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Russian Film Week: 18-25 March, 2015

Russian film week takes place from the18-25 March as part of the Festival of Russian Culture in Hong Kong – an event presented by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and the Consulate General of the Russian Federation.

The festival features Russian cinematographers: Evgeniy Abyzov, Mikhail Gorevoy, Pavel Derevyanko, Maria Smolnikova, Vladimir Sterzhakov, Artem Tkachenko.

The film week program includes 7 modern Russian movies:

18 March,7pm (by vip invitation only)
Stalingrad (2013)
Director: Fedor Bondarchuk
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3axbdfzidy

19 March, 7:30pm
Champions (2014)
Directors: Dmitriy Dyuzhev, Artem Aksenenko, Aleksey Yakulov, Emil Nikogosian
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hufbtloreru

20 March, 5pm
Vasilisa (2014)
Director: Anton Sivers
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-kqe47j0ri

21 March, 7:30pm
Fort Ross (2014)
Director: Yuriy Moroz
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxehcqpunje

22 March, 7:30pm
Spiral (2014)
Director: Andrey Volgin
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqzuglibyjq

23 March,7:30pm
Speak of the Devil (2014)
Director: Evgeniy Abyzov
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnpvylp2lj0

25 March, 7:30pm
22 minutes (2014)
Director: Vasiliy Serikov
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vm49mxqcrc0

All films are shown in their original language version with english subtitles.

Free invitations to the screenings are available at the Hong Kong Film Archive on a first-come-first-served basis.

Chinese Documentary Festival 2015 – Call for Entry

Chinese Documentary Festival 2015 - Call for Entry

The 8th Chinese Documentary Festival will be held in September 2015. The Festival comprises two sections: Competition and Special Selection. The Competition section is now open to submission. Documentary filmmakers from all over the world are invited to join.

Since its inception in 2008, the Festival has drawn the attention of filmmakers from around the world, especially those of mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Thanks to their support, the Festival is attracting bigger audience each year and has become a major event for Chinese documentaries.

Founded in 2004, Visible Record, a non-profit art organisation, has dedicated itself to promoting Chinese documentaries. The Festival is supported by the Lee Hysan Foundation, the Hong Kong Arts Development Council and Art & Culture Outreach.

Entry Requirements
1. Documentary films produced between 1 January, 2013 and 15 April, 2015
2. Such films should contain no less than 50 percent of dialogues in Chinese (including dialects) or issues on Chinese society
3. Feature film: 60 minutes or above; Short film: 59 minutes or below

Submission
Please obtain an application form by downloading from the Festival website (www.cdf.asia) or by sending an email request ([email protected]). Five duplicates of the film (on DVDs) must be sent along with the completed application form to Visible Record before the 15 April, 2015 deadline.

Charlie Hebdo – Special Event

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In light of the recent terrorist attack in Paris, Alliance Française de Hong Kong will screen Daniel Leconte’s 2008 documentary It’s Hard Being Loved by Jerks about the satire magazine Charlie Hebdo, followed by a talk by local cartoonists.

Synopsis:
Because he reprinted the twelve Danish caricatures that sparked anger among Muslims worldwide, Philippe Val, the head of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, was summoned to appear before the court. Daniel Leconte follows in real time this highly unusual trial, wanting to decipher, with key figures, the political stakes at the international, idealogical and media level. Lawyers, witnesses, media, editorial conferences, support demonstrations come into play. Just as do the attitudes of intellectuals and politicians, and the reactions of protest and accusation from Muslim countries. It is a reflection on Islam, the press, and the state of opinion in French society, but also an attempt to respond to the challenges of fundamentalism to all democracies.
In French with English subtitles

Charlie Hebdo – Special Event
When: 7:30pm, 26 February, 2015
Where: agnès b. CINEMA, Hong Kong Arts Centre
How Much: $70
More info: tickets from Alliance Francaise

Cheung Chau Diary 2014 Outdoor Screening – 8 November, 2014

長洲誌 2014 - 其哥_Brother Key

The Cheung Chau Diary 2014 Outdoor Screening, part of the Chinese Documentary Festival has been rescheduled to Saturday 8 November 2014. The programme will include the new films of 2014 as well as works from Cheung Chau Diary 2013. There will also be a performance by Cheung Chau musicians.

Cheung Chau Diary 2014
Earlier this year veteran documentary filmmakers from Hong Kong and Taiwan worked with 20 young participants at the “Young Talent Training Camp” on Cheung Chau as they explored the island for interesting film topics. After eight days of heat, rain, frustration and the confusion of filming, they present us with 10 short films that make up Cheung Chau Diary 2014.

The films include people features such as Brother Key, An Ambulanceman, Postman and The Ukulele. Luthier; A Qilin Story of Two Generations, Flower Banner and Man Beside the Sea on preserving traditional businesses; Family on what it is like to be the small shop owners on the island while The Pier and Too Many Cheung Chau Guests are about life on the island. Through the films discover more about the different facets of life in Cheung Chau and the sense of community and tradition that lies in the heart of Hong Kong.

Cheung Chau Diary 2013
Selected shorts from last year’s “Youth Talent Training Camp” including Life, Neighbourhood and Brother Wah, which portray friendship among neighbours; Uncle Fai and The Hair Salon, which examine old traditional shops; The Savage in the Hill and A Man from Cheung Chau, which are character sketches, and Insects and On the Wretched Lives of Fish, which explore nature. The films investigate, each with its unique style, a broad range of subject matters, from intriguing characters to important social issues to the vanishing culture of old districts.

Schedule:
1pm–2:45pm – Screening of Cheung Chau Diary 2013
4-6pm – Music performance
6:30pm-9pm – Outdoor Screening of Cheung Chau Diary 2014

Cheung Chau Diary 2014 Outdoor Screening
When: 1-9pm 8 November, 2014
Where: LOHAS Cheung Chau (Fisheries Joint Association School), Tung Wan Road, Cheung Chau
How much: Free
More info: www.visiblerecord.com

New cinema – The Metroplex

The Metroplex

Located in East Kowloon at KITEC, The Metroplex opened on the 14 February, 2014. It features a ‘state-of-the-art’ 9 screen multiplex, restaurant and all the trimmings associated with a modern cinema. To see what’s showing www.metroplex.com.hk

The Metroplex
Where: G/F., E-Max, KITEC, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong
Contact: 2620 2200
How to get there:
Free Shuttle Bus: operates daily from Kowloon Bay MTR Station, 7am to 11:45pm
Public Transportation:
Bus: 215X, 219X, 224X, 98D, 296D
Mini Bus: Mini bus services are available to and from Sincere Plaza (Tung Choi Street)
Green minibuses 110: Tiu Keng Leng – Kowloon City (Circular route)
Green minibuses 111: Po Lam – San Po Kong

 

4th Hong Kong Turkish Film Festival @ The Grand Cinema, 5 – 10 March, 2013

4th Hong Kong Turkish Film Festival @ The Grand Cinema, 5 – 10 March, 2013
Organized by the Turkish film culture institute Izmir Cinema Association, The 4th Hong Kong Turkish Film Festival, this year’s 8 eight selected films showcase the vibrancy of the Turkish filmmaking, with award winning blockbusters, critical masterpieces, new films and debuts as well as the new angles of female directors.
The program schedule:

5 March: 21:30 – The Particle (Director: Erdem Tepegoz)
6 March: 19:30 – Where the Fire Burns (Director: Ismail Gunes)
6 March: 21:45 – Can (Director: Rasit Çelikezer)
7 March: 19:30 – Ships (Director: Elif Refig)
7 March: 21:40 – Where the Fire Burns (Director: Ismail Gunes)
8 March: 19:50 – Load (Director: Erden Kiral)
8 March: 21:40 – Monsters Dinner (Director: Ramin Matin)
9 March: 17:15 – Can (Director: Rasit Çelikezer)
9 March: 19:35 – Let This Be The Last Time (Director: Orçun Benli)
10 March: 14:30 – Saint Ayse (Director: Elfe Uluc)
10 March: 16:20 – The Particle (Director: Erdem Tepegoz)

 Tickets are $80 from 3983-0033 www.thegrandcinema.com.hk

4th Hong Kong Turkish Film Festival @ The Grand Cinema, 5 – 10 March, 2013
4th Hong Kong Turkish Film Festival @ The Grand Cinema, 5 – 10 March, 2013