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== Release ==
== Release ==
''Front Cover'' premiered in 2015 at the [[Seattle International Film Festival]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.siff.net/media/press/press-releases/awards-2015|title=SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES AUDIENCE & COMPETITION AWARDS|website=www.siff.net|language=en|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref> in the Catalyst Competition section, and was again in Competition at the 2015 [[Chicago International Film Festival]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.frontcoverthemovie.com/2015/09/25/front-cover-will-compete-at-the-chicago-international-film-festival/|title=FRONT COVER WILL COMPETE AT THE CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref> It was the Closing Film for the [[Asian American International Film Festival]] in New York in 2016. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/aviva_press/aaiff16_closing_night_premiere_of_front_cover_carpet_arrivals|title=AAIFF16 Closing Night Premiere of Front Cover Carpet Arrivals|website=www.filmfestivals.com|language=en|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref> It was also the Closing Film for 2016 [http://www.sapff.org Sacramento Asian Pacific Film Festival] <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sapff.org/2016-festival-programming/|title=2016 Sacramento Asian Pacific Film Festival Program|last=|first=|date=2016-05-28|website=Sacramento Asian Pacific Film Festival|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> and the [http://www.lgbtfestival.pl Poland LGBT Film Festival.]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.frontcoverthemovie.com/2016/03/28/front-cover-premieres-as-the-closing-film-at-the-poland-lgbt-film-festival/|title=FRONT COVER PREMIERES AS THE CLOSING FILM AT THE POLAND LGBT FILM FESTIVAL|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref> ''Front Cover'' was shown in over 40 Film Festivals worldwide.
''Front Cover'' premiered in 2015 at the [[Seattle International Film Festival]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.siff.net/media/press/press-releases/awards-2015|title=SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES AUDIENCE & COMPETITION AWARDS|website=www.siff.net|language=en|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref> in the Catalyst Competition section, and was again in Competition at the 2015 [[Chicago International Film Festival]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.frontcoverthemovie.com/2015/09/25/front-cover-will-compete-at-the-chicago-international-film-festival/|title=FRONT COVER WILL COMPETE AT THE CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref> It was the Closing Film for the [[Asian American International Film Festival]] in New York in 2016. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfestivals.com/blog/aviva_press/aaiff16_closing_night_premiere_of_front_cover_carpet_arrivals|title=AAIFF16 Closing Night Premiere of Front Cover Carpet Arrivals|website=www.filmfestivals.com|language=en|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref> It was also the Closing Film for 2016 Sacramento Asian Pacific Film Festival <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sapff.org/2016-festival-programming/|title=2016 Sacramento Asian Pacific Film Festival Program|last=|first=|date=2016-05-28|website=Sacramento Asian Pacific Film Festival|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> and the Poland LGBT Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.frontcoverthemovie.com/2016/03/28/front-cover-premieres-as-the-closing-film-at-the-poland-lgbt-film-festival/|title=FRONT COVER PREMIERES AS THE CLOSING FILM AT THE POLAND LGBT FILM FESTIVAL|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref> ''Front Cover'' was shown in over 40 Film Festivals worldwide.


[[Strand Releasing]] <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tiff-2015-ray-yeungs-front-822582|title=TIFF: Ray Yeung's 'Front Cover' Goes to Strand Releasing|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref> and [https://www.facebook.com/EdkoFilms/ Edko Films Ltd.] <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/festivals/busan-edko-films-snags-cover-rights-1201609019/|title=Busan: Edko Films Snags ‘Cover’ Rights|last=Frater|first=Patrick|last2=Frater|first2=Patrick|date=2015-10-03|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref> acquired USA and Hong Kong distribution rights respectively. It was released in the USA in August 2016 and in Hong Kong in October 2016.
[[Strand Releasing]] <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tiff-2015-ray-yeungs-front-822582|title=TIFF: Ray Yeung's 'Front Cover' Goes to Strand Releasing|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref> and Edko Films Ltd. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/festivals/busan-edko-films-snags-cover-rights-1201609019/|title=Busan: Edko Films Snags ‘Cover’ Rights|last=Frater|first=Patrick|last2=Frater|first2=Patrick|date=2015-10-03|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref> acquired USA and Hong Kong distribution rights respectively. It was released in the USA in August 2016 and in Hong Kong in October 2016.


[[Sahamongkol Film International Co. Ltd.|Sahamongkolfilm International Co, Ltd.]] also released the movie in Bangkok, Thailand in August 2016. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sahamongkolfilm.com/saha-movie/front-cover/|title=Front Cover|website=Sahamongkolfilm|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref><br />
[[Sahamongkol Film International Co. Ltd.|Sahamongkolfilm International Co, Ltd.]] also released the movie in Bangkok, Thailand in August 2016 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sahamongkolfilm.com/saha-movie/front-cover/|title=Front Cover|website=Sahamongkolfilm|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref>


== Reception ==
== Reception ==
''Front Cover'' holds an 82% approval rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes|RottenTomatoes]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Front Cover (2016)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/front_cover_2016|language=en|access-date=2019-11-07}}</ref> Godfrey Cheshire of ''[[RogerEbert.com]]'' describes it as, "A skillfully written and acted gay love story about two young men of Chinese ancestry...The transition from distrust to wary friendship to something more passionate in a movie like this depends a lot on the writing, and Yeung’s is subtle and assured, tracing an emotional arc that’s believably nuanced. It also benefits from exceptionally strong lead performances. As Ning, Chen has no trouble summoning a star’s charisma while also suggesting his hidden side. And Choi’s Ryan, a terrific debut, gives us a young man of real complexity who’s in the throes of self-discovery and (apparently) first love.....If it can be said that every cross-cultural story like this eventually tilts toward one culture over the other, one thing that’s notable about “Front Cover”—and that sets it apart from [[Ang Lee|Ang Lee’]]<nowiki/>s nominally similar “[[The Wedding Banquet]]”—is that, though set in New York, its perspective and espoused values are finally more Chinese than American. If that’s surprising, it’s in keeping with the emotional journey of a young man learning that identity is not only about sexuality." <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/front-cover-2016|title=Front Cover movie review & film summary (2016) {{!}} Roger Ebert|last=Cheshire|first=Godfrey|website=www.rogerebert.com|language=en|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref>
''Front Cover'' holds an 82% approval rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes|RottenTomatoes]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Front Cover (2016)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/front_cover_2016|language=en|access-date=2019-11-07}}</ref> Godfrey Cheshire of ''[[RogerEbert.com]]'' describes it as, "A skillfully written and acted gay love story about two young men of Chinese ancestry...The transition from distrust to wary friendship to something more passionate in a movie like this depends a lot on the writing, and Yeung’s is subtle and assured, tracing an emotional arc that’s believably nuanced." <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/front-cover-2016|title=Front Cover movie review & film summary (2016) {{!}} Roger Ebert|last=Cheshire|first=Godfrey|website=www.rogerebert.com|language=en|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref> Robyn Bahr of the [[The Village Voice|''Village Voice'']] described it as a "sexy, ambitious queer rom-com(ish) drama." <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2016/08/02/queer-rom-comish-drama-front-cover-is-an-ambitious-breakthrough/|title=Queer Rom-Com(ish) Drama ‘Front Cover’ Is an Ambitious Breakthrough {{!}} The Village Voice|website=www.villagevoice.com|access-date=2019-11-07}}</ref> Jeannette Catsoulis reviewed the movie for the ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' and wrote, "sensitive, decorous and buffed by Eun-ah Lee’s warm photography."<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/05/movies/front-cover-review.html|title=Review: In ‘Front Cover,’ Struggling for Self-Acceptance|last=Catsoulis|first=Jeannette|date=2016-08-04|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-03-29|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

Robyn Bahr of the [[The Village Voice|''Village Voice'']] indicated it as a " sexy, ambitious queer rom-com(ish) drama." <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2016/08/02/queer-rom-comish-drama-front-cover-is-an-ambitious-breakthrough/|title=Queer Rom-Com(ish) Drama ‘Front Cover’ Is an Ambitious Breakthrough {{!}} The Village Voice|website=www.villagevoice.com|access-date=2019-11-07}}</ref> Jeannette Catsoulis reviewed the movie for the ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' and wrote, "sensitive, decorous and buffed by Eun-ah Lee’s warm photography."<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/05/movies/front-cover-review.html|title=Review: In ‘Front Cover,’ Struggling for Self-Acceptance|last=Catsoulis|first=Jeannette|date=2016-08-04|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-03-29|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Sheri Linden of the ''[[The Hollywood Reporter|Hollywood Reporter]]'' wrote &nbsp;"the filmmakers capture an easygoing side of New York that's rarely seen on the big screen." <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/front-cover-film-review-912998|title=‘Front Cover’: Film Review|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref>

== Awards ==
== Awards ==
* Winner Best Screenplay at the [https://filmoutsandiego.com FilmOut San Diego Film Festival] 2016 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmoutsandiego.com/2016-festival-awards.htm|title=FilmOut San Diego Sponsors|website=www.filmoutsandiego.com|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref>
* Winner Best Screenplay at the FilmOut San Diego Film Festival 2016 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmoutsandiego.com/2016-festival-awards.htm|title=FilmOut San Diego Sponsors|website=www.filmoutsandiego.com|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref>
* Winner Jury Award Best Domestic Feature [https://outflixfestival.org Outflix Film Festival Memphis] 2016 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outmemphis.org/outflix-2016-award-winners/|title=Outflix 2016 Award Winners!|last=OUTMemphis|date=2016-09-16|website=OUTMemphis|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref>
* Winner Jury Award Best Domestic Feature Outflix Film Festival Memphis 2016 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outmemphis.org/outflix-2016-award-winners/|title=Outflix 2016 Award Winners!|last=OUTMemphis|date=2016-09-16|website=OUTMemphis|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref>
* Winner Audience Award for Best Narrative Film at the [[Boston Asian American Film Festival]] 2016 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0004211/2016/1/|title=Boston Asian American Film Festival (2016)|website=IMDb|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref>
* Winner Audience Award for Best Narrative Film at the [[Boston Asian American Film Festival]] 2016 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0004211/2016/1/|title=Boston Asian American Film Festival (2016)|website=IMDb|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref>
* Winner Best Full Feature at [http://serilefilmuluigay.ro/2016/en/front-cover-2/ Serile Filmului Gay International Film Festival] Romania 2016 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0002866/2016/1/|title=Serile Filmului Gay International Film Festival, Romania (2016)|website=IMDb|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref>
* Winner Best Full Feature at Serile Filmului Gay International Film Festival Romania 2016 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0002866/2016/1/|title=Serile Filmului Gay International Film Festival, Romania (2016)|website=IMDb|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref>
* Winner Best Actor (to [[James Chen (actor)|James Chen]]) at Australia [https://www.cff.org.au/index.php/2019/08/26/front-cover/ Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival] 2017 <ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://concreteplayground.com/sydney/event/golden-koala-chinese-film-festival-2017|title=Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival 2017|work=Concrete Playground|access-date=2018-12-04|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Winner Best Actor (to [[James Chen (actor)|James Chen]]) at Australia Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival 2017 <ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://concreteplayground.com/sydney/event/golden-koala-chinese-film-festival-2017|title=Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival 2017|work=Concrete Playground|access-date=2018-12-04|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Nominated New American Cinema Award at [[Seattle International Film Festival]] 2015 <ref name=":2" />
* Nominated New American Cinema Award at [[Seattle International Film Festival]] 2015 <ref name=":2" />
* Nominated Q Hugo Award [[Chicago International Film Festival]] 2015 <ref name=":3" />
* Nominated Q Hugo Award [[Chicago International Film Festival]] 2015 <ref name=":3" />
* Nominated Best Director at Australia [https://www.cff.org.au/index.php/2019/08/26/front-cover/ Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival] 2017 <ref name=":0" />
* Nominated Best Director at Australia Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival 2017 <ref name=":0" />
* Nominated Best Film at Australia [https://www.cff.org.au/index.php/2019/08/26/front-cover/ Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival] 2017 <ref name=":0" />
* Nominated Best Film at Australia Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival 2017 <ref name=":0" />


==References==
==References==

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Vorlage:Infobox film Front Cover is a 2015 drama romance film directed by Ray Yeung and starring Jake Choi and James Chen. The story follows Ryan Fu, gay Chinese American fashion stylist (Jake Choi), who rejects his ethnic heritage, is given an important assignment to style Ning (James Chen), a patriotic actor from Beijing. After a rocky start, they develop a relationship that leads them to examine their beliefs and identities. Front Cover received mixed critical reviews and received awards from festivals such as San Diego Outfest, Boston Asian American Film Festival, and Outflix Film Festival.[1]

Plot

Front Cover tells the story of Ryan Fu, a gay Chinese American who rejects his Asian heritage and has learnt to suppress it to climb up the social ladder. Through talent and hard work he has attained his dream job as an assistant to Francesca, a celebrity fashion stylist. One day Francesca assigns Ryan to style Ning, an actor who has just arrived from Beijing, for a top magazine photo shoot. Ning dismisses Ryan’s initial Western styling and demands Ryan creates an image for him which represents the power of the new China. Their opinions clash resulting in a strained working relationship. Over the following days, they socialize whilst working together and discover not only do they share a lot in common, a mutual attraction begins to develop. As they get closer Ryan reveals that he detests his Chinese heritage because he is ashamed of his impoverished upbringing. Ning also opens up and confesses that he is closeted. As they fall in love, a Chinese tabloid magazine exposes Ning as gay. Terrified of the impact it will have on his career, Ning begs Ryan to lie for him at a press conference. Ryan must now decide whether to help Ning or stay true to himself.[2]

Cast

Release

Front Cover premiered in 2015 at the Seattle International Film Festival.[3] in the Catalyst Competition section, and was again in Competition at the 2015 Chicago International Film Festival.[1] It was the Closing Film for the Asian American International Film Festival in New York in 2016. [4] It was also the Closing Film for 2016 Sacramento Asian Pacific Film Festival [5] and the Poland LGBT Film Festival.[6] Front Cover was shown in over 40 Film Festivals worldwide.

Strand Releasing [7] and Edko Films Ltd. [8] acquired USA and Hong Kong distribution rights respectively. It was released in the USA in August 2016 and in Hong Kong in October 2016.

Sahamongkolfilm International Co, Ltd. also released the movie in Bangkok, Thailand in August 2016 [9]

Reception

Front Cover holds an 82% approval rating on RottenTomatoes.[10] Godfrey Cheshire of RogerEbert.com describes it as, "A skillfully written and acted gay love story about two young men of Chinese ancestry...The transition from distrust to wary friendship to something more passionate in a movie like this depends a lot on the writing, and Yeung’s is subtle and assured, tracing an emotional arc that’s believably nuanced." [11] Robyn Bahr of the Village Voice described it as a "sexy, ambitious queer rom-com(ish) drama." [12] Jeannette Catsoulis reviewed the movie for the New York Times and wrote, "sensitive, decorous and buffed by Eun-ah Lee’s warm photography."[13]

Awards

  • Winner Best Screenplay at the FilmOut San Diego Film Festival 2016 [14]
  • Winner Jury Award Best Domestic Feature Outflix Film Festival Memphis 2016 [15]
  • Winner Audience Award for Best Narrative Film at the Boston Asian American Film Festival 2016 [16]
  • Winner Best Full Feature at Serile Filmului Gay International Film Festival Romania 2016 [17]
  • Winner Best Actor (to James Chen) at Australia Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival 2017 [18]
  • Nominated New American Cinema Award at Seattle International Film Festival 2015 [3]
  • Nominated Q Hugo Award Chicago International Film Festival 2015 [1]
  • Nominated Best Director at Australia Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival 2017 [18]
  • Nominated Best Film at Australia Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival 2017 [18]

References

Vorlage:Reflist

  1. ↑ a b c FRONT COVER WILL COMPETE AT THE CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. Abgerufen am 9. November 2019 (amerikanisches Englisch).
  2. ↑ Godfrey Cheshire: Front Cover movie review & film summary (2016) | Roger Ebert. In: www.rogerebert.com. Abgerufen am 9. November 2019 (englisch).
  3. ↑ a b SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES AUDIENCE & COMPETITION AWARDS. In: www.siff.net. Abgerufen am 9. November 2019 (englisch).
  4. ↑ AAIFF16 Closing Night Premiere of Front Cover Carpet Arrivals. In: www.filmfestivals.com. Abgerufen am 9. November 2019 (englisch).
  5. ↑ 2016 Sacramento Asian Pacific Film Festival Program. In: Sacramento Asian Pacific Film Festival. 28. Mai 2016;.
  6. ↑ FRONT COVER PREMIERES AS THE CLOSING FILM AT THE POLAND LGBT FILM FESTIVAL. Abgerufen am 9. November 2019 (amerikanisches Englisch).
  7. ↑ TIFF: Ray Yeung's 'Front Cover' Goes to Strand Releasing. In: The Hollywood Reporter. Abgerufen am 9. November 2019 (englisch).
  8. ↑ Patrick Frater, Patrick Frater: Busan: Edko Films Snags ‘Cover’ Rights. In: Variety. 3. Oktober 2015, abgerufen am 9. November 2019 (englisch).
  9. ↑ Front Cover. In: Sahamongkolfilm. Abgerufen am 9. November 2019 (amerikanisches Englisch).
  10. ↑ Vorlage:Citation
  11. ↑ Godfrey Cheshire: Front Cover movie review & film summary (2016) | Roger Ebert. In: www.rogerebert.com. Abgerufen am 9. November 2019 (englisch).
  12. ↑ Queer Rom-Com(ish) Drama ‘Front Cover’ Is an Ambitious Breakthrough | The Village Voice. In: www.villagevoice.com. Abgerufen am 7. November 2019.
  13. ↑ Jeannette Catsoulis: Review: In ‘Front Cover,’ Struggling for Self-Acceptance In: The New York Times, 4. August 2016. Abgerufen am 29. März 2019 (amerikanisches Englisch). 
  14. ↑ FilmOut San Diego Sponsors. In: www.filmoutsandiego.com. Abgerufen am 9. November 2019.
  15. ↑ OUTMemphis: Outflix 2016 Award Winners! In: OUTMemphis. 16. September 2016, abgerufen am 9. November 2019 (amerikanisches Englisch).
  16. ↑ Boston Asian American Film Festival (2016). In: IMDb. Abgerufen am 9. November 2019.
  17. ↑ Serile Filmului Gay International Film Festival, Romania (2016). In: IMDb. Abgerufen am 9. November 2019.
  18. ↑ a b c Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival 2017 In: Concrete Playground. Abgerufen am 4. Dezember 2018 (amerikanisches Englisch). 
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