The first Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Youth Film Festival is being staged in the three places to enhance exchange and collaboration among the younger generation of film directors and producers, as well as to promote Chinese films as a whole.
The film festival features a series of promotional activities, including the screening of 10 selected films in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, business matching events and film forums. Young audience can also vote for their favourite films from those released in Hong Kong and Guangdong in 2010. Awards will be presented at a ceremony to be held in Guangzhou on 25 February 2011.
The festival is co-organised by Create Hong Kong (CreateHK) and authorities and industry bodies in Guangdong and Macao. CreateHK is responsible for the activities to be held in Hong Kong, with the Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories Motion Picture Industry Association (MPIA) providing support in coordination.
Details of the activities can be obtained from the Secretariat of MPIA (Tel: 2311 2692) or the website (www.mpia.org.hk/ghm).
Friday, January 14, 2011