Download "Programmes Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Hong Kong Film Archive" Leaflet
Programmes celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Hong Kong Film Archive have successfully concluded, and we would like to thank our film industry friends and audiences for their support. The Archive will continue with our mission of collecting and conserving film artefacts, and also strive to open up more areas of research and programming. We look forward to sharing our future projects with everyone soon!
Screening
Treasure-Hunt Stories
Date: 4-12/2021
Venue: HKFA & HKCC
Tickets: $45
This programme features 36 films from the HKFA collection that were found in special circumstances, offering a chance to savour the wonderful stories behind the treasure hunts.
Opening Film
The Valiant Ones (1975) World Premiere of the 4K Digitally Restored Version
Date: 30/4/2021 7:30pm
Venue: Grand Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Special Exhibition
Date: 20/4-4/5/2021
Venue: Foyer Exhibition Area, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Free Admission
Treasure-Hunt Stories 'UNESCO's World Day for Audiovisual Heritage'
Date: 27 Oct 2021 (Wed) 7:30pm
Venue: Grand Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Free Admission
Tickets Distribution:
Box Office, Hong Kong Film Archive
From 2/10/2021 (Sat)
12:00nn - 8:00pm
Enquiries Counter, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
From 4/10/2021 (Mon)
9:00 am - 9:00pm
Tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
One person can register for two tickets the maximum.
Closing Film
Days of Being Wild (1990) Midnight Screening Version
Date: 4/12/2021 7:30pm
Venue: Grand Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Archival Gems — Time After Time II
Date: 11/2021-11/2022
Venue: Cinema, HKFA
Tickets: $55
Now with digital technology, rare old films can be seen with new eyes!
To share the fruits of our film digitisation work, the second chapter of 'Archival Gems-Time After Time' will continue to showcase films digitised from sole-print copies that have been rarely presented. There's no substitute for the direct encounter, in dark theatres before large screens, of the best Hong Kong classics. Let us take you on a cinematic journey to the past!
Exhibition
Date: 28/5-17/10/2021
Venue: Exhibition Hall, HKFA
Free Admission
Tai Ping Theatre, located in Shek Tong Tsui, was one of the biggest cinemas in Hong Kong. Over 3,000 film-related items were donated by Ms. Beryl Yuen, the theatre's third-generation owner, to the Hong Kong Film Archive and they are now considered some of the most important pre-war artefacts in the Archive's collection. Celebrating the Archive's 20th Anniversary, a number of them will be presented for the very first time in an exhibition, taking us back to the glory days of movie palaces.
Open Day
Fun Day
Date: 29/5/2021 (Sat)
Venue: Inside and outside the HKFA
Free Admission
Join our Fun day for a variety of exciting programmes. Online registration starts from 10 May!
Mystery Screening
Four special films had been screened to celebrate the birthday of the HKFA. Which were these four films? Let's reveal the answers! Thank you for your support!
11:00 - 12:30 The Hong Kong film director who has made the most films —— To Kill the Love (directed by Chu Kea) (1949)
13:30 - 15:45 The film with the most screenings in the Hong Kong Film Archive —— It Was a Cold Winter Night (1955)
16:30 - 18:17 The first film acquired overseas by the Hong Kong Film Archive —— The Orphan (1960)
19:00 - 21:00 The most anticipated film of the Hong Kong Film Archive staff —— Comrades: Almost a Love Story (1996)
A Trip Through Time
Step back in time to walk through the Tai Ping saga. As an extended activity for the exhibition, visitors will share a bus ride to the former site of the Tai Ping Theatre in Sai Wan as well as other locations with historical connections to the theatre.
Let's Project!
Celluloid projection is slowly fading into history. Our staff will demonstrate the use of 35mm projector, as well as giving visitors the rare opportunity to operate a 35mm film projector.
Online registration: from 10am, 10/5/2021
Online Registration
Online registration for the HKFA's 'Fun Day' is now closed. Thank you very much for your support!
The Hong Kong Film Archive 20th Anniversary programme, 'Fun Day', has concluded successfully! Thanks to all of the visitors who made it possible! Due to the overwhelming response, additional sessions of ‘Let's Project!' will be scheduled for free public participation again! Details as follows:
Date: 12 June 2021 (Sat)
Time: 12noon to 6pm
No. of sessions: 2 sessions per hour, 12 sessions in total, 4 people per session
Registration: Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Visitors are welcome to queue up for tickets of all sessions at G/F Foyer at 11am on the event day. One person can register for one ticket the maximum.
Mystery screening
Limited walk-in seats available on a first-come, first-served basis. Visitors are welcome to queue up at 1/F Foyer 45 minutes before the screening begins. One person can register for one ticket the maximum.
A Trip through Time
Limited walk-in seats available on a first-come, first-served basis. Visitors are welcome to queue up for tickets at G/F Foyer 45 minutes before the activity begins. One person can register for one ticket the maximum.
Let's project
For online registration only. Walk-in seats are unavailable.
Symposium & Publication
From Silent to Sound — Hong Kong Films of the 1930s and 1940s
Years ago, the Hong Kong Film Archive acquired from the US a stash of long-lost Hong Kong films from the 1930s and 40s as well as batches of archival documents sent for US censorship, which comprised of over several hundreds of Hong Kong titles. Based on the precious clues offered up by these items, the Archive convened an online symposium with local and overseas researchers and scholars in early January 2021, to discuss a broad range of issues concerning the budding stage of Hong Kong film, the origins and evolution of Hong Kong cinema as well as early Hong Kong films and their impact on the development of the film industry. Papers presented by speakers will be further compiled into an edited volume by the Archive. Stay tuned for more details.
Date: 9-10/1/2021 (Sat & Sun)
Venue: Cinema, Hong Kong Film Archive
Session 1: Film History and the Industry I
Session 2: Film History and the Industry II
Session 3: Film Music and Musical Films
Session 4: Hong Kong ‧ Shanghai ‧ Abroad
Session 5: Filmmakers ‧ Film Studios
Session 6: Film Genres ‧ Aesthetics
Session 7: Transcultural Cinema ‧ Methodologies
Session 8: Roundtable Discussion