Masters online

Closer to home, organizers of the Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) had to postpone their March launch date but have still found a way to keep reaching out to their audience — by delving into highlights from festivals past.

"(The reaction) has been a surprise for us," explains Geoffrey Wong, HKIFF's director of programing. "We've been uploading videos of our master classes straight after the festival for three years but we've never really promoted them before. Now, in this special time, we are promoting them, and we are getting a really great response."