4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (313+ words) “I’m so tired of these rejections from festivals,” says Bessmertny of The Violin Case’s long road to cinemas. “Why do I need to be anointed? I couldn’t care less. Festivals are helpful, but their models can be too rigid. I…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (265+ words) Beyond the ‘Concrete Jungle’ Cliché: HK as an Interconnected Garden ZOLIMA CITYMAG Beyond the ‘Concrete Jungle’ Cliché: HK as an Interconnected Garden Why We Recommend it Curated by Mankit Lai and featuring 13 Asian artists, award-winning group show Garden Whisperers reimagines…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (233+ words) For over 100 years, riding aboard the Star Ferry has been a part of Hongkongers’ daily life. Crossing Victoria Harbour still provides us a moment for self-reflection and remains a vehicle that links the city’s past and present. Surely, that warrants…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (488+ words) Xu Xi has spent most of her life living between New York and Hong Kong. But home will always be the neighbourhood where she spent her formative years: Tsim Sha Tsui. “It was, to me, the world,” she says. So…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (194+ words) A Mighty Adventure lost the Best Animated Feature prize to fellow Hongkonger Tommy Ng Kai-chung’s Another World — which became Hong Kong’s highest-grossing locally produced animated film — though it did take home Best Sound Effects. Which may be slightly ironic, as…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (272+ words) “Writing this also taught me something about myself. I like stories that try to be both honest and romantic at the same time,” Chung says by email. “This is my first film as a director. Getting to make it with…...