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Martina Navratilova and Art Grand Slam
2009-05-25 1:05PM / 標準BLOG / 會員可以看
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Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPdWpatQaLI

The Sovereign Art Foundation recently invited Martina Navratilova and Juro Kralik to Hong Kong for the HKArt fair to promote the Foundation and Art Grand Slam and I was fortunate enough to spend some time with the tennis legend. Martina won 59 grand slam crowns during her domination of the courts, including 9 Wimbledon titles. She has now turned her hand to art and her collaboration with Juro allows her to combine both tennis and art. As MC of the welcoming event at W Hotel I asked Martina a range of questions from her views on art to her thoughts on today's modern game. For the record, Martina thinks there needs to be regulations placed on racquet manufacturing. She says the sweet spot on a racquet these days is far too big and creates a power game rather a game of skill - interesting comment coming from one of the most powerful hitters of the ball of all time! Chairman of the Foundation, Howard Bilton, and director, Tiffany Pinkstone, then took us all out to dinner at the North Point markets for some real local Hong Kong tucker (Aussie for food) - something Martina and Juro (the creative genius behind Art Grand Slam) talked about for days after. Sitting on stools in a sea of local humanity, digging in with chopsticks and sipping beer out of bowls is not something they get to do every day. Ocean Vista Films was commissioned by the Sovereign Art Foundation to make a film of Martina and Juro's exhibition at the HK Art fair the next day (see film attached). The exhibition was a success and we then all headed to Kee Club for a fabulous meal, great wine and good conversation. Martina was very candid, talking about her days as the world number one, sharing her views on good wine and showing off pictures of her gorgeous new girlfriend, Russia's former Miss World. Martina and Juro donated the art they created at the exhibition to the Foundation, which is a registered charity which supports disadvantaged children through the use of art for rehabilitation and therapy. The Foundation also runs the prestigious Sovereign Asian Art Prize and the Sovereign European Art Prize.

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Derrick Fong
留言於2009-06-02 6:08PM [举报]

Cool man, I arrived just as she finished her art piece. She showed it and got a couple snaps! Must have missed you man! =)
Mok8
留言於2009-06-02 4:52PM [举报]

Thanks for sharing !
cutee87
留言於2009-06-01 4:54PM [举报]

Wow, that is phenomenal! I loved their art piece. Such a simple concept yet it created a great final product.
Patrice Poujol
留言於2009-05-29 8:04AM [举报]

All my wicked respect from France Craig! That's an encounter! ... but she seems more shocked than you are on the picture! ;)
Patrick Chow
留言於2009-05-28 1:40AM [举报]

Martina in HK no way ... wow!

huge respect - imao, greatest women's tennis player ever ...
梶岡潤一
留言於2009-05-27 3:38PM [举报]

Wow, very innovativ e!!
Darren E. Scott
留言於2009-05-27 3:28PM [举报]

Legend
bobbyty
留言於2009-05-27 1:39PM [举报]

kick ass Martina!
rottendoubt
留言於2009-05-25 1:24PM [举报]

wow, very cool! i like how she is making the art right there....

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Craig Leeson

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Hong Kong-based award-winning presenter and filmmaker, born in Tasmania, Australia...
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Hong Kong-based award-winning presenter and filmmaker, born in Tasmania, Australia. Craig has worked in print, radio and television media for more than 20 years and currently helms Ocean Vista Films (www.oceanvistafilms.com) - a production company he started in 2003. He is also the co-creator of the I Shot Hong Kong Film Festival (see www.ishothongkong.com), an annual independent film event organised by OVF.

Craig has conceptualized, produced and directed countless documentary series for global broadcasters such as National Geographic Channel Asia, including its recent 10th anniversary project "Nat Geo's Top 30". He wrote, produced and directed the Channel's first in-house Asia production series, "GeoWatch Asia" and produced its biggest documentary series for 2004, “ Marco Polo: The China Mystery Revealed ” (shot on film). Among other work featured on National Geographic Channel is the Action Asia Challenge, an extreme sports documentary series held in countries throughout Asia; "Tiger Weekend", a two-day documentary fund-raising series for the Tiger Foundation; and “Behind The Pain”, a series on extreme sports athletes.

Craig's work has also featured on CNN (international), CNBC, ABC (Australia), Channel Seven (Australia), CBC (Canada), Reuters (international), APTN (international), and BskyB (Europe). His films have won many awards, including the 2005 Asian TV Award for his documentary, "Rebel Impasse", on the Maoist rebels of Nepal; an Australian Society of Cinematographers gold medal for the same documentary; two 2004 Asian TV awards for Marco Polo (best cinematography and best score), a New York Festivals medal for Best International Affairs Documentary on the violence that swept Jakarta following the downfall of President Suharto, and a Foreign Correspondents' Club/Amnesty International award for a Hong Kong documentary called “Police Brutality”.

He has also won awards in Australia for his television features made for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and has held the positions of News Anchor for both the ABC (Australia) and ATV (Hong Kong). As well as Hong Kong, Craig has been based in London, Jakarta and Miami.

His passions include aviation, surfing, BMWs, art and particularly music - many of his documentaries feature music he has composed and performed.
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職業: 導演 , 電影/電視監製 , 電視/電臺節目主持人
性別: 男
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