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The 1st International Film Festival & Awards．Macao announces festival programme from 8 – 13 December
Monday, 14 November, 2016 The 1st International Film Festival & Awards．Macao (IFFAM) today announced its festival programme at a press conference in Macao. The festival will showcase the best of Asian and international cinema with a programme of 11 competition films, 3 out of competition galas, Hidden Dragons (9 films representing the latest trends in contemporary Asian genre cinema), Crossfire (12 East Asian genre film directors and their chosen genre favourites), 9 award-winning feature films from major international festivals in the Best of Fest Panorama alongside 2 special presentation films. For its inaugural edition the IFFAM have selected Gwen Lun Mei as its Actress in Focus. This will culminate in a special presentation featuring 3 of her films. In addition, the Crouching Tigers Project Lab will welcome twelve projects, each represented by its director and/or producer, to this new destination for industry professionals seeking original opportunities for the co-production and co-financing of their film projects.
1st International Film Festival & Awards‧Macao will grandly commence in December
MACAO, May 30, 2016 — The 1st International Film Festival & Awards‧Macao (IFFAM) will be held in December. The organizers held a press conference today (27 May) to introduce the IFFAM Organizing Committee and the International Professional Team as well as the current preparation work. Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government, Alexis Tam attended the press conference and witnessed the signing of a cooperative agreement between Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and Macau Films & Television Productions and Culture Association (MFTPA). Witnessed by Secretary Tam, MGTO and MFTPA signed the cooperative agreement during the press conference, confirming their joint initiative to organize IFFAM. Cultural Affairs Bureau and Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau are co-organizers of the event. The Organizing Committee also gave out certificates of acknowledgement to the sponsors and entities concerned. The inaugural edition of IFFAM is scheduled to take place at Macao Cultural Centre and Macao Science Center from 8 to 13 December. The organizers have formed an IFFAM Organizing Committee and an International Professional Team to carry out the preparation work. Close to 100 local and international members of the press, international buyers, film directors, film stars, film producers, distributors, investors as well as key persons from major film festivals around the world will be invited to attend the 1st edition of IFFAM. The volume of participants is expected to reach 500. During her speech, MGTO Director and President of the IFFAM Organizing Committee, Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, remarked that IFFAM will introduce world-class exchange opportunities and raise Macao’s international profile to a new level. Not only that, the event will unleash the synergistic effect between culture and tourism and enrich the cultural appeal of the destination, thus producing long-term benefit for the sustainable development of the tourism industry and the creative and cultural industry in Macao. President of MFTPA and Executive Vice President of the IFFAM Organizing Committee, Alvin Chau, stated that the 1st IFFAM will mainly invite original film works that are relatively more popular in the market, with the aim to forge IFFAM into one of the major international events and marketplaces in the Asian film industry. Festival Director of IFFAM, Marco Müller, expressed that owing to Macao’s economic, cultural, historical and geographic factors, IFFAM has the potential to become a major film-hub. Many key film-operators agreed that there is still space in East Asia for a new hub for exchanges in the film industry, and Macao certainly holds a potential and chance to occupy a key position in the global arena. Organizing Committee The IFFAM Organizing Committee comprises governmental representatives, film professionals and scholars, etc. MGTO Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes takes up the role of President, while President of Cultural Affairs Bureau, Ung Vai Meng, President of Management Committee of Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau, José Tavares, and President of MFTPA, Alvin Chau, are the Executive Vice Presidents of the IFFAM Organizing Committee. MGTO Deputy Directors Cecilia Tse and Cheng Wai Tong, Vice President of Cultural Affairs Bureau, Chan Peng Fai, Member of the Committee of Cultural Industries, Melina Leong, Vice President of Macau University of Science and Technology, Tong Ka Lok, and Vice President of MFTPA, Chen Ji Min, act as vice presidents of the IFFAM Organizing Committee. Council Chairlady of MFTPA, Alice Azedo Augusto is the Secretary General of the Organizing Committee, whereas Executive Vice Council Chairlady of MFTPA, Lei Sou Ian, is the Deputy Secretary General. Internationally-renowned film producer Marco Müller is the Festival Director, whereas famous producer in Asian film industry, Lorna Tee, acts as the Head of Festival Management. - See more at: https://www.pata.org/1st-international-film-festival-awards%E2%80%A7macao-will-grandly-commence-in-december/#sthash.q4tdOWBj.dpuf
10 movies to watch at the debut Macau international film festival
The inaugural International Film Festival & Awards – Macao kicks off today, a new six-day celebration of cinema that boasts a number of world and regional premieres, as well as an enviable guest list of celebrities from around the globe. Sabrina Ho looks to Macau art fairs and auctions to diversify economy away from casinos With new offerings from filmmakers such as Fruit Chan and Takashi Miike, a focus on Taiwanese actress Gwei Lun-mei and the first chance for cinephiles in the region to see a number of this year’s Oscar hopefuls, the first IFFAM is all set to make a big splash. None of the films screening have yet to play in Hong Kong – here are 10 picks from the line-up that should not be missed.
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1 Marco Mueller's new international film festival in Macau, the former Portuguese colony-turned-casino enclave in southern China, has outlined the plans and structure of its inaugural edition.
2 The festival will be held at the Macau Cultural Centre and the Macau Science Centre, designed by I.M. Pei, but is likely to also host screenings in Macau’s high-end multiplexes and casinos.
3 The 7th Macau International Movie Festival ceremony (simplified Chinese: 第七届澳门国际电影节; traditional Chinese: 第七屆澳門國際電影節), organized by the Macau Film and Television Media Association and China International Cultural Communication Center, honored the best films of 2015 in the Greater China Region and took place on 13 December 2015, in Macau.