Famous movie star Kwok Fu-cheng served as the star ambassador for the 3rd Macao International Film Festival

1905 movie network news The 3rd Macao International Film Festival and Awards Ceremony will be held at the Macao Cultural Centre from December 8 to 14, 2018. Recently, the organizers announced at the Cannes International Film Festival that the star ambassador of the 3rd Macao International Film Festival is the well-known Hong Kong film star Kwok Fu-cheng.

　　　

Coinciding with the Cannes promotion of Kuo Fu-cheng’s new film "The Secret of June", the film is directed by the new director Wang Yu, who won the Best Film Award at the New York Academy of Visual Arts Film Festival. The two have already collided for the first time. Kuo Fu-cheng, who has won multiple Academy Awards and Golden Horse Awards, has been an extra-personal supporter of new films. It is the result of working with the new director that he starred in and made a splash during the awards season.

"The new directors have a broad vision and will have an unexpected effect. They have no baggage, are very creative, and have the courage to try, which is a good phenomenon.The film industry needs such a new force to promote, so that the audience can enjoy more diverse films. "Guo Fucheng’s support for new directors in recent years further confirms that the film industry needs more opportunities, so that aspiring newcomers have room to play and progress. This coincides with the theme of" Screen Feast, New Drama "at the Macao International Film Festival, which is dedicated to discovering more new elements for the film industry and creating a new entry ladder for new talents.

"The Macao Film Festival is very attractive, and new directors can absorb different experiences to make the film festival more and more important." Guo Fucheng hopes that through his identity as an ambassador, he can appeal to and attract more friends who like movies, new film forces, and people who want to join the industry to participate in this film festival. When talking about his impression of Macau, Guo Fucheng revealed that "Macau is a very dreamy city, which is the perfect choice for film materials. The script I conceived myself also hopes to shoot in Macau. I hope that in my future scripts, there will be elements of romance, black humor, action and love."

In addition, Guo Fucheng also revealed two new plays of his own, one is directed by Mai Chaohui and Zhuang Wenqiang, a film with Chow Yun-fat and Zhang Jingchu; the other is directed by Weng Ziguang, director of "Hunting for Plum in Blood", a film with Leung Chaowei. "Chow Yun-fat and Leung Chaowei are my favorite actors in Hong Kong. I was fortunate to work with them in the first half of the year, which was not only a spark, but also a dream come true." For this year’s new work, Guo Fucheng is full of expectations. Regarding the invitation of the actor Guo Fucheng as the star ambassador of the third film festival, Mike Goodridge, artistic director of the film festival, said: "It is really encouraging and exciting to have Guo Fucheng, a talented and superb actor, as this year’s star ambassador.

International Film Festival Macao award-winning director Xu Xinxian makes an appearance at the "Face to Face China" series of events in Cannes

Macau director Xu Xinxian was supported by the Macao Special Administrative Region Government Tourism Office to attend several events in the "China Face to Face" series of the 71st Cannes International Film Festival. The Macau International Film Festival recommended the film directed by Xu Xinxian to the "Second New Power of Chinese Film", which was brought to France together with many excellent Chinese-language films and screened at the La Filmothèque du Quartier Latin Cinema in Paris.　

On May 10, the China-Europe Women’s Film Forum was the first to appear at the China Pavilion. Xu Xinxian, Chinese young actress Lu Jingshan, and Thai emerging actress Judymon Joncharong Suin were among the guests to discuss the topic of the influence of female filmmakers. When discussing "As a female worker in the film industry, what is your vision for the future?", director Xu Xinxian, who has received many praise for her feature debut "Bone Girl", said: "It is not easy for newcomers, especially for women, strength and confidence are the most important things." At the same time, she also revealed that although she was once asked to change the script to take care of the box office, she still chose to stick to her values in her works.

On May 14, Xu Xinxian and Sue WHITEHEAD, the representative of the Macao Tourism Bureau in the UK and Ireland, led everyone to visit Macau as a guest at the "China’s most beautiful location ground marketing conference" to encounter the treasure culture of Macau. Macau’s historical sites and modern architecture attract film creators from all over the world. Famous cultural landscapes such as the Archway, Fulong New Street, Rose Hall, and the Venetian have appeared in film and television works. Xu Xinxian also shared her long-standing feelings about Macau with everyone. Her debut film "Bone Girl" showcased a lot of local customs and customs in Macau, and received strong support from various local institutions in Macau.

On May 17, the "2nd New Power of Chinese Film" award ceremony was held at the MAJESTIC Hotel in Cannes, France. The promoter, Xu Zheng, the image ambassador Huang Xiaoming, and the judges of this year’s jury, Alang, Friedrich Obertin, and Serge Hasenavic, were selected as young directors and many other guests to attend the award ceremony that night. In the end, the three awards of the "2nd New Power of Chinese Film", which were based on the opinions of the European professional jury and voted by the media and the audience, were announced one by one at the dinner. The "Special Prize of the Jury" was won by "Bone Girl" directed by Xu Xinxian.

　

Macau International Film Festival and Awards Ceremony inspires new drama on the screen

This year, the Film Festival will continue to prepare an infinite number of new screen images for the audience and the industry. Influenced by Chinese and Western cultures, Macao’s unique culture has created a new focus for the encounter between Chinese and Western industries. To this end, the Film Festival will invite three well-known Asian and three non-Asian directors to select a genre classic inspired by them, so as to introduce these masterpieces that broaden the boundaries of film to the younger generation of audiences and filmmakers, providing a new perspective of Chinese and Western culture.

In order to bridge the gap between the audience and the film, the film festival will continue to promote the film screening unit for family audiences, hoping to provide unique and novel films. The competition section of this film festival will continue to focus on the first and second-time directors, and the winning works will receive 60,000 yuan.

From the audience to the industry, the cutting-edge platform will bloom with infinite possibilities, allowing new directors, actors, new technologies, and new ideas to try more impossible ideas. The international professional team is committed to shaping the film industry exchange meeting to become the center of exchange between the Asian and Western film industries. The International Film Venture Capital Association hopes to attract film projects with Chinese and Western exchange elements, high aesthetic value and vitality.

　

The Preparatory Committee for the 3rd Macao International Film Festival and Awards Ceremony is composed of government representatives and professional filmmakers. The Director of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government Tourism Office, Wen Qihua, is the chairperson; the Director of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, Mu Xinxin, the Chairperson of the Management Committee of the Home Affairs Administration, Dai Zuyi, and the Chairperson of the Macao Film and Television Production Culture Association, Zhou Chua, are the executive vice chairpeople. The international professional team includes the artistic director of the film festival, the manager of the film festival, the ambassador of the film festival, the international consultant and the film selection consultant. The artistic director of the film festival is Mike Goodridge, and the manager of the film festival is Cheng Bixue. The film selection consultant team of the film festival looks for excellent films from all over the world. Members include Giovanna Fulvi, who is responsible for the selection of films in the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan, Violeta Bava, who is responsible for Latin American, Spanish and Portuguese films, Fionnuala Halligan, who is responsible for European, Russian, Israeli, Australian and New Zealand films, Hiromi Aihara, who is responsible for the selection of Japanese films, and Maxine Leonard, who is responsible for US-related affairs. At the same time, Wu Huijun, who has been engaged in the international marketing of films for many years, will continue to serve as the film marketing director of this film festival.

At the same time, the event has received enthusiastic support from all walks of life. Galaxy Entertainment Group, Melco Crown Entertainment, MGM and Wynn Resorts (Macau) joint stock company will be the proud sponsor of the event. Sun City Group is the special sponsor. Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Center is the venue sponsor, Jet Jet is the designated shipping company for the conference and BMW (Macau) Co., Ltd. is the designated car partner for the conference.

Macao International Film Festival and Awards Ceremony Program Introduction

The Macao International Film Festival and Awards Ceremony program includes: competition section, screen extravaganza, ambush on all sides, Universal Film Festival full view, special screenings, family fun, etc. During the period, film industry exchange sessions and "masterclasses" will also be held.

　

Competition – Contests involving up to 12 feature films will be judged by 5-7 judges.

Screen Gala – Select up to 6 of the year’s highlights for film fans to enjoy;

New Chinese Movies – 4-6 Best Chinese Movies Released in 2018 by the Film Festival Selection Advisory Team;

Ambush on All Sides – Many of the most distinctive international films are screened non-contested.

Universal Film Festival Overview – Many award-winning feature films from major international film festivals this year;

Director’s Vision – Presented by 3 Asian and 3 non-Asian heavyweight directors respectively, 6 genre films with unique appreciation value;

Filmmakers in Focus – Selecting one or two outstanding representatives from different fields of the film industry to screen their films and give interviews to the media;

Special Screenings – Films selected by the Artistic Director and Jury Chairperson related to festival guests and Lifetime Achievement Award winners;

Family Fun – will promote a new family-focused film screening unit, providing unique and original films.