The HKIFF Society is pleased to announce that the 35th edition of the
HKIFF will take place from March 20 to April 5, 2011. Concurrent events – the 5th Asian Film Awards (AFA) will take place on March 21, 2011 with the 9th Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) to be held from March 21-23, 2011
Past HAF projects shine
at the 4th Asian Film
Awards
The 4th
Asian Film Awards
(AFA) marked the
outstanding achievements
by film projects
selected at the
Hong Kong – Asia Film
Financing Forum
(HAF)! This year, six
films received
recognition, including
Mother (HAF 2008)
for Best Film, Best
Actress and Best
Screenwriter; Thirst
(HAF 2008) for Best
Visual Effects;
Bodyguards and Assassins
(HAF 2003) for Best
Actor and Best
Supporting Actor; At
the End of Daybreak
(HAF 2007) for Best
Newcomer and Best
Supporting Actress;
Karaoke (HAF 2008)
for Best Editor; and
City of Life and Death
(HAF 2005) for Best
Director and Best
Cinematographer.
The 4th AFA Awards
Ceremony will be
broadcasted on 10 April
at 8:30pm on a TV HD
Channel, and 6:15am and
2:40pm on Phoenix
Chinese Channel.
The 8th HAF saw a strong
demand for participation
with a 10% increase in
pre-registered film
financiers from Mainland
China. Organizers also
confirmed over 500
appointments – an
approximate 10% increase
on last year – to
facilitate co-production
ventures between top
investors, producers and
distributors with film
projects from Asia.