The 45th Hong Kong International Film Festival held the opening ceremony at the Hong Kong Cultural Center on April 1. As the opening film of the festival, the film "Seven Band" was screened in the Grand Theatre of the Cultural Center. This was also the first appearance of the film in Hong Kong. Director Sammo Hung, Xu Anhua, Tan Jiaming, Yuan Heping, Du Qifeng, and actors Hong Tianming, Yu Xiangning, Yuan Hua, Lin Kailing, Huo Tung, Xu Haochang, Wu Yongshi, Ren Dahua, Gong Cien, Zhang Daming, Liu Guochang, Lin Xue, etc Interacting with the audience on the spot, the super creative lineup made its debut for the first time, which can be described as star-studded.
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Telling the "The Past in Hong Kong" "The Band of Seven" high-level opening of the Hong Kong Film Festival
Hong Kong International Film Festival is the largest film event in Hong Kong, Asia's first-class non-competitive event International Film Festival, Asia's most important film exchange platform, sponsored by the Hong Kong International Film Festival Association, is known as the "film festival of film festivals". The opening films selected for each session are recent works with a high level and representativeness in terms of art and culture. The ambassador of this year’s film festival Aaron Kwok said, “The Band of Seven is a rare work. It gathers seven major directors in Hong Kong, and each director shoots an era chapter about Hong Kong. I believe in the film Audiences all over the world will understand the story and it is worth looking forward to. As an ambassador, I would recommend this film to audiences all over the world. I must support this film."
As the opening film of this Hong Kong International Film Festival, "Seven "The Band" is a group of seven Chinese-language directors co-directed by Sammo Hung, , Anhua Xu, Tan Jiaming, Yuan Heping, Du Qifeng, Lin Lingdong, and Tsui Hark. The film focuses on the changes of the times in a city in Hong Kong. Starting from the 1950s, it spans seven decades with distinctive temperaments. Through a story that occurs in each decade, it shows a combination of multiple angles and all aspects. The breath of life and the epic meaning of "Hong Kong's past". Seven directors were responsible for the directing and shooting of a story by drawing lots.
In the seven stories, Sammo Hung directed "Practicing exercises", telling how a group of children who practiced on the rooftops of the 1950s worked hard and gained hope; Xu Anhua directed "Principal", showing the educational work in Hong Kong campuses in the 1960s The writer, how full of kindness, the spring breeze and the rain, became the warm memories of the later generation of Hong Kong leaders; Tan Jiaming directed "Farewell", which played a song for the love, poetry and farewell of Hong Kong young people in the 1980s; Yuan Heping directed " "Return" uses the humorous daily collision between the old and the young to express family affection and cultural harmony; Johnnie To's "Golden All Over the Earth" directed by several absurd and realistic strokes, outlines the seemingly "everywhere" "Golden" era-the world is in it, betting hastily, ushering in dreams and awakening; Lin Lingdong's posthumous work "Lost", will care for the old people who have lost weight in the changes of the times and the countryside, under fear Buried and sighed; Tsui Hark ended, describing the future with fun and surprise, and made an unexpected "Deep Dialogue", paying tribute to Hong Kong and paying tribute to the film.
The opening screening of "The Band of Seven" at the Hong Kong International Film Festival is also the first appearance of the film in Hong Kong since its completion. After the screening, the film received numerous praises. The audience is mostly immersed in the sincere emotions ubiquitous in the film, as well as strong, warm, sharp, or cold emotions. In the long aftertaste of the film, they are reminiscent and do not want to leave.
shows that the main creators of Hong Kong Film and Television gathered together to evoke the deep feelings
At the opening ceremony, five directors Sammo Hung, Anhua Hui, Tan Jiaming, Yuan Heping and Qifeng To were present in person to tell the audience who will be watching the film together. The creative process, expounding the creative concept. Although the content and presentation methods of the seven stories of "Seven Band" are different, their main theme of paying tribute to the glorious film era in the form of full film shooting is the same.
Director Sammo Hung said on the spot that he was very lucky to be in the 1950s. It just so happened that he really wanted to film Hong Kong's stories in the 1950s and tell the story of his childhood in "Practice". Xu Anhua said: "I think it feels very good to be able to co-produce this "Seven Band" with several other directors.I also think it’s good to shoot this idea with film, because the quality of the pictures on the film is different. Personally, I think the most touching thing about the film "Principal" is the pupils of that era and the touching love story told in the film. "Farewell" director Tan Jiaming said that because he was drawn in the 1980s, "the Hong Kong immigration wave in that era gave me inspiration. The young people’s love story of parting touched me even more, and I believe it will be too. Impress the audience. Director Yuan Heping directed the segment "Return", he said, "I just want to tell a family story of two generations of children and grandchildren. Two relatively strange grandparents will change for each other in the end. "Director Johnnie To said that he wanted to tell a story of fate and opportunity when filming "Golden Everywhere". When talking about the "Deep Dialogue" directed by Tsui Hark, John To said: "Director Tsui Hark is everything It can be filmed, what exactly is said in his story, let the audience watch it for themselves, and hope that the audience will leave the cinema happily after watching "Deep Dialogue". "Speaking of his old friend Lin Lingdong, Director To Qifeng said: "Lin Lingdong's "Lost" makes me feel a new and different Lin Lingdong. If Director Lin Lingdong is still alive, He will definitely get Hong Kong Film Awards Best Director.
"The Band of Seven" was created for the entire Hong Kong star lineup. Among the participating Hong Kong stars, there are not only the old generation of Hong Kong actors who are sticking to the film industry, but also the promising young and middle-age actors. They are in the film. Together, China and China have built a splendid and endless memorable Hong Kong movie scene. On the opening night of the film festival, "Seven Band" starred Hong Tianming, Yu Xiangning, Yuan Hua, Lin Kailing, Huo Tong, Xu Haochang, Wu Yongshi, Ren Dahua_ Actors such as span2span, Gong Cien, Zhang Daming, Liu Guochang, Lin Xue, etc. attended the opening ceremony. The actors are of different ages, but all have iconic faces of Hong Kong film and Hong Kong, which can evoke the audience's strong feelings for Hong Kong movies and the city of Hong Kong
It is worth mentioning that before the Hong Kong International Film Festival, "Seven Band" was favored by major film festivals around the world. It was selected as the official screening unit of the 73rd Cannes International Film Festival in 2020, and will be in the 21st edition. Tokyo FILMeX International Film Festival held its premiere and won the Audience Award,In the same year, it was selected as the opening film of the 25th Busan International Film Festival. In addition, "Seven Band" was also invited to participate in the 12th Lyon Lumiere Film Festival, the 4th Gunner Film Festival, and the 50th Rotterdam International Film Festival in the Netherlands, and its influence is well-known overseas.
The film "Band of Seven" is produced by China Film Media Asia Audiovisual Products Co., Ltd., Media Asia Film Production Co., Ltd., Star Alliance Pictures Wuxi Co., Ltd., 8028 Holdings Co., Ltd. and Beijing Zhenzhiying Culture Media Co., Ltd. jointly produced.
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