HKETO, Brussels supports Hong Kong films and retrospective of Derek Yee at Festival des 3 Continents in Nantes, France

The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Brussels (HKETO, Brussels) supported the participation of Hong Kong films at the 46th Festival des 3 Continents being held in Nantes, France, from November 15 to 23, 2024.

The Festival des 3 Continents payed tribute to Hong Kong director Derek Yee with a retrospective of his movies from 1977 to 2007. The film, Derek Yee's People Hero, was introduced by Hong Kong film critic, Clarence Tsui. In addition, the Festival showed two Hong Kong movies, namely "In Broad Daylight" by Lawrence Kan and "Time Still Turns the Pages" by Nick Cheuk.

HKETO, Brussels hosted a reception on November 20 for about 80 guests from local film, cultural and business sectors. Speaking at the reception, Assistant Representative Mr Paul Leung said that Hong Kong is an East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchanges and an Asian front runner in global film production.

The Festival des 3 Continents screens movies from Asia, Africa and Latin America, and has featured film directors to the French public since 1979.