M+ Cinema Offers a Haven for Hong Kong Film, Video and Art

Elizabeth KerrJune 8, 2022

Moving image finally gets a permanent home in Hong Kong’s museum of visual culture...

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Author Auteur: New Wave Film Icon Ann Hui Returns to Eileen Chang

Elizabeth KerrNovember 25, 2021

One of Hong Kong's great filmmaking pairings is back with a new film. ...

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Sound and Emotion: Anson Mak’s New Documentary

Elizabeth KerrMarch 25, 2021

Multi-disciplinary artist Anson Mak shines a spotlight on our basest emotion and the art it produces....

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How a Stylish New Cinema is Throwing Its Support Behind Hong Kong Film

Elizabeth KerrFebruary 19, 2021

Local film distributor Golden Scene is giving Kennedy Town a front row seat in Hong Kong's cinematic renaissance....

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New Year, New Stream: Discover New and Old Indie Movies in Hong Kong

Elizabeth KerrFebruary 11, 2021

With cinemas once again closed during the peak moviegoing time of the year, now's the chance to explore some of Hong Kong's alternative streaming options...

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All the Single Ladies: Norris Wong’s Debut Film Depicts a China-Hong Kong Love Triangle

Elizabeth KerrMay 27, 2020

In her debut feature My Prince Edward, first-time director Norris Wong contemplates independence, choice and wedding stigma ...

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Cinema: What Happens When McDonald’s is Home? Wong Hing-fan’s i’m livin it

Elizabeth KerrMay 19, 2020

A film industry veteran but first-time director, Wong Hing-fan takes a seat in the big chair for a look at Hong Kong’s working poor....

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The New Golden Age of Hong Kong Film

Elizabeth KerrMarch 18, 2020

After years in the doldrums, Hong Kong's once-influential film industry is finally turning a corner and finding new artistic, social and political relevance...

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Filmmaker Heiward Mak on Gender, Sexuality and How Hong Kong Film is Changing

Elizabeth KerrSeptember 10, 2019

In a rare interview, writer and director Heiward Mak reflects on how Hongkongers are embracing smaller and more intimate movies....

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Cannes Directors’ Fortnight in Hong Kong: Are Film Festivals Still Relevant?

Elizabeth KerrJune 13, 2019

As Hong Kong celebrates 50 years of the Cannes Film Festival’s Directors’ Fortnight, it raises the question of whether traditional film festivals still have an important role to play....

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In “Tracey,” Actor-Director Jun Li Explores Trans Identity and More

Elizabeth KerrNovember 22, 2018

In his feature-length debut, Jun Li aims to bring a different brand of political filmmaking to Hong Kong....

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How Director Amos Why Found Creative Freedom in the Collapse of Hong Kong Film

Elizabeth KerrNovember 14, 2018

Ahead of the release of his second feature, director Amos Why reflects on the future of Hong Kong and the virtue of embracing the mainstream....

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Joycelyn Choi, the Woman Behind Hong Kong’s Newest Art House Cinema

Elizabeth KerrJanuary 24, 2018

Kowloon's popular Broadway Cinematheque gets a sister cinema across the harbour with the new MOViE MOViE cinema....

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