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Controversial Hong Kong documentary pulled from Italian film festival

South China Morning Post · 🇭🇰 public Hong Kong · · 206 words · By Leopold Chen
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What to know about Controversial Hong Kong documentary pulled from Italian film festival

Controversial Hong Kong documentary pulled from Italian film festival Distributor Golden Scene says To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self will not feature at Far East Film Festival in Udine Award-winning Hong Kong documentary To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self has been…

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What happened

Controversial Hong Kong documentary pulled from Italian film festival Distributor Golden Scene says To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self will not feature at Far East Film Festival in Udine Award-winning Hong Kong documentary To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self has been…

Why it matters

Golden Scene said on Sunday that its documentary would not feature at the Far East Film Festival in Udine, 10 days after the event’s line-up listed the title in its “out of competition” section.

Common ground

“We deeply regret this and reserve all legal rights to protect our company’s reputation and interests,” the film distributor said, citing its decision was due to “recent developments”.

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6 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Distributor Golden Scene says To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self will not feature at Far East Film Festival in Udine”
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The provided evidence consists only of general Wikipedia articles (about film credits, George Orwell, Peter Cushing, etc.) and contains no information regarding 'Golden Scene,' 'To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self,' or the 'Far East Film Festival in Udine.' Therefore, corroboration for this specific claim cannot be established from the evidence provided.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Many films have featured mid- and post-credits scenes. Such scenes often include comedic gags, plot revelations, outtakes, or hints about sequels.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nineteen Eighty-Four (also published as 1984) is a dystopian speculative fiction novel by the English writer George Orwell. It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburg as Orwell's ninth and fi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Peter Wilton Cushing (26 May 1913 – 11 August 1994) was an English actor. His acting career spanned over six decades and included appearances in more than 100 films, as well as many television, stage …
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“Award-winning Hong Kong documentary To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self has been withdrawn by its distributor from an Italian film festival after a dispute among stakeholders worsened.”
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The provided evidence consists only of general Wikipedia articles (about Hong Kong Film Awards, Stanley Ho, etc.) and contains no information regarding the withdrawal of 'To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self' from an Italian film festival due to stakeholder disputes. The evidence is insufficient to verify this claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 41st Hong Kong Film Awards presentation ceremony took place at Hong Kong Cultural Centre on 16 April 2023. Nominations were announced on 9 February 2023. The Sparring Partner received 16 nominatio…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film is an annual Hong Kong industry award presented to the films which is considered the best of the year.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stanley Ho Hung-sun (Chinese: 何鴻燊; 25 November 1921 – 26 May 2020) was a Hong Kong and Macau billionaire businessman. He was the founder and chairman of SJM Holdings, which owns nineteen casinos in Ma…
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“Golden Scene said on Sunday that its documentary would not feature at the Far East Film Festival in Udine, 10 days after the event’s line-up listed the title in its “out of competition” section.”
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The provided evidence consists only of general Wikipedia articles (about the Golden Gate, films, etc.) and contains no information regarding 'Golden Scene,' the 'Far East Film Festival in Udine,' or the specific timeline described in the claim. Therefore, corroboration for this specific claim cannot be established from the evidence provided.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Golden Gate or Gate of Mercy (Hebrew: שער הרחמים, romanized: Sha'ar Harahamim, lit. 'Gate of Mercy'; Arabic: باب الذهبي, romanized: Bab al-Dhahabi or al-Zahabi, lit. 'Golden Gate') is the only eas…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sunday Bloody Sunday is a 1971 British drama film directed by John Schlesinger, written by Penelope Gilliatt, and starring Glenda Jackson, Peter Finch, Murray Head and Peggy Ashcroft. It tells the sto…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Man with the Golden Gun is a 1974 spy film, the ninth in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions and the second to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. A loose adapta…
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“Co-directed by local filmmaker and Ying Wa Girls’ School alumnus Mabel Cheung Yuen-ting, To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self tracks the lives of six students from the institution for a decade, chronicling their personal journeys amid a turbulent period.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries that mentions Mabel Cheung Yuen-ting, 'To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self,' or the details about Ying Wa Girls' School. Although the claim is specific, the evidence gathered is entirely irrelevant to it.
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“The film, which was initially part of the school’s fundraising efforts among alumni to rebuild the campus in the Mid-Levels, was first released in local cinemas in February 2023.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries regarding the film's connection to alumni fundraising efforts or its initial release date in February 2023.
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“The documentary was pulled from cinemas days later after one student featured in the film, Ah Ling, revealed that she did not consent to public screening.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or Wikipedia entries regarding the film being withdrawn from cinemas due to non-consent from a student named Ah Ling.
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