Hong Kong cinema shines at New York Asian Film Festival (with photos)

     A total of 14 Hong Kong films are showcased under the Hong Kong Panorama at the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) running from July 15 to 31. The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, New York (HKETONY), is proud to present this exhilarating lineup of new film productions and classic retrospectives from the city. 

     Hong Kong singer-actor Josie Ho was invited to join this year's NYAFF, and brought to audience her latest project "Finding Bliss: Fire and Ice", an inspiring music documentary filmed in Iceland. The HKETONY organised a welcome reception in honour of Ho prior to the film screening this evening (July 18, New York time).

     During the Festival, Hong Kong director Sunny Chan will also meet with the audience at the screening of his work "Table for Six" on July 23.

     HKETONY Director, Ms Candy Nip, said she is excited that the NYAFF has returned to the big screen this year. She thanked Ho and Chan for being compelling advocates for Hong Kong movies at the festival, and praised them for their creativity and passion in filmmaking. 

     In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Hong Kong Panorama features five grandmaster classics from the Hong Kong cinema in the past 25 years , including Wong Kar-wai's "Happy Together". Meanwhile, Create Hong Kong is presenting a virtual film still exhibition of "Making Waves-Navigators of Hong Kong Cinema" in the United States from July 8 to August 14. Through the lens of four talented Hong Kong photographers, namely, Jupiter Wong, Wong Wai-lun, Quist Tsang, and Sharon Salad, cinema lovers can appreciate exceptional images from nearly 200 local films over the last 25 years.

     For more information about the Hong Kong Panorama at this year's NYAFF, and the virtual film still exhibition please visit the website of HKETONY: www.hketousa.gov.hk/arts-cultural.