Hong Kong Int’l Film Fest to honor Wong Kar-wai’s Jet Tone FilmsJanuary 16, 2016 - 11:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Hong Kong International Film Festival (March 21 to April 4, 2016) will hold a 25th anniversary tribute to Jet Tone Films, the production and talent management company founded by Wong Kar-wai, Variety reports. The festival will screen a selection of Jet Tone signature movies. Wong will also hold a master class and the festival will publish a book about Jet Tone with rare photos and interviews. “Jet Tone is known by cineastes worldwide for its unique brand of artful filmmaking,” said the festival. Its credits include “Happy Together,” “In the Mood for Love,” “2046” and†”The Grandmaster,” by Wong himself. It has also produced” Miao Miao,” and “Touch of the Light.” Its first film under a deal with Alibaba Pictures Group is the now-in production “The Ferryman.” Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |