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HKIFFS E-Newsletter Issue 34 |
Mar 5, 2010 |
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Citi
Rewards Programme
brings you exclusive privileges
for 34th HKIFF
The holders of
Citibank Credit Cards and
Citibank Cobrand Cards can now
enjoy 10% off tickets; Spending
HK$500 or above at Harbour
City/Times Square, you can
redeem Red Carpet Premiere
Tickets for Crossing Hennessy or
Like a Dream with your Rewards
Points; 15,000 Rewards Points =
1 ticket.
Click here
for more details. |
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Roman Polanski’s The Ghost Writer celebrates its
Asian Premiere at the 34th HKIFF
The 34th Hong Kong International Film Festival is pleased to celebrate the Asian Premiere of the Best Director winner at the 60th Berlin Film Festival Roman Polanski’s The Ghost Writer. The controversy surrounding Roman Polanski could have threatened to overshadow the release of his latest film, but the sheer impeccable intensity and stylishness of this noir thriller is undeniable. |
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The Ghost Writer
Dir: Roman Polanski France/Germany/UK 2010 Colour 128
min
Cast: Ewan McGregor,
Pierce Brosnan, Kim
Cattrall
The story, based on
Robert Harris’ novel,
follows a successful
British ghostwriter (Ewan
McGregor) who has been
asked to work on the
memoirs of the current
British Prime Minister
(Pierce Brosnan). But
all is not it seems when
it is revealed that the
previous writer, the
Prime Minister’s
associate, was just
found dead…
"Whatever happens to
Polanski in real life,
his reel life is in
excellent shape. The
Ghost Writer is one of
his diabolical best.”
Rolling Stone |
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HKIFF Online Ticket Sales Available NOW
General ticket sales for the complete programme of the 34th HKIFF (March 21 – April 6, 2010) is now open at www.hkiff.org. |
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Three European
Masters to
Attend 34th
HKIFF
&
Meet the
Audience
The 34th HKIFF
is honoured to
play host to
three European
master
filmmakers who
will come to the
Festival and
meet and greet
the audiences
after the
screenings,
offering a rare
opportunity for
audiences to
gain a
first-hand
insight into the
thoughts of
these
extraordinary
directors who
have created
cinema history.
The three
masters include:
Greece’s most
renowned
filmmaker,
Theo
Angelopoulos;
internationally-acclaimed
Polish director,
Krzysztof
Zanussi; and
prestigious
Serbian
director,
Goran
Paskaljevic.
Theo
Angelopoulos
will meet the
audience after
the screenings
of Trilogy: The
Weeping Meadow
on April 5 at
the City Hall
and The Dust of
Time on April 6
at the Hong Kong
Cultural Centre;
Krzysztof Zanussi after
the screening of
Revisited on
March 31 at the
Science Museum, Goran
Paskaljevic
after the
screenings of
Honeymoons on
April 1 at The
Grand Cinema and
April 3 at the
Science Museum.
In celebration
of their visit,
the HKIFF will
screen 12 films
by Theo
Angelopoulos
including
Eternity and a
Day (Winner of Palme d'Or at
1998 Cannes Film
Festival) and
Landscape in the
Mist (Winner of
Silver Lion
Award for Best
Director at 1988
Venice Film
Festival), and
four films by
Krzysztof Zanussi in a
mini-retrospective
“Krzysztof
Zanussi’s Cycle
of Fiction”.
Click here
for more
details. |
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“Angelopoulos + Zanussi + Shimazu + Dutt” Part II Programme Fest-saver Available NOW
HKIFF offers a comprehensive retrospective of Masters’ films by launching “Angelopoulos + Zanussi + Shimazu + Dutt” Part II Programme from April 9 to May 2, 2010. Tickets on sale now at www.hkiff.org. |
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Book Now! 4th AFA Nominated Films Screenings
The AFA Screenings will feature 24 of the 4th AFA nominated films from 5th to 25th March, 2010 (six films will be by-invitation only). Most of these films will premiere in Hong Kong offering unique opportunities for filmgoers to experience the best of Asian cinema, which would otherwise not be shown in Hong Kong.
Led by internationally renowned actor Tony Leung Ka-fai , the jury selected 24 nominated films out of hundreds of superb Asian films including At the End of Daybreak. Cow, Mother, Air Doll and Parade. Tickets are available online, by phone and at the box office of UA Megabox and UA Cityplaza.
Click here for more details. |
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Asian Films Shine at the
HKIFF Industry
Screenings
This year eight Chinese
language films from the
Mainland will feature
under a new section
called “China
Screenings” at the HKIFF
Industry Screenings
(HIS) to emphasise the
growing strength of the
film industry and
culture on the Mainland.
Titles include: Apart
Together (Winner of
Berlin Silver Bear Award
for Best Screenplay),
After All These Years,
Ant City, Bodyguards and
Assassins, Distant
Thunder, Dooman River,
The High Life and
Tangle.
The HIS is a
collaborative initiative
set up in 2007 between
the HKIFF and the Hong
Kong International Film
& TV Market (FILMART) to
offer market and
industry access to new
and quality Asian
productions. Compared to
only one Mainland film
selected in 2009, the
HIS this year reflects
the growing quality and
market interest in the
Chinese language films. |
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LAST CALL for Guest &
Media Accreditation
(LAST DAY TODAY)
Guest Accreditation
for the 34th
Hong Kong International
Film Festival (21.3 –
6.4.2010) is reserved
for professionals in the
film industry who wish
to attend film
screenings and events.
To apply for Guest
Accreditation, please
click here
For enquiries, please
email
guest_accreditation@hkiff.org.hk
Media Accreditation
is reserved for
professionals in the
media that wish to
attend film screenings
and cover the following
events:
-
34th Hong
Kong International
Film Festival (March
21- April 6, 2010)
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4th Asian
Film Awards (March
22, 2010)
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8th Hong
Kong-Asia Film
Finance Forum (March
22-24, 2010)
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FILMART
as a concurrent
event (March 22 –
25, 2010)
To apply for Media
Accreditation, please
click here
For enquiries, please
email
media_accreditation@hkiff.org.hk |
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