The New York Chinese Film Festival kicks off its fourth year next Tuesday, November 5 at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall with Vicky Zhao Wei’s box-office hit So Young. The 2013 NYCFF, presented by the Chinese American Arts Council (CAAC) and the Chinese Movie Channel, CCTV-6, will screen seven new films from Hong Kong and Mainland China over the three-day event, and will introduce such celebrated filmmakers and performers as Vicky Zhao Wei, Miriam Yeung, Xiubo Wu and Donnie Yen to New York audiences.
The other six films will be presented on Wednesday, November 6 and on Thursday, November 7 at the AMC Empire 25 on 42nd Street and will be followed by Q&As with talent in attendance. The Closing Night Awards Gala will be held on November 7 at Capitale.
Festival Films:
So Young – Opening Night
November 5 at 8:00pm
Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, 8:00pm
Directed by Vicky Zhao Wei. So Young is the debut directorial effort of the renowned Chinese actress Vicky Zhao Wei. It is based on the best-selling novel “To Our Youth that is Fading Away” by Xin YiwuIt, adapted by Li Qiang (“The Postmodern Life of My Aunt”) and produced by Stanley Kwan. It is a film about the love, joy, and pain of a group of young students in their school days and their harsh confrontation with the realities and a lament on the loss of youth to adulthood. Attending the Festival will be Director Zhao Wei.
November 6 at 11:00am
AMC Empire 25
AMC Empire 25
Directed by Larry Yang. With only six months to live, Walker decides to leave Vancouver to go back to China, where he was born and adopted and go look for his biological parents and twin sister. With the aid of Encai, a girl he once helped, he tries to find his family but they start falling in love with each other very quickly. With only six months to live, Walker will have to make important decisions to make his loved one’s life complete. Attending the Festival will be Director Larry Yang, Actor Wesley Wong and Producer Hang Hon.
Finding Mr. Right November 6 at 2:00pm AMC Empire 25
Directed by Xue Xiaolu (“Ocean Heaven”). City girl Jiajia is traveling to Seattle to give birth to the son who’s going to help her win over her rich, married boyfriend. Armed with his unlimited credit card and the singular goal of bringing a little U.S. citizen back to Beijing, Jiajia knows how to play this game of modern love. But when Jiajia arrives in Seattle, nothing goes right: she’s stuck sharing a small house with two other pregnant ladies, she has trouble reaching her boyfriend on the phone, and eventually, even the credit card stops working. To top that off, the only person willing to spend time with her is her driver Frank. Frank is the opposite of everything she ever wanted in a man… or could he be exactly the kind of guy she really needs. Attending the Festival will be Actor Wu Xiubo. Love Undercover
November 6 at 4:30pm
AMC Empire 25
Directed by Joe Ma. Fong (Miriam Yeung), fresh out of the Police Training School is only allowed to work on some trivial missions in the police station after graduation. Fortunately, she is soon assigned to work undercover as a waitress. She needs to get close enough to a gangster’s son so that she can plant a microphone at a table where the gangsters make their deals. Complications arise when she finds herself falling for him. Attending the Festival will be Actress Miriam Yeung.
AMC Empire 25
Directed by Pang Ho-Cheung. In this sequel to the hit movie Love in a Puff, former lovers Jimmy and Cherie start a new life in Beijing after they ended their relationship. Despite meeting someone else, they can’t seem to forget each other and are torn between fidelity towards their new partners and following their hearts. Attending the Festival will be Actress Miriam Yeung
AMC Empire 25
Directed by Wilson Yip. This is the story of IP Man, a legendary Wing Chun Kung Fu master set in Foshan, China in the 1930s. IP Man becomes a hero and creates a craze for Wing Chun. During the Japanese invasion, General Miura, a fanatical practitioner in martial arts, demands that IP Man teach Wing Chun martial arts to the Japanese Army, but IP Man refuses and takes up Miura’s challenge. A fierce fight is going to start. Attending the Festival will be Actor Donnie Yen.
AMC Empire 25
Directed by Clarence Fok Yiu-leung. A cop and his team of comrades go undercover in one of China’s most ruthless underworld organizations to stop a gang leader, only to put themselves in great danger after being exposed one by one. Attending the Festival will be Actor Donnie Yen.
NYCFF Film Schedule:
November 5, Opening Night, Alice Tully Hall
8:00pm – So Young
November 6, AMC Empire 25
11:00am – Sorry, I Love You
2:00pm – Finding Mr. Right
4:30pm – Love Undercover
7:30pm – Love in the Buff
November 7, AMC Empire 25
11:00am – IP Man
2:00pm – Special ID
November 7, Capitale
4:00-9:00pm, Closing Night and Awards
For additional information, schedule, and to purchase tickets to all the above films (including Opening Night) please visit the Chinese American Arts Council site at http://www.caacarts.org or the New York Chinese Film Festival site at http://www.nycff.org
The NYCFF is a non-profit organization whose aim is to promote Chinese art and culture through film, while gaining exposure and insight from an American audience.
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