
Latest Screening Programmes and Exhibitions

Restored Treasures – Farewell to My Concubine (1993) 4K Restored Classic (Hong Kong Premiere)
(Screening) (30/9/2023)

【Movies to GO】Tai Kwun Movie Steps X Hong Kong Film Archive—A Touch of Youth (Screening) (10/9/2023-29/10/2023)

The Kid is Extraordinary – Remembering Bruce Lee
(Screening) (26/8/2023 - 25/11/2023)

From Panel to Big Screen—Panorama of Hong Kong's Comics-Inspired Films (Screening)
(6/5/2023 - 2/9/2023)

Revisiting the Glory Days -
The Legacy of Leslie and Anita (Screening)
(22/4/2023 - 30/12/2023)

Restored Treasures – The Wild, Wild Rose (4K Restored Version) (Screening)
(30/7/2023 & 27/10/2023)

Tango Between Images — Hong Kong Films & Comics (Exhibition)
(24/2/2023 - 8/10/2023)

Movies to Go (Screening)

Permanent exhibition: In Memory of Queen's Theatre

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Online Programmes

Exhibition Seminar
When Comics Meet Cinema—
The Stormriders
and Hong Kong's Comics-Inspired Films
Live Streaming

Movie Talk – Tomy Wai
Time Post-screening Talk
Live Streaming

Adaptations of Literature from Shanghai
Live Streaming of Seminars

Hong Kong Film Archive—
Glory of Light and Shadow

Movie Talk—Mabel and Alex
City of Glass Post-screening Talk
Live Streaming

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Educational Activities

Discovering the Hong Kong Film Archive
(School Culture Day Scheme)

Online Teaching Kit: Guide to Film Appreciation—Foley (Online Activity)
(School Culture Day Scheme)

Online Teaching Kit: Guide to Film Appreciation—Special Effects (Online Activity)
(School Culture Day Scheme)

Online Teaching Kit: What is Audiovisual Heritage? (Online Activity)
(School Culture Day Scheme)

Online Teaching Kit: Let's Go! Film Archive Great Adventure (Online Activity)
(School Culture Day Scheme)

Films 4Students
(School Culture Day Scheme)

Into the Mystery of Films - Secrets of Restoration and Sharing Unraveled by Conservators and Curators
(School Culture Day Scheme)

Online Teaching Kit: Storyboarding Made Easy (Online Activity)
(School Culture Day Scheme)

Online Teaching Kit: Unlocking the Secrets of Film Stills (Online Activity)
(School Culture Day Scheme)

Old Movies, Old Hong Kong—Care for Our Community (Onsite Activity)
(School Culture Day Scheme)
100 Must-see Hong Kong Movies
'100 Must-see Hong Kong Movies', a flagship programme of the Hong Kong Film Archive (Archive), has been generating enthusiastic responses from audiences both local and international since its launch in October 2011. The selection panel of six seasoned film scholars and critics has chosen five scores of exceptional Hong Kong films from 1916 to 1999. A major goal of the programme is to promote the concept of 'film canon' as an important approach to appreciate local cinema. Most of the titles were chosen for their artistic accomplishment, but some were selected for their historical impact. Filmmakers Simon Yam and Juno Mak had served as Programme Ambassador to promote this lineup of important films.
The Archive formed a partnership with the commercial enterprise Broadway Cinematheque in 2012, screening a select number of the Must-see films with coordinated scheduling at the Archive cinema and Broadway Cinematheque, a partnership that lasted till 2016. Starting in 2016, the Archive began a collaboration with the Ministry of Culture of China, showing films from the programme at China Cultural Centers all over the world, in such locations as Sydney, Singapore, Thailand, Laos, Sri Lanka, Mongolia and Malta, etc. In the same year, the Archive was also invited by the Office of the Government of the HKSAR in Beijing to promote Hong Kong cinema at the capital area of China, screening titles from the '100 Must-see Hong Kong Movies' at universities in Beijing and surrounding cities. All the films were presented with corresponding lectures, resulting in meaningful discussions that fostered better understanding of Hong Kong culture for students and professors alike.
Local efforts to promote the art and history of Hong Kong cinema through the Must-see films were also conducted. In 2017 and 2018, for example, the Archive screened some of the titles from the programme at the North District Town Hall. In the future, the Archive will continue with our advocation of this cherished canon of Hong Kong cinema, sharing with the audience these classics of the silver screen through different events and presentations.

100 Must-see Hong Kong Movies
ProFolio

ProFolio 105
(PDF format, about 4.8MB)

ProFolio 104
(PDF format, about 3MB)

ProFolio 103
(PDF format, about 10.5MB)

Revisiting the Glory Days - The Legacy of Leslie and Anita
(PDF format, about 15.5MB)

Chor Yuen – Master of His Time
(PDF format, about 8.22MB)

ProFolio 102
(PDF format, about 5.47MB)

ProFolio 101
(PDF format, about 12MB)
