Special thanks to the hong kong film archive that granted us the permission to check our datas against their publications persons. Restaurants in this area are known for steakhouse, asian and chinese cuisines. Film slr cameras since 1948, our film cameras have been loved by photographers around the globe. Cannes, berlin, sundance, rotterdam, and hong kong are a few of the festivals represented, as well as archival screening venues such as tiffcinematheque, harvard film. Run run shaw was already fifty years old when he establish his own studio in 1957 which would quickly become the more glamorous of all east asia and dominate hongkong kong cinema scene for nearly a quarter of a century. Hong kong film archive hong kong public museums home. The four floors of hong kong film archive have loads of surprises in store for movie buffs. Sinema hong kong wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia bebas. Chungking express simple english wikipedia, the free.
The hong kong film archive does not necessarily hold the for its collection items. The international mission photography archive offers historical images from protestant and catholic missionary collections in britain, norway, germany, france, switzerland, and the united states. Despite many years of bad movies, box office depression, and paparazzi terrorism, kozo has continued to watch hong kong movies with an enthusiasm best reserved for rooting for the golden state warriors, which anyone will tell you is a hopeless endeavor. Some of the popular local menu items include ribeye steak, lemon souffle, lobster bisque soup and prime ribeye. Exhibitions relating to and screenings of old classic movies from. The 5th hong kong international film festival, hong kong, hong kong urban council, 1981. It hopes to provide students, academic researchers in the fields of art history, visual culture etc. Database by the zhongguo dianying guan china film archive on films produced in the prch, but also from hong kong and taiwan. Users may also access our collection catalogue through internet with a common browser.
Hong kong film archive hong kong film search leisure and. We welcome your advice on any possible errors or omissions in the database. Run run shaw was already fifty years old when he establish his own studio in 1957 which would quickly become the more glamorous of all east asia and dominate hong kong kong cinema scene for nearly a quarter of a century. The archive has been under the management of the leisure and cultural services department since 2000. Film archives international federation of film archives. Four floors dedicated to stateoftheart film storage and preservation, exhibitions and screenings of old hong kong classics and films from around the world. The hong kong film archive is part of the leisure and cultural services department of the hong kong sar government. Association of hong kong visual arts and culture education ltd. Hong kong film archive lcsd museums collection management. So far, the series has reached the end of the fifties, but the first volume only covers up until 1941, the prewar years. The government of the hong kong special administrative region of the peoples republic of china. Collection the american film archive has over one million feet of historical footage shot during the 1920s to 1960s from many worldwide locations.
As we close out the season of hollywood on hong kong, kenneth brorsson podcast on fire and i take a look at the romantically themed indie film already tomorrow in hong kong 2016. Chungking express is a 1994 drama movie made in hong kong. The wants to thank persons and other sites who help us to build up this new website. Fantastic news for fans of hong kong cinema both old and new. It joined the international federation of film archives in 1996. Refworks is a webbased bibliography and database manager that allows. The asian dvd guide the most complete online database for asian dvd information, including new releases from hong kong.
While existing scholarly and documentary efforts are obsessed with naming li minwei as the founding father of hong kong cinema, the contributions of female figures like his wife yan shanshanexcept for being fetishized as the legendary first chinese film actresshave been largely overlooked. Hong kong film archive, soak in the magic of the glamorous cinema history and catch an old flick. Each story is about a policeman who is unlucky in love. Any reproduction of such items shall be made with the prior approval from the archive, or with the written consent from the third party owner s. Today the hong kong film archive announces arguably its most ambitious film programme todate. As the company names are mainly in chinese, their english translation are provided with references from hong kong film archive and hong kong movie database. The collection provides digitized images of old hong kong newspapers from the library, which are accessible through the multimedia information system of hong kong public libraries. The hong kong film archive is dedicated to the preservation of hong kongs film heritage. The godfather of the kung fu film the absolute best chang cheh site on the web. You can search or browse for films by country, date, topic, or keyword. Special thanks to the hong kong film archive that granted us the permission to check our datas against their publications. Hong kong movie links hong kong film net hong kong. The uwparkside foreign film series does not provide ratings generated by the motion picture association of america. Hong kong film archive management system provides an onsite search engine commonly found in library databases.
Hong kong film archive 2020 all you need to know before you. As he is often confused with actor tony chiuwai leung, tony leung kafai is known as big tony, while tony chiuwai leung is known as little tony, nicknames which correspond to the actors respective physical statures. Fist of fury also known as the chinese connection is a 1972 hong kong action martial arts film written and directed by lo wei, produced by raymond chow, and starring bruce lee in his second major role after the big boss 1971. This website holds detailed information on over 6000 films showing images of life in the british colonies. In order to make local film information readily available to public users at any given time and from any location, the hong kong film archive has developed a. Igcs film and movies china www vl internet guide for. Bibliography of hong kong international film festival retrospective books related to hong kong action cinema. The collection is strongest in programs produced since the 1970s, with some programs dating from the 1950s. Monkeypeaches uptodate chinese and hong kong film news with plenty of graphics to satiate the visuallystimulated. The cinema in the hong kong film archive building has 125 seats and four wheelchair spaces.
The academic film archive of north america is an institution in the. Known as big mike, brit mike leeder has been living the life in hong kong since 1990. A searchable database of films made in china, hong kong, taiwan and other regions from 1905 to present. Hong kong film archives 100 mustsee hong kong movies. The photographs, which range in time from the middle of the nineteenth to the middle of the twentieth century, offer a visual record of missionary. The film archive plays a crucial role in preserving hong kongs. The fourstorey space collects and preserves everything film, from kung fu movies to dramas, and runs a number of exhibitions as well as screenings. The hong kong film archive is a film archive dedicated to the. Members of the public can search for collection items of hong kong film archive, hong kong museum of history and hong kong heritage museum using the newly developed bilingual lcsd museums collection management system via the workstations at the archives resource centre or on the internet any suggestions or comments on the archives. The hong kong archive directory provides information surrounding local archival collections in hong kong.
Kongcast cinema, media, and culture from hong kong and abroad. It combines elements from the action film, as codified by hollywood, with chinese storytelling, aesthetic traditions and filmmaking techniques, to create a culturally distinctive form that nevertheless has a wide transcultural appeal. Kongcast cinema, media, and culture from hong kong and. As he is often confused with actor tony chiuwai leung, tony leung kafai is known as big tony. Website links provides url links to companies, organizations, universities and archives that provide additional information to filmmakers seeking solutions to their motion picture digital video preservation needs. This database created by hong kong baptist university provides an index to film related materials in early chinese newspapers from hong kong, guangzhou, hangzhou and tianjin. Discover the joys of shooting on film with our precisioncrafted f6 slr. Hong kong journals online fulltext image database providing access to selected academic and professional journals, both in english and chinese, published in hong kong. The photographs, which range in time from the middle of the nineteenth to the middle of the twentieth century, offer a visual record of missionary activities and experiences in africa, china.
Now i am rating this as an attraction and not as a resource center. We then take some time to reflect back on the subgenres with some recommendations for hong kong films along those same lines. It collects and conserves films and artefacts, provides public access facilities, and conducts a wide variety of activities that promote hong kongs film culture and facilitate research on the history of local cinema. Useful websites libguides at the chinese university of hong kong. Cannes, berlin, sundance, rotterdam, and hong kong are a few of the festivals represented, as well as archival screening venues such as tiffcinematheque, harvard film archive, and the hong kong film archive. The hong kong film archive building is a worldclass facility. I went to see an exhibition on how old movies capture the vanished cityscape of hong kong. Where a filming crew considers it of absolute necessity to conduct location filming involving a gathering of more than four persons, the companyresponsible agent must first contact the film services office fso of create hong kong, to provide the required information and justifications 3 for the fsos consideration in granting a no. Hong kong action cinema is the principal source of the hong kong film industrys global fame. Lee plays chen zhen, a student of huo yuanjia, who fights to defend the honor of the chinese in the face of foreign aggression, and to bring to justice those. On the other hand, while contemporary feminist film scholarship strives to recover the.
Hong kong film search system is based on the hong kong. Hong kong journals online fulltext image database providing access to selected academic and professional journals, both in. Learn everything there is to know about cinema while gazing through books, magazines and much more. Internet service and electronic databases such as wisenews and film index international are also available at the centre to facilitate the public in. In order to make local film information readily available to public users at any given time and from any location, the hong kong film archive has developed a hong kong film search system. Members of the public can search for collection items of hong kong film archive, hong kong museum of history and hong kong heritage museum using the newly developed bilingual lcsd museums collection management system via the workstations at the archive s resource centre or on the internet.
Members of the public can search for collection items of hong kong film archive, hong kong museum of history and hong kong heritage. Tony leung kafai is a fourtime hong kong film awardwinning film actor. The archive was founded in 1993, when its planning office was opened by the urban council. Welcome to film services office production directory. Joseph fierros late, great hong kong cinema database is currently housed here. We will help you search and apply for your archive job and career opportunities. Newspapers and periodicals reading area, 5f, hong kong central library.
Many foreign films have not received ratings from the mpaa, and the rating system itself may not reflect the sensibilities of our patrons. Although the shaw era is long gone, no other movie making establishment has ever been able to make its mark the way the shaw brothers has and for as long. See more of hong kong movie posters archive on facebook. Extensive information about hong kong movies by genre, year, and title. Calvins interest in hong kong cinema began with once upon a time in china 2. This database created by hong kong baptist university provides an index to filmrelated materials in early chinese newspapers from hong kong, guangzhou, hangzhou and tianjin. Chang cheh great director profile senses of cinema. Founded in 1993, the hong kong film archive in sai wan ho is home to over 400,000 books, periodicals, and audiovisual materials dedicated to hong kongs film industry. The database contains information on chineselanguage movies.
Userful websites film studies libguides at hong kong university. Head here to catch rarely seen flicks or just to soak in the magic of hong kong s glamorous cinema history. One of the rare gweilos involved in a great many recent hong kong productions fearless, mummy 3, blood the last vampire, true legend, leeder has appeared in front of the camera and also worked behind it. See more ideas about hong kong, british hong kong and fan ho. Cinema hong kong research guides at university of british. Message from head film archive the hong kong film archive hkfa strives to acquire and preserve hong kong films and related materials, which lay the foundation for the study of hong kongs cinematic heritage. The hong kong art archive has been founded with the aim of promoting awareness and study of hong kong artistic achievement on a worldwide basis. Fivestorey high, its net floor area of 7,200 square meters is structurally divided into two big partitions. Historical and statistical abstract of the colony of hong kong, 18411910. The hong kong movie database the original hong kong cinema websource, this internet monstrosity can be credited to ryan law, whose generous work has benefitted more people than this website ever could. Hong kong film archive cinema in hong kong, cn cinema. Reel to reel institute aims to collect, preserve, restore, research, promote and showcase audiovisual works from throughout historyespecially those that might have been once considered. A one stop search for library catalogue, multimedia information system and hong kong film archive catalogue.
Hong kong oral history collection hong kong film archive. It is one of the major outcomes of a grf research project entitled chinese film industry beyond shanghai, 19001950. If you would like your site featured on this page, please send an email. He is known as a flexible and distinctive leading actor in the chinese language film industry.
The hong kong film archive has compiled and published four books so far under the title hong kong filmography being an attempt to list systematically and chronologically the complete film output of hong kong. The second half of the movie stars tony leung as a different policeman. In 2003, the hkiff started carrying publications of the hong kong film archive, as well. American film archive is an online educational resource for filmmakers seeking to safeguard their moving image video data for longterm preservation. Click to browse through and enrich the growing list. All book drop services of the hong kong public libraries and those located at three mtr stations as well as the selfservice library stations at island east sports centre sittingout area, the hong kong cultural centre and tsuen nam road, tai wai will also suspend services. One side of the building is dedicated to storage, which has independent air conditioning system with dehumidification and acidic gaseous removal functions. This makes it much more convenient for the general public and film researchers to locate the reference materials they need. The main actors in the first half were takeshi kaneshiro and brigitte lin.
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