In July 2022, young actor Eve Zhao (Chinese name: Kong Zhao) won the Los Angeles Film Awards (LAFA) Best Actress Award for his literary film "Kill Me", which became a hot topic of this film festival and received much attention. Global industry and media attention.
The Los Angeles Film Awards (LAFA) is a film festival platform for global filmmakers. It aims to promote global film and television works, encourage excellent film and television and script works through selection and awarding of awards, and provide a higher and further career platform for global film and television practitioners , and one of the most acclaimed international film festivals. Chinese music scene pop superstar Zhang Shaohan , Chinese mainland Z generation high-quality artist Wang Yuan , Chinese Taiwan singer Rainie Yang , etc. have all won the award.
(Photo: Eve Zhao)
Eve has been nominated and won the Best Actress Award at the internationally renowned Film Festival for her films such as "The Accident" and "Blind Eyes". A number of international film festivals have won praises and affirmations from international film and television practitioners, and have been highly praised by the jury for "the performance is extremely delicate and moving, with original and amazing sincerity".
This time, Eve won the top prize in such a fierce competition for international excellent video, which also represents the high recognition and affirmation of his professionalism in the international film field. Among them, the jury praised without hesitation: Eve's portrayal and grasp of the character's heart is very accurate, portraying the image of a young girl who is wandering and carrying the burden of life and family alone, and "vividly interprets and shows her The pains, entanglements and contradictions of her, and the process between her and her care patient Lily, from estrangement to letting go of their guards and understanding each other for warmth, "and "promoting it naturally, making it complex and three-dimensional integration".
In a recent interview with the media, Eve also talked a lot about her views on this award and the future development of international films and independent films, as well as how to export culture and value to Western audiences as an Asian actor. In Eve's view, sensitivity is the most important and fundamental quality an actor should possess. Like all other artists, an actor's job is to create, and the first step in any creative process is to understand what they are creating. Taking the roles she played herself as an example, before the official start of filming, Eve will definitely do the desk work, go deep into the role itself, and figure out its inner world. See the world, life from the character's point of view, and understand the cause and effect of the character's own actions. She also gave a vivid example of this, if creating a character is like putting together a puzzle, the sensitivity allows the actor to see the shape of the gears on each part so they know what to pair accordingly.
As an Asian face currently active in the international film circle, Eve is also full of hope for the future image representation of Asians in Western and world film and television. Eve believes that with more and more Asian faces appearing on the screen this year, the reform and new wave of the new era film industry has hit us with an irresistible trend, and the future international films will definitely tend to be inclusive and comprehensive. . Chinese film and television should also seize this excellent opportunity, find a more in-depth entry point from Chinese traditional culture , and deeply integrate with the characteristics of the current era, and continue to output excellent talents and works, and finally establish an international brand that belongs to us. Brand and influence, shine on the international stage, and win a place.
In addition, Eve also expects more Asian faces to take to the international stage, and realize the true blooming of a hundred flowers on a more equal and just creation platform. She also said that she will move forward like her role model and idol Maggie Cheung , comprehend and feel the performance with heart, continue to output different types of works, contribute to the performance of different roles, and contribute to Chinese film and television.
