47th Hong Kong International Film Festival explained

47th Hong Kong International Film Festival
Closing:Vital Signs by Cheuk Wan-chi
Location:Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Founded:1977
Host:
  • Supported by:
  • The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society
  • Create Hong Kong
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Closing:
Website:HKIFF 2023
Main:Hong Kong International Film Festival
Previous:46th
Next:48th

The 47th Hong Kong International Film Festival took place from 30 March to 10 April 2023, both online and in-person in Hong Kong. Soi Cheang was selected as the Filmmaker in Focus for this edition and masterclasses led by Tsai Ming-liang and Lee Kang-sheng were featured.

The festival opened with the Hong Kong mystery thriller Mad Fate by Soi Cheang and the documentary Elegies by Ann Hui, and it closed with the Hong Kong drama Vital Signs by Cheuk Wan-chi. This year, 197 films from 64 countries were screened, including nine world premieres, six international premieres, and sixty-seven Asian premieres. Aaron Kwok returned as the ambassador of HKIFF, marking his fifth year in this role.

Background

The 47th Hong Kong International Film Festival was the first edition to return to normalcy following the COVID-19 pandemic. The theme of this edition is "Never Stops".[1] The festival poster was designed by Frank Chan, who also created the posters for the previous two editions.[2] [3] It features little egrets, making it the third edition to use a Hong Kong bird in the design (following the barn swallow in the 45th and the tree sparrow in the 46th), which symbolizes a pursuit of beauty and nature, as well as a sign of fortune. On 1 February 2023, Aaron Kwok was announced to return as the ambassador of the Hong Kong International Film Festival, marking his fifth year in this role.[4] [5] Kwok described 2022 as "a year of harvest", with many Hong Kong films achieving both box office success and critical acclaim, and expressed a hope that the film industry could help society emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. This year was Kwok's final term as ambassador, with his title being succeeded by Karena Lam in the next edition.[6]

Soi Cheang was announced as the Filmmaker in Focus for the festival on 3 February.[7] Albert Lee, the executive director of the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society, explained that Cheang was chosen for his notably somber yet unmistakably personal visual style, which rarely deviates from mainstream storytelling conventions while exploring new boundaries in Hong Kong genre filmmaking. Taiwanese director Tsai Ming-liang and his frequent collaborator Lee Kang-sheng were also announced as features in the Masterclass section and would be attending the festival in person. A press conference held on 10 March revealed the full lineup and the titles of the competitive sections.[8]

The film festival opened on 30 March 2023 at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre with Soi Cheang's mystery thriller Mad Fate and Ann Hui's documentary Elegies.[9] [10] The festival was held both physically and online, with physical screenings priced at around $55 to $100 HKD, while online screenings were set at $50 HKD.[11] A total of 197 films from 64 countries were screened, including nine world premieres, six international premieres, and sixty-seven Asian premieres. The film festival was part of the Entertainment Expo Hong Kong, which featured events such as the 16th Asian Film Awards and the 41st Hong Kong Film Awards taking place concurrently.[12]

The Japanese drama Stonewalling by Huang Ji and Ryuji Otsuka won the Firebird Award for the Young Cinema Competition (Chinese-language), while the Mexican-Danish-French drama Tótem by Lila Avilés won the Firebird Award for the Young Cinema Competition (World). The Danish-Polish documentary Apolonia, Apolonia by Lea Glob received the Firebird Award for Documentary Competition. The FIPRESCI Prize was also awarded to Stonewalling, while the Taiwanese film Bad Education by Kai Ko received a Special Mention.[13] The festival closed with the Hong Kong medical drama Vital Signs by Cheuk Wan-chi on 10 April.

Jury

The jury of the Firebird Awards comprises:[14]

Young Cinema Competition (Chinese-language)

Young Cinema Competition (World)

Documentary Competition

Program sections

Opening and closing films

The following films were chosen as the opening and closing features of the film festival, marking the Asian premiere of Mad Fate and world premieres of Elegies and Vital Signs:[15] [16]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Opening film
Mad Fate命案Soi CheangHong Kong
ElegiesAnn Hui
Closing film
Vital Signs送院途中Cheuk Wan-chiHong Kong

Gala Presentation

The following films have been selected for screening in the Gala Presentation section:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
AfireRoter HimmelChristian PetzoldGermany
AftersunCharlotte WellsUnited Kingdom, United States
All the Beauty and the BloodshedLaura PoitrasUnited States

Cinephile Paradise

The following films have been selected for screening in the Cinephile Paradise section:[17]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
The BeastsAs bestasRodrigo SorogoyenSpain, France
CorsageMarie KreutzerAustria, Luxembourg, Germany, France
The Eight MountainsLe otto montagneFelix van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersch Italy, Belgium, France
Plan 75Chie HayakawaJapan, France, Philippines
Saint OmerAlice DiopFrance
Stars at NoonClaire DenisFrance
SubtractionتفریقMani HaghighiIran
World War IIIجنگ جهانی سومHouman SeyyediIran

Firebird Awards

Young Cinema Competition (Chinese-language)

The following films were selected to compete in the Young Cinema Competition (Chinese-language) at the Firebird Awards.[18] Stonewalling emerged as the winner, with Huang Xiaoxiong also named Best Actress for her performance in the film. Hong Heng-fai was named Best Director for Kissing the Ground You Walked On, and Li Xuejian received the Best Actor award for To Love Again.[19] [20] Bad Education was given a Special Mention.

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Absence雪雲Wu LangChina
Bad Education黑的教育Kai KoTaiwan
Coo-Coo 043一家子兒咕咕叫Chan Ching-linTaiwan
Kissing the Ground You Walked On海鷗來過的房間Hong Heng-faiMacau
Night Falls夜幕將至Jian HaodongChina
Stonewalling石門Huang Ji, Ryuji OtsukaJapan
To Love Again再團圓Gao LinyangChina
Tomorrow Is a Long Time明天比昨天長久Jow Zhi WeiSingapore, Taiwan, France, Portugal

Young Cinema Competition (World)

The following films were selected to compete in the Young Cinema Competition (World) at the Firebird Awards. Tótem emerged as the winner, with Martín Benchimol awarded Best Director for his debut The Castle. Mirko Giannini was named Best Actor for his role in Astrakan, while the ensemble female cast received the Best Actress award for 20,000 Species of Bees.

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
20,000 Species of Bees20.000 especies de abejasEstibaliz Urresola SolagurenSpain
AnimaliaSofia AlaouiFrance, Morocco, Qatar
AstrakanDavid DepessevilleFrance
AutobiographyMakbul MubarakIndonesia, France, Singapore, Poland
The Cage is Looking for a BirdKletka ishet ptitsuMalika MusaevaFrance, Russia
The CastleEl castilloMartín BenchimolArgentina, France
Disco BoyGiacomo AbbruzzeseFrance, Italy, Belgium, Poland
Tótemماء العينLila AvilésMexico, Denmark, France

Documentary Competition

The following films were selected to compete in the Young Cinema Competition (Documentary) at the Firebird Awards. Apolonia, Apolonia emerged as the winner, while The Hamlet Syndrome received the jury prize.

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Apolonia, ApoloniaLea GlobDenmark, Poland
The EchoEl ecoTatiana HuezoMexico, Germany
FledglingsPisklakiLidia DudaPoland
The Hamlet SyndromeElwira Niewiera, Piotr RosołowskiPoland, Germany
A Holy Family神人之家Elvis LuTaiwan
ParadiseParadisAlexander AbaturovFrance, Switzerland
Smoke Sauna SisterhoodSavvusanna sõsaradAnna HintsEstonia, France, Iceland
A Still Small VoiceLuke LorentzenUnited States

Pan-Chinese Cinema

Filmmaker in Focus

Soi Cheang was announced as the Filmmaker in Focus for the film festival on 3 February 2023, showcasing twelve of his previous works:[21] [22]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Year of releaseProduction countrie(s)
Our Last Day第100日Soi Cheang1999Hong Kong
Diamond Hill發光石頭2000
Horror Hotline... Big Head Monster恐怖熱線之大頭怪嬰2001
New Blood熱血青年2002
Love Battlefield愛·作戰2004
Home Sweet Home怪物2005
Dog Bite Dog狗咬狗2006
Shamo軍雞2007
Accident意外2009
Motorway車手2012
殺破狼22015
Limbo智齒2021

Chinese-language Restored Classics

Four restored Chinese classics were showcased as part of a sidebar at the film festival:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Year of releaseProduction countrie(s)
Nomad (Director's cut)烈火青春Patrick Tam1982Hong Kong
A City of Sadness悲情城市Hou Hsiao-hsien1989Taiwan
Dust of Angels少年吔,安啦!Hsu Hsiao-ming1992
A Confucian Confusion獨立時代Edward Yang1994

Masters and Auteurs

The Masters

The following films were selected for screening in the Masterclass section, including two works by Tsai Ming-Liang, who attended the festival in person to host a masterclass:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
A CoupleUn coupleFrederick WisemanFrance, United States
FairytaleСказкаAlexander SokurovRussia, Belgium
Werner HerzogFrance, United Kingdom, Switzerland
Theater of ThoughtUnited States
Ingeborg Bachmann – Journey into the DesertMargarethe von TrottaSwitzerland, Germany, Luxembourg, Austria
In Water물안에서Hong Sang-sooSouth Korea
R.M.N.Cristian MungiuRomania, France, Belgium
SpartaUlrich SeidlAustria, France, Germany
Where何處Tsai Ming-liangTaiwan
Where do you stand, Tsai Ming-Liang?身在何處

Les Auteurs

The following films have been selected for screening in the Les Auteurs section:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
AssaultShturmAdilkhan YerzhanovKazakhstan, Russia
DriftAnthony ChenFrance, Greece, United Kingdom
Eastern FrontShidniy frontVitaly Mansky, Yevhen TitarenkoLatvia, Czech Republic, Ukraine, United States
Flotsam and Jetsam夏日天空的那匹紅馬Chang Tso-chiTaiwan
HereBas DevosBelgium
The HotelWang XiaoshuaiChina, Thailand
The Natural History of DestructionSergei LoznitsaGermany, Lithuania, The Netherlands
MusicAngela SchanelecGermany, France, Serbia
Our BodyNotre CorpsClaire SimonFrance
The Shadowless Tower白塔之光Zhang LüChina
Tchaikovsky's WifeЖена ЧайковскогоKirill SerebrennikovRussia, France, Switzerland

Global Vision

The following films have been selected for screening in the Global Vision section:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
The Blue Caftanأزرق القفطانMaryam TouzaniFrance, Morocco, Belgium, Denmark
Burning DaysKurak GünlerEmin AlperTurkey, France
The DamLe barrageAli CherriFrance, Sudan, Lebano, Germany, Serbia
Domingo and the MistDomingo y la nieblaAriel Escalante MezaCosta Rica
Falcon LakeCharlotte Le BonCanada, France
The Happiest Man in the World NajsreЌniot čovek na svetotTeona Strugar MitevskaNorth Macedonia, Belgium, Slovenia, Denmark
I Have Electric DreamsTengo sueños eléctricosValentina MaurelCosta Rica, Belgium, France
LifeЖизньEmir BaigazinKazakhstan
MetronomAlexandru BelcRomania, France
The MountainLa montagneThomas SalvadorFrance
Mountain Woman山女Takeshi FukunagaJapan
SeventeenersHadinelentuPrithvi KonanurIndia
Trenque LauquenLaura CitarellaArgentina, Germany
VictimOběťMichal BlaškoSlovakia, Czech Republic, Germany
War PonyRiley Keough, Gina GammellUnited States
White ParadiseLes SurvivantsGuillaume RenussonFrance
The Worst OnesLes PiresLise Akoka, Romane Gueret

Nordic Lights

A new special section titled "Nordic Lights" was introduced in this edition of the festival, showcasing works from Nordic cinema:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Compartment No. 6Hytti nro 6Juho KuosmanenFinland, Germany, Estonia, Russia
GodlandVolaða landHlynur PálmasonIceland, Denmark, France, Sweden
The Great SilenceDen Store StilhedKatrine BrocksDenmark
Sick of MyselfSyk pikeKristoffer BorgliNorway, Sweden
UnrulyUstyrligMalou ReymannDenmark
The Woodcutter StoryMetsurin tarinaMikko MyllylahtiFinland, The Netherlands, Denmark, Germany
The Kingdom: Exodus (Episode 1–5)Riget ExodusLars von TrierDenmark

Fantastic Beats

The following films have been selected for screening in the Fantastic Beats section:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Marry My Dead Body關於我和鬼變成家人的那件事Cheng Wei-haoTaiwan[23]
Bad Education黑的教育Kai Ko[24]
I Am What I AmそばかすShinya TamadaJapan
My Love Affair with MarriageSigne BaumaneLatvia, United States, Luxembourg[25]
EgoistエゴイストMatsunaga DaishiJapan
Do Unto OthersロストケアTetsu Maeda
You & Me & MeเธอกับฉันกับฉันWanweaw Hongvivatana, Weawwan HongvivatanaThailand

Focus

The Complete Itami Juzo Directorial Retrospective

Digitally remastered 4K versions of all ten feature films made by Japanese filmmaker Juzo Itami were showcased at the festival:[26] [27]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Year of releaseProduction countrie(s)
The Funeralお葬式Juzo Itami1984Japan
Tampopoタンポポ1985
A Taxing Womanマルサの女1987
A Taxing Woman's Returnマルサの女21988
あげまん1990
Minboミンボーの女1992
Daibyonin大病人1993
A Quiet Life静かな生活1995
Supermarket Womanスーパーの女1996
Marutaiマルタイの女1997

Jean-Luc Godard x Anna Karina: A Retrospective

To commemorate the passing of French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard, eight feature films made by Godard and his muse and ex-wife, Hanne Karin Bayer, were showcased at the festival:[28]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Year of releaseProduction countrie(s)
The Little SoldierLe petit soldatJean-Luc Godard1963France
A Woman Is a WomanUne femme est une femme1961
My Life to LiveVivre sa vie1962
Band of OutsidersBande à part1964
Alphaville1965
Pierrot le Fou
Made in U.S.A.1966
The Oldest Profession: Anticipation1967France, Germany, Italy

Notes and References

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  3. Web site: 第47屆香港國際電影節主視覺公布,由陳華雄設計 . 13 February 2023 . . 黃璇 . 9 September 2024 . zh . September 8, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240908175033/http://www.hkcna.hk/docDetail.jsp?id=100277038&channel=5532 . live .
  4. Web site: 郭富城連續五年擔任電影節大使 「高興看到本地電影回復生機」 . 1 February 2023 . . 許育民 . 9 September 2024 . zh . February 8, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230208025842/https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/862738/%E9%83%AD%E5%AF%8C%E5%9F%8E%E9%80%A3%E7%BA%8C%E4%BA%94%E5%B9%B4%E6%93%94%E4%BB%BB%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1%E7%AF%80%E5%A4%A7%E4%BD%BF-%E9%AB%98%E8%88%88%E7%9C%8B%E5%88%B0%E6%9C%AC%E5%9C%B0%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1%E5%9B%9E%E5%BE%A9%E7%94%9F%E6%A9%9F . live .
  5. Web site: Beyond Art Basel: 11 best cultural events in Hong Kong this month, from a Coco Chanel ballet and M+’s Yayoi Kusama retrospective, to a Leslie Cheung tribute and Mirror’s Edan Lui at HKT x WestK Popfest . 8 March 2023 . . Sheppard . Amanda . 9 September 2024 . September 8, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240908175033/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/leisure/article/3212666/beyond-art-basel-11-best-cultural-events-hong-kong-month-coco-chanel-ballet-and-ms-yayoi-kusama . live .
  6. Web site: Hong Kong International Film Festival 2024 names Karena Lam as ambassador . 24 January 2024 . . Lo . Zabrina . 7 September 2024 . September 8, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240908175035/https://www.tatlerasia.com/lifestyle/entertainment/karena-lam-hkiff-ambassador . live .
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  9. Web site: 第47屆香港國際電影節|闊別三年選映近200部電影!亮點搶先看+必睇華語電影 . 29 March 2023 . . Chau . Candy . 9 September 2024 . zh.
  10. Web site: 第47屆香港國際電影節開幕 . 31 March 2023 . . 徐小惠 . 9 September 2024 . zh . June 5, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230605125331/http://www.takungpao.com.hk/travel/ywtj/2023/0331/834994.html . live .
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  15. Web site: Soi Cheang, Ann Hui titles to open 2023 Hong Kong film festival . 10 March 2023 . . Wong . Silva . 8 September 2024.
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  17. Web site: 47th Hong Kong International Film Festival Programme and Booking Folder . . 8 September 2024 . September 8, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240908175034/https://www.hkiff.org.hk/upload/hkiff/f31DR8j4nn-HKIFF47-BF.pdf . live .
  18. Web site: Hong Kong Film Festival Sets Trio of Local Films as Opening and Closing Titles . 10 March 2023 . . Frater . Patrick . 8 September 2024 . April 10, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230410032335/https://variety.com/2023/film/asia/hong-kong-film-festival-local-titles-1235549148/ . live .
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  21. Web site: 香港國際電影節焦點影人鄭保瑞 19歲由場記做起建立暴烈暗黑風格 . 3 February 2023 . . 許育民 . 9 September 2024 . zh . February 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230204141812/https://www.hk01.com/%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1/863627/%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%9C%8B%E9%9A%9B%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1%E7%AF%80%E7%84%A6%E9%BB%9E%E5%BD%B1%E4%BA%BA%E9%84%AD%E4%BF%9D%E7%91%9E-19%E6%AD%B2%E7%94%B1%E5%A0%B4%E8%A8%98%E5%81%9A%E8%B5%B7%E5%BB%BA%E7%AB%8B%E6%9A%B4%E7%83%88%E6%9A%97%E9%BB%91%E9%A2%A8%E6%A0%BC . live .
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