Auckland Hong Kong Film Festival 2009

Action with a new edge at HK Film Festival

Resurgence is the buzz word in the Hong Kong film world today. The traditional action flicks on which the Hong Kong film industry built its strong reputation are still popular, but local moviegoers want new ideas and concepts.

This first Hong Kong Film Festival in New Zealand showcases four movies released last year and one in 2007. The films tell stories of prostitution, tough life in a New Territories town, kidnapping and crime, gang wars and a legend about the defeat of a warlord and rise of a people´s hero. They have all won awards in Hong Kong and at international film festivals.

In Cantonese with English subtitles, the five films selected by filmmaker Alex Lee of Asia NZ Film Foundation and DOCNZ, especially for the Hong Kong New Zealand Business Association, give filmgoers a taste of Hong Kong´s new talent.

The HK Film Festival at the Rialto Newmarket in Auckland, September 16 - 20. For Screening times & Ticket info Click Here

Hong Kong Film Festival 2009 Website