Jackie accepted the award for "Best Movie Theme Song" and sang Desert Hero. Adrien Brody won "Best Supporting Actor" and Jackie and members of the JC Stunt Team accepted the award for "Best Action Choreography" for Dragon Blade.
Jackie receiving the award for Best Theme Song
Adrien Brody wins Best Supporting Actor
Jackie and JC Stunt Team receive the award for Best Action Choreography
Dragon Blade was nominated in three categories at the Huading Awards. The theme song "Desert Hero" won the award for Best Movie Theme Song. Jackie performed the song live at the ceremony. Jackie was accompanied to the ceremony by Adrien Brody who was nominated for, and won, Best Supporting Actor. Dragon Blade was also nominated for, and won, Best Action Choreography.
"I did not win because I sing well, but because this song has the theme of righteousness. I hope the song will spread the idea that 'we are one world united in spirit' and disseminate the idea of harmony and that there will be no war."
At a ceremony today in Beijing, Jackie, other artists and members of the Olympic Committee gathered to announce the finalists in the bid for the official song for the Winter Olympics in 2022. On Weibo Jackie said that he particularly liked the lyrics “世界是那么的不同，又那么的相同” / "the world is so different and yet so much the same" because it promoted universal brotherhood. He also hoped that the bid would be successful.
Jackie and various other celebrities have joined together to sing a song "Life" for the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on 26 June. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) selects a theme for the International Day and launches campaigns to raise awareness about the global drug problem.
Jackie has finally realised a life-long dream to open his own school for film studies. He will be actively involved in the running of the school as the Dean.
Action superstar Jackie Chan has recently launched his first college, the Film and Television Academy in Wuhan.
As reported on Sina News, the actor, who will personally serve as the college's dean, stated that he has finally completed the life-long dream of establishing his own school, and hopes to use his and his peers' experience in the industry to teach the next generation.
He revealed that he intended to buy a land in Beijing for the purpose of building an academy ten years ago, but was unable to realise his dream.
"Today, I am able to establish it through the assistance of the people who do care," said the actor.
Jackie also invited friends such as Zhang Guoli, Xu Fan, Li Bingbing, and Feng Xiaogang to become the visiting professors of his new school, adding that in the future, he will also employ more professional film workers to teach students not only in classes but also on set and exchange programmes with foreign academies as well.
Jackie stated that in the past, movies usually employed foreign crews and directors, causing the lack of local talents. As someone who has cultivated the talents of his fellow stunt team until they became martial arts directors and choreographers of their own, Jackie hope to do the same with his students.
Congratulations to Xia Hao and No. 23 for their win.
Xia Hao and his project No. 23 was awarded the top prize of RMB 1 million ($161,000) to support a young director taking part in the third New Chinese Film Talents Fund Forum (NCFTFF) during the Cannes Film Festival and market.
The prize was a collaboration between action superstar Jackie Chan and the Marche du Film, and the prize is to be invested in the costs of the production of the NCFTFF-winning director’s new project, which they were in Cannes to pitch with the support of the Marche and the NCFTFF.
Marche du Film executive director Jerome Paillard presented the award.
Song Yuefeng and his project The Wild Horns was given a special mention.
There were eight young directors participating in the NCFTFF, which was established three years ago by the Marche and Champs Lis with the goal of encouraging and supporting promising young Chinese filmmakers in their understanding of the global cinema marketplace, of the commercial requirements of the film industry, and of their approach to the international production business.
