In the past decade, Hong Kong has seen a growing number of first-time or emerging filmmakers. To help young filmmakers build a long-term sustainable career and to meet the needs of an increasingly diversified audience culture and film industry, the Hong Kong Arts Centre (HKAC) sees a pertinent need to assist filmmakers to expand their professional and personal horizons, enrich their crafts, network and get recognised on local and international levels. In 2019, coinciding with the 50th Anniversary of the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, one of the world’s most prestigious and influential breeding grounds for accomplished filmmakers, the HKAC presents New Waves, New Shores: Cannes Directors’ Fortnight 50 Meets Hong Kong Cinema. Guests include Pierre-Henri Deleau (Co-Founder of Cannes Directors’ Fortnight), Yov Moor (Colourist, Jinpa) and others. There will be screenings, talks, workshops and masterclasses to offer a comprehensive film appreciation experience for our audience.
Primal Screams 19/69: New Expressions in Cinema from Cannes Directors’ Fortnight and Hong Kong
- Barravento and The Story of Woo Viet
- Summer (L’Été) and Glass Tears
- Binding Sentiments (Holdudvar) and Bends
- Adam 2 & Scenes from Under Childhood (Section 1) and Kongkee x Simon Liu
- The Trip and Everlasting Love
- Duet for Cannibals and House of the Lute
- Invasion and Trivisa
- Death by Hanging and Somewhere Beyond the Mist
The Hong Kong Arts Centre is a multi-arts centre that fosters artistic exchanges locally and internationally, bringing the most forward creations to Hong Kong and showcasing homegrown talents abroad. The HKAC stimulates innovation and promotes creativity. Being Hong Kong’s only independent non-profit multi-arts institution, the HKAC offers exhibitions, screenings and performances, connecting the arts of Hong Kong to the rest of the world through programmes and collaborations.
