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HKIFFS E-Newsletter Issue 47

Aug 12, 2010

 

NEW EXTRA SCREENINGS, RESTORED CLASSICS! THERE’S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE AT the 5th SIFF!

LAST CHANCE TO CATCH Dancing Dreams, The September Issue and more!
 

Due to overwhelming demand, the 5th Summer International Film Festival (August 11 to September 13, 2010) is adding extra screenings for sold out films!

The September Issue

 

August 24 (Tuesday) 7:15PM The Grand

 

Think Meryl Streep was scary in The Devil Wears Prada? Meet her real life counterpart, Anna Wintour, as the staff of Vogue scramble to finish their groundbreaking September 2007 issue.

Dancing Dreams – Teenagers Perform "Kontakthof" by Pina Bausch

 

September 2 (Thursday) 7:30PM HK Arts Centre

 

In a heartbreaking, inspirational final appearance, the late acclaimed choreographer Pina Bausch still manages to touch us as a group of teens rehearse in preparation for a performance of one of her signature pieces, “Kontakhof”.

Sylvie Guillem: On the Edge

 

September 2(Thursday) 9:30PM HK Arts Centre

 

Brushing aside the veil of mystery surrounding the creative process, Sylvie Guillem follows the legendary prima ballerina on a 2 year exploration into the realm of modern dance.

Quattro Hong Kong

 

September 13 (Monday) 7:30PM HK Arts Centre

 

Clara Law’s Red Earth in

Official Selection – Venice Film Festival Horizons section

 

Final chance to catch Hong Kong’s groundbreaking short film anthology! Join directors Herman Yau, Clara Law, Fruit Chan and Heiward Mak as they show you Hong Kong through their eyes!

Taiwanese Classics – Restored!
 

For over 50 years, Central Motion Pictures has played a pivotal role in promoting Taiwanese cinema. Now, after millions of dollars spent on digital restoration, CMP presents three classic Taiwanese films, shown for the first time outside Taiwan, in crisp digital quality at the SIFF.

Dust in the Wind
 

August 14 (Saturday) 1:50PM The Grand
August 22 (Sunday) 5:00PM The Grand

 

Master filmmaker Hou Hsiao-Hsien directs a melancholic, poetic work that charts the slow death of youthful innocence.

The Terrorizers
 

August 12 (Thursday) 7:15PM The Grand
August 21 (Saturday) 9:30PM The Grand

 

The late Edward Yang constructs an expertly chilling interplay between fiction, media and reality. Silver Leopard Award, Locarno Film Festival 1987.

Vive l’amour
 

August 15 (Sunday) 2:15PM The Grand
August 23 (Monday) 7:15PM The Grand

 

Sweeping the awards at the 1994 Venice Film Festival and Golden Horse Awards, Tsai Ming-Liang’s Vive l’amour is a wrenching study of alienation, demoralization and loneliness set against the modern sprawl of Taipei

Jockey Club Cine Academy Opens Today!

Jockey Club Cine Academy (JCCA) is a 3-year film education programme presented by The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFFS) and funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, with the aim to foster film literacy among the youth in Hong Kong. 

 

The Jockey Club Cine Academy (JCCA) consists of seven programmes:

 

- Master Class

- Face to Face

- Festival Tours

- Educators Workshop

- Short Film Competition

- Joint Universities Programme

- Youth Volunteer Programme

 

For more information, please visit http://www.hkiff.org/jcca


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