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HK Int'l Film Festival
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FROM Academy Award winners to obscure old masterpieces, hundreds of films from around the world are being screened during the 25th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) which is being held until April 21.
Asian cinema is considered unique and significant. In the past, the HKIFF has screened such highly acclaimed Chinese films as "Yellow Earth" and "Ripples Across Stagnant Water" as world premieres, as well as outstanding works of cinema from Iran, Japan and Korea.
Jointly presented by the Leisure & Cultural Services Department and the Hong Kong Arts Development Council this year, HKIFF will continue the usual sections like "Opening & Closing Films", "Global Images", "Asian Vision", "Animation", "Hong Kong Panorama", "Documentaries East and West" as well as "The Age of Independents: New Asian Film & Video".
The new session included the "New Century Women" portraying the 21st Century Asian women with their new social identities and the "Latin American Cinema" which brings films from Latin America.
There will be sessions for "A Tribute to Raoul Ruiz", "Director in Focus", "Cinematographer Special" and "Action in Focus". This year "Director in Focus" features Jean-Jacques Beineix, a French Post New Wave Director. 25 Chinese classical treasures of the 20th Century will be featured including China's Garbo Ruan Lingyu in "Love and Duty" (1931), the well-known "Spring River Flows East" (1947); Director Ao Quin's drama "Our Sister Hedy" (1957) as well as King Hu's first Cannes Award film "A Touch of Zen" (1971). Besides, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" will also be included in the programming. In addition, an exhibition, "Hong Kong Cinema: From Handicraft to High Tech", will also be held from April 6 to May 6. (SD-Agencies)
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