The four-day long Chinese New Year holiday in Hong Kong – coming up this weekend by the way – is an opportunity for local film-makers to put their work in front of audiences, as cinemas take a short break from screening Hollywood, and other overseas, produced movies.
While for most of the year, Hollywood films dominate box office takings here, the New Year gives local filmmakers a chance to fill their coffers by producing very local productions – that are for the most part entirely uplifting – as the city basically shuts down for the four-day holiday from February 13.
