Zhang Ziyi (章子怡)

The activity in the nation's film industry in the first half of the year might best be summed up by the word "collaboration". And with so many filmmakers, producers, actors and actresses from diverse countries teaming up to make films these days, the divisions between them are being blurred on screen and off.

Take for example a new film that will tentatively be titled "Late Autum". Its leading actors are South Korean heartthrob Hyeon Bin and Chinese actress Tang Wei.

The actors are Korean and Chinese, the director is Kim Tae-yong, a Korean, the film "Manchu" is being co-produced by Korean and American production companies and it is being shot in the United States. It is the most recent example of the kinds of cross-cultural collaborations in the film industry today.

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Korean actress Jeon Ji-hyeon [10Asia]

Korean actress Jeon Ji-hyeon has been cast in the new Wayne Wang pic alongside Chinese actress Li Bingbing and Hollywood star Hugh Jackman, according to her agency Sidus HQ on Wednesday.

Jeon will be playing the role of Snow Flower, one of the two main characters in the film "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan", which will be helmed by "Joy Luck Club" director Wayne Wang, Sidus HQ announced in a press release.

"Wayne Wang had asked Jeon Ji-hyeon to work with him several times since seeing her in the film 'My Sassy Girl', which was very popular in the Chinese market", an official at Sidus was quoted as saying. "Both Jeon and director Wayne Wang are ecstatic about working together for this film"....More

Korean actress Jeon Ji-hyeon [Asia Economic Daily]

Korean actress Jeon Ji-hyeon and Chinese film star Zhang Ziyi have pulled out of Wayne Wang film "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan", according to a Singaporean media report.

Channel News Asia said Thursday that the two Asian actresses and the male lead -- reported to be set as a member of Taiwanese band F4 -- have all quit the project....More

Korean actress Jeon Ji-hyeonJeon Ji-hyeon [Asia Economic Daily]

Korean actress Jeon Ji-hyeon is set to appear alongside Taiwanese boy band F4 in a new film starring top Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi, according to multiple Chinese media reports.

One of the members of F4 -- currently composed of Jerry Yan, Vanness Wu, Ken Chu and Vic Chou -- will reportedly be cast opposite Jun and Zhang, who will play the lead role in the film "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan"....More

Top star Jeon Ji-hyeon will be in a movie with Zhang Ziyi!

She has been in China for a meeting with Zhang and director Wong for a new film.

Jeon is currently busy filming "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" in Hong Kong. It is known that her appearance in the film, "Blood: The Last Vampire" has helped her gre...More