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A Decade On, KIFF Is Keeping Big-Screen Magic Alive

Elizabeth KerrJuly 8, 2026

As the Hong Kong Kids International Film Festival marks its 10th anniversary, this year’s programme looks beyond formulaic family fare to films that challenge, enchant and expand the horizons of young audiences...

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What’s Happening at the 2025 Kids’ International Film Festival

Elizabeth KerrJuly 9, 2025

Even adults will find a lot to enjoy in this year’s programme of thoughtful films with post-screening talks by local directors...

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A New Documentary Shows How Chinatown is Fighting Back

Christopher DewolfNovember 28, 2023

North America’s historic Chinatowns are not just resisting demise, they are plotting a course towards a more resilient future...

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Hong Kong’s LGBTQ+ Film Fest is Back – Here’s What to Watch

Elizabeth KerrSeptember 12, 2023

The 34th Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival is back in full form, and just in the nick of time...

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Far, Far Away: A New Kind of Hong Kong Rom-Com

Elizabeth KerrAugust 3, 2022

Amos Why's latest film is a small production filmed early in the pandemic – but its portrayal of the city rings true...

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Septet: A Messy, Ambitious Reflection of Hong Kong

Elizabeth KerrJuly 27, 2022

After years of delays, Johnnie To’s anthology brings together some of Hong Kong’s greatest filmmakers to offer seven slices of city life...

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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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A Star is Reborn: Anita Mui On the Big Screen

Elizabeth KerrNovember 14, 2021

Director Longman Leung ushers the long-awaited biopic of the enduring Cantopop superstar to Hong Kong cinemas...

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Hong Kong Film Needs More Women. What’s Stopping Them?

Elizabeth KerrAugust 18, 2021

Some of the leading voices in Hong Kong’s film industry weigh in on what it will take to get more films made by women on screen....

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Sampson Wong Wants You To Take a Walk

Christopher DewolfMay 19, 2021

The artist and academic's new project aims to reconnect Hongkongers with their own city...

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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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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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Another Kind of Co-Production: The Future of Hong Kong Film

Elizabeth KerrJuly 2, 2020

Film director Wong Fei-pang takes a page from the big boys’ playbook to create a welcoming co-production space for other independent filmmakers ...

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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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Eaton HK: The Counterculture Haven That Wants to Be More Than Just a Hotel

Christopher DewolfJune 20, 2019

Katherine Lo, third-generation scion of the Great Eagle dynasty, has taken a staid hotel and transformed it into a lively haven for the arts, queer culture and alternative politics. Can it work?...

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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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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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Macau’s Film Festival Punches Above Its Weight

Elizabeth KerrDecember 5, 2018

The third edition of the International Film Festival and Awards Macao sees the festival coming into its own....

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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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Hong Kong’s Hidden Trove of Film Treasures: The Film Archive

Simon CartledgeAugust 8, 2018

The Film Archive plays a crucial role in preserving Hong Kong's cinematic heritage. But should it do more to make itself relevant to a new generation?...

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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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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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It’s Mad World – and a Good One, Too

Elizabeth KerrMay 15, 2017

In a city reluctant to address mental illness, director Wong Chun's first feature, Mad World, finally does it justice....

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China’s Great Wall Gamble: Will Zhang Yimou’s Hollywood Co-Production Succeed with International Audiences?

Elizabeth KerrJanuary 11, 2017

China, Hong Kong and Hollywood stars come together in The Great Wall, a fantasy epic that marks a new stage in the evolution of globalised filmmaking....

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Broadway Star: Gary Mak, the Man Behind Hong Kong’s Last Arthouse Cinema

Elizabeth KerrNovember 23, 2016

Broadway Cinematheque director Gary Mak has proven there’s plenty of room for alternative cinematic voices in Hong Kong theatres....

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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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Hong Kong Trilogy Taps Into the City’s Genius

Christopher DewolfOctober 13, 2015

The producer of Christopher Doyle’s new film discusses its unique take on Hong Kong and the Umbrella Movement...

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