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2007 Bigscreen International Film Festiual To Be Held In Kunming

englisheditor — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 01:38:15 +0000

Kunming, China (November 26, 2007) /China Newswire/ — From November 27th to December 1st the Chinese city of Kunming will host the 2007 BigScreen International Film Festival, featuring 94 films selected from more than 200 ones from about 30 countries. This year’s BigScreen festival will add momentum to Kunming’s emergence as one of China’s major movie centers.

This fifth installment of the BigScreen film festival series will last five days and will highlight films from around the globe, including feature-length films, short films, documentaries and video installations. Special guests include jurors 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. Hong Kong director Yan Yan Mak (Butterfly, Big Brother) will also be a special guest of the festival and will introduce her new film, The Scarlet Robe. Special musical guests include songstress Tujiko Noriko, bilingual hiphop act Rap Republic and the Bai, Yi and Wa minority performers of Yuansheng Studio, one of the event’s co-sponsors.

BigScreen Festival is organized by CinaOggi.it and English-language portal GoKunming.com and is hosted by the Yunnan Experimental Film Base. The festival has the full support of the Kunming People’s Radio Station, Dushi Shibao newspaper and other relevant government organizations.

This year’s BigScreen Festival is the fifth festival in the BigScreen series, which was launched in Padua, Italy in March 2004. Over the last three and an half years, the BigScreen series has attracted filmmakers and film aficionados from around the world, especially from Asia and Europe. After three editions in Europe, BigScreen moved to China. Last year’s BigScreen Italia – also held in Kunming – served as an important component of the Year of Italy in China and featured prominent members of China’s ‘sixth generation’ of filmmakers such as Jia Zhangke and Wang Xiaoshuai, who served as jurors for the event. This year BigScreen returns to Kunming to serve as a cultural bridge between China and the world.

“Film is an ideal vehicle for communication and exchange between different cultures,” BigScreen founder Matteo Damiani said. “I believe that this year’s BigScreen Film Festival in Kunming will provide China with a very special cultural platform.

INTERNET LINKS

http://www.bigscreenfestival.com

CONTACT INFORMATION

Leeney Zhou
leeneymac@gmail.com
(86) 158 0885 3011

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'Change For Conservation' Donations Pass HK$6 Million Mark

englisheditor — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 02:24:27 +0000

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Shanghai, China (November 9, 2007) /China Newswire/ — Dragonair's inflight charity fundraising initiative, Change for Conservation, recently reached a significant milestone when the total sum collected passed the HK$6 million mark. The money raised is used to benefit projects run by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in China's Yunnan province.

"I would like to thank all our passengers who have been – and continue to be - so supportive," said Dragonair Chief Executive Officer Kenny Tang. "The generous support of our passengers has made this ongoing campaign to protect the environment a big success."

The funds raised by Change for Conservation are used by TNC in remote areas of Yunnan province in Mainland China. Over the years, TNC successfully supported the opening of the first national park in Shangri-La County in northwest Yunnan, including funding an inspection tour of New Zealand's national parks to gain useful insights and help speed up the establishment of the Yunnan park. TNC funding also helped the Yunnan Golden Monkey Conservation Association improve the monitoring of Yunnan's golden monkeys.

Other projects benefiting from Dragonair's passenger donations include the Green Building Project, in which TNC has worked closely with various organisations to promote environmentally friendly building concepts and the protection of natural forests while facilitating sustainable local development.

Change for Conservation was launched on January 1, 2004 with more than HK$2 million collected from passengers in the first year. The amount raised reached the HK$5 million mark by the end of 2006. Dragonair's cabin crew currently distribute Change for Conservation donation envelopes on some 500 flights every week.

"At Dragonair we believe it is important to work to enhance the quality of life in the communities we serve. We have been supporting the important work of TNC in Mainland China since 2004 through our inflight fundraising campaign, which is now the most successful charity campaign in the airline’s history," said Mr Tang.

Change for Conservation is one of the key elements in Dragonair's Corporate Social Responsibility Programme, which connects the airline with the community through projects relating to arts and culture, education, medical and relief efforts, and the environment.

INTERNET LINKS

http://www.dragonair.com.cn

Dragonair, an affiliate member of oneworld, is a Hong Kong-based airline operating a fleet of 31 passenger aircraft and seven freighters serving 33 regional destinations, including 21 cities in Mainland China. The airline has topped the "Best Airline - China" category in the respected Skytrax passenger survey for the past six years, highlighting its Mainland China expertise. Dragonair is part of the Cathay Pacific Group, providing seamless connectivity for passengers to more than 100 cities around the globe.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Gabriel Lee, Manager Marketing&Sale(Eastern China)
Tel: (8621)6375 6330
Email: Gabriel.lee@dragonair.com

Caroline Miao, Superintendent Marketing
Tel: (8621) 6375 6260
Email: caroline.miao@dragonair.com

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