The 10th Chinese Visual Festival (Cvf) will be held in London 15 – 25 July at BFI Southbank and Genesis Cinema. The UK’s only festival dedicated to the cinema of the Chinese language speaking world, this year’s event sees a highly anticipated return to in-person screenings for Cvf, giving audiences the chance to catch a carefully curated selection of fantastic films on the big screen where they belong. This year’s line-up features a programme of unprecedented variety, covering a wide range of genres, forms and subjects, welcoming film lovers back to cinemas with ten days of unmissable films. Cvf 2021 is supported by the Department of Film Studies, King’s College London and the Taipei Representative Office in the U.K. and the Ministry of Culture, Taiwan (R.O.C.).
This year’s festival opens with the UK Premiere of Drifting, from Hong Kong writer director Jun Li, whose ground-breaking trans drama Tracey screened...
This year’s festival opens with the UK Premiere of Drifting, from Hong Kong writer director Jun Li, whose ground-breaking trans drama Tracey screened...
- 6/25/2021
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
More than half of the programme of this year’s cancelled Hkiff is screening at K11 Art House in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong International Film Festival (Hkiff) usually takes place over the Easter holidays in March-April, but this year was first postponed to late August, then eventually cancelled, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
While many festivals in Asia have managed to take place with physical screenings, albeit without international guests, Hkiff fell victim to unfortunate timing. A third wave of Covid-19 emerged in the city in July, just weeks before the festival was scheduled to take place, forcing Hong Kong...
Hong Kong International Film Festival (Hkiff) usually takes place over the Easter holidays in March-April, but this year was first postponed to late August, then eventually cancelled, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
While many festivals in Asia have managed to take place with physical screenings, albeit without international guests, Hkiff fell victim to unfortunate timing. A third wave of Covid-19 emerged in the city in July, just weeks before the festival was scheduled to take place, forcing Hong Kong...
- 11/2/2020
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (Hkiffs) tonight hosted the long-awaited world premiere of “Stoma”, Kit Hung’s devastating but ultimately sanguine story of survival and resolve.
Initially scheduled for the cancelled 44th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF44) earlier this year, the screening took place during CineFest at K11 Art House. Director Hungand lead actor Sing Lam were in attendance to meet and share their insights with the audience afterwards.
The screenplay for “Stoma” was written by the late cultural icon Julian Lee, based on his long battle with cancer. The film follows an emotionally harrowing journey endured by young gay photographer Alex after he is diagnosed with peritoneal cancer. Abandoned by his brother and his dithering lover, Alex is forced to face his mortality and the loss of sexual identity, through sheer resilience.
“It is taboo to talk about diseases or cancer in traditional and conservative Chinese society,...
Initially scheduled for the cancelled 44th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF44) earlier this year, the screening took place during CineFest at K11 Art House. Director Hungand lead actor Sing Lam were in attendance to meet and share their insights with the audience afterwards.
The screenplay for “Stoma” was written by the late cultural icon Julian Lee, based on his long battle with cancer. The film follows an emotionally harrowing journey endured by young gay photographer Alex after he is diagnosed with peritoneal cancer. Abandoned by his brother and his dithering lover, Alex is forced to face his mortality and the loss of sexual identity, through sheer resilience.
“It is taboo to talk about diseases or cancer in traditional and conservative Chinese society,...
- 10/24/2020
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
The Hong Kong International Film Festival has taken the unusual decision of revealing the pictures it selected for its now canceled 44th edition. It also plans to award prizes in its competition sections, though there will be neither in-person or online screenings for the public.
The festival had previously rescheduled its 44th edition from its usual slot in March, due to the first wave of the coronavirus outbreak. And then set Aug 18-31 Aug. dates instead. But, with the city now facing a third wave of the virus, organizers last Friday bowed to the inevitable and announced the cancellation of HKIFF44 and the smaller Cine Fan activities in September and October.
Now it says that this year’s Firebird Awards and Fipresci prize competitions will proceed with online judging. Winners will be announced on Aug. 20.
“The decision to announce the original program is intended to pay tribute to filmmakers whose...
The festival had previously rescheduled its 44th edition from its usual slot in March, due to the first wave of the coronavirus outbreak. And then set Aug 18-31 Aug. dates instead. But, with the city now facing a third wave of the virus, organizers last Friday bowed to the inevitable and announced the cancellation of HKIFF44 and the smaller Cine Fan activities in September and October.
Now it says that this year’s Firebird Awards and Fipresci prize competitions will proceed with online judging. Winners will be announced on Aug. 20.
“The decision to announce the original program is intended to pay tribute to filmmakers whose...
- 7/30/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Every year Chinese Visual Festival assembles a team of top industry experts, academics and filmmakers to select the very best films from the programme. For the 2019 edition of the festival, the Jury includes film producer and Senior Programme Manager at the Singapore International Film Festival Lai Weijie, filmmaker Kit Hung and Cvf’s Noemi Lemoine-Blanchard.
This year marks the inaugural awarding of the Cvf Golden Dram, our top prize, awarded to the very best film of the festival as selected by the jury. Symbolising a toast or ganbei to the director and team behind the winning film, the Golden Dram represents the everything that the festival stands for in bringing cutting edge Chinese language cinema to the UK, and is an international stamp of recognition and quality, like the fine single malt that it is named after.
This year’s Golden Dram winner is “A Family Tour” the latest work from director Ying Liang,...
This year marks the inaugural awarding of the Cvf Golden Dram, our top prize, awarded to the very best film of the festival as selected by the jury. Symbolising a toast or ganbei to the director and team behind the winning film, the Golden Dram represents the everything that the festival stands for in bringing cutting edge Chinese language cinema to the UK, and is an international stamp of recognition and quality, like the fine single malt that it is named after.
This year’s Golden Dram winner is “A Family Tour” the latest work from director Ying Liang,...
- 5/17/2019
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Hong Kong director Kit Hung’s new film “Forever 17” is among the first projects to be supported by Gol Studios, a new Lgbt production platform launched by Jay Lin’s Taiwan-based Portico Media.
Aiming to take Lgbt cinema into the mainstream, Gol Studio is a crowdsourcing website that helps film projects on three fronts: helping productions find talent, crew and funding; distribution; and crowdsourced marketing.
The initiative is a sister operation of GagaOOLala, Asia’s first Lgbt-focused Ott platform. In the three years since launch, it has become a well-known player in the industry, with 150,000 members and 1,000 titles from all over the world. The platform now operates in Taiwan and covers all of Southeast Asia including Hong Kong and Macau.
Gol Studios is also partnering with Zero Chou for the third installment of her “Six Asian Cities Rainbow Project,” a series of films about different Lgbtq issues, each set in a different location.
Aiming to take Lgbt cinema into the mainstream, Gol Studio is a crowdsourcing website that helps film projects on three fronts: helping productions find talent, crew and funding; distribution; and crowdsourced marketing.
The initiative is a sister operation of GagaOOLala, Asia’s first Lgbt-focused Ott platform. In the three years since launch, it has become a well-known player in the industry, with 150,000 members and 1,000 titles from all over the world. The platform now operates in Taiwan and covers all of Southeast Asia including Hong Kong and Macau.
Gol Studios is also partnering with Zero Chou for the third installment of her “Six Asian Cities Rainbow Project,” a series of films about different Lgbtq issues, each set in a different location.
- 3/17/2019
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The 8th Chinese Visual Festival (Cvf) will be held in London 3rd – 6th May at BFI Southbank and King’s College London. This year’s Festival builds on the success of previous editions, bringing the very best in the cinema of the Chinese language speaking world to UK audiences in a programme of unprecedented variety crammed into one unmissable extended weekend.
2018 Festival Highlights Include:
Festival opens with Zhou Ziyang’s award-winning Old Beast and closes with the UK Premiere of the Taiwanese Lgbtq hit “Alifu, The Prince/ss” 12 European and UK Premieres from the Chinese language speaking world, including the UK Premiere of Wang Bing’s award-winning documentary “Mrs. Fang” Guests include acclaimed Hong Kong filmmaker Cheung King-wai presenting the UK Premiere of his latest work “Somewhere Beyond the Mist”, Hong Kong Fresh Waves filmmakers, and more Special sessions focusing on Lgbtq cinema, including queer filmmaker Kit Hung in conversation Conference...
2018 Festival Highlights Include:
Festival opens with Zhou Ziyang’s award-winning Old Beast and closes with the UK Premiere of the Taiwanese Lgbtq hit “Alifu, The Prince/ss” 12 European and UK Premieres from the Chinese language speaking world, including the UK Premiere of Wang Bing’s award-winning documentary “Mrs. Fang” Guests include acclaimed Hong Kong filmmaker Cheung King-wai presenting the UK Premiere of his latest work “Somewhere Beyond the Mist”, Hong Kong Fresh Waves filmmakers, and more Special sessions focusing on Lgbtq cinema, including queer filmmaker Kit Hung in conversation Conference...
- 4/11/2018
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
2009 Torino Glbt Film Festival Awards 2009 Torino Glbt Film Festival: April 23-30, 2009 Best Feature Film: Leonera / Lion’s Den by Pablo Trapero (Argentina/South Korea/Brazil, 2008) Special Mention: Actress Martina Gusman for Lion’s Den Special Jury Award: Elève libre / Private Lessons by Joachim Lafosse (Belgium, 2008) Special Mention: Actor Jonas Bloquet for Death in Venice Special Mention: Wu sheng feng ling / Soundless Wind Chime by Kit Hung (Hong Kong/China/Switzerland, 2008) Best Documentary (ex-aequo): Khastegi / Sex My Life by Bahman Motamedian (Iran, 2008) and Out in India: A Family’s Journey by Tom Keegan (USA/India, 2007) Special Mention: Giorgio/Giorgia…storia di una voce by Gianfranco Mingozzi (Italy, 2008) Best Short Film: Saliva by Esmir Filho (Brazil, 2008) Special Mention: Même pas mort / Tomboy by Claudine Natkin (France, 2008) The Nuovi Sguardi Award: Wu sheng feng ling / Soundless Wind Chime by Kit Hung (Hong Kong/China/Switzerland, 2008) Audience Awards Best Feature [...]...
- 5/3/2009
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Filmmaker Kit Hung (above, with festival programer Cosimo Santoro), whose Soundless Wind Chime was screened at the 2009 Torino Glbt Film Festival. In the film, a young Chinese man gets involved with a Swiss con artist drifting away in Hong Kong. Tribute to Spanish filmmaker and painter Adorfo Arrieta (above, with Arrieta section programmer Donatello Fumarola), among whose cinematic efforts are El crimen de la pirindola and Jouet criminel. Director and Torino jury member Todd Stephens (above, with festival programmer Ricke Merighi) presenting Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild, which was screened out of competition Photos: B. Malacart (Arrieta, Stephens), L. Gallizio (Hung) Click on the images to enlarge them. ...
- 4/28/2009
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Berlin -- Richard Loncraine's "My One and Only," a '50s-era comedy starring Renee Zellweger and Kevin Bacon, was squeezed into the competition lineup for this year's Berlin International Film Festival, barely a week before the event kicks off.
Zellweger plays a glamorous single mom on the hunt for a rich man to foot the bill for her and her sons' lifestyle. Produced by Merv Griffith Entertainment and Ray Gun Prods., "My One and Only" will have its world premiere in Berlin. Essential Entertainment is handling international sales.
Berlin also added Lone Scherfig's Sundance favorite "An Education" with Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina and Emma Thompson and Davis Guggenheim's music documentary "It Might Get Loud" for its Berlinale Special Galas, ensuring the films will get the red carpet treatment without any of the pressure of competition.
All three films should give an added boost of star power to...
Zellweger plays a glamorous single mom on the hunt for a rich man to foot the bill for her and her sons' lifestyle. Produced by Merv Griffith Entertainment and Ray Gun Prods., "My One and Only" will have its world premiere in Berlin. Essential Entertainment is handling international sales.
Berlin also added Lone Scherfig's Sundance favorite "An Education" with Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina and Emma Thompson and Davis Guggenheim's music documentary "It Might Get Loud" for its Berlinale Special Galas, ensuring the films will get the red carpet treatment without any of the pressure of competition.
All three films should give an added boost of star power to...
- 1/27/2009
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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