pioneering photography
To mark its 50th anniversary, the Hong Kong International Film Festival will hold a retrospective program celebrating Chinese-language films, holding masterclasses and seminars from the region’s most influential filmmakers.
The program, titled “Chinese Cinema Revisited: The Beginning of a New Journey,” will feature 12 Chinese classics spanning the New Wave movements of mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Film directors Chen Kaige, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Huang Zhenxin, Tsai Mingliang and Ann Hui will participate in accompanying masterclasses and seminars.
This selection focuses on the fifth generation of mainland Chinese filmmakers who brought Chinese cinema to the international stage through their iconic and visually striking storytelling. Chen Kaige’s “Yellow Earth”, Zhang Yimou’s “Red Guliang”, Tianzhuangzhuang’s “The Horse Thief”, and Huang Jianxin’s “The Black Cannon Incident” are among the works representative of this movement.
Hong Kong’s New Wave is represented by Tsui Hark’s “The Butterfly Murders,” Ann Hui’s “The Secret,” Patrick Tam’s “The Sword,” and Allen Fung’s “Ah Ying.” Taiwan’s new cinema is represented by the anthology In Our Time, directed by Tao Te-chen, Edward Yang, Ko Yi-chen, and Zhang Yi. “Ah Fei” by Wang Zhen. “Dust in the Wind” by Hou Hsiao-Hsien. and “Rebels of the Neon God” by Tsai Ming-liang.
HKIFF50 will be held from April 1st to 12th, and the full program will be announced on March 10th.
Towards globalization
Jio Platforms Limited has appointed Dan Bailey as Managing Director, tasked with spearheading the Indian tech giant’s international expansion. Mr. Bailey is a 35-year veteran of investment banking and consulting, previously holding senior positions at Morgan Stanley, HSBC, Schroders/Citi, and most recently as Head of TMT at Deutsche Bank. Based in London, he will report to Akash Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, and will join the Jio Platforms Executive Committee. Mr. Ambani said Mr. Bailey had been a “trusted advisor to us for many years.” The appointment signals Jio’s push to export the digital platform built to serve India’s over 1 billion users to global markets.
