All Hong Kong articles
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Features“The stars aligned”: how Hong Kong’s ‘Better Days’ made it into the Oscar race
The producers and distributors retrace the journey of the coming-of-age drama to the Academy Awards.
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Hong Kong drops Oscars broadcast for first time in half a century
Derek Tsang’s Better Days marks territory’s first Oscar international feature film nominee in nearly 30 years.
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Filmart 2021: The hot projects from Hong Kong and China
As China comes off a record-breaking New Year, distribution is still feeling the effects of coronavirus.
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Reviews
‘Just 1 Day’: Dublin Review
Screenwriter Erica Li makes her directorial debut with Chris Doyle behind the lens
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Media Asia launches second Hong Kong omnibus project
The new project is titled ’Septette: More Stories Of Hong Kong’.
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HAF announces 21 Work-in-Progress projects for 2021 edition
Line-up includes 10 docs and 11 fiction films, mostly from Asia, with several European productions and co-productions.
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‘One For The Road’: Sundance Review
Wong Kar-wai produces Baz Poonpiriya’s follow-up to ‘Bad Genius’
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HAF unveils line-up of 29 projects for 2021 virtual edition
Line-up includes nine documentaries and nine first-time feature directors.
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Hong Kong box office down 72% in 2020, but top 10 more diverse
Total box office for 2020 reached just $69.3m (HK$536.9m), compared to $248m (HK$1.92bn) in 2019.
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Reviews
‘Inside The Red Brick Wall’: IDFA Review
A deep dive into the stand-off between police and protesters at Hong Kong’s Polytechnic University last year
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Why some Hong Kong documentary filmmakers are staying anonymous for safety
The collective behind two IDFA premieres – Inside The Red Brick Wall and Taking Back the Legislature – are staying anonymous.
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AFM 2020: The buzz titles from China and Hong Kong
The latest from Fruit Chan and Oxide Pang join the crop of action titles, creature features and crime sequels from Hong Kong and China.
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‘Septet: The Story Of Hong Kong’: Busan Review (opening film)
Seven filmmakers contribute to this anthology series that offers misty-eyed memories and highly personal stories
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Talent Focus: Hong Kong’s new generation make waves in uncertain times
The filmmaking community of Hong Kong is used to punching above its weight, and now the next generation of writer/directors is forging a reputation at home and abroad.
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Reviews
‘Love After Love’: Venice Review
Love is a business exchange in Ann Hui’s sumptuously detailed period drama
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‘In The Mood For Love’, ‘Breathless’, ‘L’Avventura’ selected for 2020 Cannes Classics
Selection also pays tribute to late UK filmmaker and cinema theorist Peter Wollen.
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Hong Kong to close cinemas again amid third coronavirus wave
Cinemas were previously closed in the country from late March to early May.
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Hong Kong government to invest $33.5m to boost pandemic-hit production sector
Measures are partly in response to Covid-19 pandemic.
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Cannes virtual market: hot titles from Hong Kong, China and Taiwan
Youth dramas, CGI fantasy films and action franchises are among the Chinese-language titles coming to market.
