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“May I Wish the VARIFAIR Film Festival the Stage for the China’s New Generation Directors!”
- Xie Fei (China’s 4th Generation Film Director)
“May I Wish the VARIFAIR Film Festival a Complete Success!”
- Zhang Yimou (China’s 5th Generation Film Director)
“View the World from VARIFAIR Film Festival!”
- Jia Zhangke (China’s 6th Generation Film Director)
VARIFAIR Film Festival is a one week Chinese film exhibition “New Chinese Cinema”. During the week, film directors from China and UK will join our festival, sharing their new lworks with us, where up to 20 cutting-edge films will be screened including award winning films, fictions, independent pieces and documentaries. Alongside the film exhibition week are four preferred events- “London Film Academy Academic Forum and ‘New Chinese Cinema’ Chinese Film Director Forum”, “90 Seconds Short Film Competition” and “‘Chinese Element’ Film Review Competition”. Thousands of film buffs, filmmakers, actors, actresses and Londoners are expected to attend, making up an audience that is likely to be both affluent and culturally sophisticated.
EXHIBITION:
April 18 VARIFAIR Film Festival Opening Night Ceremony & Cocktail Party
Venue: CURZON Chelsea
18:00 – 18:30 Opening Ceremony & Announcement of 20 Shortlisted Competition Films
18:45 – 21:00 “And the Spring Comes” (2007) UK Premiere
April 19 Academic Forum and Chinese Director Press Conference & Audience Forum
Venue: School of Oriental and African Studies Brunei Gallery lecture Theatre TBC
10:30 – 12:30 “New Talent”- Student Film Screening
13:00 – 15:00 “International Communication”- Academic Forum
15:00 – 16:30 Press Conference and Audience Forum
April 20-24 New Chinese Cinema- film exhibition week
Venue: CURZON Renoir, ODEON Covent Garden, ODEON Panton ST.
20 Chinese films will be presented to you during this exhibition week. 4 films will be screened
each day, 38 screenings in total.
(Detailed timetable please see appendix)
April 24 VARIFAIR CSSA Thames River Boat Party
Venue: Tower Hill
Time: 19:30
April 25 VARIFAIR Film Festival Closing Night Ceremony
Venue: 195 Piccadilly, BAFTA
17:00 – 18:00 “90 Seconds Short Film Competition” Award Ceremony
18:15 – 20:00 Closing Film "The Road" (2006) UK Premiere
21:00 – 00:00 VARIFAIR Film Festival Closing Night Party
Special Guests From China
5th Generation Director
Gu Changwei “Li Chun: And the Spring Comes” (2008)
“Kong Que: Peacock” (2006)
Hou Yong “Mo Li Hua Kai: Jasmine Women” (2006)
Zhang Jiarui “Fang Xiang Zhi Lu: The Road” (2006)
Huo Jianqi“Sheng Huo Xiu: Live Show” (2002)
6th Generation Director
Cai Shangjun “Hong Se Kang Bai Yin: The Red Awn” (2007)
Chen Daming “Ji Quan Bu Ning: One Foot Off The Ground” (2006)
Yin Lichuan “Niu Lang Zhi Nu: Knitting” (2008)
“Gong Yuan: The Park”(2007)
Professor – Beijing Film Academy
Zhang XianMin
China’s A-list Actors
Jiang Wenli leading actress in ‘And the Spring Comes’ (2008)
Zhang Jingchu leading actress in ‘The Road’ (2006), and ‘Kong Que: Peacock’ (2006)
Tao Hong leading actress in ‘Sheng Huo Xiu: Life Show’ (2002)
Film list:
No. Film Year Director
1 Li Chun: And the Spring Comes 2008 Gu Changwei
2 Kong Que: Peacock 2006 Gu Changwei
3 Zuo You: In Love We Trust 2008 Wang Xiaoshuai
4 Shi Qi Sui Dan Che: Beijing Bicycle 2001 Wang Xiaoshuai
5 Tuya De Hun Shi: Tuya’s Wedding 2007 Wang Quanan
6 Tai Yang Zhao Chang Sheng Qi: The Sun Also Rises 2007 Jiang Wen
7 Yi Ban Hai Shui, Yi Ban Huo Yan: Ocean Flame 2007 Liu Fendou
8 Mo Li Hua Kai: Jasmine Women 2006 Hou Yong
9 Hong Se Kang Bai Yin: The Red Awn 2007 Cai Shangjun
10 Xiao Wu: Artisan Pickpocket 1997 Jia Zhangke
11 Niu Lang Zhi Nu: Knitting 2008 Yin Lichuan
12 Gong Yuan: The Park 2007 Yin Lichuan
13 Se Jie: Lust, Caution 2007 Ang Lee
14 Ji Quan Bu Ning: One Foot Off The Ground 2006 Chen Daming
15 Tie Xi Qu: West of Tracks 2003 Wang Bing
16 Fang Xiang Zhi Lu: The Road 2006 Zhang Jiarui
17 Sheng Huo Xiu: The Live Show 2002 Huo Jianqi
18 ORZ Boyz 2008 Gilles Ya-che Yang
19 Fu Qin: Brave Father 2007 Li Junhu
20 Cai Fu Zhi Lu: Way of Fortune 2007 Chang Chao-Wei
21 Ge Wu Sheng Ping: All’s Right with the World 2007 Cheung King-Wai
22 Wo Zui Hou De Mi Mi: My last Secret 2007 Li Xiaofeng, Jia Kai
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Tickets available at Curzon and Odeon Cinemas:
CURZON RENOIR
General Manager：
Ana Cristina Santos
Box Office：
0871 703 3991
Recorded Information：
020 7837 8402
Online：
curzoncinemas.com/renoir
LOCATION AND TRANSPORT:
Brunswick Centre, London WC1N 1AW
Tube：
Russell Sq. (Piccadilly Line)
Overground:
King’s Cross, Euston
Buses:
7,59,68,91,168,188
CURZON CHELSEA
Site Manager:
Nick White&
Jacek Czajka
Box Office:
020 7351 3742
Online：
curzoncinemas.com/chelsea
LOCATION AND TRANSPORT:
206 Kings Rd.,
London SW3 5XP
Tube:
Victoria
Buses:
11,19,22,49,211,319
ODEON COVENT GARDEN
Filmline:
0871 224 4007
LOCATION AND TRANSPORT:
135 Shaftesbury Ave.
London WC2H 8AH
Tube:
Covent Garden（Northern Line）
Online:
www.odeon.com
ODEON PANTON ST.
Filmline:
0871 224 4007
LOCATION AND TRANSPORT:
11/18 Panton St
London SW1Y 4DP
Tube:
Leicester Sq. (Northern&Piccadilly Line)
Online:
www.odeon.com
BAFTA
Filmline:
020 7292 5800
LOCATION AND TRANSPORT:
195 Piccadilly
London W1J 9LN
Tube:
Piccadilly Circus (Piccadilly Line)
Online:
www.bafta.com
OPENING CEREMONY PRIVATE PARTY (30 TICKETS ONLY)
Time:
10pm 18th April
LOCATION AND TRANSPORT:
The Trafalgar, 200 Kings Road, London,SW3 5XP
Tube:
Sloane Square Station
Online:
www.varifair.com
BOAT PARTY (CSSA END OF YEAR AND VARIFAIR)
Time:
7:30PM – 12AM 24th April
LOCATION AND TRANSPORT:
London Bridge City Pier (maps.google.co.uk)
Tube:
London Bridge Station
Online :
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=85012135792&ref=nf
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TIMETABLE FILM SCREENING
Contact
VARIFAIR Film Festival
Office: VARIFAIR Ltd.
19 Greek Street
London
W1D 4DT
Tel: +44 (0) 207 287 2888
Fax: +44 (0) 207 287 7171
E‐mail:
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Website: www.varifair.com
For further information, please visit varifair.com
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