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A Celebration of French Cinema at the Hong Kong International Film Festival
[Hong Kong, Tuesday 25March 2014] The Consulate General of France in Hong Kong and Macauhas been partnering for many years with the Hong Kong International Film Festival, the second largest festival in Asia. Screening over 280 titles from more than 50 countries, the festival will present 35 films French films or French co-productions including Asia and World’s premieres: the director JalilLespert will be in Hong Kong for “Yves Saint Laurent” on March 25 at 9:30pm. France is the first European country to support the HKIFF.
In the context of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between France and the People’s Republic of China, theConsulate General of France and the HKIFF will celebrate the Sino-French cultural exchanges in the presence of renowned actresses Isabelle Huppert and Catherine Deneuve.
This unique collaboration sees the actresses’ visit to Hong Kong supported by The Peninsula Hotels, with two exclusive celebration events taking place at The Peninsula Hong Kongon March 25 and March 30, as well as a press conference on March 30 for Ms Deneuve.Celebrating 50 Years of Sino-French Relations, the Groupwill make its grand entrance into Europe with The Peninsula Paris’ unveiling on 1 August, 2014, creating the latest example of Peninsula excellence.
“We are delighted to welcome Ms Huppert and Ms Deneuve to Hong Kong and to support cross-cultural exchanges between France and China,”saidMr Robert Cheng,Vice-President, Marketing,The Peninsula Hotels.“As part of the city’s fabric for the last 85 years, we are excited to celebrate this important milestone.”
Isabelle Huppert will present Abuse of Weakness byCatherine Breillat with Kool Shen on March 26 at 7:45pm. The festival will also dedicate a retrospective to her with three of her major films:The Piano Teacher directed by Michael Haneke, The Lacemaker byClaude Gorettaand Story of Women, by Claude Chabrol .
Catherine Deneuve will meet Hong Kong audiences on March 30 with her last movieOn my way by Emmanuelle Bercot.
Agnès B. will also come to Hong Kongto present the first long feature she recently directed My Name is Hmmm… with Sylvie Testud and Jacques Bonnaffé on March 29 at 12:00pm.
The festival will also host, on April 1st,Christophe Lambert as jury member of the Young Cinema Competition, an open competition set up to encourage worldwide young filmmakers who will compete for the Firebird Prize and Jury Prize. The Highlander and Greystoke’s actor will be joined by the acclaimed film scholar David Bordwell from the US, renowned Korean director Bong Joon-ho and Hong Kong’s talented actress Karena Lam.
The Consulate General of France is proud to support French Cinema all along the year. Le French May cinema program "French shadows, all eyes on China ” will present to the Hong Kong and Macau audience a selection of more than 20 films from May 9th to June 1st.
“Hong Kong is a very special place for French cinema, the first European cinema represented in Hong Kong, and 2012-2013 have been exceptional years for French cinema in Hong Kong with audiencesreaching 600,000 in 2012 and 16 films released in 2013. Both actresses Isabelle Huppert and Catherine Deneuve embody French Cinema abroad, having worked with the most remarkable international directors.We are proud to offer this unique opportunity to Hong Kong audiences”, says Arnaud Barthélémy, ConsulGeneral of France in Hong Kong and Macau.
About The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited (HSH)
Incorporated in 1866 and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (00045), The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited is the holding company of a group which is engaged in the ownership, development, and management of prestigious hotels and commercial and residential properties in key locations in Asia, the United States and Europe, as well as the provision of tourism and leisure, club management and other services. The Peninsula Hotels portfolio comprises The Peninsula Hong Kong, The Peninsula Shanghai, The Peninsula Beijing, The Peninsula Tokyo, The Peninsula New York, The Peninsula Chicago, The Peninsula Beverly Hills, The Peninsula Bangkok, The Peninsula Manila and The Peninsula Paris (expected opening in 2014). Projects under development include The Peninsula London and The Peninsula Yangon. The property portfolio of the group includes The Repulse Bay Complex, The Peak Tower, The Peak Tramways and St. John’s Building in Hong Kong; The Landmark in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; the Thai Country Club in Bangkok, Thailand, and 21 Avenue Kléber in Paris, France.
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