The 78th Locarno Film Festival has honoured US actor and director Lucy Liu with the Career Achievement Award. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In a glittering dress with wing-like sleeves, Liu climbed the stairs to the stage on the Piazza Grande. "This energy around us is spectacular," she said on Thursday, before talking about her origins. This award is about how she learnt to love, Liu said. She comes from parents who once immigrated to a foreign country and had a strong influence on her. "They sharpened my awareness of stories on the margins," she said. The lack of privilege was a stroke of luck for her. She is also delighted to be honoured at this festival together with Emma Thompson and Jackie Chan. "I just find them endlessly inspiring!" + How the Locarno Film Festival brought Chinese films to the West She said it means a lot to her to receive this award in the presence of the Piazza Grande audience. "I have the feeling here tonight that my career ...
