HK Magazine: Were you born into an artistic family? What did your parents do?

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HK Magazine: How did SIFF come to existence?
Bede Cheng: We’ve been doing this for the last seven years. Every year for the Hong Kong International Film Festival, there are just so many films around, more than we can possibly show during the two-week festival period. Also, great new films always come up during other major film festivals such as Berlin and Cannes, and we have difficulties including those late additions to our program.

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When I was a kid, no one knew that illustrating could be a profession. There were only three jobs for women: housewives, nurses and teachers. A housewife cannot wear pretty clothes and her job is tiring. I didn’t want to be a nurse either, because it’s brutal to give injections. So I decided that I wanted to be a teacher.

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As one of Hong Kong’s biggest platforms for filmmakers and industry professionals, the Summer International Film Festival will take place this year from August 14-28. Featuring 45 screenings of 27 films from nine countries, the festival provides filmgoers with the opportunity to enjoy a variety of cinematic offerings from across the globe. This year’s selection ranges from Asian productions to award-winning pictures highlighted in many of this year’s world-class film festivals.

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HK Magazine: Were you born into an artistic family?
Will Yun-lee: I guess you can say I was born into an artistic family in the sense that my father was one of the first Taekwondo Masters to come to the United States in the late 60s and opened schools all across the US. But our creativity was more in the physical aspect, especially as I became involved in Competitive Karate Forms Tournaments and always had to create new forms that would have the potential to win competitions.

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HK Magazine: How did you come up with the idea of making “Declaration of War?”

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Gala Presentations
The Deep Blue Sea
(UK, 2011) Writer-director Terence Davies adapts Terence Rattigan’s tragically romantic play, retelling a heartbreaking love triangle. A young woman (Rachel Weisz) is happily married to an older, professionally stable High Court judge. But her life is flipped upside down when she falls for a young ex-RAF pilot (Tom Hiddleston).
Mar 29, 9:45pm; Apr 4, 12:30pm.

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Hong Kong’s most beloved movie showcase, the annual Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) returns this year for its 36th edition. From Mar 21 to Apr 5, over 280 films from all over the world will be screened around town— a carnival for local cinephiles.

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Performances are broadcast in real time from New York’s famed Met, captured by 14 cameras simultaneously shoot from multiple angles to record every detail, for that ‘high definition’ view. They are then transmitted by satellite to cinemas in over 46 countries across the world.

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We humbly submit these local films for the Academy’s consideration.
We Need to Talk About Henry
In a profound and poetic meditation on what drives people to evil, the Chinese Communist Party brutally and mercilessly installs scandal-plagued Henry Tang as the new Chief Executive of Hong Kong, despite the voluminous public outcry against him. Anchored by a powerful, tear-filled performance by Lisa Kuo, Henry’s real-life wife. A masterpiece. ★★★★★