Yang Mi won the Best Actress Award at the 50th Houston International Film Festival

　　Yang Mi took the stage to receive the award. Photo by Wang Huan, a reporter from China News Agency

　　China News Agency, Houston, April 30 (Reporter Wang Huan) The 50th Houston International Film Festival held an awards ceremony on the 29th. Chinese actor Yang Mi won the Best Actress of the festival for her performance in the sci-fi action movie "Rescue Against Time", which won the Remy Award for Best Picture.

　　Jackie Chan’s sci-fi action film "Rescue Against Time" had its world premiere at the Houston International Film Festival on the 29th. The film tells the story of Yang Mi, a single mother who keeps returning 1 hour and 50 minutes ago to save her kidnapped son. The film won the Remy Award for best film at the festival in one fell swoop. Yang Mi made a finale appearance that day and won the Best Actress Award.

　　"This award is a great encouragement to me," Yang Mi said in an interview. "We should give more time and space for the development of Chinese science fiction films." Referring to the exchanges between China and the United States in the field of film and television culture, Yang Mi thanked the Houston International Film Festival for giving Chinese films a platform to be screened on the international stage, hoping that more and more audiences can see Chinese films.

　　Entering its third year, the "Panorama China" section shone brightly at this year’s Houston International Film Festival. 33 Chinese films were shortlisted for a record and premiered in North America. They competed with thousands of films from more than 70 countries and regions around the world, and achieved great results, winning more than ten awards. More than 200 Chinese filmmakers, including Sun Chun, Wang Luoyong, and Jiang Xiaohan, came to the United States to attend the festival and exchange ideas with international filmmakers.

　　"The international film market has a low level of recognition of Chinese opera-themed works, and this recognition has greatly enhanced our confidence," director Guan Yejun told reporters.

　　"Mother’s Airport," a Mongolian film that has been shortlisted for the Montreal and Cairo film festivals, won the gold medal for "Panorama China" historical theme this time. According to the producer Feng Yiwei, the blooming of niche ethnic films in many international film festivals proves that emotion is always the "through train" of the world, which is the key node that can best connect different cultures.

　　During this year’s film festival, China-US Film Venture Capital Conference, China-US Film Summit Forum, China Night and other activities were also held to provide Chinese and US film practitioners with the latest film market trends, focusing on the current situation and future of the Chinese and US film markets, and the cultural nuance of Chinese and US films.

　　Founded in 1961, the Houston International Film Festival is the oldest independent film festival in the world. It features supporting independent films and setting up a large number of awards, attracting thousands of filmmakers from around the world every year. Directors such as Lee Ang, Spielberg, and George Lucas have all won their first awards in their careers here, so the Houston Film Festival is also known as the "birthplace of star directors". (End)