2009 HKIFF Opening Ceremony / "Shinjuku Incident" World Premiere - 5

OK, here's the REST of the pics I took at the 'Shinjuku Incident' premiere!   (last one about Sunday night, I promise!)

By the time the event was in full swing, the foyer of the HKCEC theater was quite full.

After doing their stop at the backdrop, many of the artists did interviews w/ TV media.  I snapped a few pics:

Karen Mok being swarmed. 

Chin Ka Lok... not quite as mobbed. :-P

The beautiful Fan Bingbing up close.

Xu Jinglei was next to her in the press line.

Jackie Chan

Sometimes they combine the microphones from several networks together into a bundle so they can all do the interview at once:

Zhang Jingchu with her hands full

I don't want to put words in her mouth, but I'm guessing she was like "Hell no I'm not holding all those too!"

Not all the guys with cameras were from the press:

That's Chung Tsang and Simon Yin shooting some footage for the HKIFF BUZZ page on alivenotdead.com! (go fan that page, if you haven't already!)

A few more from the 'VIP' section I wasn't supposed to be in -

anyone recognize him?  That's Alex Fong Chung Sun, not to be confused with
Alex Fong Lik Sun, who looks completely different! :-P

Everyone of course recognizes Willie Chan!  Seen here talking to Karen Mok.

btw, notice who's hanging out in the background of that pic -

If you ever wonder what the Baufa guy does when he's not on stage... :-P

I tried to get a really great pic of Daniel, Willie and this maître d',  but unfortunately my autofocus didn't quite get the picture in focus. Doh! :-(

Here he is in focus...  with a late arriving Conroy Chan!

after the screening -

Someone got ambushed outside the exit.  Gotta give him credit, he stayed for the whole movie!

Since it was on the Kowloon side, most of the guys didn't end up making it out to the after party, but I went (cause I'm hardcore!).    I figured I better share at least one photo of myself dressed up:

With HK International Film Festival director herself, Miss Soo Wei Shaw.  

OK, thats it for Sunday... Monday and Tuesday are already piling up! :-P