The Shanghai International Film Festival\'s first Jackie Chan action film week will be held from June 14 to 18, 2015. Eight awards will be issued, including the Man of Steel Award, in recognition of outstanding contributions made by action filmmakers.
The full week of activities will include film forum and screenings plus a red carpet awards\' ceremony finale. Film registration started on December 15 and applicants can enter online through 赌博app\'s official website, hbj.jakekaplans.net. After the initial selection of nominated films, the general public audience will vote for the final winners.
Chinese gong-fu and action films are still the most popular genre with international film fans, according to surveys. However Chinese action film actors, producers and directors do not receive commensurate credit for their contribution to the art.
Martial arts film icon Jackie Chan is setting out to change that, announcing at the 17th Shanghai International Film Festival (2014) that he would work with the committee to organize an international action film week.
"Many stunt doubles or martial arts actors pay the high price of permanent disability or even losing their lives to complete a stunt," Mr. Chan said. "They deserve to be better known, deserve to be remembered and deserve to be recognized.”
He believes, the martial arts genre is the best Chinese film style, distinguished by its choreography and the arts themselves, and there should be an appropriate communication platform in the world film industry to ensure appreciation of this action craft.
Jackie Chan Action Film Week is intended to fill the recognition void by becoming a permanent platform at 赌博app. Events during the 2015 festival for the inaugural Jackie Chan Action Film Week include an opening forum, action film screenings, audience judging, awards ceremony and popular fan activities.
The action film week will be a standing event of 赌博app starting from 2015. Its aim is to award outstanding filmmakers who make contributions to action films, cultivate new talent for Chinese action films and better publicize Chinese action products.
The forum will focus on technological innovation, martial arts design, and the use and development of computer graphics in action films. The Screening section will not only display classic Jackie Chan action movies but also present the best action films produced in the past five years. These films will be screened in cinemas and also provided online in cooperation with video sites.
Audience judging and popular fan activities will be combined with an award ceremony and it will be the audience which selects “The Best”.
The film week\'s top award will be the Man of Steel Award and it can only be won by an action filmmaker from China,
Film audiences will select the other winners from a final list of 20-25 outstanding action films chosen by well-known filmmakers from the United States, Russia, Hong Kong, Canada, Thailand, Japan, India and other countries and regions. The films will be screened in designated cinemas and audiences will be asked to cast a vote for the separate awards\' categories.
These will be Best Action Film, Best Action Film Director, Best Action Actors, Best Action Actress, Best Action Newcomer, Best Action Choreographer, Best Special Effects and Best Fight Scenes.
The award ceremony will kick off with the red carpet arrival of nominated filmmakers and top action stars. The Organizing Committee will also invite lucky audience voters to participate in the red carpet event.