Equipped with such facilities as a cinema, an exhibition hall, a resource centre and four temperature-controlled collection stores, the Hong Kong Film Archive continues to acquire, preserve, catalogue and document Hong Kong films and related materials. Regular thematic retrospectives, exhibitions, symposiums and film seminars are also organised here.
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The Wheel of Time: 100 Years of Light and Shadow exhibition, organised by the Hong Kong Film Archive, took visitors on a journey through the sights and sounds of the city’s social life and culture. |
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In 2011-12, we organised three major thematic exhibitions, namely The Union Spirit: One for All, Faces of Endearment: A Tribute to Supporting Actors, and The Wheel of Time: 100 Years of Light and Shadow. Film programmes were held to complement the first two exhibitions. A programme titled 100 Must-See Hong Kong Movies commenced in August 2011, showcasing 100 selected titles. The archive attracted about
247 145 visitors during the year under review.
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The Faces of Endearment: A Tribute to Supporting Actors exhibition paid homage to character actors from the 1950s and 60s. |
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The Union Spirit: One for All exhibition paid tribute to the outstanding contribution made by the Union Film Enterprise to Hong Kong’s film industry. |
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The Film Archive has 12 080 films and 1 058 837 related items, mainly donations and deposits. Major acquisitions included 451 films dating from 1971 to 2005, distributed by Fortune Star Media Limited, and 138 titles dating from 1980 to 1991, jointly donated by Golden Princess Amusement Company Limited and Fortune Star Media Limited. Television Broadcasts Limited gave more than 900 films, dating from 1943 to 1997.
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TVB handed over about 1 000 film titles from the 1930s to the 1990s to the Hong Kong Film Archive, greatly enriching its permanent collection and supporting the preservation of Hong Kong's film heritage. |
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Major conservation projects involved the restoration of the first two Wong Fei-hung films, The Story of Wong Fei-hung, Part One (1949) and Part Two (1949). Several publications, including Chinese Cinema: Tracing the Origin, Mastering Virtue: The Cinematic Legend of a Martial Artist, and The Amoy-dialect Films of Hong Kong were released during the year.
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Kung-fu masters strike poses at the Hong Kong Film Archive’s Benevolence and Loftiness: The Cinematic Legend of Wong Fei-hung exhibition. |
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The Film Programmes Office works to promote a film appreciation culture in Hong Kong. In 2011-12, the office organised a variety of popular film and video programmes and seminars, enabling local audiences to appreciate international cinema.
Highlights of the year included the International Children’s Film Carnival 2011, Chinese Film Panorama 2011, 40th French Cinepanorama, Critics’ Choice 2011, Through the Innocent Eyes － Filmmakers on Childhood and Repertory Cinema 2011 featuring world classics by Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton.
Other thematic programmes included All for One and One for All: Union Film, Kuei Chih-hung, the Rebel in the System, Four Characters: A Tribute to Lee Hong-kum, Helena Law Lan, Lui Ming & Wang Lai, Master of Versatility: Lee Tit, Funny Girls: Do Do Cheng and Cora Miao and The Tramp in Hong Kong: Re-imaginations of Chaplin’s Charlie. Regular programmes included 100 Must-see Hong Kong Movies, Restored Treasures and Morning Matinee.
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Famous local actors Lee Hong-kum and Lui Ming share their acting experiences with the audience at the Hong Kong Film Archive. |
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The Hong Kong Film Archive’s flagship series, 100 Must-See Hong Kong Movies, features 100 films representing Hong Kong cinema in different eras. In this picture is actor Simon Yam, Programme Ambassador, of the series.
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To support major local film events, the LCSD sponsors the venue for the annual Hong Kong Film Awards Presentation Ceremony. It also provides funding support to the Hong Kong Arts Centre and Microwave Company Limited to organise the annual Incubator for Film and Visual Media in Asia (formerly Hong Kong Independent Short Film and Video Awards) and the Microwave International New Media Arts Festival respectively. These events encourage creative, independent productions of short films and videos and promote the media arts.
