This article was first published on June 28, 1977.Film festival off to impressive startby SCMP reporterHongkong’s First International Film Festival got off to an impressive start last night (June 27, 1977).It was not quite the glittering social occasion as the Cannes Film Festival and there certainly was not the profusion of topless models and eager starlets that the Mediterranean occasion produces.But the cocktail party that opened the festival in City Hall yesterday did bring together people who intend to make Hongkong a world-famous film city.Sir Run Run Shaw said he was honoured with the selection of Shaw Brothers’ “The Last Tempest” for screening at the festival.A clipping from SCMP’s June 26, 1977 issue showing the film festival had sold out. Photo: SCMPBut the film’s director, Mr Li Han-hsiang, felt that perhaps more Chinese films should have been selected.
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When Hong Kong hosted its first International Film Festival in 1977 – SCMP archive
Hong Kong's First International Film Festival commenced on June 27, 1977, with an opening cocktail party at City Hall. While not as glamorous as the Cannes Film Festival, the event gathered individuals aiming to establish Hong Kong as a renowned film city.
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Hong Kong's First International Film Festival commenced on June 27, 1977, with an opening cocktail party at City Hall. While not as glamorous as the Cannes Film Festival, the event gathered individuals aiming to establish Hong Kong as a renowned film city. Shaw Brothers' film "The Last Tempest" was selected for screening, with Sir Run Run Shaw expressing his honor. However, the film's director, Mr. Li Han-hsiang, suggested that a greater number of Chinese films could have been included in the festival's program. A previous report indicated that the festival had already sold out by June 26, 1977.
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More Chinese films should have been selected for the festival.
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The film festival had sold out prior to its opening.
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Shaw Brothers' film "The Last Tempest" was selected for screening at the festival.
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Hong Kong's First International Film Festival commenced on June 27, 1977.
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The festival opening was not as glamorous as the Cannes Film Festival.
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