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Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival Get ready for the cinematic celebration of Jewish culture at theA Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival (HKJFF). Founded in 2000, the HKJFF is Asia's premier showcase of Jewish-themed films, bringing together filmmakers, producers, critics, and cinema enthusiasts from across the globe. This year's festival, running fromA November 11 to 19, promises a captivating two-week journey through the rich and diverse world of Jewish and Israeli cinema. The festival opens atA MCL Cinema CyberportA with a remarkable cinematic achievement, "SHTTL," directed by Ady Walter, offering a love story and ode to small-town life set in a traditional Jewish village in pre-war Ukraine, filmed in one continuous shot. The screening will be followed by an in-person Q&A with the director and a dessert gala. Throughout the festival, you can expect a wide variety of films, including historical love stories, thought-provoking documentaries, romcoms, thrillers, and more. Screenings will primarily take place at Golden Scene Cinema in Kennedy Town, with additional screenings at the K11 Musea Art House. The HKJFF is dedicated to celebrating, educating, enlightening, and entertaining through the magic of cinema, sharing the beauty and depth of Jewish culture with audiences in Hong Kong. Tickets for individual screenings and festival passes are available, making it an accessible and enriching cultural experience for all. Event information edited for consistency and clarity by The Beat Asia. Full article in English: Click here ...
A 24th Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival TheA Hong Kong Jewish Film FestivalA returns for its 24th edition with a diverse lineup of films from 11-19 November 2023. The Festival offers a culturally relevant program of over 20 feature films, comedies, documentaries and shorts from different countries, including Israel, France, the United States, Ukraine, and Italy. Themes range from friendship to politics and offer insights into worlds and people not typically accessible to viewers. The Film Festival offers an exciting opportunity to immerse oneself in the many facets of Jewish culture and discover connection through similarities. The 24th edition of the Festival kicks off with the multi-award winning filmA SHTTLA and an in-person introduction and discussion with the filmas director Ady Walter. The French directoras debut cinematic masterpiece was recorded in a single-shot on a set built outside of Kiev and beautifully captures the life and loves of a Yiddish-speaking village on the eve of the Nazi invasion of Soviet Ukraine, recreating a world on the precipice of disaster. Highlighting the variegation of the Festival isA The FutureA by Israeli director Noam Kaplan, a tense drama that explores terrorism, security and individuality while asking if humanity actually defines algorithms and programs or if it is actually the other way round. While the premise of the film would seem to catapult it into a Sci-Fi realm, the humanity and philosophical dialogue plants it firmly in the aDramaa category. The film has won multiple awards from the Israeli Film Academy. Italian director Giuseppe PiccioniasA The Shadow of the Day, is a romantic historical drama filled with suspenseful twists. Set in 1938 Italy, after the promulgation of the racial laws, Fascist-abiding restaurateur Luciano believes he can still live by his own rules inside his business. Everything changes when he hires Anna, a girl with a dangerous secret....
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