Presented by the UBC Hong Kong Studies Initiative and the Vancouver Hong Kong Forum Society, "From Hong Kong to the World Through the Eyes of Artists" features a book exhibition and a public conversation with four artists and cultural practitioners from Hong Kong, now residing in Canada: they are actor Debby Leung, filmmaker Jimmy Lo, multimedia […]
Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2025 Time: 19:00-20:15 (film screening); 20:15-21:00 (virtual Q&A) Venue: AERL 120, Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory, UBC Address: 2202 Main Mall, University of British Columbia, Vancouver | Map | Parking Co-presented by the UBC Asian Independent Cinema Showcase (AICS) and TFAI Taiwan Docs, “In Search of Light: Hong Kong x Taiwan Documentary Short Films” features […]
Award-winning Hong Kong director Adam Sau-Ping Wong will conduct an in-person sharing on UBC main campus, where he will discuss his creative journey over two decades, his filmmaking career navigating indie and mainstream production, and his views on the Hong Kong film industry. The guest speaker Adam Wong is a Hong Kong film director, best […]
Join the free film screening of the award-winning documentary I’ve Got the Blues, featuring the trailblazing woman filmmaker Angie Chen as herself and Hong Kong artist Wong Yan Kwai, Yank. The post-screening conversation with the director will be conducted in English. Date: Sat, September 20, 2025 Time: 14:00-15:30 (screening); 15:30-16:00 (In-person conversation) Venue: AERL 120, […]
Join us for the conversation featuring Director Timothy Yeung 楊永光, Producer Ridley Tsui 徐寶華, and Actor Jaden Kwan 關家悅 sharing behind the scenes stories of “Finch & Midland” 今天應該很高興, a film having its world premiere at the Vancouver International Film Festival 2025. Date: Sunday, October 5, 2025 Time: 13:00-14:30 Venue: Auditorium, Asian Center, UBC Conversation […]
In Taiwan’s vibrant indie music landscape, multilingualism has become more than a form of expression—it’s a statement of identity, creativity, and belonging. This panel brings together indie musicians HoNi 好日樂團, Shu Chan Chiu 邱淑蟬, and Shallow Levée 淺堤, whose works traverse languages such as Mandarin, Hakka, and Taiwanese, reflecting Taiwan’s cultural and linguistic diversity. Moderated […]
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