Latest updates from the field
European Commission approves France’s plan to digitise its film heritage
The European Commission has ruled that a French scheme to support the digitisation of historic cinematographic works is compatible with the EU rules on state aid, inter alia because it helps [...]
First ever Bengali film festival in Europe
In the first ever Bengali film festival in Europe, seven acclaimed movies of various genres will be screened at the prestigious Harrow Art Centre, London. Called the ‘Pratidin Probash Parboni [...]
Hong Kong 2012 Diary: Specials – Once Upon a Hero: The Wong Fei-hung Saga
Many worthwhile titles are not included because of limitations in scheduling, not to mention works that had been lost.
Hong Kong 2012 Diary: Tribute – The Irreverent Genre-Buster: Kurahara Koreyoshi
From noir crime dramas to New Wave beatnik sagas to popular blockbusters about animals and Antarctica, Kurahara’s cinema can be called anything but boring.
Hong Kong 2012 Diary: Specials – The Strange Case of Hong Kong Amoy Cinema
Rhe Amoy-dialect cinema of Hong Kong were made in the Amoy dialect of southern Fujian but, as far as we can determine, never shown in the province.
Hong Kong 2012 Diary: World Cinema – Poland in Close-Up
Eleven titles, all produced in 2011, complete the 36th Hong Kong International Film Festival’s “Poland in Close-Up” tribute.
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Jeffrey Withaya Campbell
Ramona David
Jérémy Segay
Sali Sasaki (佐々木 沙梨)
Siddharth
loredana Paracciani
Florentina Heroiu