We are delighted to present our three new titles in the forthcoming film festivals:

"SEAFOOD", directed by ZHU Wen (script writer of Zhang Ming's "Clouds and Rain over Wushan", Zhang Yuan's "Seventeen Years" and "Hainan, Hainan"), starring Jinzi and Cheng Taisheng, is selected in "Cinema of the Present" in the Venice International Film Festival. Shot on digital video and converted to 35mm, the film explores the irony of how a good deed is carried out by way of a criminal practice, and how death begets life.

Screenings in Venice:

29 Aug        at 20:00        Palagalileo (for press, industry and cinema accreditation passes)
30 Aug        at 09:45        Sala Grande (official screening at the presence of the film director)
30 Aug        at 22:30        Sala Excelsior
                                        (for the public, press, industry and cinema accreditation passes)
1 Sept        at 15:30        Sala Excelsior
                                        (for the public, press, industry and cinema accreditation passes)

- Also selected in Vancouver International Film Festival (Canada), London Film Festival (UK), "New Currents" (competition) of Pusan International Film Festival (Korea)
 

"HOLLYWOOD HONG KONG", a new title by Fruit Chan ("Little Cheung", "Durian Durian") starring ZHOU Xun ("Suzhou River", "Beijing Bicycle"), is the second part of a trilogy about prostitutes from China: A father and his two sons, living in Hong Kong's last and poorest shanty town, face eviction by the government; but the arrival of a beautiful girl from Mainland China captivates their hearts completely and allows them to escape the reality of their lives. The film will be in Main Competition of Venice International Film Festival.

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Screenings in Venice

1 Sept        at 17:45        Palagalileo (for press and industry accreditation passes)
2 Sept        at 08:45        Pala BNL (for press, industry and cinema accreditation passes)
2 Sept        at 20:30        Pala BNL (for the public)
2 Sept        at 17:45        Sala Grande (official screening at the presence of the film director)
 

"BANG RAJAN the legend of the village warriors", directed by Thanit Jitnukul, is based on the true Thai history in AD 1765 of a Burmese invasion to Thailand.  The film received 11 awards in Surasawadee Thai Film Awards and Best Filmmaker Award in 3eme Festival du Film Asiatique de Deauville (2001). "Pic's style is closer to Kurosawa's "Seven Samurai" ... In a memorable conflict 60 minutes in, and especially in the final epic slaughter, the films takes on an elemental power and a heroic stature." - Derek Elley, Variety. It will be in "Midnight Madness" in Toronto International Film Festival.

Screenings in Toronto

13 Sept        at 12:00am        Uptown 3
14 Sept        at 02:45pm        Varsity 4 (Press / Industry Screening)
15 Sept        at 12:00pm        Cumberland 3

- Also selected in Sydney Asia Pacific Film Festival (Australia), Helsinki International Film Festival (Finland), Leeds International Film Festival (UK), Pusan International Film Festival (Korea), Vancouver International Film Festival (Canada), Hawaii International Film Festival (US), St. Louis International Film Festival (US)
 

To all of you who might be interested in these titles, you are welcome to contact our delegates:
In Venice         29 Aug - 3 Sept         Ms. Carrie Wong         contact number 852-94245010
In Toronto       10 Sept - 15 Sept      Mr. Clarence Tang        contact number 852-93663206

For any further inquiry, you may also feel free to contact our Hong Kong office (Tel: 852-27511886; Fax: 852-27504862) for any assistance.

Thank you for your kind attention.

Best Regards,
Golden Network Asia Limited