Phoenix Cine Club Archive 火鳥電影會檔案

Phoenix Cine Club played a pivotal role in fostering the film-viewing, film writing, and filmmaking cultures in Hong Kong, during the 1970s and 1980s. Founded in 1973 by Kam Ping Hing, a film lecturer at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, along with fellow enthusiasts Freddie Wong, Chan Lok-yee, Chan Pak Sang, and others, the club became a driving force for the local film community.

The Phoenix Cine Club Archive consists of two accruals. The first part comprises archival materials donated by founding members Jimmy Choi, Vicky Leong, Chan Ho Pang, Neco Lo, and Lo Yuk Ying. The second part comprises object and paper materials specifically contributed by Lo Yuk Ying. Combined, these collections encompass hundreds of primary materials, including company records, club programmes, working documents related to the programmes, leaflets and posters from film festivals and exhibitions, publications, essays on independent films, news clippings, as well as communications, issues, and reports pertaining to club membership. The archive serves as a comprehensive repository, offering valuable insights into the activities and contributions of the Phoenix Cine Club during its influential years.

Phoenix Cine Club Archive was acquired by M+ in 2019. M+ is committed to the preservation and to the arrangement and description of the Archive to the highest international standards. As sections of the archive are catalogued, they will be made available on the M+ Collections website.