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| Image: Studio City resort, Macao; Courtesy: travel2next.com |
The 3rd International Film
Festival & Awards · Macao (IFFAM) will take place from 8-14 December 2018. Some
places in the world are so inherently scenic that they become a natural choice
for filmmakers across the globe. If one speaks of Asia then Macao is easily one
of the most sought after destinations amongst filmmakers. It is for this reason
Macao is an obvious choice for hosting a cinema carnival like IFFAM.
The film festival is organized by the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO)
and the Macao Film & Television Productions and Culture Association
(MFTPA), a non-profit association established on 30 January 2015, with the
vision of promoting cinema in the region and developing a film-loving audience.
The 3rd edition of
IFFAM is set to capitalize upon the success of the 2nd IFFAM which took place
from 8-14 December 2017 at the Macao Cultural Centre. Under the inspired
leadership of the IFFAM Artistic Director Mike Goodridge, the festival’s
organizing team seems committed to establish Macao as a centre of cultural
tourism and international exchange in a bid to further boost the development of
the film as well as creative industries in the region.
For the 2018 IFFAM, the glamour
quotient is set to go even higher with Hollywood actor, director and producer
Nicolas Cage joining the festival bandwagon as the Talent Ambassador for the
3rd festival. The Oscar-winning actor’s latest film Mandy, directed by Panos Cosmatos, touted by film critics as hypnotic
masterpiece, will be presented at the 3rd IFFAM along with a
formidable lineup of films from world cinema. The opening ceremony on the 8th
is expected to be a major attraction with many big names from the world of
glamour scheduled to attend it. One can expect a carnival-like atmosphere
during the week-long festival for the tourists who can feast on not only cinema
but also some mouthwatering food bearing the signature of place’s creative
gastronomic culture that strikes a perfect harmony with Macao’s breathtaking
scenic beauty and alluring tourist spots for families.
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| Image: Nicolas Cage; Courtesy: www.bladna.nl |
Macao, which is a home to some of
the most picturesque locations in the world, has been a favored destination for
many film directors as evident from the number of international films that have
been shot here over the years. Of course, the first film that comes to mind whenever
one thinks of Macao is the 23rd James Bond film Skyfall, which released back in 2012, starring Daniel Craig in the role of 007. The Sam Mendes directed
film went on to become the highest-grossing film globally, for both Sony
Pictures and MGM, bagging several prestigious awards, two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, and including two BAFTA’s.
More recently we had Martin Scorsese’s short film The Audition (2015), starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, and
Brad Pitt, which was premiered as part of the launch of Melco Crown
Entertainment Ltd’s Hollywood-themed Studio City resort in Macao. Among the
list of unforgettable films shot in Macao, a film that deserves a special
mention is the Roger Moore and Christopher Lee starrer James Bond classic The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) which
featured some of the most spectacular shots of various scenic locations in
Macao. Another film that deserves a special mention is the American biopic
titled Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
(1994), starring Jason Scott Lee, Lauren Holly, and Robert Wagner.
This year the IFFAM’s focus is
also on encouraging young talent from Asia by putting spotlight on first and
second-time filmmakers who will present their new films at the festival. Also this
year we have the New Chinese Cinema category which focuses on the Chinese-language
films from Chinese-speaking communities in the region including Macao, Taiwan, China,
Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore. The Macao Cultural Centre, a five-storey
complex with two auditoriums, conference room, an art museum and Handover Gifts
Museum, will be the venue for the film screenings, which will be held in the
Grand Auditorium and the Small Auditorium.
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