At Long Last Jackie Chan Opens Cinema Academy in China
At Long Last Jackie Chan Opens Cinema Academy in China – Hong Kong actor and director Jackie Chan has opened his first film school in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, and appointed some of the country’s top stars and directors as visiting professors.
The Jackie Chan Film and Television Academy of the Wuhan Institute of Design and Sciences was officially launched on May 20, the Sina.com website reported, fulfilling a life-long dream of Chan’s to establish a film school and serve as dean.
Chan appointed his friends, including actor Zhang Guoli, actress Li Bingbing, director Feng Xiaogang and his wife and actress Xu Fan to act as visiting professors of his new school. The actor and director also said he hoped to use his own as well as his peers’ experiences in cinema and television to teach the next generation of actors and filmmakers.
Chan wants to hire more filmmakers to help students, not just in the classroom but also on set, and exchange programs with overseas schools are planned. Currently, the institute offers undergraduate programs in animation, performance and digital media.
