Sino-Foreign Film Co-production Forum Panelist

　　Time:       15:00-16:35, 17th April, 2017

　　Venue:      International Hall, Beijing International Hotel

　　Address:    No. 9, Jianguomennei Avenue, Dongcheng District, Beijing

　　Moderator: Leilei Jia

　　Panelist：Ged Doherty

　　Founding Partner of Raindog Films; Ged Doherty established the British film production outfit alongside BAFTA and Academy Award©-winning actor Colin Firth in 2012. Based in London, the company’s debut feature Eye in the Sky, it was theatrically released in the spring of 2016 to critical acclaim and commercial success, making the U.S. box office Top 10. It reached number two in the UK Box office and has grossed over $40 million worldwide thus far. Their second film Loving, an interracial love story written and directed by Jeff Nichols. Loving has gained much critical acclaim since its release, winning the prestigious Stanley Kramer Award from the Producers Guild of America, and earning Ruth Negga an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for her role as Mildred Loving.

　　Doherty is also Chairman of the BRIT Awards and BPI, one of the UK Music Industry’s leading trade bodies, responsible for more than 85% of the recorded music sold or consumed across the country. Doherty assumed the role on the back of garnering an unparalleled wealth of music industry experience, previously serving as Chairman and CEO of the influential Sony Music   UK. Doherty worked with artists such as Dido, Kings of Leon, Calvin Harris, Beyonce, Kasabian, and Foo Fighters;

　　Panelist：Aamir Khan

　　AamirKhan was born on March 14th1965 in Mumbai. He is an Indian actor, director and producer.

　　Aamir Khan Starred in his first film when he was 8. Later he practiced tennis and won the tennis championship in Maharashtra. In 1988, Aamir Khan quitted tennis and back to the screen. So far, he starred in more than 40 films, many of which received a great welcome in India at home and in abroad, create miracles at box office andreputation. The movie <Lagaan>(2001) became one of the highest-grossing movies of that year and nominated as the best foreign language film in Academy Award.

　　Aamir Khan's films focus on the problems of India society and express them in artistic expressions. His two popular films in China,Three Idiots and PK were concerned about the education problems and religious issue existing in society, anddid the great job in both box office and reputation.Then Mr Khan becomes to be afamous actor in China. The film Three Idiots mainly exposes the problems of modern education, encourages people to break the rules, listen to the heart andhave the pursuit of excellence. PK, the film concerned about religion,has created a box office record for Bollywood films in Mainland Chinese market after it was released in 2015. Also, these two films set the new box office record for Bollywood films in India and abroad during the release.

　　Aamir Khan directed and produced many excellent films after establishing his own production company, for instance, his directorial debut <Like Stars on Earth>. This film also focuses on the education and marked out as the must-watch-film for primary and high school students by Indian government. The about-to-release-in-China movie <Wrestling Competition> is concerned about the states of women. After its release in India and overseas, the box office was all way soaring and broke the record made by his own film <PK> and became the highest grossing movie all time in the Indian film history.

　　Panelist：Jerry Ye

　　Master of Economics and Management, VP and Board Director of Huayi Brothers Media Group Co., Ltd. and GM of Huayi Brothers Film Co., Ltd.

　　He joined Wanda Group in 2002 and successfully served as GM of Wanda Cinemas, Board Director of American Multi-Cinema, VP of Wanda Cultural Group and Chairman of Wuzhou Film Distribution. In 2016, he assumed the office as VP and board of Huayi Brothers Media Group Co., Ltd. and GM of Huayi Brothers Film Co., Ltd.

　　He has produced many filmsincluding Policy Story 2013, Beijing Love Story, Master of Hypnosis, One Thousand Hundred Bad Jokes, Brothers to Run, Pancake Man, Go away, Mr. Tumor, Goodbye Mr. Loser, Mojin - The Lost Legend and Detective Chinatown.

　　Panelist：Rob Cohen

　　ROB COHEN has been a major figure in Hollywood since 1972 when he discovered and championed the script for Academy Award-winning, THE STING. Since then he has been successful as a producer, writer, studio executive and director, creating some 36 movies in his ongoing career. His newest, CATEGORY 5, is finishing post as of this writing.

　　In 1992, Cohen wrote and directed DRAGON: THE BRUCE LEE STORY which he shot in Hong Kong and Macau. The film proved to be a world-wide success and gave the director his first taste of working in China. As he was quoted, ‘working in China opened my eyes to many things, to the depth of China’s culture, the long sweep of Chinese history, and the warmth and intelligence of her people.

　　He returned to China 15 years later (2007) to make the epic MUMMY 3, shooting in the Gob Desert and at the Shanghai Studios. The film grossed over $405 million, the highest b.o. take of the franchise’s three films.

　　He has also directed DRAGONHEART with Denis Quaid and Sean Connery; DAYLIGHT with Sylvester Stallone and Viggo Mortensen; THE RUNNING MAN with Arnold Schwarzenegger and THE SKULLS with Paul Walker and Joshua Jackson.

　　In 2001, he created THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS laying the foundation for the most successful franchise in Universal’s history. Under his direction, film made international stars of Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Michelle Rodriquez and spawned 6 sequels; the eighth instalment is due this summer (2017).

　　In 2002, he directed ‘xXx’ (Triple-X) which is still the highest grossing extreme sports film in history as well as a work that spawned two sequels.

　　In 2005, he released STEALTH,  a prescient film about unmanned warfare followed by MUMMY 3, ALEX CROSS, and THE BOY NEXT DOOR with Jennifer Lopez, the 9th most successful erotic thriller in history.

　　Cohen is a prolific director of TV commercials and wrote the screenplay for his new film CATEGORY 5. He returns to China once again to announce his newest movie SPEEDMASTERS from Jiaflix."When SPEEDMASTERS was sent to me by Lorenzo Di Bonaventura and Marc Ganis, I was immediately engaged by the story and characters. Opportunities to capture speed and action in a new way, using new filmic techniques are rare and valuable to me. So it was with Josh Parkinson’s script. It told a story on which I could build a tapestry of break-the-limit speed, adrenaline, and a core group of great characters. What more could a director want?"

　　Panelist：Emir Kusturica

　　Emir Kusturica was born in Sarajevo, he is a Serbian filmmaker. He has competed at the Cannes Film Festival on five ocasions and won the Golden Palm twice. He has also won a Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival and a Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival. In addition he was also named Commander of the French Order of Arts and Letters. He is the president of the jury of the 58th Cannes Film Festival.

　　Filmography

　　* Guernica，1976

　　* Do You Remember Dolly Bell？，1981

　　* When Father Was Away On Business，1985,Golden Palm of 38th Cannes Film Festival

　　* Time Of The Gypsies，1989，Best Director of 42th Cannes FIlm Festival

　　*  Arizona Dream，1993

　　*  Underground，1995，Golden Palm of 48th Cannes Film Festival

　　*  Black Cat，White Cat，1998

　　*  Super 8 Stories，2001

　　*  Life Is a Miracle，2004

　　*  Promise me this，2007

　　*  Maradona，2008

　　　　Panelist：Chen Kaige

　　Chen Kaige is the most influential internationally reputed and renowned director in China. His first work, Yellow Earth (1984) established him as the leading figure of Fifth Generation filmmakers. Farewell My Concubine directed by Chen Kaige in 1988. It remains to date the only Chinese-language film to win the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. It was the Best Foreign Film at National Board of Review (US), 1992, nominated the Best Foreign Film at 66th Academy Awards. It was also one of the Time's list of The 100 Best Movies of All Time in 2005.

　　Chen Kaige has served as an UNESCO "Chinese Cultural Ambassador", he has made speeches several times in UN and other cultural organizations. He was the Visiting Professor of NYU Film School for two years, became the first domestic director to work in Hollywood. He was also the Visiting Professor of Kyoto Ritsumeikan University. He was the jury of Cannes, Berlin, Venice Film Festival, and the president of jury of Japan, Canada, Italy Film Festival. In addition, Chen Kaige is the vice president of the Chinese Film Association, member of 10th China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and member of 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He is currently shooting the China-Japan co-production Yao MAo Zhuan , adapted by Japanese fantasy master Baku Yumemakura’s series novel shamonkukae.

　　Filmography

　　Yellow Earth, 1984

　　Best Narrative Feature at Hawaii International Film Festival, 1985

　　Best Film at China Golden Rooster Award, 1985

　　Best Film at Hong Kong International Film Festival, 1985

　　The Big Pride, 1985

　　Best Film at Turin International Film Festival, 1987

　　Jury Prize at Montreal International Film Festival, 1986

　　King of the Children, 1987

　　On behalf of China to compete Cannes Film Festival for the first time

　　Special Director at Golden Rooster Award, 1988

　　Life on a String, 1991

　　Palme d'Or Nomination at Cannes Film Festival,1991

　　Golden Tulip at Istanbul International Film Festival

　　Best Asia Feature at Singapore International Film Festival,1992

　　Farewell my Concubine, 1993

　　Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival,1993

　　FIPRESCI Prizes

　　Best Foreign Language Film at Golden Globe Awards, 1993

　　Best Foreign Film Nomination, Best Cinematography Nomination at Academy Awards, 1993

　　Best Foreign Film at National Board of Review(US), 1992

　　New York Film Critics Circle Awards,1993

　　Best Foreign Film at Los Angeles Film Critics Association, 1993

　　This film also won many other international awards

　　Temptress Moon, 1993

　　Palme d'Or Nomination at Cannes Film Festival,1996

　　The Emperor and the Assassin, 1999

　　Technical Grand Prize at Cannes Film Festival, 1999

　　In competition for the Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival, 1999

　　Best Cinematography at Golden Rooster Award, 1999

　　Together, 2002

　　Best Director、Best Actor at San Sebastián International Film Festival

　　The Promise, 2005

　　Best Foreign Film Nomination at Golden Globe Awards, 2005

　　Forever Enthralled, 2006

　　In competition at Berlin International Film Festival,2009

　　Best Film,Best Director,Best Actress at Ornamental Column Awards

　　Best New Artist, Best Supporting Actor at Golden Horse Film Festival

　　Sacrifice, 2010

　　Best Film, Best Actor at Ornamental Column Awards