News from this newspaper (Reporter Xiao Yang) Recently, director Qiao Liang, who held a personal film festival in South Korea, revealed that his film "Chasing the Moon" is scheduled to be released during the March 8th Festival this year. Actor He Saifei won the Best Actress at the 36th China Golden Rooster Awards in 2023 for "Chasing the Moon". Qiao Liang said, "I hope the audience will like this movie, and He Saifei's performance will not disappoint everyone."
Director Qiao Liang is a professor in the Directing Department of Beijing Film Academy. He has directed dozens of films such as "Zhenzhen", "Ex-Wife", "What's New to Save You, My Love", "Keelung", "Shanghai", "Chasing the Moon", etc. TV series, including Feitian Award, Golden Rooster Award, Beijing University Student Film Festival, Lily Award, Moscow International Film Festival, Montreal International Film Festival, Vancouver Golden Panda International Film Festival and many other domestic and international awards.
Talking about this Korean film exhibition, Director Qiao Liang said that he has a close relationship with Korea. His graduation short film "Shanghai Story" won the Korean Film Daejong Award for Best Short Film in 1995. The Grand Bell Awards is one of the most influential and authoritative film awards ceremonies in South Korea. Together with the Blue Dragon Film Awards and the Baeksang Arts Awards, it is also known as the three major film awards in South Korea.
Qiao Liang said frankly that at first he was a little worried about whether Koreans would understand the theme of Yue Opera such as "Chasing the Moon", but in the end this worry was unnecessary, "I feel that South Korea is getting more and more understanding of China, and they even know Yue Opera. This is I didn't expect it. I used to think that in Chinese opera, it would be great if they knew Peking Opera. There is also an audience member who actually knows that I use dialect in the movie."
"Chasing the Moon" is scheduled to be released this year, directed by Qiao Liang The new film will also start filming in March this year, and it will still be a low-cost film. Regarding the filming plan, Director Qiao Liang said that he would just let it happen, "I'm not good at socializing. Over the years, I've always been waiting for someone to ask me to make a film. If someone comes to me and I happen to express my wish, then I'll make it."
However, this is not the case. Doesn't mean he is passive. On the contrary, Qiao Liang has a desire to create movies in his heart, "I have a pile of creative plans in my heart." In addition to literary films, he also wants to make commercial films in the future, "But don't rush, just take your time."
Source: Beijing Youth Daily
