Gong Li to Chair 17th Shanghai International Film Festival

Gong Li to Chair 17th Shanghai International Film Festival
May 07, 2014 By eChinacities.com

The 17th Shanghai International Film Festival will be held June 14-22, and this year the panel will be exhibiting 300 films, including 17 movies nominated for the Golden Goblet award and 12 ‘Asian Newcomer’ category nominees.

Superstar of Chinese cinema, Gong Li will be making history as the first woman ever to chair the festival since it was founded in 1993.

Her latest movie ‘Coming Home’ sees her reunite with Zhang Yimou, the director who filmed her movie debut that launched her career.

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