Cinema of Hong Kong.pptVIP

Cinema History of Hong Kong Lijing Dong The?cinema?of?Hong Kong?(Chinese:?香港电影) is one of the three major threads in the history of? Chinese language?cinema, alongside the?cinema of China, and the?cinema of Taiwan. As a former?British colony,?Hong Kong had a greater degree of?political?and?economic freedom?than?mainland China?and Taiwan, and developed into a filmmaking hub for the Chinese-speaking world (including its worldwide Diaspora), and for East Asia in general. For decades, Hong Kong was the third largest motion picture industry in the world (after Indian Cinema and Hollywood) and the second largest exporter. Despite an industry crisis starting in the mid-90s and Hong Kongs return to Chinese sovereignty in July 1997, Hong Kong film has retained much of its distinctive identity and continues to play a prominent part on the world cinema stage. In the West, Hong Kongs vigorous pop cinema (especially Hong Kong action cinema) has long had a strong?cult following, which is now arguably a part of the cultural mainstream, widely available and imitated. The Hong Kong industry Unlike many film industries, Hong Kong has enjoyed little or no direct government support, through either subsidies or import quotas. It is a thoroughly commercial cinema: highly corporate, concentrating on crowd-pleasing?genres like comedy and action, and relying heavily on?formulas,?sequels?and?remakes. In 2010 the box office gross in Hong Kong was?HK$1.339 billion and in 2011 it wasHK$1.379 billion. There were 56 Hong Kong films and 220 foreign films released in 2011. Hong Kong film derives a number of elements from Hollywood, such as certain genre parameters, a thrill-a-minute philosophy and fast pacing and?editing. But the borrowings are filtered through elements from?traditional Chinese drama?and?art, particularly a penchant for stylization and a disregard for Western standards of realism. This, combined with a fast and loose approach to the filmmaking process, contributes to the ener