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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Tuesday, 17th April 2011
NZ Films Selected To Screen At Inaugural Film Festival In China
Two New Zealand films have been selected to screen at the inaugural Beijing International Film Festival.
Jason Stutter's crime comedy, Predicament, starring Jemaine Clement, Heath Franklin and Hayden Frost and Simone
Horrocks' debut feature After the Waterfall, starring Antony Starr and Sally Stockwell will both screen as part of the
Festival's Film Panorama programme.
Making the announcement New Zealand Film Commission CEO Graeme Mason said "I am delighted that these two unique New
Zealand films have been selected for the Beijing International Film Festival. They will join a line-up of top films from
around the world, including this year's Academy Award winners."
Predicament Writer/Director Jason Stutter will travel to Beijing as a guest of the festival, which will be held from the
23rd to the 28th of April 2011. Stutter said, "I am honoured to have my film selected for Beijing and to be invited to
attend. I am a huge fan of Chinese cinema, especially martial art movies, and I'm excited the festival ambassadors are
Jackie Chan and Crouching Tiger's Ziyi Zhang. Of course now the temptation is to try and set up some kind of awesome
stand-off between the two stars - YouTube gold."
After the Waterfall Writer/Director Simone Horrocks, who is unable to attend the Festival, added, "Beijing is a city
exploding with creative energy, so it's a great honour to be invited to the birth of this new film festival, and have
the opportunity to share After the Waterfall with Chinese audiences."
The Beijing International Film Festival has been jointly organised by the State Administration of Radio, Film and
Television and the Beijing Municipal Government and the Festival's organising committee includes key people from China's
film regulatory system. The Festival is aiming to provide a platform for exchanges and transactions for domestic and
overseas films.
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