In an exclusive 2020 interview, beloved Canadian actress Selena Lee (李施嬅) revealed her desire to continually challenge herself. Her talent shines brightly in The Queen of News (2023), and she captivates audiences in Blood and Water Season 3 (2020). Now, Selena takes a bold step into the world of Mandarin theatre with her role in The Unknown Heroes《向延安》, a production that has garnered wide acclaim in China.
Read MoreMesmerised by her two (soon to be three) children, Linda Chung wakes up each day in Vancouver to their angelic faces and appreciates every moment of her life. She admits the best part of motherhood is that it made her become an adult and actually learn how to have a life. “Back in the day when I was working 365 days a year, I didn’t know how to live.” Referring to her career in entertainment as an actor, she recounts what it was like in Hong Kong: “you work hard and are dedicated to it, but it was onscreen stuff. I may have grown in strength and creativity, but not in other ways.”
Read MoreWherever you live, if you’re Chinese, you have likely come across TVB in some way, somehow. For 55 years and several generations of Chinese immigrants spread across the globe, TVB provided a sense of home and familiarity to all. This iconic brand still resonates among young audiences today but has also had its fair share of missteps in connecting and engaging with them. With this in mind, TVB put forth a massive effort in reinvigorating its brand to appeal more to today’s audience tastes and preferences, with none more pleasantly surprising than creating original content in English through their TVB Pearl channel under the banner Pearl Originals.
Read MoreProducing a television series through a pandemic year might be a once-in-a-lifetime experience for the crew behind Blood and Water’s Season 3: Fire & Ice. Storytelling is a fine art with a rigorous process, no matter in which field the work is being done. If you can imagine for a moment how long it takes you to perfect that one photo to post on Instagram or Facebook, or to film yourself over and over before you like a take for TikTok or Instagram Live, you might be able to put yourself into a frame of mind to imagine the number of moving parts in the footage of producing hours and hours of content for television. The infinite details in one scene, especially filmed inside a casino, layered with the complication of breaking up filming between lockdowns yields a complex process of combing through fine visual details to present a professionally produced story.
Read MoreJust in time to fill the void left by the abrupt end of one show with a mostly Asian cast from another network, Rogers announced the third season of Blood and Water yesterday, the only trilingual Canadian production in English, Cantonese and Mandarin that is produced in Canada. It is also a labour of love, having been brought to life during the pandemic, with the on and off shutdowns that made for an exhausting and extended filming process. After over a year in the making during the emergency lockdown in Toronto, it is finally airing June 13th on OMNI Television on Sunday evenings.
Blood and Water: Fire + Ice is an 8-episode 30 minute crime series uniquely featuring three languages, English, Cantonese, and Mandarin, with an all Asian main cast. Produced in Canada, Blood and Water: Fire+Ice is tailored to resonate with a multi-cultural audience, while keeping the authenticity of Chinese culture in the West (North America). Starring award winning Canadian actress and Fête Chinoise-loved Selena Lee, and many Chinese Canadian talents.
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