L’Eclisse
With Rome as the backdrop, a tentative affair is sparked between cinematic legends Monica Vitti and Alain Delon.

2:15pm on April 26 at HK Arts Centre
9:00pm on May 2 at HK Science Museum

Click here for Antonioni’s statement and review.

La Notte
This Berlin Golden Bear winner stars three cinematic greats, Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau and Monica Vitti.

9:00pm on April 25 at HK Science Museum
7:15pm on May 5 at HK Arts Centre

Click here for Antonioni’s statement and review.

Red Desert
Antonioni’s first colour feature shocked the world with its extreme use of visual manipulation.

4:30pm on April 26 at HK Arts Centre
2:15pm on May 3 at HK Science Museum

Click here for Antonioni’s statement and review.

The Passenger
Film classes worldwide still study the penultimate shot of this film starring a young and outstanding Jack Nicholson.

7:15pm on April 28 at HK Arts Centre
9:30pm on May 5 at HK Arts Centre

Click here for Antonioni’s statement and review.

Identification of a Woman
A Roman director’s obsession with a woman reaches a peak during his search for a lead actress and a wife.

8:45pm on May 1 at HK Science Museum
7:15pm on May 8 at HK Arts Centre

Click here for Antonioni’s statement and review.

Successful 33rd HKIFF
paves way for the 34th edition

The 34th HKIFF will take place over 17 days next year from March 21 to April 6, 2010. Other marquee film events organized by the HKIFF Society will continue to coincide with the HKIFF. The 4th Asian Film Awards (AFA) is scheduled for March 22, 2010 while the 8th Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) will run from March 22 to 24, 2010.

The Festival this year hosted 338 films from 50 countries, which included 19 World Premieres, 17 International Premieres and 33 Asian Premieres. With a diverse choice of films to select from, the 33rd HKIFF programme was enthusiastically received by audiences, leading to 136 sold-out screenings, a 12% increase from last year. With over half a million festival-goers, festival ticket sales and attendance figures saw successful increases. Audiences were treated to a record final tally of 122 Meet-the-Audience sessions, an astounding 84% increase.