Chinese Visual Festival

Attending guests

April 2, 2018

Cheung King-wai

CVF welcomes celebrated director Cheung King-wai from Hong Kong. Known for his documentaries The Taste of Youth and KJ: Music and Life and screenwriting credits including Ann Hui’s Night and Fog.

April 2, 2018

Nicole Chan (Chan Wai-yee)

Known as one of Hong Kong’s top independent film and documentary producers, we are happy to welcome producer Nicole Chan as a guest of this year’s festival.

April 2, 2018

Kit Hung

As part of our LGBTQ programme Cinema Comrade, the festival this year welcomes noted Hong Kong queer filmmaker Kit Hung, known for challenging gay representations and stereotypes.

April 2, 2018

Hong Kong Fresh Wave

The best shorts of the Hong Kong 2018 Fresh Wave Competition, followed by conversation with the young directors about their careers and experiences.

Ones to watch

Old Beast

An old man spends his time lying, cheating and stealing, leading to conflict with his children in Zhou Ziyang’s award-winning debut feature.

Alifu, the Prince/ss

A young aboriginal man dreams of becoming a woman while dealing with pressure from his father to take over the role of tribal chief.

Somewhere Beyond the Mist

Cheung King-wai turns from documentaries to fiction with this multiple-award winning slow-burn crime drama.

Mrs. Fang

The latest film from acclaimed Chinese documentary director Wang Bing, winner of the Golden Leopard at Locarno.

Please Remember Me

A moving and humanistic documentary following an elderly couple struggling with Alzheimer’s disease.

Films and events

Men on the Dragon

UK Premiere + Q&A
BFI Southbank, NFT1
January 25, 2019
6:20 pm
Tickets

A Way Out

UK Premiere
BFI Southbank, NFT3
January 23, 2019
6:30 pm
Tickets

Turtle Rock

BFI Southbank, NFT2
January 21, 2019
6:30 pm

An Evening with Tony Ching Siu-tung

Lucas Theatre, King's College London
September 19, 2018
6:30 pm

In Time to Come

Lucas Theatre, King's College London
September 15, 2018
6:00 pm

Self-Portrait: Sphinx In 47km

UK Premiere + Q&A
Picturehouse Central
September 5, 2018
8:40 pm

Aqerat (We, the Dead)

UK Premiere
The Cinema Museum
June 29, 2018
2:00 pm

Mrs. Fang

Filmhouse
May 14, 2018
8:30 pm

Old Beast

Filmhouse
May 12, 2018
5:50 pm

Somewhere Beyond the Mist

Filmhouse
May 11, 2018
6:10 pm

Closing gala: Alifu, the Prince/ss

Closing Gala // UK Premiere + Blue Room reception
BFI Southbank NFT 3
May 6, 2018
6:10 pm

Mrs. Fang

UK Premiere
BFI Southbank NFT 2
May 6, 2018
3:00 pm

Please Remember Me

UK Premiere
King's Safra
May 6, 2018
12:00 pm

Somewhere Beyond the Mist

UK Premiere + Q&A
BFI Southbank NFT 3
May 5, 2018
6:10 pm

Fresh Wave 2018

BFI Future Film Discussion + Blue Room Reception
BFI Southbank NFT 2
May 5, 2018
12:00 pm

Cinema Comrade: Soundless Wind Chime

+ Kit Hung in Conversation
King's Lucas
May 4, 2018
7:30 pm

Critical Voices; Critical Silences: Chinese and Sinophone Film Theory and Criticism

CVF Full Day Conference Event
King’s Anatomy Museum
May 4, 2018
9:00 am

Old Beast

Opening Gala + Blue Room reception
BFI Southbank NFT 3
May 3, 2018
6:10 pm

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