ECG2025
Date: 16 August 2025 (Sat)
Guest Speakers: Timmy Chen (Assistant Professor of Cultural Studies, HKMU), Didi Wu (Director of Broadway Cinematheque & HKAFF), Anson Sham (Director of In That Winter, We Read and Danced in Front of The Border Wall), Leung Kam Fai (Director of Save my soul)
Moderator: Dr. Sonia Wong
Language: In Cantonese with Mandarin
Amid the changing dynamics of the film industry and shifting audience tastes, how do four filmmakers, scholar, and film festival director from Asia explore and observe their unique voices and Asian identity within this new context? This is a question we all continue to reflect on.
Timmy mentioned the concept of Inter-Asian connections—focusing on the relationships between Asian films, moving beyond national boundaries. He emphasised the need for more collaboration and connectivity, where Hong Kong could position as a hub for outward connections within Asia. In terms of storytelling, the goal is to make local Hong Kong stories visible to the international audience, breaking away from relatively isolated production models. This aligns with the idea of crafting distinct voices and styles that immediately make people think, “Wow, this is definitely your film.” By embracing universal values that transcend borders, the world can witness the multifaceted nature of Asian cinema.
日期：2025年8月16日（六）
嘉賓講者：陳智廷 (香港都會大學文化研究助理教授)、胡芷晴 (百老匯電影中心及香港亞洲電影節總監) 、岑軍諺 (《那年冬天，我們在邊境牆前讀書跳舞》導演)、梁錦輝 (《我是貓》導演)
主持：黃鈺螢博士
語言：廣東話輔以國語
面對電影產業市場的轉變，觀眾口味的不同，4位來自亞洲的創作者、學者、電影節總監又是怎樣在新的脈絡下，找尋、觀察自己獨特的聲音和亞洲意識？相信這也是大家一直在思考的問題。
在亞洲電影意識的方面，講者提到亞際 (Inter Asian) 的概念 —— 說的是亞洲電影之間的關係，而且跳脫出以國別去看，我們需要有更多的連結跟合作。而香港則正正應該讓她成為亞洲，一個向外連結的中心。在故事主題上，讓在地的香港被國際看見，打破相對孤立的製作模式；其實也是我們常談到的，專注於自己的聲音和風格，予人那種一看到就會覺得：「哇！這就是你拍的電影」的鮮明感覺。在跨越邊界的普世價值中，讓世界的觀眾看到亞洲的多面向。
