Festival:

Celebrating the Amazing Cinema of Hong Kong

Mon 23 Jun 2025
Focus Hong Kong returns to BFI Southbank and The Garden Cinema for a June 2025 programme packed with new and classic films. The specially-curated selection gives audiences the chance to catch the very best of Hong Kong cinema on the big screen, from the UK Premieres of new restorations through to some of the biggest and best new releases, and beloved genre classics. BFI highlights include the UK Premiere of the new 4K restoration of Hong Kong 1941, Po-Chih Leong’s award-winning 1984 masterpiece, the UK Premieres of thriller Valley of the Shadow of Death and horror Possession Street, two of the most acclaimed Hong Kong films of the year, and a very special screening of the 1972 Shaw Brothers martial arts classic The Black Tavern.

Explore the full programme and join us as we celebrate the creativity of Hong Kong cinema!

Past Screenings

Papa 15

One of the most acclaimed Hong Kong films of the year, Philip Yung’s latest is a heart-wrenching crime drama based on… Read More
Philip Yung, Hong Kong (S.A.R. China), 2024, 129m.
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For Alice 18

A neon-drenched crime thriller which pays tribute to the classics of Hong Kong genre cinema while reinvigorating the form. Chow Wing’s… Read More
Wing Chow, Hong Kong (S.A.R. China), 2024, 83m.
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