The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, Berlin (HKETO Berlin) is sponsoring the 20th edition of the Zurich Film Festival (ZFF), where it is presenting Hong Kong film productions.
The Director of HKETO Berlin, Ms Jenny Szeto, delivered opening remarks before the screening of the movie "All Shall Be Well", highlighting Hong Kong's vision of expanding as an East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchange and further supporting the development of the local film industry.
"We deeply treasure our overseas partners and our collaborations that are vital for enhancing the international exposure of quality Hong Kong movies and fostering cultural exchanges. We actively encourage and support emerging directors, producers and actors from Hong Kong to take part in these prestigious events around the world, promoting meaningful interaction and exchanges with the local audiences and film industry." Ms Szeto said.
The director and screenwriter of the movie "All Shall Be Well", Ray Yeung, also joined the opening of the screening and interacted with the audiences after the film.
The ZFF is the second-largest film festival in the German-speaking world. This year the ZFF is taking place from October 3 to 13 (Zurich time). More than 100 films from around the globe are to be screened.
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