The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) will be back for its 27th edition on Oct 5, returning to full strength after a couple of hybrid events held during the earlier stages of the coronavirus pandemic. With a broad programme featuring 243 films from 71 countries, the festival will once again put on a full roster of physical screenings and host.
On the cusp of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to Chinese sovereignty, we look back at some of the films that particularly echoed public sentiment at the time of their release and left a lasting legacy on both Hong Kong cinema and the collective consciousness of the city. It is a quirk in the exceedingly commercial nature of.
Is there a hint of truth to the frequently whispered, though seemingly hyperbolic claim that Hong Kong cinema is dead? After all, how do you explain the minimal fanfare when, in April 2021, actor turned director Derek Tsang Kwok Cheung made history as the first Hong Kong-born filmmaker to be in the running for a best international feature film Oscar,.
Soi Cheang Pou Soi’s Limbo leads the field for the 40th Hong Kong Film Awards with a remarkable 14 nominations, the organisers announced at a press conference on Wednesday. A visually striking, black-and-white crime thriller that tells a nihilistic tale of despair and redemption set in a city rotten to the ground, Limbo stars Lam Ka Tung and Mason Lee.
4/5 stars Everyone who goes to see Anita will do so because of the name in its title. When they come out of the cinema, more than a few may realise that a new star is born with this mesmerising musical biopic of one of the biggest stars to grace Hong Kong show business. It would seem an impossible mission.