72nd San Sebastian Festival - 20/28 September 2024
72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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Z365" or "Festival all year round" is the new strategic point of the Festival in which converge investigation, accompaniment and development of new talents (Ikusmira Berriak, Nest); training and cinematic knowledge transfer (Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola, Zinemaldia + Plus, Filmmakers' dialogue); and investigation, disclosure and cinematic thought (Z70 project, Thought and Discussion and Research and publications).
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Awards and Jury Members
Altadis-New Directors Award Jury
JOAN CHEN (President)
Altadis-New Directors Award Jury
Joan Chen is one of the most widely recognized and respected Asian stars in the international film industry. She began her movie career at age of 14 in Shanghai. Her performance in the films Quing Chun (Youth, 1977) and Xiao Hua (Little Flower, 1980)catapulted her to fame in China. Chen garnered the Best Actress Award in China in 1980 when she was 19 for Little Flower.
In 1981, Chen left China for the United States to study film at California State University, Northridge, where she graduated with honours. In the US, Chen has appeared in over forty film and television roles. The most notable were Bernardo Bertolucci's Oscar-winning The Last Emperor (1987), David Lynch's Twin Peaks series (1990), and Oliver Stone's Heaven and Earth (1993). At the same time, Chen continued to make films for Asian audiences. Her memorable performance in the Chinese language film Hong Mei Gui Bai Mei Gui (Red Rose and White Rose, Stanley Kwan, 1994) won her Best Actress in the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards and the Hong Kong Critics Awards in 1994.
In 1997, Chen made her directorial debut with the critically acclaimed Xiu Xiu, The Sent-down Girl (1999). The film has received numerous awards internationally. In 2000, Chen was honoured by the National Board of Review with the International Freedom of Expression Award for the making of Xiu Xiu. Chen’s second effort behind the camera was MGM’s Autumn In New York starring Richard Gere and Winona Ryder in 2000.
Between 2003 and 2006, Chen returned to China to star in three Chinese films, Mo Li Hua Kai (Jasmine, Hou Yong,2005), Xiang Ri Kui (Sunflower, Zhang Yang, 2005), and Tai Yang Zhao Chang Sheng Qi (The Sun Also Rises, Jiang Wen, 2007). Chen also played a crucial supporting role in Ang Lee’s Se, Jie (Lust, Caution, 2007).
Her latest film, The Home Song Stories (Tony Ayres, 2007) from Australia premiered in the Berlin Film Festival in 2007. Chen won Best Actress award in the Australian Film Institute Awards, the Inside Film Awards and the Australian Critics Awards in 2007. She also won Best Actress award for the same role in the Taiwan’s Golden Horse Awards and in the Torino Film Festival. In the Asian Film Awards 2008, she was honoured with a dual nomination, Best Actress for The Home Song Stories and Best Supporting Actress for The Sun Also Rises. Chen ended up winning the Best Supporting Actress award.
Joan Chen lives in San Francisco with her husband, Dr. Peter Hui and their daughters, Angela and Audrey.
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