By Avis Wong

MOVIE STAR FANN

Fann Wong's debut movie, The Truth About Jane And Sam, will hit the cinemas on July 8.

Produced by TCS's film arm, Raintree Pictures, it is directed by Hongkong filmmaker Derek Yee Tung Shing (That's Life My Darling) and stars Taiwanese newcomer Peter Ho.

United International Pictures will distribute the film.

Fann plays Jane, a streetwise Hongkong girl from a broken family who is disillusioned with life and doesn't believe that true love exists.

She changes when she falls for Sam (Peter), a naïve and enthusiastic Singaporean guy from a well-to-do family who moves to Hongkong to work as a magazine reporter.

On her first experience acting for the silver screen, Fann said:

"Because of the big screen, the way you act has to be different.

"Your expressions cannot be so exaggerated. You have to pay more attention to your body language because of the wide shots."

"Derek's works are very realistic. Before I went to Hongkong, I had heard that he's very fierce and was told to be careful."

"But he's actually very nice to the actors and he would spend time to get to know you better. He'd try to know your character and your small habits to get the best from your most natural performance.

"He took me to see Hongkong's nightlife and Peter to a press conference to prepare us for our roles."

Fann is now in Taiwan filming the music videos for her third solo Mandarin album, Fann Wong Thinking Of You, which will be released next month.

She is currently seen in the Channel 8 10-episode drama serial, Out To Win.