Shanghai Celebrates Festival Opening With Glitzy Red Carpet Event
variety.comShanghai International Film Festival, but that did little to diminish the festive atmosphere. The ceremony was held at the Shanghai Grand Theater in the downtown area on an evening that was warm and spring-like and without the “plum rain” or summer downpours that the city is known for at this time of year.
Arguably the biggest names in attendance were Hong Kong actor and “Westworld” star Daniel Wu, Hong Kong director Dante Lam, Chinese star actor-director-producer Xu Zheng and Japanese actor Yakusho Koji, who won the best actor award a year ago at Cannes for his leading role in Wim Wenders’ “Perfect Days.” Marco Mueller, a celebrated festival director and artistic consultant, was also on hand in his adopted home town.
Wu was representing new film “Decoded,” directed by Chen Sicheng, whose “Lost in the Stars” earned more than RMB3.5 billion at the mainland China box office.
Other faces with worldwide fame include the team behind “Black Dog,” the winner of the Un Certain Regard Prize last month in Cannes.
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