The 4th International Film Festival • Macao (IFFAM)

28 November 2019: The International Film Festival & Awards • Macao (IFFAM) will take place from 5th December (Thursday) to 10th December (Tuesday). This year’s programme features 10 big sections showcasing over 50 international films, and presents three competition sections – International Competition, New Chinese Cinema and Shorts Competition.

A brand-new section titled 20th Anniversary Macao Special Presentations will unfold in the Film Festival this year to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Macao Special Administration Region. The IFFAM Organizing Committee will continue to push forward the development of Macao films, and cultural and creative industries, enhance exchange opportunities with international movies as well as unveil a wider landscape for development of cultural and artistic platforms, tourism and other fields through this edition of IFFAM.

Festival Programme Highlights

The 4th International Film Festival & Awards•Macao will be screening over 50 international films. Programmes include: Opening and Closing Ceremony, Opening Film, International Competition, Gala, Flying Daggers, World Panorama, New Chinese Cinema, Director’s Choice, Special Presentations, 20th Anniversary Macao Special Presentations, Shorts Competition, etc. The Industry Hub activities and Masterclass will also be held during the 6-day festival period.

Opening, Closing and Award Ceremony

Opening Ceremony
Date: December 5, 2019 (Thursday)
Venue: Macao Cultural Centre
Red Carpet: 5:30pm
Ceremony: 7pm

Closing and Award Ceremony
Date: December 10, 2019 (Tuesday)
Venue: Macao Cultural Centre
Red Carpet: 6:30pm
Ceremony: 8pm

Opening Film

Jojo Rabbit – 44th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) Grolsch People’s Choice Award
Date: December 5, 2019 (Thursday)
Screening Time: 8:30pm
Venue: Macao Cultural Centre – Grand Auditorium

Closing Film

i’m livin’ it – Selected for competition for 32nd Tokyo International Film Festival
Date: December 10, 2019 (Tuesday)
Screening Time: 9pm
Venue: Macao Cultural Centre – Small Auditorium

International Competition － An international competition comprising of 10 feature films which is a showcase for first and second time filmmakers with 60,000 USD as the award winning prize

·         Bellbird, by Hamish Bennett（New Zealand)

·         Bombay Rose, by Gitanjali Rao（India/France/UK/Qatar）

·         Buoyancy, by Rodd Rathjen（Australia）

·         Family Members, by Mateo Bendesky（Argentina）

·         Give Me Liberty, by Kirill Mikhanovsky（USA）

·         Goldie, by Sam de Jong （USA/Netherlands）

·         Homecoming, by Adriyanto Dewo（Indonesia）

·         Lynn + Lucy, by Fyzal Boulifa（UK/France）

·         Two Of Us, by Filippo Meneghetti （France/Belgium/Netherlands/Luxembourg）

·         Two/One, by Juan Cabral（UK/Mainland China/Canada）

Gala －A selection of mainstream crowd-pleasing films will be screened in a series of red-carpet presentations

UK Galas

·         Judy, by Rupert Goold（UK）

·         A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, by Will Becher and Richard Phelan（UK）

Japan Gala

·         Dance With Me, by Shinobu Yaguchi（Japan）

Flying Daggers － A non-competitive selection of films representing the latest style of genre cinema, including TIFF People’s Choice Award winner The Platform

·         First Love, by Takashi Miike（Japan）

·         The Lighthouse, by Robert Eggers（USA）

·         The Platform, by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia（Spain）

World Panorama－ Celebrated directors and award-winning films from major international film festivals

·         Balloon, by Pema Tseden（Mainland China）

·         Dirty God, by Sacha Polak（Netherlands/UK/Belgium/Ireland）

·         Little Joe, by Jessica Hausner（Austria/UK/Germany）

·          My Zoe, by Julie Delpy（France/Germany）

·         Proxima, by Alice Winocour（France/Germany）

·         Saturday Fiction, by Lou Ye（Mainland China）

·         The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão, by Karim Aïnouz（Brazil）

·         The Long Walk, by Mattie Do（Laos/Spain/Singapore）

·          The Wild Goose Lake, by Diao Yinan（Mainland China）

New Chinese Cinema － A competition section of outstanding films from Chinese-speaking territories

·         Better Days, by Derek Tsang（Mainland China/Hong Kong）

·         Dwelling In The Fuchun Mountains, by Gu Xiaogang（Mainland China）

·          Lucky Grandma, by Sasie Sealy（USA）

·         Over The Sea, by Sun Aoqian（Mainland China）

·         To Live, To Sing by Johnny Ma（Mainland China/France）

·         Wet Season, by Anthony Chen（Singapore）

·         Wisdom Tooth, by Liang Ming（Mainland China）

Director’s Choice － Film classics selected by Asian and non-Asian filmmakers

·         The 400 Blows （1959, François Truffaut, selected by Anthony Chen）

·         Blow-Up（1966, Michelangelo Antonioni, selected by Wang Xiaoshuai）

·         Tokyo Story （1953, Yasujirô Ozu, selected by Cristian Mungiu）

Special Presentations－ Screenings of films at the discretion of the Artistic Director and jury president related to special guest attendance

·         A City Called Macau, by Li Shaohong（2019, Mainland China） – Starring Talent Ambassador Carina Lau

·         The Captain, by Andrew Lau （2019, Mainland China）

·         Dark Waters, by Todd Haynes（2019, USA） – Screening as “Hollywood Special Presentation”

·         The Domain, by Tiago Guedes（2019, Portugal）

·         Flowers of Shanghai, by Hou Hsiao-hsien（1998, Taiwan/Japan） – Starring Talent Ambassador Carina Lau

·         A Hidden Life, by Terrence Malick（2019, Germany/USA）

·         The Present, by Hur Jin-ho（2019, South Korea）– Short film starring Talent Ambassador Suho

·         Red Amnesia（2014, Mainland China） – Tribute to Ambassador Wang Xiaoshuai’s achievements

·         The Truth, by Hirokazu Koreeda（2109, Japan/France） – Starring Talent Ambassador Juliette Binoche

20th Anniversary Macao Special Presentations － Marks the 20th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Macao Special Administrative Region

·         Ina and the Blue Tiger Sauna, by António Caetano de Faria and Bernardo Rao

·         Let’s Sing, by Keo Lou

·         Patio of Illusion, by Chen Shangshi

·         String of Sorrow, by Oliver Fa

·         Years of Macao, by Tou Kim Hong, Penny Lam, Albert Chu, Emily Chan, Peeko Wong, Chao Koi Wang, Maxim Bessmertny, Ao Leong Weng Fong and António Caetano de Faria

IN FOCUS (Retrospective) – This year’s Actress IN FOCUS is Zhou Dongyu. She stars in Derek Tsang’s Better Days, which will be screening in the New Chinese Cinema section

Shorts Competition － A selection of 10 Chinese-language shorts from Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao

Masterclass － Invited festival ambassador, Korean director Kim Yong-hwa and BAFTA’s special mention Lily James as speakers and interact with Macau audiences and film industry insiders

Industry Hub－ Inviting over 200 industry professionals from 28countries to participate or present in film forums from December 6-8

Awards

International Competition

·         Best Film

·         Best Director

·         Best Actress

·         Best Actor

·         Best Screenplay

New Chinese Cinema

·         Best Film

·         Best Director

·         Best Actress

·         Best Actor

·         Best Screenplay

Other Awards

·         Best Short Film

·         Macao Audience Choice Award

·         Audience Choice Award for Chinese-language Films

·         “Spirit of Cinema” Achievement Award

·         Asian Blockbuster Film 2019

·         NETPAC Award

·         Variety Asian Star: Up Next Awards 2019

Ticketing － IFFAM public screening tickets are now available for purchase through the Macau Ticketing Network at www.macauticket.com. Tickets are also available at the screening venue from December 5-10 during the festival.

Renowned Indian Filmmaker Karan Johar joins as Festival Ambassadors for the 4th International Film Festival & Awards‧Macao

~Popular Korean boy band EXO’s leader Suho joins as Talent Ambassador~

Mumbai, 28^th November 2019: The 4th International Film Festival & Awards‧Macao (referred to as “IFFAM” or the “Film Festival”) will be staged from 5th to 10th December this year. As an annual international event in Macao, the Film Festival will continue to push forward the development of Macao’s film, cultural and creative industries, enhance exchange opportunities with international movies as well as unveil a wider landscape for development of cultural and artistic platforms, tourism and other fields. Following the announcement of featuring best actress in Chinese cinema, Carina Lau, as the first Talent Ambassador of this year’s IFFAM earlier, the IFFAM Organizing Committee announced the appointment of Karan Johar (KJo), an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, costume designer, actor and television personality, as Festival Ambassador along with Kim Jun-myeon (Suho), leader of the popular Korean boy band EXO, as Talent Ambassador.

The International Film Festival & Awards‧Macao celebrates the extraordinary contributions of filmmakers to the Asian film world and pays special tribute to classic film works, while enhancing the experience Macao has to offer as an international city and showing to the world the city’s diverse new dynamic of the cultural and creative development.

In this edition of IFFAM, famous Hong Kong Director Peter Chan will be Jury President of the Competition; acclaimed best actress of Chinese films, Carina Lau, and famous Korean star Suho will be Talent Ambassadors; Wang Xiaoshuai (China), Kim Yong-Hwa (Korea) and Karan Johar (India) will be Festival Ambassadors.

In addition, the Film Festival will feature a new competition “Shorts” this year, whereas five new accolades including Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Actress will be conferred to commend prominent filmmakers of Chinese films in “New Chinese Cinema”.

Organized by Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) and the Macau Films & Television Productions and Culture Association (MFTPA), the Film Festival is committed to become a major gathering for international filmmakers to enhance cultural exchange, while putting forward Asian film talent and film works onto the global stage

For more information about the 4th International Film Festival & Awards‧Macao, please visit: http://www.iffamacao.com/

For further queries, please contact:

Attachments area

The news is out and our very own lopamudra Raut has turned vegetarian. 

She has been a nonvegetarian earlier but now she is a complete vegetarian. There has been a lot around and quite a few celebrities turning vegetarian or vegan.

Lopamudra has been someone who has stood for helping the society and we wonder what makes her take this step. Some of the most elite athletes and celebrities around the world have changed to vegetarianism and the community is just getting stronger. Its also connected to premium performance and great cardiovascular health and lopamudra are elated to this new way of living.

This is certainly a great thing on her and we are cheering for you girl. We wish lopamudra all the luck and are looking forward to seeing her on the big screen soon. We would like to know how long is she going to continue being a vegetarian?

 

Vatsal Seth and ishita Dutta will be ringing in their 2nd wedding anniversary on Thursday.

The cute couple is heading to The Raffles at the Maldives which is one of the most luxurious resorts in the Maldives. Ishita and Vatsal got married in an intimate ceremony on the 28th of November, 2017.

Vatsal and ishita were heading to the Maldives and we had a quick word with Vatsal, "well it's a special day. We get married once and it's important to celebrate and reflect on the distance that we have covered so far. It's been a great journey with the site. We both loge Maldives, the sea, the ambiance there. What better than the Maldives to celebrate this special day. It will be a little hectic as both Ishita and I are shooting. We head to airport from the shoot and land back from the airport back to the sets   I am doing the show on Star Plus called Yeh Rishtey Hai Pyaar Ke and ishita will be shooting for bepanah Pyaar "

They are a couple of goals for sure and we are definitely looking forward to pictures on Instagram from their mini-trip. We wish this couple with all our hearts and wish them a very happy anniversary.

EsselWorld to host more than 60,000 children from MCGM schools from 25^th November onwards

Mumbai, 27^th November 2019: EsselWorld, India’s ultimate entertainment destination hosted 3500 children from MCGM schools today. Students from grades 4 and 7 will be visiting the amusement park until 20^th December 2019 as a part of an edutainment trip, which is an initiative in collaboration with the Education Department of The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai.  

The daylong visit schedule will cover an educational as well as a recreational itinerary for the students' outing at the amusement Park. Not only will they enjoy the thrilling rides and relish on to some delicious food for breakfast, lunch and evening snacks, but they will also experience an educational nature and conservation tour.  They will be given a firsthand experience of EsselWorld’s rainwater harvesting process and will also get an opportunity to get acquainted with the horticulture and vermiculture activities practiced at the Park through the educational segment planned as a part of the tour.

Over the course of the next 25 days, more than 60,000 students are expected to visit EsselWorld and enjoy fun-filled rides spread across the Park while also learning about natural science as a part of Environmental Studies. 

Shabab Sabri spreading his magic with Hud Hud song of Dabangg 3

Shabab Sabri has sung the Hud Hud Dabang song for movie 'Dabangg 3' is composed by Sajid Wajid while lyrics are penned by Jalees Sherwani and Danish Sabri. Dabangg 3 is directed by Prabhu Deva. India's most badass and lovable cop Chulbul Robinhood Pandey is back with 'Dabangg 3'.  The upbeat song is an energetic dance number and the video has been shot on a sunny day in Lucknow. It begins with an introduction of the star - 

"Namaskar, My name is Chulbul Panday urf Robinhood Panday, Swaagat toh Karo Humara". The 53-year-old actor is seen dancing in the 'Dabangg' avatar sporting black aviators just like the previous installments of the franchise.

The singer seems to be ecstatic with the thunderous response his latest song Hud Hud Dabang is getting and has only music composers Sajid-Wajid to thank. “I'm glad they gave me the opportunity to lend my voice to such a fantastic number,” says Shabab excitedly and credits his late father Iqbal Sabri and uncle Afzal Sabri of Sabri Brothers of India for the singer that he is today, “I wouldn't have been anything without my father and uncle.”

 

Shabab is the also the man songs like Humka Peeni Hai from Dabangg, Dil Mera Muft Ka from Agent Vinod, Tere Naina Bade Katil from Jai Ho, Pawan Udaye Batiyan from Veer, Khoche Pathan from Zanjeer or Chalao Na Naino Se from Bol Bachchan, Jalte diye from Prem raran dhan paayo, Dil kare chun cha from Singh is bling . Apart from the chartbusting number, the playback singer who started his singing career with Teri Jawani from Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya also went onto singing in many a films including Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, Page 3, Policegiri, Dangerous Ishq, Dumadam. The super hit singer surely has a long way to go!