The Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (HKLGFF; Chinese: 香港同志影展) is an annual international film festival focused on LGBTQIA+ cinema,[1] held each September in Hong Kong. Founded in 1989 by Edward Lam (林奕華), a Hong Kong film director and gay activist, it is considered to be the oldest LGBT film festival in Asia.[2][3]
| Location | Hong Kong |
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| Founded | 1989 |
| Directors | Joe Lam (2009—) Ray Yeung (2000—) Vicci Ho (2006—2008) Denise Tang (2004—2005) Karl Uhrich (2004) Wouter Barendrecht (2000—2003) Edward Lam (1989—1999) |
| Hosted by | Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival Society (2001—) Wouter Barendrecht and Ray Yeung (2000—2001) Hong Kong Arts Centre (1989—1999) |
| Festival date | September each year |
| Language | International |
| Website | Official website |
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| Chinese | 香港同志影展 | ||||||||||||
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Background
editThe Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival seeks to present rare contemporary and historical films on a wide range of LGBT topics from Hong Kong and across the world. Its activities are directed by the Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival Society, a non-profit organisation set up by Wouter Barendrecht and Raymond Yeung (楊曜愷) in 2001,[4] which states that it "seeks to promote equal opportunities and eliminate discrimination against sexual minority groups in Hong Kong through cinematic works of art".[5]
The Festival is screened annually each September and is known as the Hong Kong Tongzhi Film Festival in Chinese. The word tongzhi (Chinese: 同志; pinyin: tóngzhì), which translates into English as 'comrade' or 'same will', was chosen by the festival's founder Edward Lam and is a popular term for members of LGBT communities used in the Chinese-speaking world.[6][7][8][9]
History
editHong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival was founded by Edward Lam (林奕華) in 1989. It was sponsored by the Hong Kong Arts Centre and screened there exclusively until 1999. However, due to low ticket sales and funding issues following the 1997 Asian financial crisis, the festival was suspended, with Lam stepping away from his role as festival director.[7]
In 2000, Wouter Barendrecht and Ray Yeung (楊曜愷) renewed the film festival, establishing the Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival Society as a non-profit organization the following year. Today, the festival operates independently from the Hong Kong Arts Centre and has hosted its screenings at various commercial cinemas across the city since 2003.[6][10]
Current and previous screening venues
edit- AMC Cinema, Festival Walk, Kowloon Tong[11]
- Broadway Cinematheque, 3 Public Square Street, Yau Ma Tei[11]
- IFC Palace, IFC Mall, 8 Broadway, Central[11]
- Kee Club – 6/F, 32 Wellington Street, Central[12]
- Premiere Cinema – ELEMENTS, 1 Austin Road West, Kowloon[8]
- University of Hong Kong, Mid-Levels, Central[12]
- Zafran – Basement, 43–55 Wyndham Street, Central[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Xie, Heshen. "Commercialisation as a Tool: The Commercial Transformation of the Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival". Frames Cinema Journal.
- ^ Carlos Rojas and Eileen Chow (2013). The Oxford Handbook of Chinese Cinemas. Oup USA. ISBN 9780199765607. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ Xie, Heshen. "Commercialisation as a Tool: The Commercial Transformation of the Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival". Frames Cinema Journal.
- ^ Xie, Heshen. "Commercialisation as a Tool: The Commercial Transformation of the Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival". Frames Cinema Journal.
- ^ "About Us". Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. Archived from the original on 10 November 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ a b McLelland, Mark; Mackie, Vera, eds. (2014). Routledge Handbook of Sexuality Studies in Asia. Routledge. ISBN 9781317685746. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ a b Kwok-bun Chan (2013). Hybrid Hong Kong. Routledge. ISBN 9781135755003. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ a b Nigel Collett (19 November 2010). "Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, 19 Nov – 1 Dec". Fridae Asia. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ Qin, Qin (2019). "A Waning Queerscape: The Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival". Journal of Film and Video. 71 (3): 35–49. doi:10.5406/jfilmvideo.71.3.0035. ISSN 0742-4671. JSTOR 10.5406/jfilmvideo.71.3.0035.
- ^ 甄晓菲 (11 January 2007). "［电影］是是非非同性恋影展". 《南方周末》. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015.
- ^ a b c "Lesbian and Gay Film Festival". Time Out. 9 November 2009. Archived from the original on 25 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ^ a b c "Events". Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
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