Inspired by the European Shooting Stars program, the inaugural Asian Brilliant Stars event launched February 12 in Germany’s capital as a collaboration with the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale). During the ceremony, three prominent Chinese filmmakers received awards for their recent accomplishments. Xu Haofeng (徐浩峰) won the Best Director Award for The Final Master (师父), Jerry Ye (叶宁) won the Best Producer Award for The Wasted Times (罗曼蒂克消亡史), and Liu Zhenyun (刘震云) won Best Screenwriter for Someone to Talk To (一句顶一万句).
