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Hong Kong International Film Festival
Film festival
Film festival
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Hong Kong International Film Festival |
| location | Hong Kong |
| language | Multi-language (adapted movies from different countries) |
| logo | Hong Kong International Film Festival Logo.svg |
| founded | |
| last | 2025 |
| date | 10 April to 21 April 2025 |
| host | HKIFF Society |
| website | HKIFF |
| main | Current: 49th Hong Kong International Film Festival |
| previous | 48th |
| next | 50th |
The Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) is one of Asia's oldest international film festivals. Founded in 1976, the festival features different movies and filmmakers from different countries, and takes place in Hong Kong.
HKIFF screens around 230 films from more than 60 countries in different major cultural venues across the territory every year. New films are featured as gala premieres, with the directors and cast presenting on the red carpet and meet-and-greet sessions in theatres.
History
Previously operated by Urban Council and Leisure and Cultural Services Department, from 1977 to 2001, and Hong Kong Arts Development Council, from 2002 to 2004, HKIFF was officially incorporated as an independent, charitable organisation – Hong Kong International Film Festival Society Limited after completing its 28th edition. The Hong Kong SAR Government has continued to subsidise the festival through venue provision and partial funding.[[File:HK Cine Fan Com 香港電影節 發燒友 Opening Gala night on 5th April 2013 Gethering HKIFF Society Who's Who - Do you know 黃耀明 Anthony Wong Yiu-Ming.JPG|thumb|231x231px|Hong Kong International Film Festival Society Limited]] Since 2012, HKIFF produced and premiered anthologies of short films made by well-known award winning filmmakers from Asia, such as Ann Hui, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Jia Zhangke, Brillante Mendoza, Hideo Nakata, Tsai Ming-liang, and Apichatpong Weerasethakul. Since 2017, HKIFF started to collaborate with Heyi Pictures to produce two feature films a year by young Chinese filmmakers that will hold their world premieres at HKIFF.[[File:林青霞.jpg|thumb|280x280px|Filmmaker in Focus: Brigitte Lin Ching-Hsia]]
Past events
| Event name | Date | Opening film(s) | Closing film(s) | Filmmaker(s) in Focus | Master Class(es) | Ambassador |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HKIFF1 | 27 June - 10 July 1977 | Italy: Year One (dir. Roberto Rossellini) | A Touch of Zen (dir. King Hu) | - | - | - |
| HKIFF2 | 26 June - 9 July 1978 | Raise Ravens (Cría Cuervos, dir. Carlos Saura) | - | - | - | - |
| HKIFF3 | 25 June - 8 July 1979 | Raining in the Mountain (dir. King Hu) | - | - | - | - |
| HKIFF4 | 3 - 18 April 1980 | American Gigolo (dir. Paul Schrader) | - | - | - | - |
| HKIFF5 | 9 - 24 April 1981 | Child of the Sun (dir. Kiriro Urayama) | - | - | - | - |
| HKIFF6 | 1-16 April 1982 | Circle of Deceit (dir. Volkor Schlondorff) | - | - | - | - |
| HKIFF7 | 24 March - 8 April 1983 | Passion (dir. Jean-Luc Godard) | - | - | - | - |
| HKIFF8 | 12-27 April 1984 | The King of Comedy (dir. Martin Scorsese) | First Name: Carmen (dir. Jean-Luc Godard) | - | - | - |
| HKIFF9 | 29 March - 13 April 1985 | Full Moon in Paris (dir. Eric Rohmer) | Love on the Ground (dir. Jacques Rivette) | - | - | - |
| HKIFF10 | 27 March - 11 April 1986 | Ping Pong (dir. Leong Po-chih) | The Insomniac on the Bridge (dir. Raúl Ruiz) | - | - | - |
| HKIFF11 | 10-25 April 1987 | The Green Ray (dir. Eric Rohmer) | Document: Fanny and Alexander (dir. Ingmar Bergman) | - | - | - |
| HKIFF12 | 31 March - 15 April 1988 | Les Affaires Publiques (dir. Robert Bresson) | Wings of Desire (dir. Wim Wenders) | - | - | - |
| HKIFF13 | 23 March - 7 April 1989 | Ashik Kerib (dir. Dodo Abashidze and Sergei Parajanov) | Betrayed (dir. Costa-Gavras) | - | - | - |
| HKIFF14 | 6 - 21 April 1990 | A Terra-Cotta Warrior (dir. Ching Siu-tung) | Song of the Exile (dir. Ann Hui) | Krzysztof Kieślowski | - | - |
| HKIFF15 | 28 March - 12 April 1991 | Li Lianying: The Imperial Eunuch (dir. Tian Zhuangzhuang) | My American Grandson (dir. Ann Hui) | Aki Kaurismäki | - | - |
| HKIFF16 | 10 - 25 April 1992 | Ripples Across Stagnant Water (dir. Ling Zifeng) | King of Chess (dirs. Yim Ho, Tsui Hark) | - | - | - |
| HKIFF17 | 8 - 23 April 1993 | For Fun (dir. Ning Ying) | The Wedding Banquet (dir. Ang Lee) | Abbas Kiarostami | - | - |
| HKIFF18 | 25 March - 9 April 1994 | Three Colours: Blue (dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski) | Three Colours: White (dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski) | Víctor Erice | - | - |
| HKIFF19 | 7 - 22 April 1995 | In the Heat of the Sun (dir. Jiang Wen) | One and a Half (dir. Lawrence Ah Mon) | Ken Loach | - | - |
| HKIFF20 | 25 March - 9 April 1996 | Hu Du Men (dir. Shu Kei) | The King of Masks (dir. Wu Tianming) | - | - | - |
| HKIFF21 | 25 March - 9 April 1997 | Kitchen (dir. Yim Ho) | The Valiant Ones (dir. King Hu) | Arturo Ripstein | - | - |
| HKIFF22 | 3 - 18 April 1998 | Beast Cop (dir. Gordon Chan) | Sweet Degeneration (dir. Lin Cheng-sheng) | Errol Morris | - | - |
| HKIFF23 | 31 March - 15 April 1999 | Ordinary Heroes (dir. Ann Hui) | Mr Zhao (dir. Lü Yue) | Johnnie To | - | - |
| HKIFF24 | 12 - 27 April 2000 | Spacked Out (dir. Lawrence Ah Mon) | A Chance to Die (dir. Chen Yi-wen) | Otar Iosseliani | - | - |
| HKIFF25 | 6 - 21 April 2001 | Penoy Pavilion (dir. Yonfan) | Yi Yi (dir. Edward Yang) | Tony Leung Chiu-wai | - | - |
| HKIFF26 | 27 March - 7 April 2002 | Hollywood Hong Kong (dir. Fruit Chan) | What Time is it There? (dir. Tsai Ming-liang) | Ann Hui | - | - |
| HKIFF27 | 8 - 23 April 2003 | The Twilight Samurai (dir. Yoji Yamada) | Cala, My Dog! (dir. Lu Xuechang) | Jeffrey Lau | - | SHINE |
| HKIFF28 | 6 - 21 April 2004 | Baober in Love (dir. Li Shaohong) | Goodbye, Dragon Inn (dir. Tsai Ming-liang) | William Chang | - | - |
| HKIFF29 | 22 March - 6 April 2005 | Peacock (dir. Gu Changwei) | The World (dir. Jia Zhangke) | Andy Lau | - | Andy Lau |
| HKIFF30 | 4 - 19 April 2006 | Election 2 (dir. Johnnie To) | Snow Cake (dir. Marc Evans) | - | - | Andy Lau |
| HKIFF31 | 10 March - 11 April 2007 | Eye in the Sky (dir. Yau Nai-Hoi) | - | Herman Yau | - | - |
| HKIFF32 | 17 March - 6 April 2008 | Kabei - Our Mother (dir. Yoji Yamada) | Shine a Light (dir. Martin Scorsese) | Eric Tsang | - | Sammi Cheng |
| HKIFF33 | 22 March - 13 April 2009 | Night and Fog (dir. Ann Hui) | 24 City (dir. Jia Zhangke) | - | - | Karen Mok |
| HKIFF34 | 18 March - 6 April 2010 | Crossing Hennessy (dir. Ivy Ho) | Amphetamine (dir. Scud) | - | - | - |
| HKIFF35 | 20 March - 5 April 2011 | Don't Go Breaking My Heart (dirs. Johnnie To, Wai Ka-fai) | - | Wai Ka-fai | Jia Zhangke | Miriam Yeung |
| HKIFF36 | 21 March - 5 April 2012 | Love in the Buff (dir. Pang Ho-cheung) | White Deer Plain (dir. Wang Quan'an) | Peter Chan | Keanu Reeves | Miriam Yeung |
| HKIFF37 | 17 March - 2 April 2013 | Ip Man - The Final Fight (dir. Herman Yau) | Closed Curtain (dirs. Jafar Panahi, Kambuzia Partovi) | Andrew Lau | Wong Kar-wai | Miriam Yeung |
| HKIFF38 | 24 March - 7 April 2014 | Aberdeen (dir. Pang Ho-cheung) | That Demon Within (dir. Dante Lam) | - | - | Louis Koo |
| HKIFF39 | 23 March - 6 April 2015 | Murmur of the Hearts (dir. Sylvia Chang) | Port of Call (dir. Philip Yung) | Sylvia Chang | Peter Greenaway | Louis Koo |
| HKIFF40 | 21 March - 4 April 2016 | Chongqing Hot Pot (dir. Yang Qing) | Creepy (dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa) | - | Béla Tarr | Louis Koo |
| HKIFF41 | 11 - 25 April 2017 | Love Off the Cuff (dir. Pang Ho-cheung) | mon mon mon MONSTERS (dir. Giddens Ko) | - | Olivier Assayas | Louis Koo |
| HKIFF42 | 19 March - 5 April 2018 | Omotenashi (dir. Jay Chern) | What a Wonderful Family! 3: My Wife, My Life (dir. Yamada Yoji) | Brigitte Lin | Werner Herzog | Louis Koo |
| HKIFF43 | 18 March - 1 April 2019 | Bodies at Rest (dir. Renny Harlin) | By the Grace of God (dir. François Ozon) | Sammo Hung | Lee Chang-dong | Aaron Kwok |
| HKIFF44 | Cancelled | Keep Rolling (dir. Man Lim-chung) | The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese (dir. Isao Yukisada) | Michael Hui | - | Aaron Kwok |
| HKIFF45 | 1 April - 12 April 2021 | Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (dir. Ann Hui, Sammo Hung, Ringo Lam, Patrick Tam, Johnnie To, Tsui Hark, and Yuen Woo-ping) | Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (dir. Ryusuke Hamaguchi) | Stanley Kwan | Frederick Wiseman | Aaron Kwok |
| HKIFF46 | 15 August - 31 August 2022 | Where the Wind Blows (dir. Philip Yung) | Tori and Lokita (dirs. Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne) | Sandra Ng | Dardenne brothers | Aaron Kwok |
| HKIFF47 | 30 March - 10 April 2023 | Mad Fate (dir. Soi Cheang) | Vital Sign (dir. Cheuk Wan-chi) | Soi Cheang | Tsai Ming-liang | Aaron Kwok |
| HKIFF48 | 28 March - 8 April 2024 | All Shall Be Well (dir. Ray Yeung) | All the Long Nights (dir. Miyake Sho) | Fruit Chan | Víctor Erice | Karena Lam |
| HKIFF49 | 10 April - 21 April 2025 | The Brightest Sun (dir. Tetsuya Nakashima) | Dreams (Sex Love) (dir. Dag Johan Haugerud) | Louis Koo | Albert Serra | Angela Yuen |
Competition
HKIFF Firebird Awards include three categories: Young Cinema Competition, Documentary Competition and Short Film Competition. The results are decided by three jury teams consisting of film industry professionals such as film critics, directors and film festival delegates. Besides Firebird Awards, HKIFF also established FIPRESCI Prize in HKIFF23 to recognize enterprising filmmakers and promotes young talent in Asian cinema. Starting from HKIFF41, Audience Choice Award is held during the film festival when the audience members who purchased tickets and festival passes could vote for their favorite films. From HKIFF43, the Young Cinema Competition was divided into "Chinese Language" and "World" sections.
| Event name | Young Cinema Competition | Documentary Competition | Short Film Competition | FIPRESCI Prize | Audience Choice Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HKIFF36 | Firebird Award: Song of Silence | Firebird Award: Jai Bhim Comrade | Firebird Award: Muybridge's Strings | The Mirror Never Lies | - |
| HKIFF37 | Firebird Award: In Bloom | Firebird Award: Roots | Firebird Award: Night Shift | In Bloom | - |
| HKIFF38 | Firebird Award: Macondo | Firebird Award: My Name Is Salt | Firebird Award: Butter Lamp | 10 Minutes | - |
| HKIFF39 | Firebird Award: Sworn Virgin | Firebird Award: I am the People | Firebird Award: Listen | K | - |
| HKIFF40 | Firebird Award: Life After Life | Firebird Award: Behemoth | Firebird Award: Batrachian's Ballad | The Island Funeral | - |
| HKIFF41 | Firebird Award: My Happy Family | Firebird Award: House in the Fields | Firebird Award: Jukai | Happy Bus Day | Mad World |
| HKIFF42 | Firebird Award: Girls Always Happy | Firebird Award: Of Love & Law | Firebird Award: Wicked Girl | Girls Always Happy | An Elephant Sitting Still |
| HKIFF43 | Firebird Award (Chinese Language): A First Farewell | Firebird Award: Midnight Family | Firebird Award: All These Creatures | The Golden-Laden Sheep and the Sacred Mountain | - |
| HKIFF44 | Firebird Award (Chinese Language): The Cloud in Her Room | Firebird Award: The Painter and the Thief | Firebird Award: Genius Loci | This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection | - |
| HKIFF45 | Firebird Award (Chinese Language): The Day is Over | Firebird Award: Mr Bachmann and His Class | Firebird Award: Motorcyclist's Happiness Won't Fit Into His Suit | The Story of Southern Islet | - |
| HKIFF46 | Firebird Award (Chinese Language): A New Old Play | Firebird Award: All That Breathes | Firebird Award: Bestia | A New Old Play | - |
| HKIFF47 | Firebird Award (Chinese Language): Stonewalling | Firebird Award: Apolonia, Apolonia | Firebird Award: Bear | Stonewalling | - |
| HKIFF48 | Firebird Award (Chinese Language): Snow in Midsummer | Firebird Award: Favoriten | Firebird Award: The Meatseller | A Journey in Spring |
Controversy
The Longest Summer
At the 48th Hong Kong International Film Festival, The Longest Summer, a film by director Fruit Chan, which touches on the topic of the handover of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China in July 1997, was originally scheduled to be screened on 2 February 2024. However, the screening was abruptly cancelled after the organizer said they were unable to locate suitable copies for screening.
References
Notes
References
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- "Mainland offers Hong Kong's film industry a brighter future". South China Morning Post.
- "Hong Kong Film Festival 2018 preview". Screen.
- Adler, Carlye. (2003-12-03). "Gov't to let go of Hong Kong fest". Variety.
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- (2015-04-06). "HKIFF closes with gifts and Greenaway". SCREENZ.
- "HKIFF41 honors filmmakers with awards of five competition sections and the Audience Choice Award".
- "HKIFF43 Winners of Firebird Awards Announced at Gala".
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