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As we mentioned a few days ago, Vicki Zhao came to London to attend the UK premiere of her first feature film as a director, So Young. It is indeed only the UK premiere, as the film was released simultaneously at the France Chinese Film Festival and in Chinese movie theaters in May 2013.
In any case, she was there at the red carpet and the screening yesterday, Thursday 17 October 5.15pm, although very few people in the crowd amassed at the barriers actually managed to recognize her immediately. Modestly rather than glamourously dressed, it was hard to believe she is one of the most in demand and successful Chinese actresses. Yet that simplicity is also makes her unbelievably approachable; way more than fellow actresses like Zhang Ziyi, Fan Bingbing, Li Bingbing and Tang Wei.
After the screening of So Young, which is definitely a rich, commercial and made-for-success type of romantic comedy, Vicki Zhao Wei stepped up and came to face a surprisingly only half-full screening room.
Firstly, asked about her experience as a first time director, director Zhao specified how she both seemed to know much of the work – from her experience as an actress – but also discovered the struggle of financing a feature film. Not only did she have to stop the shooting half-way as she ran out of budget, but also had to suspend her own salary and even invest money from her own pocket.
Then came a question about the choice of genre for her first film. She admitted settling down for a commercial type of movie, although she wishes she had done something less, but realistically could not do less than that for her debut – for both questions of image and pressure from the producers. She however stressed that she tried to add a spiritual touch in the film – although not daring to make it too arty, given the challenge to make it through as a director.
Talking about producers, they wanted her to be the lead in So Young. But instead, she felt she was too old and prefer to take on the direction of the film, which sounded a more astute decision.
The film is set in the 1990s, and we can definitely notice a few reminiscent elements of an academic environment under the communist government strong influence. At the same time, there was also an opening to the Western world. That, Zhao Wei took it as a general background. Although she admits her university time was quite different than pictured in the film, there are bits and pieces she brought into the film, especially elements of Western influence. She actually does not even identify herself with any character in the film, probably because the characters are derived from a book, then adapted into a script by a friend of hers, Li Qiang.
Finishing the Q&A, a Pakistani audience member stressed the difficulty for directors from his home country to find financing and an audience abroad. To which she replied it was the same in China, even if she was a household name as an actress, and especially as that is her first feature film.
In any case, she was there at the red carpet and the screening yesterday, Thursday 17 October 5.15pm, although very few people in the crowd amassed at the barriers actually managed to recognize her immediately. Modestly rather than glamourously dressed, it was hard to believe she is one of the most in demand and successful Chinese actresses. Yet that simplicity is also makes her unbelievably approachable; way more than fellow actresses like Zhang Ziyi, Fan Bingbing, Li Bingbing and Tang Wei.
After the screening of So Young, which is definitely a rich, commercial and made-for-success type of romantic comedy, Vicki Zhao Wei stepped up and came to face a surprisingly only half-full screening room.
Firstly, asked about her experience as a first time director, director Zhao specified how she both seemed to know much of the work – from her experience as an actress – but also discovered the struggle of financing a feature film. Not only did she have to stop the shooting half-way as she ran out of budget, but also had to suspend her own salary and even invest money from her own pocket.
Then came a question about the choice of genre for her first film. She admitted settling down for a commercial type of movie, although she wishes she had done something less, but realistically could not do less than that for her debut – for both questions of image and pressure from the producers. She however stressed that she tried to add a spiritual touch in the film – although not daring to make it too arty, given the challenge to make it through as a director.
Talking about producers, they wanted her to be the lead in So Young. But instead, she felt she was too old and prefer to take on the direction of the film, which sounded a more astute decision.
The film is set in the 1990s, and we can definitely notice a few reminiscent elements of an academic environment under the communist government strong influence. At the same time, there was also an opening to the Western world. That, Zhao Wei took it as a general background. Although she admits her university time was quite different than pictured in the film, there are bits and pieces she brought into the film, especially elements of Western influence. She actually does not even identify herself with any character in the film, probably because the characters are derived from a book, then adapted into a script by a friend of hers, Li Qiang.
Finishing the Q&A, a Pakistani audience member stressed the difficulty for directors from his home country to find financing and an audience abroad. To which she replied it was the same in China, even if she was a household name as an actress, and especially as that is her first feature film.
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