The Hong Kong Film Critics Society (HKFCS;
Traditional Chinese
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: 香港電影評論學會), founded in 1995, is the peak organization of
film critic
Film criticism is the analysis and evaluation of films and the film medium. In general, film criticism can be divided into two categories: journalistic criticism that appears regularly in newspapers, magazines and other popular mass-media outlets ...
s and professionals in
Hong Kong
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. It is also a member of
FIPRESCI
The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI, short for Fédération Internationale de la PRESse CInématographique) is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world fo ...
.
Objectives
The objectives of the Hong Kong Film Critics Society are:
* to unite all critics who share our common goal;
* to foster an independent spirit of film criticism;
* to encourage critical writing on Hong Kong cinema from the perspectives of culture and art;
* to reaffirm the achievements of Hong Kong cinema.
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Hong Kong Arts Development Council.
HKinema
The society also places great value on its quarterly journal HKinema, launched in 2007.
Notes
External links
Hong Kong Film Critics Society Official Site
1995 establishments in Hong Kong
Cinema of Hong Kong
Organizations established in 1995
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