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Tathk Film Week Leaflet.Pdf Hong Kong: Asia’s Film Hub • Hong Kong’s film industry is one of the largest and most dynamic in FILMART the world. Per capita, Hong Kong film production ranks first in Asia. • The HKTDC Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART) is • Over the decades, the industry has nurtured such internationally the premier film industry mart in Asia and one of the world’s top celebrated directors as John Woo and Tsui Hark, and household events of its kind. The 15th edition of FILMART, in March 2011, names such as Jackie Chan, Chow Yun Fat, Tony Leung, Jet Li, attracted some 600 exhibitors, along with more than 5,000 visitors Maggie Cheung and Michelle Yeoh. from 54 countries and regions. • FILMART 2011 also drew some 940 entertainment industry The China Advantage professionals from the Chinese mainland, highlighting Hong Kong’s • The 2003 implementation of CEPA, the Closer Economic role as the gateway to the huge China market. Partnership Arrangement between Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland, has been a boon to the Hong Kong film industry. Hong Kong-mainland co-productions have grown tremendously from For more details, please visit the official website: about 10 titles per year before 2004 to about 30 films a year today. www.hktdc.com/hkfilmart • In 2010, six out of the top 10 box office Chinese language films on the mainland were Hong Kong productions or Hong Kong-mainland co-productions. • Under CEPA, Hong Kong-produced Chinese language movies enjoy quota-free access to the mainland market. Overheard 2 Director : Alan Mak, Felix Chong Starring : Sean Lau Ching Wan, Louis Koo, Daniel Wu Screening Date : Monday, 12 September 2011 Screening Time : 7:45pm Screening Venue : The May Fair Hotel International Stratton Street, London, W1J 8LT Premiere Release Year : 2011 Length : 119 minutes Manson Law (Lau Ching Wan), a celebrated stockbroker in Hong Kong is injured in a car accident. The police, led by Inspector Jack Ho (Louis Koo), discovers a military surveillance device in the car wreck. Meanwhile, the wiretapper Joe (Daniel Wu) is unveiling his extensive plan that targets the mysterious financial conglomerate, the Landlord Club. The fate of these three men soon intertwines in the cat-and-mouse game that may bring down the entire stock market. Courtesy of Distribution Workshop Hong Kong Trade Development Council - Head Office London Office 38/F Office Tower, Convention Plaza, Tel: (44) 20 7616 9500 1 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Fax: (44) 20 7616 9520 Tel: (852) 1830 668 Fax: (852) 2824 0249 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Hong Kong: Asia’s Film Hub • Hong Kong’s film industry is one of the largest and most dynamic in FILMART the world. Per capita, Hong Kong film production ranks first in Asia. • The HKTDC Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART) is • Over the decades, the industry has nurtured such internationally the premier film industry mart in Asia and one of the world’s top celebrated directors as John Woo and Tsui Hark, and household events of its kind. The 15th edition of FILMART, in March 2011, names such as Jackie Chan, Chow Yun Fat, Tony Leung, Jet Li, attracted some 600 exhibitors, along with more than 5,000 visitors Maggie Cheung and Michelle Yeoh. from 54 countries and regions. • FILMART 2011 also drew some 940 entertainment industry The China Advantage professionals from the Chinese mainland, highlighting Hong Kong’s • The 2003 implementation of CEPA, the Closer Economic role as the gateway to the huge China market. Partnership Arrangement between Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland, has been a boon to the Hong Kong film industry. Hong Kong-mainland co-productions have grown tremendously from For more details, please visit the official website: about 10 titles per year before 2004 to about 30 films a year today. www.hktdc.com/hkfilmart • In 2010, six out of the top 10 box office Chinese language films on the mainland were Hong Kong productions or Hong Kong-mainland co-productions. • Under CEPA, Hong Kong-produced Chinese language movies enjoy quota-free access to the mainland market. Overheard 2 Director : Alan Mak, Felix Chong Starring : Sean Lau Ching Wan, Louis Koo, Daniel Wu Screening Date : Monday, 12 September 2011 Screening Time : 7:45pm Screening Venue : The May Fair Hotel International Stratton Street, London, W1J 8LT Premiere Release Year : 2011 Length : 119 minutes Manson Law (Lau Ching Wan), a celebrated stockbroker in Hong Kong is injured in a car accident. The police, led by Inspector Jack Ho (Louis Koo), discovers a military surveillance device in the car wreck. Meanwhile, the wiretapper Joe (Daniel Wu) is unveiling his extensive plan that targets the mysterious financial conglomerate, the Landlord Club. The fate of these three men soon intertwines in the cat-and-mouse game that may bring down the entire stock market. Courtesy of Distribution Workshop Hong Kong Trade Development Council - Head Office London Office 38/F Office Tower, Convention Plaza, Tel: (44) 20 7616 9500 1 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Fax: (44) 20 7616 9520 Tel: (852) 1830 668 Fax: (852) 2824 0249 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Hong Kong: Asia’s Film Hub • Hong Kong’s film industry is one of the largest and most dynamic in FILMART the world. Per capita, Hong Kong film production ranks first in Asia. • The HKTDC Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART) is • Over the decades, the industry has nurtured such internationally the premier film industry mart in Asia and one of the world’s top celebrated directors as John Woo and Tsui Hark, and household events of its kind. The 15th edition of FILMART, in March 2011, names such as Jackie Chan, Chow Yun Fat, Tony Leung, Jet Li, attracted some 600 exhibitors, along with more than 5,000 visitors Maggie Cheung and Michelle Yeoh. from 54 countries and regions. • FILMART 2011 also drew some 940 entertainment industry The China Advantage professionals from the Chinese mainland, highlighting Hong Kong’s • The 2003 implementation of CEPA, the Closer Economic role as the gateway to the huge China market. Partnership Arrangement between Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland, has been a boon to the Hong Kong film industry. Hong Kong-mainland co-productions have grown tremendously from For more details, please visit the official website: about 10 titles per year before 2004 to about 30 films a year today. www.hktdc.com/hkfilmart • In 2010, six out of the top 10 box office Chinese language films on the mainland were Hong Kong productions or Hong Kong-mainland co-productions. • Under CEPA, Hong Kong-produced Chinese language movies enjoy quota-free access to the mainland market. Overheard 2 Director : Alan Mak, Felix Chong Starring : Sean Lau Ching Wan, Louis Koo, Daniel Wu Screening Date : Monday, 12 September 2011 Screening Time : 7:45pm Screening Venue : The May Fair Hotel International Stratton Street, London, W1J 8LT Premiere Release Year : 2011 Length : 119 minutes Manson Law (Lau Ching Wan), a celebrated stockbroker in Hong Kong is injured in a car accident. The police, led by Inspector Jack Ho (Louis Koo), discovers a military surveillance device in the car wreck. Meanwhile, the wiretapper Joe (Daniel Wu) is unveiling his extensive plan that targets the mysterious financial conglomerate, the Landlord Club. The fate of these three men soon intertwines in the cat-and-mouse game that may bring down the entire stock market. Courtesy of Distribution Workshop Hong Kong Trade Development Council - Head Office London Office 38/F Office Tower, Convention Plaza, Tel: (44) 20 7616 9500 1 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Fax: (44) 20 7616 9520 Tel: (852) 1830 668 Fax: (852) 2824 0249 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Ip Man Echoes of the Rainbow Director : Wilson Yip Director : Alex Law Starring : Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Xiong Dai Lin Ip Man is adapted from the life story of Ip Man, the grand master Producer : Mabel Cheung Screening Date : Tuesday, 13 September 2011 of the Wing Chun style of kung fu and sifu (master) of legendary Starring : Simon Yam, Sandra Ng, Aarif Lee Screening Time : 6:30pm kung fu superstar Bruce Lee. Wing Chun has a history of more than Screening Date : Wednesday, 14 September 2011 Screening Venue : Prince Charles Cinema 200 years. It was founded by Yim Wing Chun, took root in the Screening Time : 6:30pm 7 Leicester Place, London WC2H 7BY hands of Leung Chun, and prospered with Ip Man. The art of Wing Screening Venue : Prince Charles Cinema Release Year : 2008 7 Leicester Place, London WC2H 7BY Chun has now become very popular with martial arts enthusiasts, Length : 107 minutes Release Year : 2010 especially overseas. It is a traditional Chinese martial art with a Length : 117 minutes formidable reputation internationally..... It was spring 1969. The world was undergoing amazing changes. Man had yet to wait another 6 months before he would set foot on the moon. And our young protagonist was running wild on the streets of Hong Kong wearing a fish bowl for a space helmet. Yes, he is the self-proclaimed first astronaut of Hong Kong, and he sees the world with a strange sense of wit and angle. “Echoes of the Rainbow” revolves around the kid’s struggling family: a shoe-maker father who treads in a pair of old torn sandals; a happy-go-lucky mother who believes that anything and everything is possible; an aspiring, starry-eyed elder brother who daydreams with his tropical fish; and our little Courtesy of Mandarin Films Distribution Company Limited hero who can proudly recite the 26 English alphabets backwards.
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