https://hkkinoberlin.de HK.kino.berlin Thu, 01 Jun 2023 11:45:09 +0000 https://hkkinoberlin.de en https://hkkinoberlin.de/Home-Image-Scroll Thu, 01 Jun 2023 10:53:49 +0000 HK.kino.berlin https://hkkinoberlin.de/Home-Image-Scroll <img width="1920" height="1280" width_o="1920" height_o="1280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/899114168bf240d50854e1ca54a4155c95d5f0d47c1cd1fe09aed4d9d636675b/IMG_1097.jpeg" data-mid="180645810" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/899114168bf240d50854e1ca54a4155c95d5f0d47c1cd1fe09aed4d9d636675b/IMG_1097.jpeg" /><img width="1620" height="1080" width_o="1620" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2174df09184cf48b38bcb4b6bd93086c8f8b9151e40ef5ed536a829f2b78b625/unerased_f.png" data-mid="180646051" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2174df09184cf48b38bcb4b6bd93086c8f8b9151e40ef5ed536a829f2b78b625/unerased_f.png" /> https://hkkinoberlin.de/Info Thu, 01 Jun 2023 10:53:50 +0000 HK.kino.berlin https://hkkinoberlin.de/Info HK.Kino.Berlin <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/db2f4da05ee224b0ca9860c11f97ae12df126a8ddaec48afa202ca3f7280d6ad/hk.kino.berlin6.png" data-mid="180649424" border="0" data-scale="85" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/db2f4da05ee224b0ca9860c11f97ae12df126a8ddaec48afa202ca3f7280d6ad/hk.kino.berlin6.png" />&nbsp; *We welcome the submission from all Asian filmmakers!* Established since November 2022, HK.kino.Berlin is a cultural platform for screenings and exhibitions about Hong Kong independent cinema and video works in the heart of Berlin. Considering the censorship practices that the government aims to increase, we uphold the freedom of expression through films.&nbsp; &nbsp; In summer 2023, we decided to expand the diversity of the video works, as well as the size of the audience. We hope to include more art films with special storytelling skills made by the filmmakers from Asian countries. We aim to enhance people’s awareness of Asian cinema.&nbsp; For any kind of collaboration, please contact hk.kino.berlin@gmail.com <img width="843" height="1053" width_o="843" height_o="1053" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5294ac5f845d9ff072e0850f0152bd03f20802f86eefef2701d060e27847cbaa/98C31024-A28F-4847-AC17-8B5C37E2019C.JPG" data-mid="180649567" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/843/i/5294ac5f845d9ff072e0850f0152bd03f20802f86eefef2701d060e27847cbaa/98C31024-A28F-4847-AC17-8B5C37E2019C.JPG" /> *Introduction of HK.Kino.Berlin in Berlin Tip Magazine (April 2023 Edition) https://hkkinoberlin.de/Vol2-Short-Films-Screening-Discussion Thu, 01 Jun 2023 10:53:51 +0000 HK.kino.berlin https://hkkinoberlin.de/Vol2-Short-Films-Screening-Discussion Vol 2. “Longing for something…” - Hong Kong Short Films Screening <img width="1920" height="1280" width_o="1920" height_o="1280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/899114168bf240d50854e1ca54a4155c95d5f0d47c1cd1fe09aed4d9d636675b/IMG_1097.jpeg" data-mid="180645525" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/899114168bf240d50854e1ca54a4155c95d5f0d47c1cd1fe09aed4d9d636675b/IMG_1097.jpeg" /> Hong Kong 2021-2022 | 80 Minu­ten | Kurz­film­pro­gramm | Kan­to­ne­sisch mit eng­li­schen Unter­ti­teln | R: dive­re Date: 29/04/2023Time: 20:00 til lateVenue: Kino in der Brotfabrik Berlin, Caligaripl. 1, 13086 Berlin&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; What is "longing"? It's the desire of craving something that is unattainable or distant. Especially after the mass migration wave in Hong Kong, we are longing for a connection, a sense of belonging, or a place that doesn't exist. These films exemplify the artists' observation in depicting individuals' intimate physical relationships and emotional journeys through reconstructing memories. Ticket available on the website: https://www.brotfabrik-berlin.de/events/longing-for-something-hong-kong-short-films/?occurrence=2023-04-29 https://hkkinoberlin.de/Film-Selections Thu, 01 Jun 2023 10:53:51 +0000 HK.kino.berlin https://hkkinoberlin.de/Film-Selections 2. Film Selections Short Film 1) POV (HK 2021 – 21’24”) <img width="5184" height="3887" width_o="5184" height_o="3887" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6089cf280ba8a2e95b7654a7eae0a17d6e9f9f7e8605b6f32c4e4cc79eeeb700/POV_Still_5.png" data-mid="180646356" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6089cf280ba8a2e95b7654a7eae0a17d6e9f9f7e8605b6f32c4e4cc79eeeb700/POV_Still_5.png" /> <img width="5184" height="3886" width_o="5184" height_o="3886" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a837586d427b636008b5254fd20550ed33b871ec71d80fec479f78b63e829710/POV_Still_7.png" data-mid="180646365" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a837586d427b636008b5254fd20550ed33b871ec71d80fec479f78b63e829710/POV_Still_7.png" /> Directed by Heiwa Wong POV, literally stands for Point of View (a category of pornographic films), is a dance film concerning a duo relationship between two beings. Duo, in the context of dance, often implies that one takes the lead and the other follows (and their roles can be swapped or blurred). Taking the elements of erotic movements from sexual intercourse, POV displays the dynamics of a duo relationship in an exposed-but-obscure condition where chemistry can be observed. The tension (not necessarily intensive) between two beings interweaves with intimacy and forms a hard-to-precisely-describe relationship. “Let’s have a duo, shall we?” - Short Film 2) Memory Palace (HK 2020 - 2021 – 17’15”) <img width="4096" height="2160" width_o="4096" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/261ba3cf947202b5ee8a7f170144ed7f4b4426e61464f2ac25ccc18e5339bf6c/MemoryPalace_002.JPG" data-mid="180646872" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/261ba3cf947202b5ee8a7f170144ed7f4b4426e61464f2ac25ccc18e5339bf6c/MemoryPalace_002.JPG" /> <img width="4096" height="2160" width_o="4096" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c7c943f81f954f28fff9344a299f823a32b79f588aa05598082d4625a35567b9/MemoryPalace_001.JPG" data-mid="180646869" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c7c943f81f954f28fff9344a299f823a32b79f588aa05598082d4625a35567b9/MemoryPalace_001.JPG" /> Directed by Dorothy Cheung Memory Palace is a moving image work exploring memories attached to the personal objects of ethnic Chinese people in Manchester. These objects tell extremely personal stories that reflect the complexity of living between two worlds and navigating multiple identities, not only as an ethnic Chinese person living in the UK, but also as an LGBTQ individual, senior citizen, adoptee, artist, or first-generation immigrant. The work challenges conventional understandings of the Chinese community, questioning what it means to be an ethnic Chinese individual in this city and highlighting the great spectrum of identities beyond nationality. - Short Film 3) Tugging Diary (HK 2021 – 16’ – Single-channel Video) <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/70d01d0debdd32b2c0632fd7ffee7757d29d55a32fd4f44a3a034dd7002fe894/IMG_5814.JPG" data-mid="180647246" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/70d01d0debdd32b2c0632fd7ffee7757d29d55a32fd4f44a3a034dd7002fe894/IMG_5814.JPG" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/195af75ab2483a5d58e0b7238febcd4b608e4f542158c483ab9b99e0d2aa5e9b/IMG_5816.PNG" data-mid="180647242" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/195af75ab2483a5d58e0b7238febcd4b608e4f542158c483ab9b99e0d2aa5e9b/IMG_5816.PNG" /> Directed by YAN Wai Yin Tugging Diary documents a footbridge in Hong Kong during the period of protest, rallies, and strikes. Both the internet and physical spaces act as critical communication platforms. Information circulates more widely and rapidly outside the mainstream media. These messages are continuously being altered, removed, renewed, or overlaid with other information. - Short Film 4) B side (HK 2021 – 23’ 47” ) <img width="2560" height="1440" width_o="2560" height_o="1440" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3eaa550dd571a325d49eabb6c8662a58e7138e95b90be1734e96e4313671a1f5/3.JPEG" data-mid="180647378" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3eaa550dd571a325d49eabb6c8662a58e7138e95b90be1734e96e4313671a1f5/3.JPEG" /> <img width="2560" height="1440" width_o="2560" height_o="1440" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3f0ff752667c6d9f249063b810e43969140c5c493c5d99757282e4f39f1b6e67/4.JPEG" data-mid="180647368" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3f0ff752667c6d9f249063b810e43969140c5c493c5d99757282e4f39f1b6e67/4.JPEG" /> Directed by YUNG Tsz Hong Ning is from Mainland China. She moved to Hong Kong to live with her local boyfriend. The sudden death of her boyfriend made her need to re-adjust to everything in life. The story travels through Ning's thoughts and dreams, thinking about the relationship between people and the city as a stranger vision. - https://hkkinoberlin.de/Photo-Gallery Thu, 01 Jun 2023 10:53:52 +0000 HK.kino.berlin https://hkkinoberlin.de/Photo-Gallery 3. Photo Gallery &nbsp; <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/69f4932ae928105ef4346c194d5db719c3d5a2e83acbbe64a9e69d92418d58d3/IMG_6038.jpeg" data-mid="180647576" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/69f4932ae928105ef4346c194d5db719c3d5a2e83acbbe64a9e69d92418d58d3/IMG_6038.jpeg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/49924a67b4c6258ed2ee1d03f2f82de47516b46febb635f943724914f804be6b/E53D04DF-73B4-478D-A1C4-2243E827CAD6.JPG" data-mid="180647552" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/49924a67b4c6258ed2ee1d03f2f82de47516b46febb635f943724914f804be6b/E53D04DF-73B4-478D-A1C4-2243E827CAD6.JPG" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ec62498f38807318061ef5182f11222c1afd2f61d7cd9d66f0ff2673f6c9fc74/FB8C84BA-9C1B-452A-8DEF-8125CF398829-2.JPG" data-mid="180647599" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ec62498f38807318061ef5182f11222c1afd2f61d7cd9d66f0ff2673f6c9fc74/FB8C84BA-9C1B-452A-8DEF-8125CF398829-2.JPG" /> https://hkkinoberlin.de/Vol-1-Short-Film-Screening-Discussion Thu, 01 Jun 2023 10:53:52 +0000 HK.kino.berlin https://hkkinoberlin.de/Vol-1-Short-Film-Screening-Discussion Vol 1. UNerased memory - Hong Kong &amp; Taiwan Short Films Screening <img width="1620" height="1080" width_o="1620" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/24f68e616da40ffd8cebe61319f4d10744f1e24ada0b28d038ef9eda0bab000f/unerased_f.png" data-mid="180647910" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/24f68e616da40ffd8cebe61319f4d10744f1e24ada0b28d038ef9eda0bab000f/unerased_f.png" /> Hong Kong / Taiwan / Deutschland 2021/22 | 97 Minuten | Kurzfilmprogramm | Kantonesisch, Hakka und Taiwanese Hokkien mit chinesischen und englischen Untertiteln Date: 03/12/2022 Time: 20:30 til late Venue: Kino in der Brotfabrik Berlin, Caligaripl. 1, 13086 Berlin There are at least 14 feature or short films being banned from public screening in Hong Kong; however, not only the documentaries that are directly related to the protest being censored, there are also experimental videos or dramas that are considered as endorsing, supporting, glorifying the activities that might endanger national security. This screening event conveys a selection of short films from Hong Kong and Taiwan, which did not meet Hong Kong censors’ approval under Hong Kong's New Film Censorship. Ticket available on the website: https://www.brotfabrik-berlin.de/events/unerased-memory-hong-kong-taiwan-short-films/ https://hkkinoberlin.de/Film-Selections-2 Thu, 01 Jun 2023 11:45:03 +0000 HK.kino.berlin https://hkkinoberlin.de/Film-Selections-2 2. Film Selections Short Film 1) Islander (Drama, Taiwan, 2021, 24’) <img width="1650" height="1100" width_o="1650" height_o="1100" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/471681b944fbde104689411efcafc4762804d7ccf4d27531a130fd8623ac1016/Islander_still_g.JPEG" data-mid="180648568" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/471681b944fbde104689411efcafc4762804d7ccf4d27531a130fd8623ac1016/Islander_still_g.JPEG" /> <img width="1650" height="1100" width_o="1650" height_o="1100" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6e7de85c794a053b49dba003a72bd564831eb83dc6dc4bfb38ee33ee0bb1d74c/Islander_still_a.JPEG" data-mid="180648537" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6e7de85c794a053b49dba003a72bd564831eb83dc6dc4bfb38ee33ee0bb1d74c/Islander_still_a.JPEG" /> Directed by Wu Zi-en Set in the near future, an old man takes his grandson Sammy on a long journey. Travelling from the far south, his sole purpose is to visit his only son, a long-detained political prisoner charged with secession and subversion. A subdued conversation ensues as the incarcerated tries to communicate with his silent son. Before the time is up and he is taken away, he pleads: ‘My son, do not let them make you forget me.’ The desperate roar is his last reactionary appeal echoing under the peaceful silence of the new order. Shot in black-and-white, this cautionary tale by director WU Zi-en is written out of imagination for the future and the resolution to never forget. The director chose to set the film in Taiwan and during the island’s own ‘White Terror’ period, as he is worried that Taiwan may fall under the Communist Party rule. He described it as a fable about Taiwan’s imagined future. The film did not meet Hong Kong censors’ approval. - Short Film 2) The Dancing Voice of Youth (Experimental, Hong Kong, 2021, 21’40”) <img width="3089" height="2048" width_o="3089" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8ebaa99890f7726b91bceabb656028df17bacc06a4010e5b8c5cd4deb7d48ee7/08590026.JPG" data-mid="180648725" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8ebaa99890f7726b91bceabb656028df17bacc06a4010e5b8c5cd4deb7d48ee7/08590026.JPG" /> <img width="3089" height="2048" width_o="3089" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a733a9d8a5ac5697d8d4610dd675ce4533f49aba7bd5fa589da24b4a4e68dc1e/08610017-2.JPG" data-mid="180648728" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a733a9d8a5ac5697d8d4610dd675ce4533f49aba7bd5fa589da24b4a4e68dc1e/08610017-2.JPG" /> Directed by Erica Kwok A girl with a mysterious background arrives at the city, whose existence gradually becomes as light as the floating air. In the dark night of a chaotic age, must we live like spectres? 
It is an experimental film featuring metaphors about “the social unrest and what happened in the city” in recent years. The film received a “special mention” in the 27th ifva Awards, however it cannot pass the Censorship Authority as the authority said it could incite hatred of the government and it contained “ungrounded statements” that could mislead viewers into thinking the government abuses its powers to curb the protests. - Short Film 3) Lost Pearl (Drama, Hong Kong, 2021, 21’) <img width="3978" height="2648" width_o="3978" height_o="2648" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f55a6ab69ccc7d92ccaadc1e69d181fd70edd836eaa286c88f8ec57d72a94a40/LostPearl_StillPhoto_1-2.JPG" data-mid="180648880" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f55a6ab69ccc7d92ccaadc1e69d181fd70edd836eaa286c88f8ec57d72a94a40/LostPearl_StillPhoto_1-2.JPG" /> <img width="3978" height="2648" width_o="3978" height_o="2648" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8eae5aa8815492dd2b453e4f87be81c8de2168512ebe335f3663ff401cfc2818/LostPearl_StillPhoto_5.JPG" data-mid="180648884" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8eae5aa8815492dd2b453e4f87be81c8de2168512ebe335f3663ff401cfc2818/LostPearl_StillPhoto_5.JPG" /> Directed by Steve Li While protests rage in Hong Kong, Kit spends most of his time on his father’s fishing boat. The radio and his phone keep him abreast of the latest developments. He sometimes meets with friends, but his uncertainty about the future just keeps increasing. It is a drama which was rejected by the Broadcasting Authority/ local TV station from showing on TV programme “Sound And Vision”. - Short Film 4) Bonus film In order to pro­tect the iden­ti­ty of the direc­tor, the infor­ma­ti­on of the film will not be disclosed in publi­ca­ti­ons. - https://hkkinoberlin.de/Photo-Gallery-2 Thu, 01 Jun 2023 11:45:09 +0000 HK.kino.berlin https://hkkinoberlin.de/Photo-Gallery-2 3. Photo Gallery &nbsp; <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a5c2fd42e6af40073fa885a413f16f6efdb8e936cd551086f027b54b79f1f974/02R0004102--min.jpeg" data-mid="180649305" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a5c2fd42e6af40073fa885a413f16f6efdb8e936cd551086f027b54b79f1f974/02R0004102--min.jpeg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/21ea78c114be37d9242f9fedac850187873692e90c72efec0c9dc3f3418cd8b5/03R0004096-.jpg" data-mid="180649195" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/21ea78c114be37d9242f9fedac850187873692e90c72efec0c9dc3f3418cd8b5/03R0004096-.jpg" /> <img width="5011" height="3341" width_o="5011" height_o="3341" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/85a9da756831deda8393f27bf9a3d9f10d3aad8255196b1f3a0e3da7fa32a186/02-AA51BA7A-699E-4383-8678-DCD200416604.JPG" data-mid="180649255" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/85a9da756831deda8393f27bf9a3d9f10d3aad8255196b1f3a0e3da7fa32a186/02-AA51BA7A-699E-4383-8678-DCD200416604.JPG" />