We'd like to congratulate AnD artist Alvin Goh and the ECSAF on successfully raising HK$700,000 to protect children from abuse!    As mentioned in our previous admin bear blog,  Alvin teamed up with Kiehl's to produce a photo exhibition using seven male celebrity artists from Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore.   The launch event was held yesterday.  JJ Lin, Alex Fong, Pakho Chau and Alex Lam attended in person and other supporting artists came out too, including Josie Ho, an 8 months pregnant Rosanne Wong and actress / model Kelly Fu to name a few. 

Here's our video from the event:
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O75SZsSk7Sc

Youku version is here:  http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNTU3MTkxODQ0.html


And also some of our photos:



JJ Lin chats with event MC Rabee'a Yeung


JJ and one of the photos in the collection.


HK Film legend Alex Fong signs his photo.


The real highlight of the show,  handing over the HK$700,000 check from Kiehl's to Nansun Shi on behalf of ECSAF, the End Child Sexual Abuse Foundation.  Kudos to Kiehl's for supporting a good cause. 

Also note that the sale of prints from this exhibition will also go to ECSAF,  so the total amount raised is likely to be much higher:

Kiehl’s Be the Ultimate Men Charity Photography Exhibition
The photos of the 7 cool guys will be made into sets of autographed posters and sold between May 14 and June 30 at HK$100 each, with all proceeds donated to End Child Sexual Abuse Foundation. Customers donating HK$50 to End Child Sexual Abuse Foundation with a purchase of any one product of Kiehl’s Ultimate Man Collection will each get a set of posters for free.

Although this is an all guy exhibition, a few ladies came out to support:

Long time friend of Alvin (and AnD),  Rosanne Wong came out to support.  She's 8 months pregnant so coming out with high heels is no small feat!  Admin Bear says:  "Pregnant never looked so good!" ;-)


Last but not least,  actress and model Kelly Fu in a stunning outfit by Versace (styled by Alvin)

We love to support AnD artists in all their projects, especially when they support charities.  This week Creative Director Alvin Goh is launching an ambitious photo exhibition with the support of Kiehl's.  He has taken stunning photos of 7 of Asia's top music and film stars including JJ Lin, Wu Chun, Raymond Lam, Richie Ren, Alex Fong, Pakho Chau and Alex Lam.   Most importantly in support of Alvin's exhibition, Kiehl's has made a HK$700,000 donation to the End Child Sexual Abuse Foundation (ECSAF), founded by legendary Hong Kong actress Josephine Siao Fong Fong!

Here's the info on the exhibition:

Here's a few of Alvin's Making of pictures to give a sneak preview of what is in store:



Also here's the teaser video to further whet your appetite!
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58L4_xvtLlM

The exhibition of the photos will run from May 14 to 19th at Harbour City in Hong Kong.  Here's the full details from the press release:

Chun Wu, Raymond Lam, Alex Fong, Richie Jen, JJ Lin, Alex Lam and Pakho Chau for "KIEHL'S BE THE ULTIMATE MEN" Charity Photography exhibition curated by Celebrity Image Director Alvin Goh to raise HK$700,000 for End Child Sexual Abuse Foundation

14 May 2013, Hong Kong – Spurred on by the long-standing tradition of giving back to society and supporting charitable organizations, International skincare brand Kiehl’s Since 1851 is holding its first charity event under the auspices of its Men’s Collection with seven stylish icons: Chun Wu, Raymand Lam, Alex Fong, Pakho Chau, JJ Lin, Alex Lam and Richie Jen. In collaboration with Celebrity Image Director Alvin Goh, the seven cool guys posed for Kiehl’s Be the Ultimate Men Charity Photography Exhibition being staged between May 14 and 19 at Harbour City, with the aim of raising HK$700,000 for End Child Sexual Abuse Foundation founded by Josephine Siao Fong Fong. The exhibition opened today (May 14) at Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui. Officiating at the opening ceremony were JJ Lin, Alex Fong, Pakho Chau and Alex Lam among the seven cool guys.

Celebrity Image Director Alvin Goh for Kiehl’s Be the Ultimate Men Charity Photography Exhibition
The unexpected images of the seven stylish icons were meticulously created by celebrity image consultant and curator of the exhibition Alvin Goh, and photographed by Singaporean photographer Gan. “I love to create new things and my strength is to transform. So I decided to transform the images of the seven stylish icons according to their characters.” Said Alvin Goh. “I lined up different internationally renowned Haute Couture brands to highlight their masculine charms. For example the bunny ears worn by Raymond Lam, which I personally bought from Bali for the shooting, is made by famous hat designer Erik Halley. Raymond is the second wearer after Celine Dion. And the avant-garde crystal nose ring I designed for Richie makes him rock! We portrayed their unique glamor using a new cinematographic approach including color toning, lighting and photo editing. They perfectly embody the adventurous and innovative image of Kiehl’s men.

7 Cool Guys with Big Hearts
It is a challenge for the innovative Men-driven charitable event to have the 7 busy singers, actors and artists gathered for shooting. But with a big heart, they were unhesitant to answer the charitable call.

Kiehl’s Be the Ultimate Men Charity Photography Exhibition
The photos of the 7 cool guys will be made into sets of autographed posters and sold between May 14 and June 30 at HK$100 each, with all proceeds donated to End Child Sexual Abuse Foundation. Customers donating HK$50 to End Child Sexual Abuse Foundation with a purchase of any one product of Kiehl’s Ultimate Man Collection will each get a set of posters for free.

Details of the charity photography exhibition
Date: 14 -19 May 2013 (Tue to Sun)
Time: 11:00am – 8:30pm
Venue: Atrium II, Gateway Arcade, Harbor City, Tsim Sha Tsui

Yesterday night legendary HK Indie Punk Band Hardpack held the launch party for their final CD.  The blow out event was held at Kowloon Bay with an all star line up that included ToNick, Masta Mic, Joey Tang, Josie Ho, Sammy from 903fm and Cantonese hip-hop pioneers LMF.

Check out the quick highlights video we put together this morning:
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp77BGlFJRU

Youku version is here: http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNTU1NDAxMDg4.html

As you can see from the video, the level of energy from the sold out crowd was really good and all the guests kicked really rocked it.  Here's a few additional photos from our team:






LMF takes the stage!





Hangjai from ToNick during their set.


A tearful fell well after nearly four hours of hardcore music!



Last but not least,  thanks to the Jagermeister team for their support!
 

As you probably saw from the banners and blogs,  we were pleased to help invite AnD users to attend Belvedere Vodka with the kick off of their 2013 Belvedere BEAT party series in Hong Kong last Thursday night at Lan Kwai Fong's Magnum Club.

Here's a few pictures they shared from the press conference,  which included HK artists Jennifer Tse (who we just worked with last week), Dominic Ho (of Young and Dangerous: Reloaded fame),  King Chiu and HK-based Japanese model and actress Linah Matsuoka.   Check them and their gigantic bottles out! ;-)


And here's the official post-event report in Chinese:

5月3日（香港）：世界首個尊貴伏特加品牌Belvedere，於5月2日（星期四）Magnum Club舉行Belvedere BEAT VIP Launch Party 2013，以「發光發亮」為主題，慶祝第五屆Belvedere BEAT即將揭幕。明星謝婷婷、松岡李娜、趙勁皓（King）及何浩文（Dominic）將會出席作嘉賓，為Belvedere BEAT於五月及六月期間一連串派對正式揭開序幕。

為配合發光發亮主題， Belvedere特別設計了三個發光Belvedere裝置，由謝婷婷、松岡李娜、King及Dominic打掌印啟動，裝置更會隨音樂節拍發光，猶如在夜店中起舞，精彩萬分。

在現場，Belvedere BEAT的開幕派對司儀莫家淦（Keith）跟謝婷婷、松岡李娜、趙勁皓（King）及何浩文（Dominic）一同暢談Belvedere伏特加。由於Belvedere伏特加用100％波蘭黑麥釀製而成，所以味道與別不同。型男King表示：「平時喜歡剩飲加冰，這樣才品嚐到Belvedere伏特加的獨特味道。」同樣剛陽味十足的Dominic亦十分認同。

來自日本的松岡李娜對Belvedere伏特加認識不少，她知道Belvedere來自波蘭。而謝婷婷說她喜歡把Belvedere加入果汁享用。謝婷婷都喜歡時裝設計，問她對發光Belvedere的瓶子設計有甚麼評價時，她表示：「瓶子的設計非常獨特又具美感，放在夜店的檯上更加突出有型，放在家裡都會是一個很漂亮的裝飾。」

另外，Belvedere全新瓶子不但會發光，更加有不同容量。高大威猛的King及Dominic分別嘗試舉起特大的6公升瓶子。身材窈窕的謝婷婷及松岡李娜則分別拿起較輕的3公升及1.75公升的瓶子。

Belvedere BEAT五月及六月期間的派對將邀請來自法國、英國、澳洲、以及羅馬的國際DJ於香港的頂尖夜店送上夏日熱情音樂，為舞池增添氣氛，絕對不容錯過。

As a web-based artist community, not only do we support local artists,  but we also support our local tech and media communities.  We are media sponsor for the first ever Hong Kong edition of Webfest!  Here's their latest announcement:

Hong Kong's 1st festival for transmedia, branded entertainment and webseries. Bringing together content creators, producers and finance partners from around the world to discuss and explore new formats of cross-platform storytelling as well as finance structures for international co-productions.

 

The first edition of the HK Webfest is an Associated Project of the French May and will focus on international co-productions and  cross-cultural projects.

HK Webfest 2013 Registration

is Now Open

 

To proceed to the Registration for the Hong Kong Webfest 2013, please click here, or on the picture below.

 

Registration to the event is simple, please connect one of your social media networks by clicking it's icon on the page, you will be directed to a confirmation link and to the event's page afterwards. Attendees can register with their Facebook accounts, Twitter Accounts or Weibo Accounts.
 

For further instructions on how to register, please visit this link.


Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTa0K70LAP8

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