Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFF Society) will organize year-round repertory screenings starting from July, 2004.
Theme films will be shown in over 10 days successively each month in Hong Kong from July, according to sources from the HKIFF Society at the closing ceremony of the 28th Hong Kong International Film Festival Tuesday.
At the closing ceremony, Darwin Chen, chairman of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council announced the incorporation of the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society Limited.
He said the incorporation of the new HKIFF Society symbolizes anew era, allowing the film festival to operate with more flexibility and efficiency, providing more programs throughout the year while continuing to flourish as a world class film event.
The 28th Hong Kong International Film festival is to wind up Wednesday with two records. More than 300 films were shown within16 days, and the festival had greeted 200 guests from all over the world.
The 29th HKIFF will be held from March 22 to April 6, 2005,with Hong Kong Filmart 2005 being launched and the 24th Hong Kong Film Awards Presentation Ceremony taking place within the same period.
(Xinhua News Agency April 21, 2004)
