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'

Feast of a Rich Family (1959)

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

Out of the Past — From the Tai Ping Treasure Trove

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