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Yuen Woo-ping to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award in Italy

4/8/2026

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Yuen Woo-ping, Hong Kong action choreographer, will receive the Golden Mulberry Award for lifetime achievement at the Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy, from April 24 to May 2, 2026.
The festival profiles his latest project, adapted from the manhua Biao Ren, about a mercenary warrior in late Sui Dynasty China.
A sandstorm sequence in the film was praised as reminiscent of Mad Max.

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Yuen Woo-ping, Hong Kong action choreographer, will receive the Golden Mulberry Award for lifetime achievement at the Far East Film Festival in Udine, Italy, from April 24 to May 2, 2026.
The festival profiles his latest project, adapted from the manhua Biao Ren, about a mercenary warrior in late Sui Dynasty China.
A sandstorm sequence in the film was praised as reminiscent of Mad Max.