24 March 2021 (Hong Kong) – The 45th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF45) today announces nine additional screenings and releases extra tickets for four other shows in response to overwhelming demands.
Three highly sought-after WONG Kar Wai restored masterpieces – Fallen Angels, Happy Together, and 2046 – will have an additional screening at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre's Grand Theatre. Also, more audiences can now enjoy the classics by Stanley KWAN, HKIFF45's Filmmaker in Focus. Love Unto Wastes and the double-bill of Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema and Still Love You After All These will receive additional screenings, with HKIFF45 releasing more tickets for Rouge and Center Stage (Director's Cut).
Likewise, additional screenings or tickets will become available for the sold-out Gorbachev. Heaven, We Made a Beautiful Bouquet, An Officer and a Spy, Corpus Christi, Collective, and Flee. Added quotas will be available for those who opt to watch Me and the Cult Leader on the HKIFF45 ONLINE screening platform.
Tickets for all newly-added screenings will go on sale this Friday, 26 March. The public can purchase tickets for the Hong Kong Cultural Centre screenings through all URBTIX outlets, as well as the HKIFF45 ONLINE tickets at www.hkiff.org.hk from 10:00am. While from 11:00am onwards, patrons can purchase tickets for the K11 Art House screenings at its box-office or through MCL Cinema's website and mobile ticketing app.
About The Hong Kong International Film Festival
The Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) is one of Asia's oldest and most reputable platforms for filmmakers, film professionals and filmgoers from all over the world to launch new work and experience outstanding films. The Festival is the most significant cultural event in Hong Kong. It introduces world cinema to local audiences to enrich and deepen the understanding of Hong Kong moviegoers. Committed to discovering new talent, the Festival premieres the breadth of Chinese cinema and showcases Asian talent. Festival-goers have the opportunity to enjoy world-class films, attend seminars hosted by leading filmmakers from around the world, visit film exhibitions, participate in receptions and parties, and more. The Festival draws extensive coverage from the local and international media. It continues to grow in importance as one of the premier platforms to launch films in Asia.
About The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society Limited
The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society Limited (HKIFFS) is a charitable, non-profit and non-governmental organisation dedicated to discovering and promoting creativity in film's art and culture. It organises the annual flagship, the Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) and the Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) in March and April. Another annual highlight is the Cine Fan Summer International Film Festival (Summer IFF) held every August. Launched in 2013, the repertory HKIFF Cine Fan Programme aims to enrich and deepen Hong Kong moviegoers' experience through a monthly programme of contemporary, retrospective and thematic showcases. In 2017, HKIFFS set up the Film Industry Services Office (FIS) to promote non-mainstream film industry development through co-production and support of festival strategies and overseas distribution (HKIFF Collection).
Official website: www.hkiff.org.hk
