SCREENINGS MARKET
Edited by Paul Lindsell
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gmail.com SCREENINGS 09:30
ROCK’N’ROLL HOUSEWIVES (Japan) Comedy, Drama, 113mins. Pony Canyon Meeting RoomN101A, HKCEC
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ACE ATTORNEY (Japan) Drama, Science Fiction, Fantasy, 135mins. Nippon Television Network Corporation. Dir: Takashi Miike. Key cast: Hiroki Narimiya, Takumi Saitoh, Mirei Kiritani When talented attorney Mia Fey is murdered, her sister Maya is arrested for the crime. Junior lawyer Phoenix Wright believes in her innocence and takes up the case, whereupon he meets prosecutor Miles Edgeworth, a level-headed attorney. An intense courtroom battle unfolds as testimony and evidence are presented. After the trial, Phoenix receives word that Miles has been arrested for murder. Meeting RoomN206-N207, HKCEC
THE PARADE (Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Macedonia, Montenegro) Drama, 116mins. Wide Management. Dir: Srdjan Dragojevic. Key cast: Nikola Kojo, Goran Navojec, Dejan Acimovic The story of former war hero and petty criminal Limun, who is hired by a group of Belgrade LGBT activists to protect their planned gay pride parade in the Serbian capital after threats from neo- Nazi groups. Meeting RoomN204-N205, HKCEC
SPEC-HEAVEN (Japan) Action/ Adventure, Drama, Horror/Suspense, 119mins. Tokyo Broadcasting System Television (TBS). Dir: Yukihiko Tsutsumi Meeting RoomN101B, HKCEC
the help of surveillance cameras in the city, he starts to manipulate them. Meeting RoomN109-N110, HKCEC
PUSHER (UK) Action/Adventure, Drama, Organised Crime, 100mins. Gaumont. Dir: Luis Prieto. Key cast: Richard Coyle, Agyness Deyn As edgy and explosive as Nicolas Winding Refn’s 1996 cult classic, this English-language remake sees a small-time London drug dealer descend into debt hell. Agnes b. CINEMA! Hong Kong Arts Centre
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THE GREAT MAGICIAN (Hong Kong, China) Action/Adventure, Drama, Romance, 128mins. Emperor Motion Pictures. Dir: Derek Yee. Key cast: Tony Leung, Lau Ching-wan, Zhou Xun In the early 1920s on the streets of Beijing, the nation’s most talented performers have gathered
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BREAD OF HAPPINESS (Japan) Drama, Romance, 114mins. Asmik Ace Entertainment. Dir: Yukiko Mishima. Key cast: Tomoyo Harada, Yo Oizumi The story of a married couple who run a small inn/cafe/bakery in Hokkaido, and their breads that heal the wounded. Meeting RoomN211-N212, HKCEC
DRIFTERS (Italy) Drama, Romance, 111mins. Fandango Portobello. Dir: Matteo Rovere. Key cast: Andrea Bosca, Miriam Giovanelli, Michele Riondino The young ragazzi of modern Rome inhabit a world of glamorous parties and love affairs. Meeting RoomN104-N105, HKCEC
n 18 Screen International at Filmart March 20, 2012
to show off their spectacular skills. One day a challenge is set: 50 silver dollars to whoever can reproduce the incredible magic trick Eight Immortals’ Treat. Zhang Xian appears amid the waiting crowd and decides to try his hand. Meeting RoomN201A, HKCEC
Three hearts are destined to take a journey, and to fall in love. Meeting RoomN209-N210, HKCEC
THE GREAT MAGICIAN See box, above
THE HOWLING REBORN (US) Action/ Adventure, Romance, 92mins. Moonstone Entertainment. Dir: Joe Nimziki. Key cast: Lindsey Shaw, Landon Liboiron, Ivana Milicevic On the eve of his high school graduation, Will Kidman finally bonds with the girl he has long yearned for, reclusive Eliana Wynter. But he also discovers a dark secret from his past: he is about to become a werewolf. Meeting RoomN111-N112, HKCEC
IT GETS BETTER (Thailand) Drama, 104mins. M Picture Co. Dir: Tanwarin Sukkhapisit. Key cast: Penpak Sirikul, Bell Nuntita, Panupong Waraeaksiri
LOVE IS NOT BLIND (China) Comedy, Romance, 110mins. Edko Films. Dir: Teng Huatao. Key cast: Wen Zhang, Bai Baihe Suddenly dumped by her boyfriend of seven years, Xiaoxian doesn’t think she can go on until her sassy, but jaded, co-worker forces her to realise how little she understands about love. Meeting RoomN202-N203, HKCEC
THE MELODY (Thailand) Romance, 99mins. Sahamongkolfilm International Co Ltd. Dir: Tossapon Srisukontarat. Key cast: Worrawech Danuwong, Pariyachat Limthammahisorn Theatre 2, HKCEC
PARIS UNDERWATCH (France) Horror/ Suspense, 85mins. Films Distribution. Dir: Cedric Jimenez. Key cast: Melanie Doutey, Olivier Barthelemy, Francis Renaud A bomb attack in Gare d’Austerlitz: the government accuses Islamic groups, but a computer hacker finds images of the bombing and tracks down the couple responsible. With
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LIAR GAME: REBORN (Japan) Action/Adventure, Drama, Horror/Suspense, 130mins. Pony Canyon. Dir: Hiroaki Matsuyama. Key cast: Shota Matsuda, Mikako Tabe, Mana Ashida Meeting RoomN101A, HKCEC
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LOVE ON-AIR (Korea) Romance 120mins. Showbox/ Mediaplex. Dir: Kwon Chil-in. Key cast: Lee Min-Jung, Lee Jung-jin Jin-ah, the former leader of once popular girl band Purple, hosts a radio show called Wonderful Radio. When the producer of the programme is sacked over low ratings, a new guy fills his shoes. Meeting RoomN109-N110, HKCEC
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BULLHEAD (Belgium) Drama, Organised Crime, 129mins. Celluloid Dreams. Dir: Michael R Roskam. Key cast: Matthias Schoenaerts, Jereon Perceval, Jeanne Dandoy Meeting RoomN201B, HKCEC
HIMIZU (Japan) Drama, 129mins. Gaga Corporation. Dir: Sono Sion. Key cast: Shota Sometani, Fumi Nikaidou A teenager aspires to be
“ordinary” and “normal” in this world of chaos. But after an incident that can never be erased from his life, his wish becomes impossible to achieve, turning him into a person obsessed to sanction evil people in the society. Meeting RoomN104-N105, HKCEC
MOTH DIARIES (Canada, Ireland) Documentary, 83mins. Wild Bunch. Dir: Mary Harron. Key cast: Sarah Bolger, Sarah Gadon, Lily Cole Rebecca begins her junior year at an elite girls’ boarding school and is caught in a web of obsession, jealousy and betrayal. Eroticism, death and the supernatural entwine in a powerful emotional drama. Meeting RoomN111-N112, HKCEC
NIGHT MARE (China) Horror/Suspense, War, 90mins. Shanghai Huayufilm Co. Dir: Yip Wai-ying. Key cast: Zhou Xianxin; Victor Huang, Gillian Chung Strange things happen one after another around single woman Fang Lei. Meeting RoomN202-N203, HKCEC
PRAY FOR JAPAN (Japan) Documentary 91mins. Omgact Entertainment. Dir: Stu Levy Documentary film-maker Stu Levy began his film when volunteering in Tohoku after the earthquake and tsunami tragedy. He shot 40 hours of footage over five weeks in Tohoku, interviewing more than 30 people. No matter how difficult, how insurmountable, the challenge they faced, these people overcame. Meeting RoomN101B, HKCEC
PRIVATE SCREENING Meeting RoomN209-210, HKCEC
WAR GAME 229 (Taiwan) Drama, 97mins. Creative Century
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