Actor Tony Leung to attend Singapore International Film Festival
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Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu Wai (in a 2023 photo) will be a guest at the Singapore International Film Festival on Nov 28 and 29.
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SINGAPORE – Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu Wai is the latest addition to the star-studded line-up gracing the 36th Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF), Singapore’s largest film event.
Leung will take part in a dialogue on Nov 28, and attend a screening of his latest film, Silent Friend, on Nov 29. The 63-year-old actor will be joined by Silent Friend’s Hungarian film-maker Ildiko Enyedi.
Silent Friend is a German-French-Hungarian film that explores three characters in the same German university across three epochs, in their quest for connection with nature and the people around them.
Leung plays a brilliant Hong Kong neurologist in the present, whose research on infant brainwaves is halted due to the Covid-19 lockdown. He then begins an experiment with a majestic ginkgo tree.
The film, which also stars French actress Lea Seydoux and Swiss actress Luna Wedler, premiered at the 82nd Venice Film Festival on Sept 5 to critical acclaim. Enyedi, 69, went on to win the Fipresci prize, a prestigious industry award at the festival.
Leung will speak to fans at a dialogue session In Conversation With Tony Leung, moderated by Mediacorp actress and returning festival ambassador Rebecca Lim and held at Marina Bay Sands’ Hibiscus Ballroom.
Tickets to the session, which will be conducted in English and Cantonese with English interpretation, will go on sale on Nov 10 at noon via the Sistic website
SGIFF runs from Nov 26 to Dec 7 and will feature 120 films from more than 45 countries, with Taiwanese actress and film-maker Shu Qi gracing the red carpet on the opening night. Her directorial debut Girl will also screen for the first time in Singapore.
Other celebrities attending the festival include veteran South Korean actress and Oscar winner Youn Yuh-jung and Oscar-nominated Canadian film-maker Deepa Mehta.
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SGIFF is part of the Singapore Media Festival 2025, hosted by the Infocomm Media Development Authority.
