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You
may be aware that the Anne Frank exhibit is coming to Hong
Kong in November and December. The Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival
is pleased to present the 1995 Oscar® winning documentary
about Anne Frank in cooperation with the organisers of the
exhibit.
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Combining personal testimony, never-before- seen
photos, previously undiscovered family letters and rare
archive footage (including the only known moving footage
of Anne herself), ANNE FRANK REMEMBERED documents the
history of the Frank family focusing on the spiritual
girl whose diary of her two years in hiding in her father's
office building during World War II in Amsterdam, has
sold over 31 million copies in 67 languages since it
was first published 50 years ago. This is the first
documentary to have been made in co-operation with the
Anne Frank House in Amsterdam who gave the filmmakers
unprecedented access to their archives, research resources
and the hiding place itself.
Outstanding
Documentary Program, International Emmy Awards, 1995.
Best Documentary Feature, Hamptons International Film
Festival, 1995.
Best Documentary (Features), Academy Awards, 1996.
Best Documentary, Boston Society of Film Critics Awards,
1996.
This
film will be presented with Chinese subtitles.
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Did
you know that screening fees for the Hong Kong
Jewish Film Festival will cost almost HK$45,000
this year? (These are the royalties that must
be paid to the distributor or filmmaker -- no
Shenzhen DVDs allowed!) Ticket sales will only
cover the rental of the cinema. The rest of the
festival's income is made up through sponsorship
and advertising.
If you believe in this great event, please support
the Festival with a generous donation so that
it can continue. Receipts for tax purposes are
available.
The
8th Annual Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival will
run from November 17 - 25 at the Palace IFC Cinema.
Tickets go on sale starting November 10th.
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Imaginary
Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust |
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An audience favourite at more than 50 film festivals
around the world, IMAGINARY WITNESS tells a provocative
and mostly unknown story of the 60-year relationship
between Hollywood and the atrocities of Nazi Germany.
With scenes from over forty films, rare newsreels, and
interviews with leading scholars, filmmakers, and witnesses
to the events portrayed, IMAGINARY WITNESS takes the
viewer on a 60-year journey from the American ambivalence
and denial during the heyday of Nazism, through the
silence of the post-war years, and into the end of the
20th century. The film explores not only the question
of how an industry that sells fantasy has dealt with
one of the most horrifying episodes in modern world
history, but also how the movies themselves reflect
America's ever-evolving relationship to the events of
that era.
Special Jury Award, Ft. Lauderdale International
Film Festival, 2004.
Audience Award, Hamptons International Film Festival,
2004.
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