Hollywood celebrity and President of the World Film Institute Antonio Gellini calls for support of An Era of Conscience

On April 14, 2015, Antonio Gellini, founder and President of the World Film Institute, Hollywood celebrity, seasoned actor, director, and producer, was interviewed on ActorsE Chat.  On the show Gellini shared his lifelong quest and vision to bring more love and peace to the world through films, and he also promoted the movement of An Era of Conscience.  He thinks that the movement is very important for today’s world and urges all people to participate in the movement.

At the beginning of the show, Antonio Gellini was presented with a special “Scarf of An Era of Conscience Movement” by Pamela Chen on behalf of Dr. Hong Tao-Tze, initiator of the movement.  Gellini said that he felt very honored to receive such recognition and praised Dr. Hong for leading Tai Ji Men members to visit over 60 nations on every populated continent of the world, conducting cultural exchanges to enhance mutual understanding among people of different cultures and spreading the ideas of love and peace.  Gellini admires Dr. Hong’s efforts for world peace and joined him in promoting the movement of An Era of Conscience with Tai Ji Men members.  By doing so, he wishes to bring more hope to the world.  On ActorsE Chat, which has over 6,000,000 viewers, Gellini earnestly encouraged everyone to join the movement of An Era of Conscience and “to make life better through peace" and make our world “a better place for everyone and a noble place for our children." 

At the age of 17, Gellini participated in the Berlin International Film Festival, and since then he has networked with numerous people from different parts of the world and experienced a wide array of cultures and arts.  He has been in the movie industry for over 30 years, and the longer he stays in it, the stronger he feels about the importance of using films to spread the message of peace.  He recalled that his father used to be the president of a university in Iran and had hoped that Antonio would grow up to be a medical doctor or lawyer, but his mother told him to follow his heart and do what he really wanted to do.  Gellini found his passion and earned a PhD in cinema. He is fluent in English, Farsi, Hebrew, Italian, Afghani, Totki, and Arabic because he lived in 23 nations before settling down in Los Angeles, where he started pursuing his dream of utilizing films to spread love to the world.  In 1996, Gellini and Tichi Wilkerson Kassel founded the World Film Institute to promote and honor excellence in the entertainment industry.  To date, Gellini has created more than 25 film festivals across the globe, including the Family Film Awards on CBS and the Olympia Awards 2016.  He believes that film producers have an important role to play to improve our world because movies can transcend the barriers of race, age, gender, and religion to touch and change hearts and foster mutual understanding and world peace.

While Gellini is an entertainment icon in Hollywood, those who meet him are touched by his friendliness and genuine sincerity.  He has always placed great emphasis on family values, women’s contribution to the world, and heart-to-heart communication. That’s why the instant he met Tai Ji Men members, he was moved by the positive energy radiated from their hearts; he shared from the bottom of his heart, “I have met presidents, kings, prime ministers, but Tai Ji Men members' hearts are completely different, they have the hearts of humanitarians .  One heart to touch another heart.  With Dr. Hong's leadership, we will have a noble place for our children and will have peace, harmony, love, and one heart.'"