The award-winning Hong Kong film “Perhaps Love” launched the 49th San Francisco International Film Festival in April.

For the first time in the San Francisco International Film Festival’s 49-year history, a Hong Kong film was selected as the opening night film. Another Hong Kong film “All About Love” was also featured in the festival.

Celebrating the recognition of Hong Kong films at the San Francisco International Film Festival, the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in San Francisco hosted receptions before the screening of both Hong Kong films, with the participation of directors Peter Chan and Daniel Yu as well as actor Andy Lau.

Delighted to see Hong Kong films receiving high commendations in the San Francisco International Film Festival, Director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in San Francisco, Ms Doris Cheung said that this was not just a recognition of the outstanding work of Director Chan and Director Yu, but also an honor for the Hong Kong film industry as a whole.

Hong Kong films again played an important role in this year’s Seattle International Film Festival as a total of six Hong Kong productions were selected to be shown at the festival in June.

“Hong Kong has a long history of film-making. With our historical background which makes Hong Kong the meeting point for eastern and western culture, and our emphasis on free flow of information and talents, Hong Kong has been the place for creativity and movie production. The opening of the fast growing China market is a further boost to the Hong Kong film industry. Under the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement with Mainland China, Chinese language film produced by Hong Kong companies can now enjoy quota-free access to the China market,” said Ms Doris Cheung at the Gala Screening.