‘The Dating Menu’ Explores the Loneliness of Hong Kong Dining
A new feature film uses the ongoing struggles of Hong Kong’s restaurant industry as the starting point for an exploration of romantic alienation ...
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Can AI Help Small Filmmakers in Hong Kong? James Hung Says Yes
Behind the scenes of upcoming animation franchise Odium Zero, which uses AI to bring Hollywood scale to Hong Kong production...
Back for the Future: Hong Kong’s Film History on Show
Two new exhibitions look back at Hong Kong cinema to understand what lies ahead...
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...
After Years on the Shelf, Why Is ‘Ciao UFO’ Suddenly Getting Buzz?
A coming-of-age story inspired by UFO sightings on Wah Fu Estate is finally getting attention, years after its premiere...
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...
‘Gamer Girls’ Offers a Fresh Take on Hong Kong Esports
Veronica Bassetto and Sophie Yang Fan’s new film explores female camaraderie in the esports arena — and in real life...
‘Girlfriends’ in Macau: Tracy Choi’s Emotionally Complex New Film
Tracy Choi brings a boldly intimate lesbian relationship from Macau to the screen, exploring identity, heartbreak and belonging...
Night King: A New Kind of Chinese New Year Film
Jack Ng on how his film Night King represents a shift in the traditional new year fare — and the future of Hong Kong cinema...
A New Film Captures the Lives of Hongkongers in Canada
Timothy Yeung’s debut feature is a thoughtful take on the community of Hong Kong migrants in suburban Toronto...
Fresh Wave is Back: What It Means to Filmmakers
Hong Kong’s annual short film festival has proven crucial to developing talent — here’s what to expect...
Hong Kong’s Latest Category III Film Isn’t What You’d Expect
Tam Wai-ching’s second feature film is a singular look at a young woman with cerebral palsy who is looking for autonomy over her own body...
Another World for Hong Kong Animation
Tommy Ng brings a rare animated feature to local screens: a Buddhist-style meditation on the nature of good and evil...
Film Legend Sylvia Chang is For the People
How a titan of Hong Kong’s film scene continues to shape the industry...
Satisfyingly Short: Inside the Short Film Programme at HKAFF 2025
A robust lineup of short films reveals the latest preoccupations of Hong Kong filmmakers...
Across Time and Gravity, Kung Siu-ping’s Leap to the Big Screen
After years in the film industry, Kung Siu-ping finally has a movie of his own, thanks to help from legend Sylvia Chang...
Benson Koo’s Perks of Being Wild
The visual artist and filmmaker returns to his home ground of Cheung Chau for a new film about the youthful joy of summer holidays...
Behind the Shadows Brings Hong Kong Noir to Malaysia
Louis Koo stars as a Kuala Lumpur detective whose investigation forces him to confront his own personal situation...
Meet Hong Kong’s Newest, Youngest Film Directing Duo
Antonio Tam and Jeffrey Lam’s first feature, Valley of the Shadow of Death, tackles religion, morality and a terrible crime – with a handsome pop star in the lead...
Not Afraid to Fail: Upstart Filmmaker Trevor Choi
How a Canadian-born director strayed off the path to a corporate career in finance to become a rising new Hong Kong film talent...
A Malaysia-Hong Kong Film Tackles the Complicated Issue of Baby Hatches
Chong Keat Aun’s third feature explores the stories around sexual assault and unwanted pregnancies...
Who Runs 300 Kilometres of Hong Kong Hiking Trails in Less Than 72 Hours? These People
Who Runs 300 Kilometres of Hong Kong Hiking Trails in Less Than 72 Hours? These People ...
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...
True Love, A Raw Look at Relationships Shot Entirely on an iPhone
Produced by Fruit Chan and starring Cecilia Yip, Delon Koon’s latest feature is a poignant look at a divorced couple reunited by illness....
Starting from the Bottom: A New Doc Looks at Hong Kong’s Street Economy
Wong Siu-pong’s latest film explores life in the shadows of a rapidly developing corner of Kowloon...
The Innocence of Love in Jill Leung’s Debut Film
The longtime scriptwriter packs existential questions into an unabashed romance ...
Papa, A Hong Kong Crime Movie, But Not the One You Expect
Philip Yung’s new film Papa is an intimate, impressionistic look at the aftermath of a horrible crime...
A New Doc Captures the Energy of a Late, Beloved Activist for the Disabled
Ah Cheung: Wings of Hope focuses on the efforts of Law Wai-cheung to make Hong Kong a better placed for disabled...
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The Last Dance Explores Family, Faith and the Limits of Taoism
Anselm Chan’s third feature is a meditation on life, death, religion and personal freedom...
A New Kind of Hong Kong Action Film
Writer-director Chan Tai-lee has made a reluctant action film that blends family drama with a crucial part of Hong Kong film’s DNA...
Hong Kong Girls Rebel: Riley Yip’s New Feature
When director Riley Yip Yuk-ying was doing auditions for her feature debut, Blossoms Under Somewhere (寄了一整個春天), she remembers actor Sheena Chan Shu-yan being perplexed. “[She] asked me, ‘Why am I taking these off here?’” recalls Yip. In the scene, a character strips off her underwear and dances around an elite girls’ school assembly hall, proudly […]...
Before the 1980s, There Was Another Golden Era of Hong Kong Film
The story of Cathay Studios, also known as MP&GI, which helped make Hong Kong into the Chinese Hollywood...
Hong Kong Film is Back in Action
Twin filmmakers Albert and Herbert Leung are bucking drama trend in local films by embracing old-school action...
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’s Cold War Movie Era: How Ideology Shaped Entertainment
A new retrospective of films made by Hong Kong’s so-called left-wing or patriotic studios reveals the ideological underpinnings of the movie industry...
A Borderless Vision of Hong Kong Film
Director Jonathan Li has no problem taking the Hong Kong out of Hong Kong cinema...
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...
The Kowloon Walled City Comes to Life in A Surprise Action Hit
Soi Cheang's new blockbuster feels simultaneously contemporary and old-school in a way that evokes the best of Hong Kong film...
Explore the Magic of Cinematic Qipao
Curator and designer Edith Cheung brings a collection of on-screen qipao, or cheongsam, to the Hong Kong Film Archive...