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37 th HKIFF to serve up inspirational documentaries
10 January 2013 (Hong Kong) ― As anticipation builds for the 37 th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF), organiser The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society gave a sneak peek at the festival’s line-up today, with the announcement of first selections in its documentary programme, namely
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Delphine LANSON’s heartwarming feature-length debut
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The highly anticipated programme of the 37th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF), running from 17 March – 2 April 2013, is yet to unveil, but organiser The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFFS) revealed some exciting news today with its announcement of the 2013 Filmmaker in Focus – the remarkably successful directo...Read more
Recognised throughout the world for its eclectic programmes, the Hong Kong International Film Festival is now accepting submissions for its 37th edition, to be held from 17 March – 2 April 2013. FIREBIRD Awards and Jury Prizes will be presented in the Young Cinema, Documentary and Short Film competitions. Awards include cash prizes up to USD 12,000 and accommodation at the ...Read more
The 11th Hong Kong - Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) project submissions will be closed next Monday on 5th November 2012 . The HAF is accepting applications for its three initiatives, namely HAF 2013 Project Entry (for which feature and documentary projects are both eligible), the HAF/FOX Chinese Film Development Award and the HAF Script Development Fund . Applicants need to submit only one appl...Read more
(1 November 2012 – Hong Kong) Presented by the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFFS), the 7 th Asian Film Awards (AFA) announced the opening of film submissions for AFA nominations today.
Launched in 2007, the AFA is a pioneering programme honouring filmmakers with outstanding achievements in the field of Asian cinema. It has sought to promote Asian film culture both regionally and internationally. Each year, the AFA makes presentations in a range of categories ...Read more
After its world premiere at the 36th Hong Kong International Film Festival, the micro-movie omnibus Beautiful 2012 is back on screen again at the 2012 SIFF! The work features four commissioned shorts directed by world-renowned masters, namely My Way by Hong Kong's Ann Hui , Long Tou by China's Gu Changwei , Walker by Taiwan's Tsai Ming-Liang , and You Are More Than Beautiful by South Ko...Read more
George Harrison: Living in the Material World (Dir: Martin Scorsese) Life of the most low-key member of the Fab Four, George Harrison, recounted by master of cinema Martin Scorsese, with archival materials and intimate inter...Read more
The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFFS) held the gala premiere of
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event of the 2012 Summer International Film Festival (SIFF).
Actor-producer Chapman To...Read more
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