The U of T Hong Kong Film Festival will run from May 4 to 6, and will commemorate, through the medium of film, the Hong Kong handover to China. The festival is a collaborative effort between the Munk Centre’s Asian Institute, Reel Asian International Film Festival and the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, in response to the emergence of Hong Kong film over the past quarter century as a window into life in Hong Kong and Asia.
Joseph Wong, director of the Asian Institute and Stephen Siu, assistant director of the Kong Economic and Trade Office will deliver opening remarks in English and Cantonese, respectively. Bart Testa, Professor of Cinema Studies, U of T and Alice Shih, Reel Asian International Film Festival will discuss the films. Academy award-winning animator Chris Landreth will also be in attendance.
WHAT: U of T Hong Kong Film Festival line-up announcement
WHERE: Croft Chapter House, University College
15 King’s College Circle
WHEN: Monday, April 16, 2007, 6:30 p.m.
CONTACT:asian.institute@utoronto.ca or 416 946 8996
w.utoronto.ca/ai