Liu Yi, the screenwriter of global smash hit Wolf Warrior II, will speak alongside director Alex Proyas (The Crow, Gods of Egypt) at a special event moderated by Chinese-Australian actress and film producer Sharon Zhang (Crouching tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny) on Tuesday, December 5 at AFTRS in Sydney.
The topic at hand is ‘Filmmaking for a Global Audience’, which will see Proyas and Yi hold forth on a number of points, including:
• The Asian film industry, which is now the world’s largest film market;
• The Chinese box office, which will become the number one box office by 2020;
• Asia’s shift towards international casting and foreign destinations; and
• Working with cross-cultural cultural action and VFX teams to achieve world class sci-fi, action and fantasy.
This is a rare chance to get some insight from Yi, whose Wolf Warrior II is China’s highest grossing film in history and the only non-Hollywood film to be included in the top 100 highest grossing films of all time. Tickets are free via the AACTA website, but bookings are essential.