This year's Rio International Film Festival, the largest of its
kind in Latin America, has chosen China as its annual select of
focus country, organizers of the event told Xinhua.
A total of 12 latest Chinese films and eight classic productions
from the 1930s and the 1940s will be shown to the Rio audience at
the festival, which will take place from Sept. 20 to Oct. 4.
Every year, organizers of the Rio festival will select a country
to focus on. A number of movies from that country will be shown to
the local audience.
"We have been working on this China Focus for the past three
years. China is a very important country for Brazil in terms of
international film co-productions." said the Programming Director
of the event, Ilda Santiago, in an exclusive interview with
Xinhua.
The first Chinese movie to be screened will be "The Knot" by
director Yin Li, who is also expected to attend the festival, said
Santiago.
Other Chinese movies also to be shown include "Getting Home" by
Zhang Yang, "The Postmodern Life of My Aunt" by Ann Hui and "Curse
of the Golden Flower" by Zhang Yimou.
Rio International Festival 2007 will feature a total of 300
films, which will be shown in tents and on the Copacabana Beach,
apart from normal displaying at theaters.
(Xinhua News Agency September 11, 2007)?