I am sure you're wondering which films you should watch this year. Of course, I would recommend all of our films. Our team has watched hundreds of films this year. We have narrowed it down to 32 programs, 55 films. We think these are the best films and will touch Hong Kong audience’s hearts. Our film list probably is one of the most diverse film selection in recent years. From one queer/trans program last year, we have topped up to 5 queer/trans programs. CLOSE KNIT and A FANTASTIC WOMAN are the most popular trans film in the festival circuit and most of our films have screened at the biggest film festivals in the world or are award-winning films.
Our opening film, 120 BEATS PER MINUTE (which won four accolades at Cannes including the Grand Prix award and the Queer Palm) is the powerful film based on the Paris chapter of the AIDS NGO Act Up and the stories of their activists in the 1990’s. Director Pedro Almodovar broke down in tears when he watch the film. Another opening film is the French romantic comedy, KISS ME! by out director and actress Océane Rose Marie. She is very well-known in France. She will attend the opening gala.
With the stressful lifestyle in Hong Kong, we all need a good laugh from time to time. We will bring you two comedies for our closing night. One of the closing films, FREAK SHOW, is directed by Trudie Styler who is married to singer Sting. The gender queer film has such high production value. If you love，Bette Midler fashion and drag queens, you should not miss this film. Not to mention you could see Bette Midler in the movie. THE FEELS is a lesbian film starring the very funny Taiwanese-American comedic actress Constance Wu (Fresh Off the Boat) who plays soon to be married Andi. A film about a Lesbian Bachelorette Weekend with revelations. You’ll leave with a belly full of laughs!
As one of the longest running LGBT film festivals in Asia, we are carrying on the Asia Focus program as usual. We have five Asian films in total. We have two Hong Kong short films this year. To encourage more local people to create films, we will organise three panels to talk LGBT and film production 101. The panels are free. Please RSVP.
I hope to see you at the cinema. Please do send us an email or Facebook us if you have any feedback on our film festival. And also thank you to Wankapo for designing this year's cute guidebook cover.
Joe LamHKLGFF Director
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Saturday September 09
4:40 pm - Kiss Me! (Embrasse-moi!) BUY TICKET
5:00 pm - 120 Beats Per Minute BUY TICKET
6:40 pm - 120 Beats Per Minute BUY TICKET
Sunday September 17
2:20 pm - Looking For? BUY TICKET
4:20 pm - Body Electric BUY TICKET
5:20 pm - A Fantastic Woman BUY TICKET
6:15 pm - The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin BUY TICKET
7:30 pm - After Louie BUY TICKET
7:50 pm - Trans Shorts BUY TICKET
Sunday September 10
3:50 pm - Tale of the Lost Boys BUY TICKET
5:10 pm - Boy Shorts BUY TICKET
5:50 pm - Princess Cyd BUY TICKET
7:20 pm - Berlin Drifters BUY TICKET
7:45 pm - Hello, Again BUY TICKET
9:50 pm - Paths BUY TICKET
Monday September 18
7:45 pm - Paths BUY TICKET
9:50 pm - Tom of Finland BUY TICKET
Monday September 11
7:40 pm - Boy Shorts BUY TICKET
9:50 pm - Berlin Drifters BUY TICKET
Tuesday September 19
5:50 pm - Body Electric BUY TICKET
8:00 pm - Driver BUY TICKET
Tuesday September 12
7:50 pm - Girl Shorts BUY TICKET
8:00 pm - The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin BUY TICKET
Wednesday September 20
9:50 pm - Close-Knit BUY TICKET
9:50 pm - Asia Pacific Queer Film Festival Alliance Shorts BUY TICKET
Wednesday September 13
8:00 pm - A Womb of Their Own BUY TICKET
9:50 pm - Queer Shorts BUY TICKET
Thursday September 21
7:30 pm - Tom of Finland BUY TICKET
7:40 pm - Seventeen BUY TICKET
7:40 pm - A Date for Mad Mary BUY TICKET
9:40 pm - Close-Knit BUY TICKET
9:50 pm - Center of My World BUY TICKET
Thursday September 14
7:30 pm - Close-Knit BUY TICKET
8:00 pm - Princess Cyd BUY TICKET
9:50 pm - Tom of Finland BUY TICKET
Friday September 22
7:50 pm - Queer Shorts BUY TICKET
9:40 pm - Driver BUY TICKET
9:55 pm - A Womb of Their Own BUY TICKET
Friday September 15
7:40 pm - Seventeen BUY TICKET
8:00 pm - The Wound BUY TICKET
9:50 pm - After Louie BUY TICKET
9:50 pm - Looking For? BUY TICKET
9:50 pm - Center of My World BUY TICKET
Saturday September 23
2:00 pm - 2 Cool 2 Be 4gotten BUY TICKET
3:55 pm - International Short Docs BUY TICKET
5:35 pm - Driver BUY TICKET
5:50 pm - The Wound BUY TICKET
7:00 pm - THE FEELS BUY TICKET
7:30 pm - FREAK SHOW BUY TICKET
7:30 pm - Trans Shorts BUY TICKET
Saturday September 16
5:40 pm - A Date for Mad Mary BUY TICKET
6:00 pm - 2 Cool 2 Be 4gotten BUY TICKET
7:20 pm - Heartstone BUY TICKET
7:45 pm - Asia Pacific Queer Film Festival Alliance Shorts BUY TICKET
7:50 pm - International Short Docs BUY TICKET
9:40 pm - Girl Shorts BUY TICKET
9:50 pm - Hello, Again BUY TICKET
Sunday September 24
3:50 pm - Tale of the Lost Boys BUY TICKET
7:25 pm - Close-Knit BUY TICKET
7:25 pm - Heartstone BUY TICKET
7:30 pm - After Louie BUY TICKET
9:50 pm - A Fantastic Woman BUY TICKET
How to buy ticket?
1.Tickets available at the box office and auto-ticketing machine of Broadway Cinematheque, AMC Pacific Place and The One.
2 Online Ticketing:
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AMC Pacific Place
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3. Phone Ticketing:
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BC & The One: Handling fee will be charged on each ticket purchased online or by phone: $8 per ticket (from Mon to Fri)
$10 per ticket (on Sat, Sun and public holidays)
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Special Offers:
1. 20% off on any ticket for BC VIP members for Broadway Cinematheque.
2. 15% off on any ticket for BC VIP members for The ONE.
Enquiry:
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