This year’s Hong Kong International Film Festival is underway.

    The two-week event will see more than 250 films screened throughout the city, representing film works from 50 different countries and regions.

    The annual film festival has been opened with the premiere of “Murmur of the Hearts.”

    The film is directed by Taiwan director and actress Sylvia Chang.

    Hong Kong International Film Festival Chair Wilfred Wong said, “As one of Asia’s oldest and largest film festivals, the Hong Kong International Film Festival is widely recognized for promoting film culture to local and international audiences by showcasing the latest work and classics of cinema every year.”

    This year’s Hong Kong film festival has also drawn the film industry’s critics and pundits*.

    One of the areas under discussion is the development and adaptation of “new media” into the film industry.

    The festival will include a mix of art house dramas, big-budget movies, as well as rarely seen classics. A series of seminars are also scheduled.(SD-Agencies)