Hong Kong cinema was once a point of pride, with hundreds of movies produced annually. But as Chinese censorship increases in the wake of the pro-democracy protests, independent filmmakers are increasingly looking overseas to fund and show their work.
that they reacted to the depiction of a corrupt Chinese businessman. The movie was pulled.
The movie shows “the real Hong Kong, its atmosphere and how locals as well as the diaspora face such huge changes,” Chan explained. A mix of documentary and drama that follows activists of different generations as they struggle to seek and maintain their freedoms, it was a featured selection in the London, Toronto and Rotterdam film festivals and will be distributed in Taiwan in December.
The Golden Horse Awards, known as the Oscars of the Chinese-speaking world, are among the ever-more-important platforms for independent filmmakers such as Chan as they shift their focus offshore and seek new ways to fund their work and promote it to a broader audience. The organization behind the awards runs ato connect Chinese-speaking filmmakers with the international industry that can help support their artistic ventures. This year, 10 Hong Kong film projects are part of it.
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