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UPDATED: February 25, 2008 NO.9 FEB.28, 2008
Movie Director Bags a Silver Bear
Chinese director and film writer Wang Xiaoshuai has walked away with the Silver Bear award at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival for best script of Zuo You, or In Love We Trust
 
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Chinese director and film writer Wang Xiaoshuai has walked away with the Silver Bear award at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival for best script of Zuo You, or In Love We Trust. Back in 2001, Wang won his first Silver Bear award for directing Beijing Bicycle.

The film In Love We Trust, written and directed by Wang, depicts a middle-aged divorced couple who learn that the only way to save their daughter suffering from Leukaemia is to have another child, who can become a bone marrow donor. Since both of them are remarried, they are desperately struggling between love, loyalty and responsibility.

The movie was adapted from a true story. "I always wanted to focus on a story that was close to me, close to my life," said Wang, who searched for a whole year until he read the news report about this sick child. "I thought I could use the idea to go beyond the original story, and deal with many issues that Chinese families confront," Wang added.

The $700,000 production proved a success after being premiered in Berlin, and Wang expects an equally positive response from Chinese audiences in March, when the film makes its mainland debut.

Wang entered the Beijing Film Academy in 1985. After graduation, he made a very unusual decision at that time-to independently make feature films. Later in 1993, his first self-financed movie, The Days, was released. It was the only Chinese-language movie selected as one of the 100 best movies since the birth of cinema by the BBC. In 1995, he anonymously came out with Frozen. His So Close to Paradise was nominated at the Cannes Film Festival in 1998, and Shanghai Dreams in 2005 scooped Cannes' prestigious Jury Prize.

After 10 years of independent movie-making, the 41-year-old Wang has gradually formed his own unique style, characterized by poetic sentiment and delicate plots. By dealing with personal issues such as sexuality and identity, Wang has found a very effective way to open people's consciousness.

"I really wanted to preserve the essence of China on film, and create a uniquely Chinese expression."

Wang Xiaoshuai

"Winning a Silver Bear can boost the film's value, and more or less change people's attitude toward a homemade film."

Li Xun, a researcher with the Film Art Research Center of China, indicating inactive response on the mainland market, where Hollywood blockbusters are prevailing

"While working to develop itself, China will respond to the legitimate concerns of other countries and uphold the common interests of mankind. We will endeavor to enable economic globalization to produce prosperity for all."

Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan, at the opening ceremony of China Now, the largest festival of Chinese culture ever held in Britain, on February 18

"When the world's greatest sporting and marketing event crosses paths with one of the best economic growth stories ever, the result could be the opportunity of a lifetime for corporate sponsors of the Beijing Olympics."

A Reuters report entitled "Olympic Games Offer Unique Path to China Markets," published on February 16

"This is not my farewell to you only wish is to fight as a soldier in the battle of ideas. It will be just another weapon you can count on."

Cuban leader Fidel Castro, announcing in a statement published on February 19 that he would no longer assume the country's top job after nearly half a century in power due to ill health

"We accept the election results, and will sit on opposition benches."

Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, Chairman of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Q, conceding defeat of his party in the February 18 parliamentary elections

"Governments are more easily distracted by the crisis of today than the crisis of tomorrow. We need to act now."

Sony Chief Executive Howard Stringer, at a meeting hosted by the Japanese electronics giant and the WWF environmental group in Tokyo on February 16, where some of the world's top companies vowed to step up efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions and accused governments of failing to show sufficient leadership in the fight against global warming



 
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