According to the website of the Hong Kong International Society of Film Festivals (HKIFFS), the cinema and forum, previously scheduled for late March – early April, will now take place in the summer. At the same time, the spring edition of the year-round Cine Fan show program, which is also organized by HKIFFS, was decided to be canceled.
HKIFFS Executive Director Albert Lee noted that additional information about the transferred festival will appear after the approval of the sites and the coordination of all the nuances with partners, sponsors and other interested parties.
He added that the decision to postpone the film festival and forum was not easy, but necessary in order to save the population from additional risk.
Jacob Wong, director of the Hong Kong Film Financing Forum, said the event will be held during the 24th Hong Kong International Film and Television Market (FILMART), which the Hong Kong Trade Development Council recently rescheduled for August 27-29.
The Hong Kong International Film Festival was founded in 1976 and is one of the oldest and largest screenings in Asia. Each year, more than 280 films from 50 countries are selected in his program. In the events held as part of the festival, up to 600 thousand people take part annually.
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