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34-year-old Vanessa barely has time for a life of her own. Things may finally change when an old friend re-emerges — a man who just might be perfect for her. As sparks fly, her family suddenly starts to go up in flames. Meeting Room N104-N105, HKCEC


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LOVE (Taiwan) Comedy, Romance, 127mins. HKIFF Industry Screenings @ Filmart. Dir: Dize Niu Chen-Zer What is love? What does it stand for? We’ve all been touched by love, yet no-one ever did understand it. This is a story about eight lonely souls searching for happy endings. Everything that happened and every sacrifice that was made was all for love. Theatre 1, HKCEC


LOVE TOMATO (Japan) Drama, 126mins. Prism Co. Dir: Hideo Nannbu. Key cast: Yasuo Daichi, Alice Dixon, Yasuko Tomita Story of a middle-aged farmer who is facing the harsh reality of bride shortage and the drop in the agricultural population. Meeting Room N201B, HKCEC


THE SECOND WOMAN (Hong Kong, China) Drama, Romance, 105mins. HKIFF Industry Screenings @ Filmart. Dir: Carol Lai. Key cast: Shu Qi, Shawn Yue Hui Bao and Nan are both actors. They are rehearsing intensely for a new play but Hui Bao falls ill. Her twin sister, Hui Xiang, secretly takes Hui Bao’s place — and takes all the credit. Finding that Hui Xiang is a threat to her career and relationship with Nan, Hui Bao meets her sister by the seashore one stormy night. Only one of them returns. Theatre 2, HKCEC


SADNESS,AUGUST (Korea) Romance, 104mins. P.A.M Korea Media. Dir: Kim Jee-yong. Key cast: Son Sung-yoon, Kim Do-yong, Jung Yi-an A heartbreaking love story with a painful reminiscence which would be easily forgotten like passing by a way station. Meeting Room N209-N210, HKCEC


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GERM (US) 90mins. TomCat Films. Dir: John Craddock. Key cast: Marguerite Sundberg, Michael Flores, Mark Chiappone, Beth Pratt The military’s attempt to shoot down an orbiting satellite unleashes a space-borne epidemic on a remote, small town. Deputy Max Brody and his girlfriend Brooke must battle their way through an army of infected townsfolk and soldiers as they struggle to save themselves and their loved ones from a horrible early death. When cannibalism is contagious, will love endure? Will even the strongest love survive?


Meeting Room N204-N205, HKCEC


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HALSER ACRE (Japan) Action/ Adventure, 60mins. Acre Film. Dir: Tsukasa Kishimoto. Key cast: Moeko Fukuda, Tomoji Yamashiro, Shingo Chinen Meeting Room N206-N207, HKCEC


UNIJAPAN SHORT FILMS BYYOUNG CREATORS (Japan) Drama 60mins. UNIJAPAN. Dir: Katsumata Yu, Morioka Ryu, Tazaki Megumi, Yoshino Kohei, Izuki Hajime. Key cast: Nitta Eri, Katsuo Mayuna, Iida Kaoru Meeting Room N102-N103, HKCEC


12:45


V/H/S (US) Horror/Suspense, 116mins. Epic Pictures Group. Dir: Adam Wingard, Ti West, Glenn McQuaid, David Bruckner, Radio Silence, Joe Swanberg. Key cast: Calvin Reeder, Lane Hughes, Adam Wingard Meeting Room N101A, HKCEC


13:00


GANTZ (Japan) 131min. Asian Film Awards. Dir: Shinsuke Sato Agnes b. CINEMA! Hong Kong Arts Centre


LOVE FREE OR DIE (US) Documentary, 90mins. Cinephil. Dir: Macky Alston Portrait of Gene Robinson, the first openly gay bishop, elected in 2003 by the Episcopal Church in New Hampshire. The film follows Robinson from his 2008 civil union, to his rejection from the once-in-a-decade meeting of bishops at the Lambeth Conference, to president Barack Obama’s inauguration. Robinson’s presence at the Episcopal General Convention challenges the church’s stance on issues such as gay marriage. Meeting Room N111-N112, HKCEC


13:30


COLOR ME LOVE (China) Romance, 97mins. Tianjin North Film Group. Dir: Alex Tan. Key cast: Liu Ye, Yao


Chen, Joan Chen Fei is living every girl’s dream — an intern job at the best fashion magazine in the country working for a top editor who takes her under her wing. Her life gets complicated when she falls in love with a famous young artist struggling to find his next inspiration. Meeting Room N202-N203, HKCEC


13:45


EDONOBORI — THE SPIRIT OF RYU KYU (Japan) Documentary, 69mins. Cinema Okinawa. Dir: Yoshiaki Hongo. Key cast: Shiue Matayoshi, Etsuko Higa Meeting Room N101B, HKCEC


14:00


A WARM RAY OF LIGHT (Japan) Drama, 115mins. Omgact Entertainment. Dir: Masato Ozawa. Key cast: Miwako Wagatsuma, Hironari Nemoto, Chikako Hara Meeting Room N104-N105, HKCEC


BELLEVILLE TOKYO (France) Drama, 75mins. Insomnia World Sales. Dir: Elise Girard. Key cast: Valerie Donzelli, Jeremie Elkaim Just about to have a baby, Marie is suddenly abandoned by her boyfriend, who leaves her for another woman. Marie refuses to be a victim and finds comfort at work, in an arthouse theatre specialising in American classic movies. Meeting Room N102-N103, HKCEC


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THE LEGEND OF KASPAR HAUSER (Italy) Sci-fi, Fantasy, 95mins. Intramovies. Dir: Davide Manuli. Key cast: Vincent Gallo, Claudia Gerini, Elisa Sednaoui Kaspar Hauser must measure himself against the evil of a Grand Duchess who feels her power over the community


is threatened. To break free of the blond intruder, she seeks help from the Pusher, a criminal with whom she has a relationship, and who knows how to free her of the ‘enemy’. Too bad he has not taken into account the Sheriff, a DJ who considers Kaspar to be the New Messiah. Meeting Room N109-N110, HKCEC


THE CASES (Hong Kong) Documentary; Horror/ Suspense, 90mins. Film Asia Entertainment Group Co. Dir: Alan de Law. Key cast: Edmond Poon, Wylie Chiu, Brandy Akiko Meeting Room N209-N210, HKCEC


CHOCOLATE KISSES (Italy) Comedy, Romance, Sci-fi, Fantasy, 103mins. Intramovies. Dir: Alessio Maria Federici. Key cast:


Lusa Argentero, Hassani Shapi, Nabiha Akkari Meeting Room N109-N110, HKCEC


LEE’S ADVENTURE (China) Romance, Sci-fi, Fantasy, 90mins. Desen International Media. Dir: Frant Gwo, Yang Li. Key cast: Jaycee Chan, Fiona Wang A intriguing journey about love, time travel and ultimate redemption. Meeting Room N204-N205, HKCEC


PAPER MOON (Malaysia) Romance, 112mins. mm2 Entertainment Pte. Dir: Stanley Law Tak Ming. Key cast: Gordon Lam, Chrissie Chau, Tedd Chan Centred around the ‘Iron Lady’ who has showcased her iron fist in winning the race in business. Meeting Room N211-N212, HKCEC


SHADOWDANCER (UK, Ireland, France) Drama, 100mins. Wild Bunch. Dir: James Marsh. Key cast: Andrea Riseborough, Clive Owen, Aidan Gillen Colette McVeigh: widow, mother, terrorist. A woman who has lived the Republican cause all her 29 years. A woman whose brothers are both heavily involved at the senior levels in the IRA, whose husband was killed by the British security forces. A woman who is now an informer for MI5. Meeting Room N206-N207, HKCEC


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MAORI BOY GENIUS (New Zealand) Documentary, 84mins. Cinephil. Dir: Pietra Brettkelly Aged four, Maori boy Ngaa Rauuira learnt English; at 12 he began his first university degree; at at 16 he was a student at Yale University. Within a year he is leading a major protest and being asked to stand for Parliament.


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