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Photos: Hong Kong cocktail at Paris Cinema

Monday, Jul 9, 2012 6:34PM / Standard Entry

Text from HKIFFS E-Newsletter Issue 121 (July 5th, 2012). Photos by Fred Ambroisine (July 3rd, 2012)

Hong Kong cinema glams up for a night of celebration in Paris

Possibly the most dazzling event of the Hong Kong in Focus programme at the 10th Paris Cinema International Film Festival (PCIFF), the "Hong Kong Night at Paris Cinema" cocktail party took place on 3 July 2012 at Shangri-La Hotel Paris.

In celebration of Hong Kong's diverse and ever-evolving cinema, as well as the 15th anniversary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the cocktail reception was attended by renowned guests and promising young talents from the Hong Kong film industry, including the exceptional action choreographer YUEN Wo Ping, esteemed auteur Johnnie TO, two-time Best Actress winner at the Hong Kong Film Awards, Kara WAI, Hong Kong New Wave leader Allen FONG, director of the critically acclaimed High Noon, Heiward MAK, and Best New Director of the 31st Hong Kong Film Awards, Jessey TSANG.

It was a memorable and symbolic night as the Hong Kong delegation shared the limelight with iconic names from French cinema, such as Olivier ASSAYAS and Charlotte RAMPLING, President of the PCIFF. "We are thrilled to see so many prominent figures showing their support for Hong Kong and its cinema. This has been a wonderful opportunity to show that Hong Kong cinema is alive and kicking!" said Roger GARCIA, Executive Director of the HKIFFS.

The Hong Kong in Focus programme (29 June – 10 July 2012) is a collaboration between the HKIFFS and the PCIFF, presenting over 80 classic and rare titles from 1948 to the present, the first time such an eclectic selection of Hong Kong films has been shown in Paris.

Check out the 70 photos from this event HERE.

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Yuen Wo Ping in France for Paris Cinema Film Festival

Wednesday, Jul 4, 2012 8:21AM / Event / Festival

This afternoon, I had the chance to meet the legendary Hong Kong director and fight choreographer Yuen Wo Ping in Paris during the Paris Cinema International Film Festival. I only had 17 minutes to interview but fortunately other journalists friends (From Eastasia, HKCinemagic, 1Kult etc.) let me crash their interviews to take more photos and shoot some more video.

After that in the evening, Master Yuen presented the screening of one movie that he directed in the 90's, "Iron Monkey" (I shot this presentation as well)... Total: 2h of DV footage. 45min of HD footage. 17min of interview. 100 photos. Not bad.

And after this presentation, Yuen Wo-ping went to the "cocktail in honour of Hong Kong" organised by the festival (in partenership with the city of Paris, the HKETO, the HKFDC, the HKIFFS & TV5MONDE) where others Hong Kong guest were like Kara Hui, Johnnie To, Allen Fong, Li Cheuk-to (HKIFF) & Roger Garcia (HKIFF). Photos coming soon...

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Kylie Minogue in Paris for HOLY MOTORS

Friday, Jun 29, 2012 8:46AM / Event / Festival

Leo Carax's "Holy Motors" opened the 10th edition of Paris Cinema International Film Festival tonight. Leo Carax attented the screening with his cast Denis Lavant, Édith Scob, Élise Lhomeau, Jeanne Disson and Kylie Minogue.

There will be a complete retrospective of Leo Carax movies during the festival (June 29th-July 10th, 2012).

Check out more pics of this premiere in the photo section HERE.

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Johnnie to: "The future of Hong Kong cinema? The talents from the Fresh Wave Festival!"

Monday, Jun 18, 2012 5:22PM / Press Release / Hong Kong Cinema

Excerpt from Udine Far East Film Festival press release from April 21^st, 2012:

«The future of Hong Kong cinema? It’s them: Fresh Wave young directors!». Word of Johnnie TO, guest at the fourteenth edition of Far East Film, to present his comedy Romancing in thin air and, as mentioned, four short-films from the Fresh Wave Short Film Festival.

«You, guys, have to shoot as many movies as you can – added the grand master, talking to Wong Wai-kit, Mo Lai and Li Yin-fung, the three beginners who followed him to Udine – and, once you are done shooting them, you must bring them right away to Far East Film! ».

No wonder, the Friulian Festival is the first Western bank touched by Mister TO to promote his students’ works (pieces that had never before left the Asian border!). On June 29^th, they will move to the tenth edition of Paris Cinéma, taking part in the Hong Kong à l’honneur section: a dense tribute to the former British colony’s cinema.

Fresh Wave, run by Johnnie TO himself on behalf of Hong Kong Arts Development Council, is the voice of young Hong Kong talents and found in this legendary director (President of Film and Media Arts Group) a solid pillar and an enthusiastic international ambassador: discovering, nurturing and promoting the next generation of directors and filmmakers are, according to him, the best way to preserve the creative soul of his beloved Hong Kong and to make sure it will persevere in the future.

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My very first photo exhibition

Sunday, Jun 10, 2012 8:32PM / Event / Exhibition

The launch of my first photo exhibition happened last night in Paris. It's actually a collective photo exhibition showing black and white photos by Dorianne Wotton ( http://www.dorianne-wotton.com ), Céline Pelé ( http://www.celinepele.fr ) , Poison Edge ( http://www.poisonedge.blogspot.fr ) , Morgan Merrheim, StellaBouali and myself.

The exhibition, which will last another three weeks, is split between the gallery store La Trappe aux Etoiles (4 rue Basfroi, 75011 Paris - http://www.latrappeauxetoiles.fr ) and the bar next to it, the Houla Oups (same address).

Here are some photos that I shot during this pretty cool night which ended with a pretty cool concert by the band Kazei who covered some classics by Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Tracy Chapman etc ...

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Frederic Ambroisine is a Hong Kong cinema expert and documentary director who has made over 140 DVD bonus features for film distribution companies in France, the UK, the USA and Germany...
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Frederic Ambroisine is a Hong Kong cinema expert and documentary director who has made over 140 DVD bonus features for film distribution companies in France, the UK, the USA and Germany. Born in France, his passion and knowledge of Asian cinema led him to become a regular writer since 2002 for the French magazines Kumite, Asia Pulp and Mad Asia. He is an artistic consultant, writer and director of DVD extra features for Wild Side Film’s 100+ DVD/Blu-Ray collection “Shaw Brothers – Les Essentiels”. Fredederic visits Hong Kong annually and has interviewed hundreds of cinema industry personalities over the years. Many of his interviews and extra features have appeared on dvds/blu-rays from CTV International, Pathé Distribution, Des Films, StudioCanal, BQHL, One Plus One, Eureka Entertainment, Image Entertainment, Koch Media, Anolis, Tiberius Film and Galileo Medien Ag. His feature-length documentary “Fica: From the Near East to the Far East” was screened in 2010 at the Vesoul International Asian Film Festival. In 2011 Frederic directed the official “Making Of” documentary for Michele Placido’s action thriller “Le Guetteur” (The Lookout) starring Daniel Auteuil, Matthieu Kassovitz, Olivier Gourmet and Violante Placido.
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