With what has got to be the only film festival title that makes you arch your eyebrows when you read the name, the Big Screen International Film Festival, yep I told you, hits Kunming today. The soirée first took place in Italy 5 year’s ago, but was then moved to Kunming as part of the “Year in Italy” festivities in China. This year marks the second time that the celebration of cinema will be held in this fair southern city. As the saying goes, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
With a selection of 94 films from over 30 countries, the jury holding court over these proceedings have their work cut out for them. However, they seem to be up to par as the panel, according to China News Wire, is made up of luminaries such as “Marco Ceresa (organizer, Venice Film Festival), Wang Yao (screenwriter, Baby in Love, Returning Home, Gourmet of Poison) and Chinese media expert Jeremy Goldkorn, founder of the highly influential website Danwei.org.” To sweeten the pot, fans of Hong Kong director Yan Yan Mak will be privy to a special showing of her new film, The Scarlet Robe. If you’re a movie buff Kunming is the place to be until December 1, and, if you’re not a movie buff, well then Kunming is still the place to be for its salt and phosphate mines. Tasty.
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