China News Service, Hong Kong, March 28 (Huang Zhenhua, Korean Star Child) The 48th Hong Kong International Film Festival opened at the Hong Kong Cultural Center on the 28th. In his speech, Mr. Yang Yunxiong, Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Hong Kong SAR Government, expressed his belief that this film festival will provide a valuable platform to promote exchanges among filmmakers from around the world.
It is reported that the 48th Hong Kong International Film Festival will be held from March 28 to April 8. The theme of this year's film festival is "Any Door to a Different World", and more than 190 films from 62 countries and regions will be screened. , of which 5 films were world premieres, 6 films were international premieres and 64 films were Asia premieres.
That night, the film "From Now on" directed by Yang Yaoka made its Asian premiere and served as the opening film, kicking off the 12-day film festival.
Yang Runxiong, who attended the opening ceremony, said that the Hong Kong SAR government strongly supports the development of culture and art and is committed to building Hong Kong into a center for cultural and art exchanges between China and foreign countries. As a golden sign of Hong Kong culture, film has always been one of the priorities of the SAR government.
Yang Yunxiong said that the SAR government fully supports the holding of major film events such as the Hong Kong International Film Festival, and funds different film festivals in Hong Kong through Creative Hong Kong under the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau. It also promotes Hong Kong film production through the Film Development Fund and subsidizes students. , the elderly and disadvantaged groups can enjoy movies at discounted ticket prices. The purpose is to allow more people to enjoy wonderful movies from Hong Kong and around the world, and expand the audience base for Hong Kong's film industry.
Yang Yunxiong said that the SAR government actively promotes Hong Kong films and film talents at important film festivals on the mainland and internationally. He believes that this Hong Kong International Film Festival will provide a valuable platform to promote exchanges between filmmakers from all over the world.
It is understood that tickets for the 48th Hong Kong International Film Festival are now on sale. (over)