Underrated Director Cheang Pou-soi: In His Own Words

Elizabeth KerrMarch 15, 2023

Cheang Pou-soi is one of Hong Kong’s most vital filmmakers. Why do so few people know his name?...

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Stay Home? Or Go to the Cinema? This Year, the HKIFF Chooses Both

Elizabeth KerrMarch 11, 2021

The hybrid Hong Kong International Film Festival designed for these pandemic times may mark a turning point for future festivals...

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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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Still Human: A Film About a Domestic Helper, a Paraplegic – and Human Dignity

Elizabeth KerrJanuary 9, 2020

Oliver Chan's highly anticipated debut feature brings together Hong Kong-based Filipina actress Crisel Consunji and local legend Anthony Wong....

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G Affairs: Lee Cheuk-pan Keeps His Film Uniquely Hong Kong

Elizabeth KerrMarch 20, 2019

Ahead of his Hong Kong International Film Festival debut, director Lee Cheuk-pan asserts the need for local movies to tell local stories....

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The Hong Kong International Film Festival Returns – In Search of a Home

Elizabeth KerrMarch 14, 2019

New HKIFF executive director Albert Lee has the Hong Kong International Film Festival looking to the future....

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Why Filmmaker Simon Chung Is Never Going to Stop Making Indie Hong Kong Movies

Elizabeth KerrApril 12, 2018

Hong Kong's film industry may be in the doldrums, but one of Hong Kong's pioneering LGBT filmmakers isn't daunted....

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The Collective Joy of Watching a Movie: This Year’s HKIFF

Elizabeth KerrMarch 19, 2018

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....

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Made in Hong Kong 4K: A Handover Classic As Relevant Today as it Was in 1997

Elizabeth KerrJuly 7, 2017

Fruit Chan's low-budget, no-frills classic Made in Hong Kong is remastered, re-released – and just as relevant as ever....

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The Most Hong Kong Man in Cinema? A Meeting with Pang Ho-Cheung

Elizabeth KerrApril 20, 2017

Pang Ho-cheung is leading the charge in independent Hong Kong film, producing movies that reflect the city – and his own eccentric ambitions. ...

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The Hong Kong International Film Festival’s Mid-Life Crisis

Elizabeth KerrMarch 9, 2016

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?...

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