Lin Chiling | 林志玲| Lin Zhi Ling | Chiling Lin

TAIPEI: Taiwan supermodel Lin Chiling has made her directorial debut with the documentary short film "Still In Time To Say I Love You", which wrapped recently, reported Taiwan media. The film was made as part of the "6 Minutes Protect A Life" movement, which seeks to raise awareness among women in Hong Kong and Taiwan, about the importance of regular health screenings and early detection of diseases like breast and cervical cancer. Lin, who has been the movement's spokesperson for the past eight years, volunteered to direct the documentary short film pro bono and had been working on it since November last year. The film documents the experiences of four breast cancer and cervical cancer sufferers and was shot over the course of four months. The 36-year-old model, who had previously starred in blockbuster films like the period epic "Red Cliff" and adventure film "The Treasure Hunter", was overjoyed to finally be able to get behind the

Singer Jay Chou (R) and actress Lin Chiling perform during a rehearsal of the Spring Festival Gala Evening at China Central Television (CCTV) in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 31, 2011. The first Spring Festival Gala Evening of CCTV was held in 1983. Enjoying the family reunion dinner on Lunar New Year's Eve and watching the annual Spring Festival Gala Evening of CCTV have become a convention for Chinese people. The gala evening paves way to fame for many ordinary actors across the country and makes some phrases popular. With the development of the annual evening, the advertising revenue increases year by year. However, audience rating of the gala evening declines due to more and more critical taste of audience. For people living in southern part of the country, the gala evening having relatively more northern features does not meet their demands commendably. Some southern TV stations plans to broadcast their own programs rather than rebroadcasting the Spring Festival Gala Eveni