1. Hong Kong Film Archive
    Photograph: Courtesy Hong Kong Film Archive
  2. Hong Kong Film Archive

Hong Kong Film Archive

An institution dedicated to Hong Kong’s many cinematic gems
  • Film
  • Sai Wan Ho
  • Recommended
Catharina Cheung
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Time Out says

Located along the Sai Wan Ho waterfront, the Hong Kong Film Archive is free to enter and showcases and preserves everything from kung-fu movies to traditional Cantonese dramas. Aside from a 400,000-strong collection of filmic artefacts, the Archive also holds film programmes, exhibitions, and seminars regularly. Expect screenings that you won’t find elsewhere, such as restored Hong Kong classics, arthouse and indie films, and even compilations of Hong Kong film trailers. While you’re there, check out their permanent exhibition on the 80-year-old Queen’s Theatre that used to sit on Queen’s Road Central.

Details

Address
1/F, 50 Lei King Road, Sai Wan Ho
Hong Kong
Opening hours:
10am-8pm (closed Tuesday)

What’s on

Phoenix on the Silver Screen – A Centenary Tribute to Fung Wong Nui

From August 1 to October 31, the Hong Kong Film Archive (HKFA) is staging a centenary tribute to Fung Wong-nui, the Cantonese opera legend, to celebrate her impact on Chinese performing arts. Screenings of 16 classic films starring the seminal actress will be shown as part of ‘Phoenix on the Silver Screen – A Centenary Tribute to Fung Wong Nui’ in the HKFA’s Morning Matinee series, making Fung’s influential work accessible to a wider audience. HKFA has curated a selection of Fung’s films under four categories – ‘Gems of Cantonese Opera,’ ‘The Unforgettable Villainess,’ ‘Martial Heroine,’ and ‘Comedy and Drama’ – to give audiences a comprehensive overview of the actress’s accomplishments and versatile style. Post-screening talks will take place after select screenings, led by notable figures in the performing arts industry such as Cantonese opera veteran Professor Yuen Siu-fai and Ko Lai, one of Fung’s own disciples.
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