Meet with Johnnie To, Hong Kong Film Director

Friday 14 November 2003

3 p.m. Roundtable Discussion at Washington University, Brown Hall Room 100  

5 p.m. Reception      

Presented by the Visiting East Asian Professionals Program, Film and Media 
Studies Program, both of Washington University, and the St. Louis 
International Film Festival

Johnnie To, director and producer of more than thirty feature films, is one of 
Hong Kong cinema's most important directors.  His works are seen in film 
festivals around the globe and honors include the Best Director Prize at the 
Hong Kong Film Award for "The Mission" in 2000.  A consummate visual stylist, 
To has worked in several genres, but is perhaps best known for his tough, 
violent cop and gangster films.  

Join us as Johnnie To discusses his films.  The audience will have plenty of 
time for questions and answers!

Panelists for the roundtable discussion will include David Bordwell (author of 
PLANET HONG KONG); Esther C.M. Yau (editor of AT FULL SPEED: HONG KONG CINEMA 
IN A BORDERLESS WORLD); Jeff Smith, Director of the Film and Media Studies 
Program at Washington University; and Letty Chen, Assistant Professor of 
Chinese at Washington University; and of course, Mr. To himself. 

Film Screenings

4:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 12
Running Out of Time (99)

7 p.m. Thursday, November 13
A Hero Never Dies (98)

7 p.m.	Friday, November 14
The Mission (00)

All WU events are free, open to the public, and will take place in Room 100, 
Brown Hall, Washington University.

The St. Louis International Film Festival presents To's newest film PTU (03)
Friday, November 14 at the Hi-Pointe Theatre at 9:30 p.m.

For more information call (314) 935-8772 or visit our website
www.artsci.wustl.edu/~veap

For more information on the St. Louis International Film Festival visit 
http://cinemastlouis.org/main/festival/03_festival.html