LOVE & NEON: THE CINEMA OF WONG KAR WAI
Sydney Film Festival and ACMI, Australia’s national museum of screen culture, announce a program of 11 essential films by acclaimed Hong Kong director, Wong Kar Wai.
Audiences can see the films in Sydney at the Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) (16-31 January 2021), Dendy Cinemas Newtown (19 January-18 February 2021), and in Melbourne at ACMI Cinemas (11 – 27 February 2021).
The program will also tour select Australian cities across Summer and Autumn 2021.
Entitled Love & Neon: The Cinema of Wong Kar Wai, the initiative is presented by Sydney Film Festival and ACMI in association with the National Film & Sound Archive, QAGOMA and Mercury Cinema. The collaboration marks the fifth large-scale retrospective season ACMI and Sydney Film Festival have co-presented since 2016, allowing audiences in Melbourne and Sydney to deep dive into the works of cinema greats from around the world.
ABOUT SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL
Sydney Film Festival is a major event on the New South Wales cultural calendar and is one of the world’s longest-running film festivals. For more information, visit: sff.org.au
Sydney Film Festival is supported by the NSW Government through Screen NSW, the Federal Government through Screen Australia and the City of Sydney.
ABOUT ACMI
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Great to see films by Directors of colour supported by the Australian Arts scene. Also a fantastic film!!