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Ian Powers also known as 恒力（Heng Li) is a Beijing based American Actor,Director,Stuntman /coordinator producer and screenwriter.
He has been working in asian film for the past 11 years.
and you can follow him on twitter at: axiomguy1

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Game of Assassins- finished shooting!!!

Friday, Jul 1, 2011 3:56PM / Standard Entry

Just completed photography on Game of Assassins

Directed by Seven Miao Shu

Action Directed by Ian Powers (Heng Li)

Two First time feature directors.

Low budget and No time, but we got it done. 21 days shooting. no injuries and no casualties always a plus!!!

Thank you to everyone involved who helped get us this far!!!

Now Post begins!

I'll publish shooting journal entries and more pics soon.

thanks to alive not dead for letting people know about us!

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Game of Assassins

Friday, Jun 24, 2011 1:38AM / Standard Entry

Recently I started filming Game of assassins, in Henan CHina.

it is my frist time Action Directing a live action feature.

It is hard but we are getting through it.

We had the help of Chen Kwan Tai, who really raised the level of our little production.

also in the cast is Leung gar yan

and Jiang Chao.

showcasing Darren E. Scott Choo as our lead

Jacky Xie who i worked with ten years ago on a tv series call Heaven and hell, while working for Frankie Chan.

This Film is Directed by Seven Miao, who you can also find on alive not dead.

We are nearly through it, so I'll share some pics here.

look back for more updates.

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Ian Powers Show Reel

Monday, Apr 25, 2011 2:34PM / Standard Entry

Hey there, I jsut wanted to share my latest show reel of some of my work up to 2010, more to come but if you get a chance, please take a look.
Thanks

Ian

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Getting some press, a film I did this year (Choy Li Fut) just premiered throughout Asia!

Saturday, Apr 9, 2011 4:43PM / Standard Entry

Hi there

just wanted to share this, The film i did this summer just premiered all over and China and Hong Kong. And is doing well.

http://dailynews.sina.com/bg/ent/film/sinacn/20110406/23102354363.html

scroll down to the bottom for a fun pic of me and Kane Kosugi.

Thanks Hope all is well

《蔡李佛》洪金寶率功夫星二代培養功夫接班人

http://news.sina.com 2011年04月06日 23:10 北京新浪網

洪天照

劉永健

小杉健

　　新浪娛樂訊講述中國南拳蔡李佛拳的2011時尚功夫電影《蔡李佛》已於4月2日全國同步上映了。香港武打巨星洪金寶、元華率領年輕功夫“星二代”，共同演繹現代蔡李佛拳風采。

　　電影中功夫片大都離不開武德的探討，前輩級人物洪金寶，元華除了在陣容上壓軸，也承擔了睿智武者這類角色，前者追求自由，志在四方，後者富有犧牲精神，甘於守護根基，但二人對武術的目的確是殊途同歸，求的是以武止戈，代代繁榮。《蔡李佛》是洪金寶與洪天照首次在戲中飾演父子，可看出洪金寶對兒子的父愛，尤其片尾一句“你一定會超越我”，對照二人在現實中的關係，更添情意。如今，老一輩武打巨星漸漸老去，難見新人接班，甄子丹近幾年頻頻接戲，一定程度上反證了優秀功夫演員的稀缺，《蔡李佛》由一衆年輕演員擔綱主演，既是無奈之舉，但從長遠看來，也是對演藝圈勢在必行的新血培養，誠意，勇氣足以先贏一局，值得鼓勵。

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Impact Asia!

Monday, Jan 25, 2010 2:44PM / Standard Entry

Hey there all.

The new issue of Impact Magazine is out. Inside you’ll find a story about Treasure Hunter, Directed by Zhu Yan Ping, starring Jay Chow and Lin Zhi Lin with action by CHing SIu Dong, plus one other familiar face...

The article is interspersed with an exclusive insider intervwith yours truly and penned by the one and only

Big Mike Leeder. So get your copy now!!!

If you are in the UK you will have a better time of getting your hands on this treasure trove of pop culture, but if you are anywhere else in the world a simple visit to

www.impactmoviemagazine.co.uk

can tell you how to get your hands on this mag!

There are very few mainstream publications about Action cinema out there and Impact is an holy beacon for both fans and professionals about Action/Kung Fu Movies, Sci fi, Anime, Comics and Video games.

Basically everything that is leading the industry at the moment!

With Mike Leeder serving as the Far Eastern Editor for Impact we all have a local voice for what is going on out here in the Asian film world and beyond.

I would say this magazine is the single greatest resource for people interested in and involved in the Action, and especially Asian, film industry. For years, not unlike what Alive not Dead is doing on the Internet, Big Mike has provided a window for current events in the Asian Film industry, with features like Hong Kong Homegrown,

which gives a face and voice to local artists along with interviews, reviews, industry introspectives and histories.

Mike dictating industry standards

If make your living entertaining people with explosive measures, especially in the Asian film industry and you aren’t reading Impact you are missing out on one of our most valuable assets!

So get to it true believers, Fly to it, swim to it, Demand it, kill for it if you must(however I am unaccountable for such actions), beg for it if you've no other way, but be sure to pay the cover price;-)