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Hong Kong 15 Film Festival Coming In July

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1st July marks fifteen years since Hong Kong returned to Chinese sovereignty. To commemorate this special occasion, the Hong Kong Economic Trade Office, London, in association with Terracotta Festival, has put together an exciting film festival to showcase the best of current Hong Kong films as well as to look back on the last fifteen years and beyond.
The ‘Hong Kong 15 Film Festival’ will take place at the Odeon Covent Garden, London, commencing 2nd July 2012 for a fortnight until 14th July. With guests in attendance and fifteen films carefully selected, the festival will pay tribute to the extraordinary story of this vibrant and energetic island city through the eyes of its film-makers.
The diversity of Hong Kong cinema will be represented through a panorama of films divided in three sections: ‘Currents’, ’15 Years Review’ and ‘Shaw Brothers Classics’.
The Festival will open with multi-award-winning drama, A Simple Life by acclaimed director Ann Hui, starring Hong Kong star Andy Lau and a comeback performance from the highly decorated Deanie Ip who won the Best Actress at the 68th Venice International Film Festival. The event will be attended by Roger Lee, the producer and writer whose life story the film is based on.
Other highlights of the ‘Currents’ section include Life Without Principle by prolific filmmaker Johnnie To and The Bounty by Fung Chi Chiang.
Made in Hong Kong, directed by Fruit Chan, is a groundbreaking film which found great local and international acclaim for its release 15 years ago. It remains an uncommon Hong Kong example of a true independent film and will open the ‘15 Year Review’section to lead the way for other highly influential contemporary Hong Kong directors such as Pang Ho Cheung, Andrew Lau and Alan Mak.
‘Hong Kong 15 Film Festival’ wouldn’t even exist if it wasn’t for the legendary Shaw Brothers Studios and, as an homage to the most significant film production company in the history of Hong Kong Cinema, festival goers will be able to indulge in two martial arts masterpieces on the big screen: 1967 blockbuster One Armed Swordsman and one of the greatest Kung Fu film, The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978).
Talent attending the event will travel courtesy of Sponsor-in-Kind, Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong’s flagship carrier.

Other cultural tributes for the occasion will take place such as the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival on Sunday 1st July in London and the screening of Big Blue Lake at the Cornerhouse in Manchester on Friday 6th July.
Visit the festival website for regular Festival updates and ticket information:
http://hk15filmfestival.com/
‘Hong Kong 15 Film Festival’ full programme:
– CURRENTS:
A Simple Life – by Ann Hui
Big Blue Lake – by Jessey Tsang Tsui-Shan
White Vengeance – by Daniel Lee
Life Without Principle – by Johnnie To
The Bounty – by Fung Chi Chiang
The Detective 2 – by Oxide Pang
East Meets West 2011 by Jeffrey Lau
Wu Xia – by Peter Chan
– 15 YEARS: A REVIEW
Made In Hong Kong- by Fruit Chan
When Beckham Met Owen – by Adam Wong
Infernal Affairs – by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak
Sparrow – by Johnnie To
Dream Home – by Pang Ho-cheung
– SHAW BROTHERS CLASSIC
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin – by Liu Chia-Liang
One Armed Swordsman – by Chang Cheh

Imaginox Lab – Applications open

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Imaginox Labs at London’s East End Film Festival is taking place on Friday 6th July and is now open for Applications

A project – based lab for 5 filmmakers with a current feature project. Selected teams will present their project to a panel of experts including a sales agent, distributor, financier, script developer and a social media expert. They will receive feedback on how best to take their film to market.
Space is limited to five attendees. RSVP becky@imaginox.co.uk with ‘Project Development Labs 2012’ in the subject line. The deadline is 27th June.

Further details can be found here www.imaginox.co.uk

Next Kino Event Coming Soon In A New Location!

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Whilst June may have been a barren month in the world of Kino London, July signals a fresh new start for them with a move down the road. Starting 4th July (independence at last!) Kino moves to the wonderful CAMP basement, approximately a 7 second walk from the Old Street Roundabout! For those not familiar with the Kino thing, they don’t watch ANY of the films they screen in advance of the night (they don’t even HAVE them beforehand!), so the programme is as much a surprise to them as it is to you! Doors open at 7:30pm, films start at 8:15pm. £4 on the door, £3 with flyer. If you’re coming straight from work, they’ve wangled a deal with the venue whereby you can get a free glass of house wine, or bottle of house beer if you buy a pizza upstairs in Meter bar. Keep an eye on their website where you’ll be able to download a voucher closer to the time.

Full details, including how to screen your short at Kino are here http://bit.ly/Ldd3V8

The facebook invite is here https://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/events/465866500106477/

And the full address is
Kino London’s Open-Mic Short Film Night (#41)
First Wednesday of every month from 4th July
Now at the CAMP Basement
70 – 74 City Road, London EC1Y 2BG
Free Popcorn

Vintage Kino coming this Tuesday

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The next Vintage Kino event will be at Manchester’s The Three Minute Theatre, Aflecks Arcade, Oldham Street, M1 1JG. They’ve trawled though their archive of 16mm film cans to put a memorable film proramme together.
 
They promise you won’t be disappointed. Even come in vintage dress to suit if you so wish (not obligatory but feel free to dress as you wish to suit the ambiance of the night).

Expect as usual some Pathe News reels to kick of the programme followed by some vintage animation, classic comedy and some real curios peieces from their education and information archive. They’ll also have a rarely sceened award winning short film.

Doors open at 7.30 to give you time to relax and get in the mood to some vintage music and drinks will be served by the delightful Gina (proprietor of this fine establishment).

Tickets: Just £3.50 on the door (unfortunately, they don’t accept vintage coins or notes!)

Programme starts at 7.45 – ish and there will be an intermission half way. Expect FREE ICE CREAM in the intermission and the the whirl of the projector in the background.

Snakegully’s Chillout Sunday – Coming Soon!

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Snakegully Productions is to host another short film afternoon in a relaxed informal manner.

The date is Sunday 17th June from 2pm onwards and the event will go on until the early evening. They are looking for shorts films of all genres, animation, music videos, mocumentary, documentary, art films or film trailers for new features.

Please send them a link at info@snakegullyproductions.com and they will view it. Please note they are accepting shorts under 15 mins long.

They will be hosting the afternoon in a pub that’s recently been taken over by new management and has some delicious meals on the menu. Here’s the link: http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/62/6293/Great_Northern_Railway_Tavern/Hornsey

Next Rotoreliefs Event – This Monday!

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On Monday 28th May, Rotoreliefs will be screening a selection of shorts at Rich Mix in Shoreditch. Please go to http://rotoreliefs.com to make your submission. Q&A with the directors afterwards, and networking in the bar. Their wonderfully lively and informal monthly event always attracts interesting and interested individuals; promising a good crowd with a great vibe. They always invite the filmmakers to give a short Q&A after each film, and their commitment to screen all genres means there’s always something for everyone. NEXT SCREENING DATES: Monday 28th May taking place at Rich Mix (35 – 47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA). Facebook invite is here https://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/events/384715838241865/ To submit your work for this event or for their future events, please go to: http://www.rotoreliefs.com/Contact.html where you can download the submission form. They will contact all those whose films will be shown, and hope they will come along!

Terracotta Festival – Coming Soon

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TerracottaOne of our favourite festivals, the Terracotta Festival, is coming up soon with it’s 2012 edition. This years festival takes place once again at the Prince Charles Cinema, London, although at an early date of 12 – 15 April. If you couldn’t come to previous editions due to exams, this year, there’s no excuse!

Opening the festival will be WW2 blockbuster MY WAY, reported as the most expensive Korean film ever made. The plot follows the stellar multi-country cast of Jang Dong-gun, Joe Odagiri and Fan Bing Bing across the battlefields of Asia to the beaches of Normandy. Directed by Kang je-kyu (SHIRI, TAEGUKI).

HIMIZU directed by Sono Sion (COLD FISH, LOVE EXPOSURE) and set in post-tsunami Fukushima, will close the festival.

Of particular interest will be their “discovery” series. ONE MILE ABOVE and RETURN TO BURMA are films shot in little explored regions of Asia by British people – Yunna to Lhasa bike ride and Burma, respectively

Expect the usual mix of parties, actors and directors and masterclasses. One new addition to the festival will be a TERROR COTTA HORROR NIGHT on Friday 13th – a triple bill horror-fest, with a few extras thrown in, that lasts till early hours of the morning! More details to follow.

For more details, visit their facebook page here http://www.facebook.com/terracottafestival or their website here http://terracottafestival.com/home

Kino 39 – Coming Soon

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Kino 39Kino 39 is coming up on Thursday 5th April from 7.30 with another collection of great shorts. There are no themes and no pre-selection of the films they show. They ask only that films be under 6 minutes, on dvd, and include the Kino London logo (just for the screening). They also stipulate that the filmmaker should be there on the night, of course,… to stand up and say “Hi, I made this!” If you’d like to screen at Kino #39 drop Laura a line at screen@kinolondon.com. She’ll need your name, the title and duration of your film and some contact details. The Kino logos are available to download here http://www.kinolondon.com/about/want-to-screen/. The details for the night are Thursday 5th April Vibe Live, Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane, London E1 6QL Nearest Tube: Liverpool Street Station Doors at 7:30pm, films at 8pm. £4 entry, free for screening filmmakers. The facebook invite is here https://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/events/179467908831566/

Next Rotoreliefs Event – Coming soon

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RotoreliefsOn Monday 30th April, Rotoreliefs will be screening a selection of shorts at Rich Mix in Shoreditch. Please go to http://rotoreliefs.com to make your submission. Q&A with the directors afterwards, and networking in the bar. Their wonderfully lively and informal monthly event always attracts interesting and interested individuals; promising a good crowd with a great vibe. They always invite the filmmakers to give a short Q&A after each film, and their commitment to screen all genres means there’s always something for everyone. NEXT SCREENING DATES: Monday 30th April(this will take place at Rich Mix (35 – 47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA). To SUBMIT your work please go to: http://www.rotoreliefs.com/Contact.html where you can download the submission form. They will contact all those whose films will be shown, and hope they will come along!

Manchester’s Vintage Kino 3 – Free Cinema Movement

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Free CinemaCheck in to Kino’s third appearance at The Three Minute Theatre, Aflecks Arcade, Oldham Street, M1 1JG. As part of the Afleck’s Fringe Theatre Festival they present their third Vintage 16mm Shorts show. This month they have a very special presentation of a documentary feature and a Safety at Work film, both on wonderful 16mm celluloid. NO digital at Vintage Kino. Unique films with a difference that you won’t see anywhere else.

They promise you won’t be disappointed. Even come in vintage dress to suit if you so wish (not obligatory but feel free to dress as you wish to suit the ambiance of the night).

This month’s programme includes a very rare early short called “SURVIVAL”. A 20 minute film about safety at work as a worker has a serious accident on a construction site. The film is probably late 50s and examines then how health and safety in the building trade were at the time very poor.

Their star attraction is the 1958 documentary sponsored by the Ford Motor Company and made as part of the Free Cinema Movement, the film is: “WE ARE THE LAMBETH BOYS”. A Seminal piece of documentary film by New Wave director Karel Reisz follows the daily activities of members of the Lambeth Youth club in late 1950’s London.

It’s a really fascinating piece of history and great for a look life in late 50s London for the Lambeth Boys.

They will also have a Pathe News Reel reviewing the year of 1958.

Doors open at 7.30 to give you time to relax and get in the mood to some vintage music and drinks will be served by the delightful Gina (proprietor of this fine establishment).

To complement the films this month they will have two live acts as part of the Afleck’s Fringe Festival playing either side of the films and the first act will be on shortly after .7.30.

Tickets: Just £3.00 on the door (unfortunately, they don’t accept vintage coins or notes!)

Programme starts at 7.45 – ish and there will be an intermission half way. Expect FREE ICE CREAM in the intermission and the whirl of the projector in the background.