Moscow festival celebrates Hong Kong cinema
The third Hong Kong film festival in Moscow, organised by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London (HKETO), took place in October, with screenings of five recent Hong Kong movies including “Bodyguards And Assassins”, which was awarded Best Film at the Hong Kong Film Awards in 2009. Academia Rossica and Vertov Real Kino were co-organisers of the festival, which was part of Hong Kong Week in Russia (see page 1).
Above: From right: Natalia Manskaya, Director of Vertov Real Kino; Erica Ng, Director- General of the HKETO, London; Svetlana Adjoubei, Director of Academia Rossica; and Dennis Ching, Deputy Director-General of the HKETO, London,
at the opening screening of the Hong Kong Film Festival in Moscow 2013.
“The Hong Kong film industry has been thrilling and entertaining people for many decades and highlights the talent, creativity and competitiveness of Hong Kong,” said Erica Ng, Director-General of the HKETO, London, speaking at the opening screening of “Bodyguards And Assassins”. “This film festival is one more example of how we are strengthening Hong Kong’s cultural links with Russia.”
The other films shown were “Drug War” (2013), “Cold War” (2012), “The Silent War” (2012), and “Life Without Principle” (2011).
Musical odyssey in Russia
The Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra (HKCO) performed at the International Music Festival in Ekaterinburg, Russia, in October, as well as giving concerts in Chelyabinsk and Tyumen, thereby becoming the first performing arts group from Hong Kong to perform in the Ural region of Russia. The HKCO’s wide-ranging programme included re-arranged ancient melodies, and contemporary pieces by Hong Kong composers Chan Ming Chi and Law Wing Fai.
The orchestra is pictured above performing at the Chelyabinsk Opera House. The HKCO went on to give an ensemble concert in Moscow, pictured below, which was attended by the Secretary for Home Affairs, Tsang Tak-sing, and formed part of Hong Kong Week in Russia (see page 1).
Above: The HKCO ensemble pictured after the concert in Moscow, with Tsang Tak-sing, Secretary for Home Affairs (sixth from right), and Erica Ng, Director-General, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London (sixth from left).
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Secretary for Home Affairs visits Russia
The Secretary for Home Affairs, Tsang Tak-sing, visited Moscow in October to strengthen cultural, youth exchange and sport co-operation between Russia and Hong Kong.
Mr Tsang met with Deputy Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation, Grigory Ivliev, to review the growing cultural exchanges between the two places following the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on Cultural Co-operation in September 2011.
He also met with Deputy Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, Veniamin Kaganov, to explore the possibility of starting youth exchanges between Hong Kong and Russia, as well as President of the Rugby Union of Russia, Vyacheslav Kopiev, to discuss co-operation on rugby sport.
While in Moscow, Mr Tsang officiated at the opening ceremony of the exhibition “A Journey to Hong Kong” (see front cover) and attended an ensemble concert of the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra. He also visited the Bolshoi Theatre and Winzavod Centre for Contemporary Art.
The third Hong Kong film festival in Moscow, organised by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London (HKETO), took place in October, with screenings of five recent Hong Kong movies including “Bodyguards And Assassins”, which was awarded Best Film at the Hong Kong Film Awards in 2009. Academia Rossica and Vertov Real Kino were co-organisers of the festival, which was part of Hong Kong Week in Russia (see page 1).
Above: From right: Natalia Manskaya, Director of Vertov Real Kino; Erica Ng, Director- General of the HKETO, London; Svetlana Adjoubei, Director of Academia Rossica; and Dennis Ching, Deputy Director-General of the HKETO, London,
at the opening screening of the Hong Kong Film Festival in Moscow 2013.
“The Hong Kong film industry has been thrilling and entertaining people for many decades and highlights the talent, creativity and competitiveness of Hong Kong,” said Erica Ng, Director-General of the HKETO, London, speaking at the opening screening of “Bodyguards And Assassins”. “This film festival is one more example of how we are strengthening Hong Kong’s cultural links with Russia.”
The other films shown were “Drug War” (2013), “Cold War” (2012), “The Silent War” (2012), and “Life Without Principle” (2011).
Musical odyssey in Russia
The Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra (HKCO) performed at the International Music Festival in Ekaterinburg, Russia, in October, as well as giving concerts in Chelyabinsk and Tyumen, thereby becoming the first performing arts group from Hong Kong to perform in the Ural region of Russia. The HKCO’s wide-ranging programme included re-arranged ancient melodies, and contemporary pieces by Hong Kong composers Chan Ming Chi and Law Wing Fai.
The orchestra is pictured above performing at the Chelyabinsk Opera House. The HKCO went on to give an ensemble concert in Moscow, pictured below, which was attended by the Secretary for Home Affairs, Tsang Tak-sing, and formed part of Hong Kong Week in Russia (see page 1).
Above: The HKCO ensemble pictured after the concert in Moscow, with Tsang Tak-sing, Secretary for Home Affairs (sixth from right), and Erica Ng, Director-General, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, London (sixth from left).
Culture
Secretary for Home Affairs visits Russia
The Secretary for Home Affairs, Tsang Tak-sing, visited Moscow in October to strengthen cultural, youth exchange and sport co-operation between Russia and Hong Kong.
Mr Tsang met with Deputy Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation, Grigory Ivliev, to review the growing cultural exchanges between the two places following the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on Cultural Co-operation in September 2011.
He also met with Deputy Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, Veniamin Kaganov, to explore the possibility of starting youth exchanges between Hong Kong and Russia, as well as President of the Rugby Union of Russia, Vyacheslav Kopiev, to discuss co-operation on rugby sport.
While in Moscow, Mr Tsang officiated at the opening ceremony of the exhibition “A Journey to Hong Kong” (see front cover) and attended an ensemble concert of the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra. He also visited the Bolshoi Theatre and Winzavod Centre for Contemporary Art.
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