4th International Chinese Original IP Film Festival to Present 100th Birthday Tribute to Lisa Lu at UCLA on Oct. 31
In Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, the 4th International Chinese Original IP Film Festival will hold its Awards Gala on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at the James Bridges Theater at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Built around "A Centennial Tribute to Lisa Lu," the gala honors legendary Chinese-language screen actress Lisa Lu and will host the premiere of the film Leaving a Trace. Writer, screenwriter and producer Song Jia appears as special guest. The gala is organized by the Dragon Tales Foundation and co-organized by the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies, under this year's festival theme, "Original Stories, A Shared Tomorrow."
Event Information
Time: Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 6:30 p.m.; doors open at 6:00 p.m.
Venue: James Bridges Theater, UCLA (235 Charles E. Young Drive North, Los Angeles, CA 90095).
Organizer: Dragon Tales Foundation; co-organizer: UCLA Center for Chinese Studies.
Admission: Ticketed. Prices are as announced by the organizer; tickets are available through the organizer's website, dragontalesfoundation.com.
Format: In person.
Born in Shanghai in 1927, Lisa Lu is a Chinese American actress whose career has spanned both sides of the Pacific for more than six decades. A three-time Golden Horse Award winner, her signature films include The Mountain Road, The Last Emperor and The Joy Luck Club. She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2025, a lifetime achievement award at the Shanghai International Film Festival this June, and induction into the Asian Hall of Fame's class of 2026. The Awards Gala is a centerpiece of this year's festival: alongside the tribute and the premiere of Leaving a Trace, the evening will present the festival's awards. The organizing committee includes chief advisor Anna Shaoai Chi, festival chair Donald Martin and jury chair Peggy Chiao.
Special guest Song Jia is a writer, screenwriter and producer who twice won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress, for Deep in the Courtyard and The Wind of Luoshan, appeared in films and series including Sister-in-Law and Settled Dust, and authored the novels Falling for the Director and The Existence You Cannot See, working at the crossroads of literary original IP and screen art.
Now in its fourth year, the International Chinese Original IP Film Festival promotes original Chinese-language stories and IP development. The gala is open to the public; seating is subject to the organizer's ticketing page.
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Source: GSM · USA
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：第四届国际华语原创IP电影节「卢燕100岁生日致敬晚会」海报（主办方提供，本图已裁去底部购票区）。Poster for the 100th Birthday Tribute to Lu Yan at the 4th International Chinese Original IP Film Festival, courtesy of the organizer (cropped to remove the ticketing strip).
