China News Service, Hong Kong, March 10th (Reporter Han Xingtong) The organizer of the 47th Hong Kong International Film Festival held a press conference on the 10th to announce that this year's film festival will be held from March 30th. The film directed by Hong Kong director Cheng Baorui "Murder" and the documentary "Poetry" directed by Xu Anhua will be the opening films of the festival.
The 47th Hong Kong International Film Festival will be held from the 30th of this month to April 10th, and will be held in a hybrid mode of physical and online again.
Wang Yingwei, chairman of the Hong Kong International Film Festival Association and chairman of the Hong Kong Film Development Council, said that this year's film festival has a rich program, with nearly 200 films from 64 countries and regions selected, of which 9 films are world premieres and 6 films are international premieres 67 films will be premiered in Asia, and more than 320 shows will be screened in cinemas and online platforms.
Wang Yingwei said that this year's Hong Kong International Film Festival is the first one held in Hong Kong after returning to normal. He hopes that filmmakers and audiences at home and abroad can support the film festival so that this "torch" can be passed on all the way.
The focus filmmaker of this year's film festival is Hong Kong director Cheng Po-sui. The film "Murder" directed by him will have its Asian premiere at the film festival, and this work will also be one of the opening films.
Another blockbuster opening film is the documentary "Poetry" directed by Xu Anhua, which will have its world premiere at the festival.
When Xu Anhua shared her filming experience on the spot, she said frankly that she loves to read poetry, so she has always wanted to find an opportunity to shoot this subject.
Although the documentary is titled "Poetry", it actually focuses more on the poets themselves. Based on their growth experiences and character formation, they can explore the life context of why they write poems.
Xu Anhua expressed her honor that her new work was selected as the opening film of this year's film festival, "Few people know how to make poetry, and few people watch documentaries. I hope to live up to the trust and hope that everyone will gain something after watching it."
It is reported that the 44th Hong Kong International Film Festival, which was originally scheduled to be held in March 2020, was canceled due to the new crown epidemic. In the next two years, it will be held in a hybrid mode of physical and online, and this year will continue this mode.
However, due to the cancellation of anti-epidemic measures in Hong Kong, many overseas filmmakers will come back to Hong Kong again after 2019 to communicate face-to-face with movie fans. Among the highlights, the famous Taiwanese directors Tsai Ming-liang and Lee Kang-sheng will present their new works "Where" and " Where are you?" came to Hong Kong to hold a master class.
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