The 39th HKIFF collaborates once again with four international filmmakers For the Beautiful 2015 omnibus

13 February 2015 (Hong Kong) – The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFFS), has collaborated once again with reputable international film directors to produce the micro-movie omnibus Beautiful 2015, _for its world premiere at the 39th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF). _Beautiful 2015 _features four commissioned short films by world-renowned masters, namely _Insomniac Diary _by Huang Jianxin, _Tenant _by Mohsen Makhmalbaf, _Three Days after My Death _by Yim Ho, and _No No Sleep _by Tsai Ming-Liang. The omnibus continues the string of successful _Beautiful _collaborations since 2012, which have featured at a number of international film festivals. All _Beautiful collaborations have been supported by Youku.com, a major internet streaming platform in China which will stream the films online after the theatrical premiere at the HKIFF.  The Beautiful 2015 filmmakers in focus Mohsen Makhmalbaf is an award-winning Iranian film director, writer, and producer who has made more than 20 feature films and won over 50 awards. His most recent film The President premiered at the Venice Film Festival (2014) and has won an award for Best Feature at the Chicago International Film Festival (2014). This year, Mr. Makhmalbaf has been invited to act as Jury President for the HKIFF Young Cinema Competition. The Tenant tells the misadventures of an Iranian boy trying not to lose his bed-sit in London.  Huang Jianxin is a Chinese film director who is considered part of the Fifth Generation of Chinese filmmakers. Huang's films are distinguished from his contemporaries as they tend to focus on urban contemporary life and satirical observations of Chinese bureaucracy, instead of historical period dramas. For his short film Insomniac Diary, _Huang Jianxin contemplates whether it is nobler to sleep, or not to sleep.  Yim Ho is one of the most famous Hong Kong directors of the 1980s and is considered as the leader of the “Hong Kong New Wave” movement during late 1970s and 1980s. His most critically acclaimed work _Homecoming _details the emotions and sympathies towards the relationship between Hong Kong and China. In _Three Days after My Death _Yim Ho creates a parable of a woman who wants to die, but must save someone’s life for her death wish to be granted. _    Tsai Ming-Liang is a Malaysian Chinese film director, and is one of the most celebrated "Second New Wave" film directors of Taiwanese cinema. His films have seen worldwide success and have won numerous awards at international film festivals. Tsai’s awards include a Golden Lion (Best Picture) for Vive L'Amour at the Venice Film Festival in 1994, and the FIPRESCI award for The Hole at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. In his short film No No Sleep, the story follows a bare-footed Lee Kang-Sheng, who walks the streets of Tokyo in the depth of winter.