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Hong Kong International Film Festival 2018: full programme line-up announced

Festival will open on March 19 with screenings of two feature debuts – Jay Chern’s Omotenashi and Maren Hwang’s Xiao Mei – while no Hong Kong film lover should miss the 14-film retrospective programme on Brigitte Lin

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Werner Herzog in a still from Into the Inferno, which he will present at the 42nd Hong Kong International Film Festival.
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Maverick German filmmaker Werner Herzog, Hong Kong screen legend Brigitte Lin Ching-hsia and iconic Japanese actress Kyoko Kagawa are but three of the esteemed guests set to attend the 42nd Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF), which announced its full programme today.

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The festival will open on March 19 with screenings of two feature debuts: Jay Chern’s Omotenashi and Maren Hwang’s Xiao Mei.

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A still from Jay Chern’s Omotenashi, one of the festival’s two opening films.
A still from Jay Chern’s Omotenashi, one of the festival’s two opening films.
It will close on April 5 with the world premiere of What a Wonderful Family! 3: My Wife, My Life, the third instalment of veteran Japanese director Yoji Yamada’s family comedy series. Both the first and second films of the series have received a theatrical release in Hong Kong.
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A still from Maren Hwang’s Xiao Mei, one of the festival’s two opening films.
A still from Maren Hwang’s Xiao Mei, one of the festival’s two opening films.
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