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(Main picture) The Hong Kong Asian Pop Music Festival
will feature artists from across Asia; (above right) HKTDC chairman Jack So makes his welcome remarks at the
Entertainment Expo 2011 opening gala; (right) HAF will this year celebrate its 10th anniversary
TV World’s international forum this year will look into global trends for the TV format licensing business. A series of FILMART thematic conferences
will also take place. Panels on ‘New Media — New Prospects for Online Distribution of Entertainment Content’ will include speakers Geng Xiaohua, operation VP at
Qiyi.com, Baidu’s video channel; Zhu Hui Long,
Youku.com’s vice-president of movie operations and corporate development; and representatives from the BBC, Walt Disney and YouTube. ‘Screenwriting for the Global Market: the Growth
of Asian Themes in Modern Box-Office Hits’ will feature the screenwriters behind major films such as Kung Fu Panda, Mulan and Toy Story 2. In addition, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade
& Industry and UniJapan will organise a number of film seminars, and Japanese movies will also be screened during FILMART. At HAF (March 19-21), Asia’s most important
film-financing event, Asian film projects are matched with top producers, financiers and distributors for co-productions. A record 32 projects, including six documentaries from 23 countries, have been selected for this, the forum’s 10th anniversary.
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Movies in the frame At HKIFF, March 21-April 5, the ‘Filmmaker in Focus’ will be Peter Ho-sun Chan, while Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory — which was nominated in the documentary feature category at the 2012 Academy Awards — joins fellow nominees from the Academy’s foreign-language film category: Monsieur Lazhar, Footnote and In Darkness. The Hong Kong Film Awards presentation
ceremony (April 15) takes place at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre. Organised by the Hong Kong Film Awards Association, it recognises achievement in directing, screenwriting, acting and cinematography in Hong Kong film. Film-makers from across the region will be
honoured at the Asian Film Awards (March 19). Eminent film-makers and movie stars will hand out prizes at the gala event. Independent film will be celebrated at ifva (March
13-28). The event, organised by the Hong Kong Arts Centre, will take place at the Hong Kong Arts Centre and other city venues. This year, ifva features documentaries, including work by Werner Herzog. Taiwanese film editor Chen Po-wen will host a DocuLab masterclass on film editing.
Making music HKAMF takes place at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (March 23). Organised by the IFPI (Hong Kong Group) Ltd and supported by the HKTDC, the event will feature performances by top recording artists from across Asia and a song contest for the Super Nova Awards. February’s IFPI Hong Kong Top Sales Music Award
honoured the outstanding performances of local and international artists and producers in Hong Kong.
Digital entertainment The fifth Digital Visual Effect Summit, organised by the Association of Motion Pictures Post-production Professionals, will be held during FILMART. Speakers from across Asia share their experience in digital post-production. The event features the latest visual-effects achievements in Hong Kong. Select digital 3D stereo screenings will also take place.
WEBSITES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Entertainment Expo Hong Kong
www.eexpohk.com FILMART
www.hktdc.com/hkfilmart
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