'Special Encounter' wins award at Houston film fest

Chinese film "Special Encounter" won a special jury award at the 50th WorldFest - Houston International Film Festival.

The producers released photos of the award certificate on Tuesday which shows the film, directed by Mina Kwang, getting the honor of WorldFest - Special Jury Remi Award for the WorldFest - Panorama China 2017 section on April 29.

"Special Encounter," a romantic film, based on a South Korean comic book "Botox" by Mina Kwang, was produced by China's film studios, including Wanda Pictures, and starring Chinese mainland actress Yan Ni and Taiwan actor Calvin Tu.

WorldFest was founded over 50 years ago as an International Film Society in August, 1961. WorldFest became the third competitive international film festival in North America, following San Francisco and New York. WorldFest is the oldest Independent Film & Video Festival in the World. It evolved into a competitive International Film Festival in April, 1968. It was founded by award-winning producer/director Hunter Todd to present a quality film festival for independent filmmakers.

"Special Encounter" will hit Chinese theaters on May 19.