Wang Lee-Hom, Hong Soo-ah, Jay Park, Kang Hye-jung, Min Hyo-rin, Kim Min-joon, Kim So-yeon, Koo Hye-sun, Nam Sang-mi, Lee Yoon-ji, Hwang Woo Seul-hye, Kim Joo-hyuk, Kim Sun-ah, Kim Ji-woo, Sung Yuri, Choi Daniel, and Kim Sae-ron sisters etc.

So Ji-sub and Han Hyo-joo, co-stars in Always…
So Ji-sub and Han Hyo-joo at Busan Film Festival 2011

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Wuxia (Dragon) at Cannes

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The cast of Chinese movie Wuxia (aka Dragon) – i.e. Donnie Yen, Tang Wei, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Kara Hui, Jimmy Wang, Li Xiaoran, and director Peter Chan etc. – making their red carpet appearance at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival…

Wuxia Dragon Cannes

The ancient martial arts film tells the story of an assassin (Donnie Yen) who gone into exile in a small village, hiding away from his notorious gang (led by Jimmy Wang) as well as the kingdom detective (Takeshi Kaneshiro). After getting married (with Tang Wei) and living peacefully for some years, the two parties finally caught up with Donnie, and the three-corner battles explode.

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47th Golden Horse Awards (2010)

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The 47th Golden Horse Awards – Chinese equivalent of American Oscars – were presented on Saturday in Taipei. Some red carpet pics and major winners below…

Ethan Ruan (best actor)
Ethan Ruan at Golden Horse Awards 2010 red carpet

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47th Daejong Film Awards (2010)

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Red carpet gala and winners of South Korea’s 47th annual Daejong Film Awards…

Hwang Jung-eum

Hwang Jung-eum at Daejong Film Awards 2010

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Pusan Film Festival 2010 red carpet show

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Red carpet gala at the 15th Pusan International Film Festival in South Korea.

Included in this photo set are Han Ji-hye, Jung jun-ho, Min Hyo-rin, Kong Hyo-jin, Son Ye-jin, Park Bo-young, Cha Ye-ryun, Jeon Do-yeon, Park Sol-mi, Kim Yun-jin, Soo Ae, Yoo Ji-tae, Koo Hye-sun, Kim Hyun-joo, Lee So-yeon, Han Hye-jin, T.O.P, Ji Sung, Yoo In-na and Tang Wei. Image by Newsen [Kr].

Han Ji-hye and Jung Jun-ho, the night’s emcees…
Han Ji-hye and Jung Jun-ho at Pusan International Film Festival 2010

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John Woo gets lifetime achivement award at Venice

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John Woo honoured in VeniceHong Kong director John Woo was awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 67th Venice International Film Festival on Sept 3. He is the first Chinese film maker to receive the honour.

John Woo is famous for his action thrillers in the 80s, with A Better Tomorrow and The Killer; and made his name in Hollywood with Face Off and Mission: Impossible II etc. in the 90s. He returned to China in 2008 to produce war film Red Cliff which was a huge box office success in Asia. [via Cri]

His latest movie is Reign of Assassin, starring a multinational cast which include Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh, Korean actor Jung Woo-sung, Chinese actors Wang Xueqi, Shawn Yue, Taiwanese stars Barbie Hsu, Kelly Lin and Leon Dai etc.