formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
The veteran producer behind ‘Infernal Affairs’ opens up about the city’s cinematic legacy, its current challenges and mentoring the filmmakers of tomorrow. Source: John Chong on the Future of Hong Kong Cinema and Its Struggles at SIFF 2025
A proposal to ease licensing so that movie theatres can host live performances or sports broadcasts could help to flip the script on closures. Source: Editorial | Inject some life into Hong Kong’s fading cinemas | South China Morning Post
Players face possible arrest for downloading Taiwan-developed Reversed Front: Bonfire, which lets them ‘overthrow the communist regime’. Source: Hong Kong police tell people not to download ‘secessionist’ mobile game | Hong Kong | The Guardian
Hong Kong movie theatres achieved an 83 per cent occupancy rate for Cinema Day, a three-year high that saw nearly 195,000 people enjoy a day at the pictures, even as the overall turnout was slightly below the tally for 2024. … Continued
Company to release 4K restorations of iconic Hong Kong action films, including works by John Woo, Ringo Lam and Tsui Hark. Source: Jet Li, Chow Yun-fat Films Lead Hong Kong Cinema Classics Label
The Locarno Film Festival will honor Jackie Chan with a lifetime career award honoring the martial arts master who helped define Hong Kong action cinema before becoming a Hollywood mainstay. Source: Jackie Chan to Be Honored With Locarno Film Festival … Continued