https://www.scmp.com/rss/524559/feed The latest news and top stories on Cai Shangjun. A Chinese director and screenwriter, he graduated from the Central Academy of Drama in 1992. He began his career as a professional screenwriter, co-writing films like "Spicy Love Soup" and "Shower". His directorial debut, "The Red Awn" (2007), won the FIPRESCI Prize at Pusan. He gained international recognition winning the Silver Lion for Best Director at the 2011 Venice Film Festival for "People Mountain People Sea". His work, including "The... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Chloe Loung Chloe Loung Halloween is over, which means the holiday season – and a new cycle of events – has just begun in Hong Kong. This weekend, we bid a bittersweet farewell to a beloved bakery in Central; then it is time to head over to a new exhibition of museum treasures before celebrating the beginning of the festive season at a Christmas market in Tsim Sha Tsui. Here are five things to do in Hong Kong this weekend. 1. Cookie DPT Final Block Party View this post on... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3331788/5-best-things-do-hong-kong-weekend-november-7-9?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3331788/5-best-things-do-hong-kong-weekend-november-7-9?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 Nov 2025 02:30:08 +0000 Alice Li Alice Li China’s Xin Zhilei has won the Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival, becoming the first Chinese woman to receive the honour in 14 years. The 39-year-old brought the Golden Lion trophy home on Saturday for her role in The Sun Rises on Us All, directed by Cai Shangjun. The film sees Xin play the harassed owner of a fashion retail business who is trying to reconcile with her former lover, who served time in prison for a crime she had committed. “I feel like I am dreaming,” Xin said in her... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3324656/chinas-xin-zhilei-creates-history-best-actress-award-venice-film-festival?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3324656/chinas-xin-zhilei-creates-history-best-actress-award-venice-film-festival?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Sep 2025 10:08:53 +0000 James Mottram James Mottram 3.5/5 stars “The past always catches up with us.” So we are told in The Sun Rises on Us All, Chinese filmmaker Cai Shangjun’s sombre competition entry at this year’s Venice Film Festival. Despite its optimistic-sounding title, this is a film in which sacrifice and guilt weigh heavily on its characters. Meiyun (Xin Zhilei) is a harassed owner of a fashion retail business; the only time she ever smiles is when she does her livestream, presenting brightly coloured clothes to her captive female... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3324454/venice-2025-sun-rises-us-all-movie-review-cai-shangjun-returns-sombre-drama?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3324454/venice-2025-sun-rises-us-all-movie-review-cai-shangjun-returns-sombre-drama?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Sep 2025 16:05:07 +0000