Quake dead remembered

                   
news24.com     May 17, 2008            

Cannes - The director and cast of China's lone competitor for Cannes' coveted top Palme d'Or award on Saturday held a minute of silence in memory of the victims of this week's devastating quake. Director Jia Zhang Ke, whose film 24 City was shot in Chengdu, in Sichuan province where the quake... [read full story]                

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Minute of silence for China quake victims at Cannes (AFP)

yahoo.com     May 17, 2008          

CANNES, France (AFP) - The director and cast of China's lone competitor for Cannes' coveted Palme d'Or award observed a minute of silence Saturday in memory of the victims of this week's devastating earthquake. Director Jia Zhangke, whose film "24 City" was shot in Chengdu, in Sichuan province...                

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Chinese film-maker focuses on how politics affects people (AFP)

yahoo.com     May 20, 2008          

CANNES, France (AFP) - China's lone contender for the top Cannes prize, Jia Zhangke, probes the aftershock of the country's socialist policies on individual people in "24 City", shot in quake-hit Sichuan. Currently one of the top three favourites for Cannes' coveted Palme d'Or for best film, the...                

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