Cine Fan Summer International Film Festival

Description

From 13 to 25 August, the Cine Fan Summer International Film Festival is showcasing 42 movies, short films, documentaries and animations from around the world. The featured screenings cover a wide range of themes, from thrillers to romance, social topics such as family relationships, school bullying and young parents, to the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war. 

Kicking off the festival is It Was Just an Accident (Yek Tasadef Sadeh), an award-winning film directed by Jafar Panahi, making its East Asian premiere. Co-produced by Iran, France and Luxembourg, it explores themes of political repression and morality in Iran. The acclaimed Iranian director’s work is also featured in the “Beyond The Closed Curtain: The Cinema of Jafar Panahi” section of the festival, showcasing ten of his other films. 

Nine additional movies also making their debuts in this part of the world, including Eddington, an American neo-Western black comedy set during the Covid-19 pandemic; The Great Arch, a French film that tells the true story of a Danish architect; and Time to the Target, a year-long chronicle capturing the fight and struggles of Ukrainians amid the war. 

Screenings will be held at Tsim Sha Tsui’s iSQUARE, Premiere Elements, M+ Cinema, Louis Koo Cinema, Hong Kong Arts Centre and Emperor Cinemas Times Square. All films will feature both Chinese and English subtitles.