What’s in a Name? Hong Kong-Born Filmmaker Mary Stephen Finds Out
Growing up Chinese but with an English name, Mary Stephen tries to unravel the complicated strands of her family’s identity...
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Animation is Booming. Why Not in Hong Kong?
Despite the success of McDull and last year’s ‘Another World,’ animation has struggled to gain traction. Here’s what could change...
‘We’re Nothing At All’: An Action Thriller With a Surprising Social Conscience
Known for blockbusters but also films that explore deeper social questions, Herman Yau has delivered a new thriller that touches on surprisingly hot-button issues...
Hong Kong Motherhood Gets the Big Screen Treatment
Oliver Chan’s new film Montages of a Modern Motherhood examines what it means to be a mother in today’s Hong Kong...
Love Lies: Ho Miu-ki’s Unlikely Romantic Drama
Dating app fraud makes for an unconventional romance in this new film starring Sandra Ng...
Hong Kong Cinema is Not Dead. How? A New Independent Model
Faced by a brain drain and less profitable film industry, Hong Kong filmmakers are turning to innovative approaches...
Underrated Director Cheang Pou-soi: In His Own Words
Cheang Pou-soi is one of Hong Kong’s most vital filmmakers. Why do so few people know his name?...
Stay Home? Or Go to the Cinema? This Year, the HKIFF Chooses Both
The hybrid Hong Kong International Film Festival designed for these pandemic times may mark a turning point for future festivals...
The New Golden Age of Hong Kong Film
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...
Still Human: A Film About a Domestic Helper, a Paraplegic – and Human Dignity
Oliver Chan's highly anticipated debut feature brings together Hong Kong-based Filipina actress Crisel Consunji and local legend Anthony Wong....
G Affairs: Lee Cheuk-pan Keeps His Film Uniquely Hong Kong
Ahead of his Hong Kong International Film Festival debut, director Lee Cheuk-pan asserts the need for local movies to tell local stories....
The Hong Kong International Film Festival Returns – In Search of a Home
New HKIFF executive director Albert Lee has the Hong Kong International Film Festival looking to the future....
Why Filmmaker Simon Chung Is Never Going to Stop Making Indie Hong Kong Movies
Hong Kong's film industry may be in the doldrums, but one of Hong Kong's pioneering LGBT filmmakers isn't daunted....
The Collective Joy of Watching a Movie: This Year’s HKIFF
The Hong Kong International Film Festival’s new director of programming, Geoffrey Wong, sets a different course for one of Asia’s oldest film festivals....
Made in Hong Kong 4K: A Handover Classic As Relevant Today as it Was in 1997
Fruit Chan's low-budget, no-frills classic Made in Hong Kong is remastered, re-released – and just as relevant as ever....
The Most Hong Kong Man in Cinema? A Meeting with Pang Ho-Cheung
Pang Ho-cheung is leading the charge in independent Hong Kong film, producing movies that reflect the city – and his own eccentric ambitions. ...
Popcorn Flicks With a Message: Herman Yau’s Hong Kong Movies
Veteran filmmaker Herman Yau reflects on the past, present and future of Hong Kong cinema ...
The Hong Kong International Film Festival’s Mid-Life Crisis
The Hong Kong International Film Festival's 40th anniversary edition is just around the corner. What can film buffs expect – now and in the future?...