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'''''Front Cover''''' is a 2015 drama romance film directed by [[Ray Yeung]] and starring [[Jake Choi]] and [[James Chen (actor)|James Chen]]. The plot follows two men, one who is gay and one who is ostensibly heterosexual, who fall into an unlikely romance. The film received nominations from [[Boston Asian American Film Festival]], the [[Chicago International Film Festival]], and the Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival.<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><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
Ryan (Choi) is an openly gay Chinese-American stylist based in New York City who only dates White men and sees [[Assimilation (sociology)|assimilation]] as imperative.<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> He is tasked with directing a photo shoot for Ning (Chen), an actor from [[Beijing]] who is shocked at Ryan's lack of cultural pride and open sexuality. Through spending time together, they learn from each other and develop a romance.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[James Chen (actor)|James Chen]] as Ning<br />
* [[Jake Choi]] as Ryan<br />
* Jennifer Neala Page as Janet<br />
* [[Elizabeth Sung]] as Yen Fu<br />
* Sonia Villani as Francesca<br />
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== Production ==<br />
Ray Yeung wrote and directed ''Front Cover''. The film was produced by Kaer Vanice and co-produced by Chowee Leow and Stan Guingon. It premiered at the [[Seattle International Film Festival]].<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=2019-03-29}}</ref><br />
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== Reception ==<br />
''Front Cover'' received mixed critical reviews. It has a score of 52% on Metacritic.<ref>{{Citation|title=Front Cover|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/front-cover|access-date=2019-04-16}}</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, “Front Cover” still strains to surmount its thin narrative and unfortunate dips into clichéd cultural comedy."<ref name=":1" /> Dennis Harvey reviewed the film for ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'': "Despite the appealing leads’ efforts, it’s hard to care much about a thwarted relationship between two thinly developed characters who (as they themselves admit) have barely started to know one another. Yeung’s script could have used a subplot or two involving more interesting support figures than he manages here."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/front-cover-review-1201816124/|title=Film Review: ‘Front Cover’|last=Harvey|first=Dennis|last2=Harvey|first2=Dennis|date=2016-07-18|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-03-29}}</ref> Stephanie Merry of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' gave the film 2/5 stars. In her review, she wrote, "That subplot, not to mention Sung’s moving performance, makes the movie more complex. Otherwise, “Front Cover” is weighed down by heavy-handed dialogue and a melodramatic score."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/in-front-cover-a-gay-chinese-american-comes-to-terms-with-his-cultural-identity/2016/09/29/b4e8b07a-857e-11e6-a3ef-f35afb41797f_story.html?utm_term=.6e81e29ae772|title=In ‘Front Cover’ a gay Chinese American comes to terms with his cultural identity|last=Merry|first=Stephanie|date=|website=The Washington Post|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-03-29}}</ref><br />
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== Awards ==<br />
Winner Best Screenplay at FilmOut San Diego Film Festival<br />
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Winner Jury Award Best Domestic Feature Outflix Film Festival Memphis<br />
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Winner Audience Award at Boston Asian American Film Festival<br />
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Winner Best Narrative Feature at Serile Filmului Gay International Film Festival Romania<br />
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Winner Best Actor (James Chen) at Australia Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival <br />
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Winner Best Foriegn Feature at International Queer Film Festival Playa Del Carmen <br />
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Nominated New American Cinema Award at Seattle International Film Festival<br />
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Nominated Q Hugo Award Chicago International Film Festival<br />
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Nominated Best Director at Australia Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival <br />
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Nominated Best Film at Australia Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival <br />
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Nominated Best Actor (Jake Choi) at Australia Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival <br />
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Closing Film of the Asian American International Film Festival New York<br />
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Closing Film of the Poland LGBT Film Festival<br />
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Closing Film of the Sacramento Asian American Film Festival<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3185602/?ref_=tt_urv Front Cover] on IMDb<br />
* [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/front_cover_2016 Front Cover] on Rotten Tomatoes<br />
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[[Category:2015 films]]<br />
[[Category:2010s LGBT-related films]]<br />
[[Category:LGBT-related drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Gay-related films]]<br />
[[Category:Films by Chinese directors]]<br />
[[Category:English-language films]]</div>Testwizusahttps://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Front_Cover&diff=217444130Front Cover2019-05-19T17:53:33Z<p>Testwizusa: Added more links</p>
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<div>{{italic title}}<br />
'''''Front Cover''''' is a 2015 drama romance film directed by [[Ray Yeung]] and starring [[Jake Choi]] and [[James Chen (actor)|James Chen]]. The plot follows two men, one who is gay and one who is ostensibly heterosexual, who fall into an unlikely romance. The film received nominations from [[Boston Asian American Film Festival]], the [[Chicago International Film Festival]], and the Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival.<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><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
Ryan (Choi) is an openly gay Chinese-American stylist based in New York City who only dates White men and sees [[Assimilation (sociology)|assimilation]] as imperative.<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> He is tasked with directing a photo shoot for Ning (Chen), an actor from [[Beijing]] who is shocked at Ryan's lack of cultural pride and open sexuality. Through spending time together, they learn from each other and develop a romance.<ref name=":1" /><br />
<br />
== Cast ==<br />
* [[James Chen (actor)|James Chen]] as Ning<br />
* [[Jake Choi]] as Ryan<br />
* Jennifer Neala Page as Janet<br />
* [[Elizabeth Sung]] as Yen Fu<br />
* Sonia Villani as Francesca<br />
<br />
== Production ==<br />
Ray Yeung wrote and directed ''Front Cover''. The film was produced by Kaer Vanice and co-produced by Chowee Leow and Stan Guingon. It premiered at the [[Seattle International Film Festival]].<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=2019-03-29}}</ref><br />
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== Reception ==<br />
''Front Cover'' received mixed critical reviews. It has a score of 52% on Metacritic.<ref>{{Citation|title=Front Cover|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/front-cover|access-date=2019-04-16}}</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, “Front Cover” still strains to surmount its thin narrative and unfortunate dips into clichéd cultural comedy."<ref name=":1" /> Dennis Harvey reviewed the film for ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'': "Despite the appealing leads’ efforts, it’s hard to care much about a thwarted relationship between two thinly developed characters who (as they themselves admit) have barely started to know one another. Yeung’s script could have used a subplot or two involving more interesting support figures than he manages here."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/front-cover-review-1201816124/|title=Film Review: ‘Front Cover’|last=Harvey|first=Dennis|last2=Harvey|first2=Dennis|date=2016-07-18|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-03-29}}</ref> Stephanie Merry of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' gave the film 2/5 stars. In her review, she wrote, "That subplot, not to mention Sung’s moving performance, makes the movie more complex. Otherwise, “Front Cover” is weighed down by heavy-handed dialogue and a melodramatic score."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/in-front-cover-a-gay-chinese-american-comes-to-terms-with-his-cultural-identity/2016/09/29/b4e8b07a-857e-11e6-a3ef-f35afb41797f_story.html?utm_term=.6e81e29ae772|title=In ‘Front Cover’ a gay Chinese American comes to terms with his cultural identity|last=Merry|first=Stephanie|date=|website=The Washington Post|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-03-29}}</ref><br />
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== Awards ==<br />
Winner Best Screenplay at [http://www.filmoutsandiego.com/2016-festival-awards.htm FilmOut San Diego] Film Festival<br />
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Winner Best Domestic Feature Jury Award [https://outflixfestival.org Outflix Film Festival Memphis]<br />
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Winner Best Feature Narrative Audience Award at [[Boston Asian American Film Festival|Boston Asian American Film]] Festival<br />
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Winner Best Narrative Feature at [http://serilefilmuluigay.ro/2016/en/?s=front+cover Serile Filmului Gay International Film Festival] Romania<br />
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Winner Best Actor ([[James Chen (actor)|James Chen]]) at Australia [http://www.cff.org.au Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival] <br />
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Nominated New American Cinema Award at [[Seattle International Film Festival]]<br />
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Nominated Q Hugo Award [https://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/q-hugo-award-celebrate-lgbtqfilms-at-chicago-film-festival/ Chicago International Film Festival]<br />
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Nominated Best Director at Australia [http://www.cff.org.au Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival] <br />
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Nominated Best Film at Australia [http://www.cff.org.au Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival] <br />
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Closing Film of the [http://aaiff.org/2016/films/front-cover/ Asian American International Film Festival] New York<br />
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Closing Film of the [http://www.lgbtfestival.pl/en/1123-2/ Poland LGBT Film Festival]<br />
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Closing Film of the [http://www.sapff.org/2016-festival-programming/ Sacramento Asian American Film Festival]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.frontcoverthemovie.com Front Cover] Website<br />
*[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3185602/?ref_=tt_urv Front Cover] on IMDb<br />
* [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/front_cover_2016 Front Cover] on Rotten Tomatoes<br />
*[https://www.facebook.com/FrontCoverTheMovie/ Front Cover] on Facebook<br />
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[[Category:2015 films]]<br />
[[Category:2010s LGBT-related films]]<br />
[[Category:LGBT-related drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Gay-related films]]<br />
[[Category:Films by Chinese directors]]<br />
[[Category:English-language films]]</div>Testwizusahttps://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Front_Cover&diff=217444129Front Cover2019-05-19T17:49:31Z<p>Testwizusa: Added complete list of awards and nominations for FRONT COVER</p>
<hr />
<div>{{italic title}}<br />
'''''Front Cover''''' is a 2015 drama romance film directed by [[Ray Yeung]] and starring [[Jake Choi]] and [[James Chen (actor)|James Chen]]. The plot follows two men, one who is gay and one who is ostensibly heterosexual, who fall into an unlikely romance. The film received nominations from [[Boston Asian American Film Festival]], the [[Chicago International Film Festival]], and the Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival.<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><br />
<br />
== Plot ==<br />
Ryan (Choi) is an openly gay Chinese-American stylist based in New York City who only dates White men and sees [[Assimilation (sociology)|assimilation]] as imperative.<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> He is tasked with directing a photo shoot for Ning (Chen), an actor from [[Beijing]] who is shocked at Ryan's lack of cultural pride and open sexuality. Through spending time together, they learn from each other and develop a romance.<ref name=":1" /><br />
<br />
== Cast ==<br />
* [[James Chen (actor)|James Chen]] as Ning<br />
* [[Jake Choi]] as Ryan<br />
* Jennifer Neala Page as Janet<br />
* [[Elizabeth Sung]] as Yen Fu<br />
* Sonia Villani as Francesca<br />
<br />
== Production ==<br />
Ray Yeung wrote and directed ''Front Cover''. The film was produced by Kaer Vanice and co-produced by Chowee Leow and Stan Guingon. It premiered at the [[Seattle International Film Festival]].<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=2019-03-29}}</ref><br />
<br />
== Reception ==<br />
''Front Cover'' received mixed critical reviews. It has a score of 52% on Metacritic.<ref>{{Citation|title=Front Cover|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/front-cover|access-date=2019-04-16}}</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, “Front Cover” still strains to surmount its thin narrative and unfortunate dips into clichéd cultural comedy."<ref name=":1" /> Dennis Harvey reviewed the film for ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'': "Despite the appealing leads’ efforts, it’s hard to care much about a thwarted relationship between two thinly developed characters who (as they themselves admit) have barely started to know one another. Yeung’s script could have used a subplot or two involving more interesting support figures than he manages here."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/front-cover-review-1201816124/|title=Film Review: ‘Front Cover’|last=Harvey|first=Dennis|last2=Harvey|first2=Dennis|date=2016-07-18|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2019-03-29}}</ref> Stephanie Merry of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' gave the film 2/5 stars. In her review, she wrote, "That subplot, not to mention Sung’s moving performance, makes the movie more complex. Otherwise, “Front Cover” is weighed down by heavy-handed dialogue and a melodramatic score."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/movies/in-front-cover-a-gay-chinese-american-comes-to-terms-with-his-cultural-identity/2016/09/29/b4e8b07a-857e-11e6-a3ef-f35afb41797f_story.html?utm_term=.6e81e29ae772|title=In ‘Front Cover’ a gay Chinese American comes to terms with his cultural identity|last=Merry|first=Stephanie|date=|website=The Washington Post|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-03-29}}</ref><br />
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== Awards ==<br />
Winner Best Screenplay at [http://www.filmoutsandiego.com/2016-festival-awards.htm FilmOut San Diego] Film Festival<br />
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Winner Best Domestic Feature Jury Award [https://outflixfestival.org Outflix Film Festival Memphis]<br />
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Winner Best Feature Narrative Audience Award at [[Boston Asian American Film Festival|Boston Asian American Film]] Festival<br />
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Winner Best Narrative Feature at [http://serilefilmuluigay.ro/2016/en/?s=front+cover Serile Filmului Gay International Film Festival] Romania<br />
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Winner Best Actor ([[James Chen (actor)|James Chen]]) at Australia [http://www.cff.org.au Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival] <br />
<br />
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Nominated New American Cinema Award at [[Seattle International Film Festival]]<br />
<br />
Nominated Q Hugo Award [https://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/q-hugo-award-celebrate-lgbtqfilms-at-chicago-film-festival/ Chicago International Film Festival]<br />
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Nominated Best Director at Australia [http://www.cff.org.au Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival] <br />
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Nominated Best Film at Australia [http://www.cff.org.au Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival] <br />
<br />
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Closing Film of the [http://aaiff.org/2016/films/front-cover/ Asian American International Film Festival] New York<br />
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Closing Film of the [http://www.lgbtfestival.pl/en/1123-2/ Poland LGBT Film Festival]<br />
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Closing Film of the [http://www.sapff.org/2016-festival-programming/ Sacramento Asian American Film Festival]<br />
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<br /><br />
==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3185602/?ref_=tt_urv Front Cover] on IMDb<br />
* [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/front_cover_2016 Front Cover] on Rotten Tomatoes<br />
<br />
[[Category:2015 films]]<br />
[[Category:2010s LGBT-related films]]<br />
[[Category:LGBT-related drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Gay-related films]]<br />
[[Category:Films by Chinese directors]]<br />
[[Category:English-language films]]</div>Testwizusa