'Failed in London, Try Hong Kong' Fades As China Beckons
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More on p13 More on backpage With articles republished from Russia President ‘Failed in London, try Hong Kong’ offers no clue P11 on ‘Putin 4.0’ fades as China beckons 19.06.2017 mon 2 MACAU 澳聞 WWW.MACAUDAILYTIMES.COM.MO IKE Goodridge will ser- INTERnatiONAL FILM FESTIVAL & AwaRDS – MACAU Mve as the artistic director of the second edition of the International Film Festival & Awards – Macau (IFFAM), it Goodridge announced as artistic was announced at a “kick-off ceremony” arranged by the IF- FAM Organizing Committee, on Friday. director of fledgling festival The 2nd IFFAM will be held from December 8 to 14 this year with the theme, “A New producer Michael J. Werner, Avenue to the World of Films”. XINHUA Korean producer Oh Jung The new artistic director will We want to wan, Hong Kong producer and take the helm from Macau distribution expert Nansun Shi Government Tourism Office’s shine a bright and Portuguese producer Luís director Helena de Senna Fer- Urbano. nandes, who stepped in last spotlight on This year will see the intro- year after the sudden and con- duction of several new features troversial departure of renow- young first and and “gastronomic elements,” ned film director and festival second time according to a press release planner Marco Müller. issued by the IFFAM Organi- “Our plan is to cook up a filmmakers. zing Committee, with the aim feast of world cinema in this MIKE GOODRIDGE of “elevating the recognition of unique destination,” said Goo- the festival, as well as expan- dridge, according to entertain- quality and fresh new event ding the audience group.” ment news website Deadline through innovative means,” At the same time, several of Hollywood. “We want to shine said Senna Fernandes, who is last year’s features are set to a bright spotlight on young first IFFAM artistic director Mike Goodridge (left) and talent ambassador also the president of the IF- return, including Flying Da- and second time filmmakers Miriam Yeung attended Friday’s event FAM Organizing Committee. ggers, a selection of six films and really work hard to estab- The upcoming festival will “representing the latest sty- lish Macau as a meeting point Lorna Tee will return as the lent ambassador. feature an international advi- le of genre cinema in Asia,” for the industry from East to head of festival management. “With a new, international sory board comprised of five and Crossfire, six genre films West.” Hong Kong actress and sin- professional team on board non-Macau film experts, na- selected by three Asian and Goodridge has served as the ger, Miriam Yeung, has been this year, the organizing com- mely Chinese film director three non-Asian master fil- chief executive officer of Prota- appointed as the festival’s ta- mittee hopes to deliver a high Huang Jianxin, American film mmakers. DB gonist Pictures, a film finance, production and sales company, for the past five years. Prior to that, he worked as a journalist Senna Fernandes: IFFAM was ‘widely recognized’ for almost 20 years, including being the overall brand editor T the event on Friday, the president titles in some of the films and logistical is- of Screen International from Aof the International Film Festival & sues to do with the venue and film schedu- 2009 to 2012. Awards – Macau Organizing Committee, ling. He has been behind the pro- Helena de Senna Fernandes, praised last In an interview with the Times in Novem- gramming of the Kinoscope year’s inaugural edition and said that it ber last year, Senna Fernandes said that an section at the Sarajevo Film was “widely recognized by the film industry external review of the festival, conducted Festival since 2011 and has from home and abroad.” by an unnamed, “independent third-party,” also served as a jury member at However, the festival, the first of its scale would be arranged. more than 25 film festivals, in- in the city, received mixed reviews from in- “We are unable to offer the timeframe as cluding in Sundance, Istanbul, ternational media outlets. to when it will be completed and we will Jerusalem, Seattle and Los An- A reporter from the The Indian Express continue to consider the appropriate way geles. attended the festival and described it as a for sharing the report results,” the bureau This year, pan-Asian film pro- “mixed bag,” acclaiming the film selection informed the Times earlier this year, after a ducer and festival consultant in general, but highlighting the lack of sub- request for information. 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In Macau, assisted repro- ductive services in contra- of offences related to as- imported, including a vac- health and public safety.” The SSM again urges citi- duction procedures have vention of regulations, the sisted reproduction, the cine, human blood pro- In addition, the SSM zens that they should only only been authorized at bureau has ordered the medical center was also duct and five medicines reaffirmed that assisted consult medical institu- the Conde de S Januário suspension of all activities under investigation for for hospital-exclusive use. reproductive techniques tions that are accredited Hospital Center (CHCSJ) from Ai Wei Fu Medical suspected violations of fo- The SSM also advanced have always been regula- to provide such services, and there currently are no Center. reign trade law regarding that of these 17 medical ted, and that in relation in order to “safeguard their authorized private clinics The bureau informed the importation of illegal products, 12 were already to the recently published own health and of the next in the region. 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