6th Spring Film Festival FREE

Thursday, January 19, 2012 jeffrey 0 Comments

Celebrate Chinese New Year by watching the 6th Spring Film Festival for FREE! Enjoy a line up of six (6) amazing movies of which includes Ocean Heaven, Lost on Journey, Confucius, Country Wedding, Bodyguards and Assassins, and King of Milu Deer. Be surprised to see a different Jet Li out of his Kung Fu pants as he takes on a lead drama role. Also, be captured as Chow Yun-Fat justifies his best actor nomination in the 30th Hong Kong Film Awards for playing Confucius. Screening will be at Cineplex Cinema 4, Shangri-La Plaza. Unlike in the previous years when you will be charged with a minimal fee, this time around, you will get your tickets for FREE. Just come at least two (2) hours before the film starts to guarantee your ticket. This is a first come first served basis.



Synopsis:


Ocean Heaven
  • A family drama which features a father- Sam Wang (played by Jet Li), who is solely taking care of his autistic child - Dafu. Wang finds out that he has liver cancer and has a few days to live. Not only does Wang have to cope with his own suffering and impending death, he also has to deal with the heartache of leaving Dafu with no immediate family. This heartwarming film shows the challenges of being a single parent and how parents, even on their last days, would do anything just to ensure the safety and happiness of their children

Lost on Journey
  • A comedy film narrating Li Chenggong’s travel as he endures bad luck after bad luck just to celebrate New Year's Eve with his family. Li hops from a plane, to a train,to a bus, and to a boat in the desire to be with his family during the most important event of the year. And along the way, he meets a stranger Niu Geng who later helps him discover something important about himself and the goodness of other people. This movie is a funny presentation of how bad luck brought two different worlds together
Country Wedding
  • A story of a couple who is about to get married with their families getting so excited to the point that their parents started to meddle with the wedding plans. The bride's mother, insists on holding the wedding at a ritzy hotel in Beijing whereas, the groom's father, being the director of a cooperative in a rural village, feels indebted to the community, wants to share the wedding to the whole village. The couple are getting in between as conflicts arise between the in-laws. This film is a funny portrayal of the clash of cultures between the city and country side
Confucius
  • Confucius, known as the "Great Sage", lived during the time when China's dynasties were in chaos and engulfed by corruption and greed. He strongly believed that ethics and education will put all things to order. His wisdom was sought by different dynasty leaders but only to be abandoned after he dutifully served his purpose. The world knows so much of his teachings, but little is known of his hardships. This biographical drama shows the sufferings and pain Confucius endured and the principles he fervently kept that became the foundation of China’s ethics, morality and law. Starring Chow Yun-Fat as Confucius, Nominated for Best Actor at the 30th Hong Kong Film Awards. Other nominations include Best Cinematography,Art Design,Costume Design and Original Song
Bodyguards and Assassins
  • In 1905, Hongkong was under the British rule and revolution was on the rise. Sun Yat-Sen was set to land in Hong Kong to meet and to unify faction leaders to finally take down the corrupt and crumbling Qing Dynasty. Because of this, Dowager Cixi wanted Sun Yat-Sen assassinated. For the Chinese people who had been clamouring for freedom, they understood that keeping Sun Yat-Sen alive would mean keeping China’s hope to be liberated. Li Yutang, a businessman, gathered a tofu vendor, rickshaw pullers, a beggar and an orphan to serve as bodyguards. These bodyguards displayed their superb fighting skills as they battle it out with the assassins to protect Sun Yat-Sen,whom they have'’t even met. This action-historical movie garnered numerous awards from the 4th Asian Film Awards,29th Hongkong Film Awards,16th Hongkong Film Critics Society Awards and 47th Golden Horse Awards
King of Milu Deer
  • This 3D animated movie focuses on environment protection. It is a story of a white deer, Yoyo, who turned into a lady and made friends with Tzan-the prince of Kingdom of Clouds and Dreams. Tzan was ordered by the minister to search the Labyrinth Mountain to hunt for the Milu Deer to use it as a sacrifice to bring rains in the kingdom. But Tzan discovered the beauty of the Labyrinth Mountain and got closer to Yoyo. Together, they fought sea lizard monsters, fire,soldiers, and the evil Minister to save the wildlife and natural resources of the Labyrinth Mountain. This movie became the highest grossing Chinese Animated film of all time and received the Best Animated Film of the 13th Huabiao Awards
Promo Requirements:
  1. Visit ateneo-celadon.org for screening schedules
  2. Go to Cineplex Cinema 4, Shangri-La Plaza Mall in the scheduled movie dates
  3. First come, first served. Get your FREE tickets at least two (2) hours before the screening to guarantee your pass
  4. Enjoy watching great films!
Promo Period: January 20 - January 29, 2012
  • January 20 (by invitation only)
    • Country Wedding - 1 PM
    • Lost on Journey - 3 PM
    • GALA - 6 PM
    • Ocean Heaven - 7 PM
  • January 21
    • Lost on Journey - 1:30 PM
    • Confucius - 3:30 PM
    • Bodyguard and Assassins - 6 PM
    • Ocean Heaven - 9 PM
  • January 22
    • Ocean Heaven - 1:30 PM
    • The King of Milu Deer - 3:30 PM
    • Confucius - 5:30 PM
    • Bodyguards and Assassins - 8 PM
  • January 23
    • Country Wedding - 1:30 PM
    • Bodyguards and Assassins - 3:30 PM
    • Ocean Heaven - 6:30 PM
    • Lost on Journey - 8:30 PM
  • January 24
    • Bodyguards and Assassins - 1:30 PM
    • Lost on Journey - 4:30 PM
    • Confucius - 6:30 PM
    • The King of Milu Deer - 9 PM
  • January 25
    • The King of Milu Deer - 1:30 PM
    • Confucius - 3:30 PM
    • Ocean Heaven - 6 PM
    • Country Wedding - 8 PM
  • January 26
    • Lost on Journey - 1:30 PM
    • Country Wedding - 3:30 PM
    • The King of Milu Deer - 5:30 PM
    • Confucius - 7:30 PM
  • January 27
    • Ocean Heaven - 1:30 PM
    • Lost on Journey - 3:30 PM
    • Confucius - 5:30 PM
    • Bodyguards and Assassins - 8 PM
  • January 28
    • The King of Milu Deer - 1:30 PM
    • Ocean Heaven - 3:30 PM
    • Lost on Journey - 5:30 PM
    • Confucius - 7:30 PM
  • January 29
    • Lost on Journey - 1:30 PM
    • Country Wedding - 3:30 PM
    • Bodyguards and Assassins - 5:30 PM
    • Ocean Heaven - 8:30 PM
Promo Prize: FREE Chinese Films

Upside:
  • Watch FREE movies!
Downside
  • None
For more information, log on to ateneo-celadon.org or call Ateneo Leong Center 426-6001 local 5208-5209; 5280. For tickets, please call Shang Cineplex at 633-2227