Chinese Film Panorama 2015, jointly presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) and the South China Film Industry Workers Union, will be held from October 19 to November 20 at the Grand Theatre of Hong Kong Cultural Centre, the Cinema of the Hong Kong Film Archive, and the Lecture Halls of the Hong Kong Space Museum and the Hong Kong Science Museum. Since Hong Kong’s return to China, the Chinese Film Panorama programme has shown the thriving development of Chinese cinema. The 10 selections this year include exemplary films by veteran directors and stunning works by emerging filmmakers, offering audiences a glimpse of China's blossoming film industry. Hundred Regiments Campaign (2015) The opening film “Hundred Regiments Campaign” depicts the largest and the longest battle in northern China during the war of resistance against Japan. One hundred thousand soldiers from the Eighth Route Army, the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei military and local militias took part in the battle, which therefore was named the Hundred Regiments Campaign. Featuring the battles between Chinese soldiers and civilians against the Japanese army, the epic war film reconstructs scenes of the whole campaign in a comprehensive view, detailing the military logistics on both sides and vividly depicting the breathtaking moments of this key battle. Wang Mao (2015) Other selected films include “Wang Mao” (2015), which is set against a backdrop of war and humorously portrays a nobody searching for a better life; Hong Kong director Derek Yee’s “I Am Somebody” (2015), a refreshing and realistic narration of the vicissitudes youths pursuing their dreams in the studio city in Hengdian; “One Day” (2014), an award-winning film comprising nine heart-warming stories underprivileged children pursuing their dreams; the swansong of director Wu Tianming, “Song of the Phoenix” (2012), which brings to our hearts the essence of the inheritance of traditional Chinese music and culture through the story of a suona guru; “12 Citizens” (2014), which looks into the social situation and morale of modern China through the theme of law. Song of the Phoenix (2014) 12 Citizens (2014) “River Road” (2015) and “Brotherhood of Blades” (2014) were made by new directors Li Ruijun and Lu Yang respectively. The former portrays the journey of two young brothers across the grasslands in search of their nomadic homeland, and depicts the dispersal of Yugu nomads in Gansu Province caused by industrialisation and environmental changes; the latter is an alternative swordsman film depicting a reign of terror in the Ming Dynasty imperial court. While the Mainland has many budding young filmmakers, many emerging writers are also making directorial attempts. Directed and scripted by female author Quan Ling, “Forgetting to Know You” (2014) explores marriage and relationships between the two genders. Finally “The Continent” (2014), directorial debut of popular writer Han Han and based on his own literary work, is a quasi-road trip movie that ponders on youth and the future.