Unbeatable’s director and stellar cast kicks off Summer International Film Festival 2013

13 August 2013 (Hong Kong) ―The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFFS) held the Opening Ceremony of Summer International Film Festival (SIFF) 2013 at The Grand Cinema today. The star-studded cast of , the opening film of the SIFF this year, attended the ceremony.

The director and the leading cast including Dante LAM, Nick CHEUNG, Eddie PENG and Crystal LEE, all attended the ceremony before the premiere of the film, followed by a meet and greet session with the audience. has been attracting enthusiastic attention after the release of photos showing six-pack tanned physiques of Nick and Eddie in peak condition for the movie.

後排左起︰《激戰》導演林超賢先生、香港國際電影節協會藝術總監李焯桃先生、香港國際電影節協會總監高思雅先生、彭于晏先生、博納影業集團首席運營執行官暨發行工作室（香港）有限公司首席執行官陳永雄先生前排左起︰李馨巧小姐、張家輝先生、香港國際電影節協會主席王英偉太平紳士、發行工作室（香港）有限公司董事會主席施南生小姐、《激戰》監製梁鳳英小姐

Upper row from left to right: Mr. Dante LAM, Director of Unbeatable, Mr. LI Cheuk To, Artistic Director of HKIFFS, Mr. Roger GARCIA, Executive Director, Mr. Eddie PENG, Mr. Jeffrey CHAN Wing Hung, COO of Bona Film Group and CEO of Distribution Workshop

Lower row from left to right: Ms. Crystal LEE, Mr. Nick CHEUNG, Mr. Wilfred WONG, SBS JP, Chairman of the HKIFFS, Ms.Nansun SHI, Chairman of Distribution Workshop and Ms.Candy LEUNG Fung Ying, Producer of Unbeatable

Balancing action and tenderness,

tells a story of a father-and-son relationship and the redemption of two mixed martial art fighters. Exciting fighting scenes are mixed with subtle sentiment to give depth to the story. Nick CHEUNG was awarded Best Actor and Crystal LEE secured Best Actress at the Golden Goblet Awards in the Shanghai International Film Festival in June 2013. Crystal, who is 10 years old, was also the youngest Best Actress recipient in the history of the awards.

Mr. Wilfred WONG, SBS JP, Chairman of the HKIFF Society, said, “We are pleased to open SIFF 2013 with the anticipated local production

. This year the SIFF will continue featuring celebrated work from the globe, including Woody Allen’s latest work and the fantasy love movies from Japan.”

The SIFF 2013 will run with the HKIFF Cine Fan August Programme. This month’s selection includes Japanese comedies, celebrated work from Cannes and Berlin Film Festival and documentaries, and tributes to OSHIMA Nagisa and Abbas KIAROSTAMI with an additional screening of

, after three screenings were completely sold out.

《激戰》導演及一眾演員合照  Photo of the director and cast of Unbeatable 

Singer and Actor Jacky Cheung attended the Premiere as well.

The full programme of SIFF 2013 can be viewed atwww.hkiff.org.hkand full Cine Fan August Programme can be viewed atwww.cinefan.com.hk. Tickets are available at www.urbtix.hk online and URBTIX outlets.