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'Made in Hong Kong'

Director Peter Chan said a sense of homelessness and lost identity hanging over Hong Kongers in the 1990s prompted him to produce Comrades, Almost a Love Story in 1996.

¡¤Hong Kong International Film Festival
The annual Hong Kong International Film Festival takes place in April. This event is particularly important to Hong Kong because of the strength of the local film industry. Over 200 films, produced both in Hong Kong and abroad, will be on during the two-week film show. Audiences also have the chance to retrieve old films reminiscent of the good old days, and the old-film-show intends to commemorate the contributive filmmakers of yesteryear. The charge is about HK¡ç50 for one film, and discounts are available for multiple-ticket purchases.

¡¤The Hong Kong Film Archive
The Hong Kong Film Archive is dedicated to the preservation of Hong Kong's film heritage. It collects and conserves prints and artifacts and provides public access facilities. Now the Archive holds over 4,300 film copies, which range from the documentary screened by the American Edison Company in 1989 to the big-name films of the 1980s and the 1990s.
The Archive building, opened in January 2001, houses in it a cinema with 127 seats, an exhibition hall and a public library, all equipped with the latest technology to restore glamour to the films of yesteryear. Free of charge..

¡¤Cinemas
The best choice is the Broadway Cinematheque (BC) situated in Yau Ma Tei. The BC has four movie theatres and one resource center. Films around the world that receive little attention are always screened here. Film shows with different themes are constantly held, for instance, the French Film Festival and the Comrade Film Festival. On "bc Sundays" audiences can enjoy both old and new films. The charge is always HK¡ç35.

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