Reverting to its traditional dates in 2023 after last year's postponement, the 47th Hong Kong International Film Festival will take place from 30 March to 10 April for 12 days, featuring in-person theatrical screenings and events and a bespoke online programme. It will also mark the return to Hong Kong of overseas filmmakers largely absent from […]
From May to July 2023, the Cine Fan retrospective presented by HKIFF will showcase a total of 56 films directed by Jean-Luc Godard and a reference film directed by his partner, Anne-Marie Miéville. One of the greatest filmmaking giants of all time, Jean-Luc Godard (1930-2022) seemed like an unstoppable force of superhuman intellect who would […]
Paying homage to the late French New Wave giant Jean-Luc Godard, the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society will take film lovers on a transformative journey to rediscover the auteur's ingenuity through a forest of images. This unconventional multimedia exhibition will take place at the Boogie Woogie Photography Gallery in Wong Chuk Hang from 7 […]
The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society is delighted to follow the Summer International Film Festival with an exciting line-up of dark comedies by renowned American filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen, as well as a tribute to Czech New Wave maestro Jiří Menzel, as part of its Cine Fan programme from September to October. Titled […]
The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society will celebrate the innovative works of two contrasting mavericks, Jerzy Skolimowski from Poland and Alejandro Jodorowsky from Chile, in the upcoming November/December edition of the repertory Cine Fan programme. As a leading representative of the Polish School, Skolimowski revolutionised cinema with his groundbreaking aesthetics, meticulous mise-en-scene, and instinctive […]
Continuing its tradition of honouring accomplished female directors, the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society will celebrate the ground-breaking works of Márta Mészáros with a retrospective of ten films in the upcoming January/February/March edition of the Cine Fan programme. In addition to Mészáros' unwavering pursuit of excellence is a selection of 16 films that juxtapose […]
The 48th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF48) will showcase over 190 films from 62 countries and regions, including five world premieres, six international premieres, and 64 Asian premieres. Spanning 12 days from 28 March, HKIFF48 will open with the Asian premiere of Ray Yeung's All Shall Be Well, which won the Teddy Award at […]
To sustain the 48th Hong Kong International Film Festival's momentum, Cine Fan will launch an exciting programme in its upcoming May/June/July edition, showcasing the deadpan comedy of Aki Kaurismäki and exploring psychedelic cinema. The 14-film Kaurismäki retrospective, titled The Other Side of Comedy – The Films of Aki Kaurismäki, is a collaboration between Cine Fan […]
The 2024 Cine Fan Summer International Film Festival (Summer IFF) will kick off on 14 August with two recent award-winners from the Cannes Film Festival – Guan Hu's Black Dog, a darkly comedic thriller exploring an unlikely friendship between a loner and a canine, starring Eddie Peng; and Coralie Fargeat's The Substance, an uncompromising feminist body-horror satire, showcasing […]
Cine Fan pays tribute to two legendary filmmaking partnerships - Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, and the husband-and-wife team of Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet - in its upcoming September/October edition as it continues the exciting momentum of the Summer International Film Festival. Powell and Pressburger's daringly subversive, aesthetically inventive and ravishingly beautiful body of […]
Cinema has drawn inspiration from literature since its inception. Recognising the significant impact of modern literary works on the Golden Age of Japanese cinema, Cine Fan will showcase 16 films adapted from the writings of five celebrated Japanese novelists in its upcoming November/December edition. Complementing the programme will be Cine Fan’s annual film course, focusing […]
The 49th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF49) will open on 10 April with the world premiere of Nakashima Tetsuya's family drama The Brightest Sun, alongside Pavane for an Infant, directed by Malaysian filmmaker Chong Keat-aun. The 12-day festival will conclude on 21 April with Dream (Sex Love), directed by Dag Johan Haugerud, winner of the Golden Bear […]