Ann Hui comes from China, born to a Chinese father and Japanese mother, but grew up in Hong Kong. She works as a director, producer and screenwriter and has become one of the chief exponents of the Hong Kong New Wave<\/b>. She studied at the London International Film School. In the 1970s she began working at TVB, one of Hong Kong\u2019s largest television networks, where she produced several serials and documentaries. Her 1979 film debut The Secret<\/i> is considered a seminal work of the Hong Kong New Wave. She is capable of striking a delicate balance between business and art. She cannot be pigeonholed into a single genre, and her filmography encompasses thrillers, documentaries, action films, family dramas and literary adaptations. One of her most significant films is the semiautobiographical picture Song of the Exile <\/i>(1990), on the search for one’s roots and identity. The film Ordinary Heroes <\/i>(1999), looking at social and political changes in China, represented Hong Kong as their Oscar nominee for Best Foreign-Language Film. Ann Hui has racked up an abundance of international film awards and nominations, including the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at Berlin (1995) and the Berlinale Camera (1997). She was a member of festival juries at Berlinale 1996, Venice 2003 and was jury president at Locarno 2006.<\/p>\n
Art Film Fest\u2019s section Eastern Promi<\/b>ses <\/b>will present the director\u2019s latest film Night and Fog<\/i><\/b> (Tin shui wai dik ye yu mo<\/i>, 2009), which was nominated in three separate categories at the Hong Kong Film Awards. Its storyline is based on actual events from the year 2004, dealing with the issue of domestic violence. \u201cThe story and its characters gave me the opportunity to portray a way of life that is an everyday reality for many people in Hong Kong,\u201d says the director, who focuses her work on current societal problems.<\/p>\n
The Art Film Fest International Film Festival Tren\u010dianske Teplice\/Tren\u010d\u00edn is made possible through the financial support of th<\/b>e Audiovisual Fund and the European Union Programme MEDIA.<\/b> <\/b><\/p>\n
Organizers:<\/b> ART FILM, n.o., Forza, a.s.
Co-organizers:<\/b> The Town of Tren\u010dianske Teplice, the City of Tren\u010d\u00edn, the Tren\u010dianske Teplice Health Spa<\/p>\n
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