The HKFA will also hold two seminars involving guest speakers such as veteran movie poster artists, collectors, a director and film critics at the Cinema. The exhibition will enable visitors to appreciate the aesthetics of movie poster design and also to learn about the marketing power of movie posters through the experience zone and an interactive game. An "experience zone" will also be set up displaying a model Nathan Road in bygone days, lined with movie posters and a bus stop with a huge horror movie poster. Nearly 100 movie posters of different genres dating from the 1960s to recent years will be on display, including "Happy Wedding" (1959), "The Way of the Dragon" (1972), "The Beasts" (1980), "True Colours" (1986), "God of Gamblers II" (1990), "Visible Secret 2" (2002), "Naked Ambition" (2003), "Re-cycle" (2006), "Life Without Principle" (2011) and "A Simple Life" (2012). The "More Than a Piece of Paper: Rediscovering Hong Kong Movie Posters" exhibition will be held at the HKFA Exhibition Hall from January 12 to March 18 with free admission. Each person can receive up to two tickets on a first-come, first-served basis while stocks last. Free tickets will be distributed at the enquiry counter of the HKFA starting tomorrow (January 3) on Mondays and from Wednesdays to Sundays from 10am to 8pm. Admission is free with tickets.ĭirected by Hui See-wai, "The Posterist" is a documentary which looks back on the creative career of renowned Hong Kong movie poster artist Yuen Tai-yung, including how Yuen's works helped to establish the distinctive style of Hong Kong movie posters. To complement the upcoming "More Than a Piece of Paper: Rediscovering Hong Kong Movie Posters" exhibition, the Hong Kong Film Archive (HKFA) of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department will screen "The Posterist" (2016) on February 3 at the HKFA Cinema.
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