Film Club – Youth 芳华
China Exchange held its second film screening on 2 May following A Simple Life with Roger Lee in March. With a turnout of over a 100 audience members, our prudential hall was bustling with anticipation as the lights lowered to showcase Youth 芳华, the latest work directed by Feng Xiaogang. Set in the backdrop of […]
A Simple Life with Roger Lee 李恩霖
China Exchange welcomed the one of Hong Kong’s most renowned screenwriters and film producers, Roger Lee 李恩霖 on Tuesday evening 13 March, as part of the Hong Kong programme at China in Context Festival. During the conversation with Dr Luke Robinson, Lecturer in Film Studies in the Department of Media and Film, University of Sussex, […]
Hong Kong Focus at China in Context
China in Context will feature three events with a special focus on Hong Kong. Supported by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, the focus will celebrate the role that Hong Kong has played as a cultural translator and the creativity of writing from this unique region.
Lantern Festival Screening: London’s CNY Documentaries
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9_vtQvZg5w&t=6s In a vibrant finalé to the China Exchange Chinese New Year celebrations, a curious crowd joined us for a special lantern festival screening of the short documentaries made in our Doc-in-a-Day challenge with London Documentary Network. Film-makers – some very experienced, some totally new to the game – had just 36 hours to create […]
Doc in a Day: Chinese New Year
We welcomed in the Year of the Rooster on Saturday 28 January with Doc in a Day: Chinese New Year – our collaborative event with London Documentary Network. 6 teams came together to create a short documentary about Chinese New Year (CNY), based on the theme ‘Ritual’. To start the day, the China Exchange team […]
Joanna Lumley
Sweetie, Darling, Joanna Lumley shone throughout her 60 minutes at China Exchange. The sold-out audience enjoyed glimpses into many aspects of her life – her career; her family; her humour; and the causes she supports.
Sir Michael Caine
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow charmed the China Exchange crowd with a witty and wide-ranging conversation on philanthropy, film, feminism and of course her newest project – Goop.
Gwyneth Paltrow
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow charmed the China Exchange crowd with a witty and wide-ranging conversation on philanthropy, film, feminism and of course her newest project – Goop.
Jeremy Irons
Actor Jeremy Irons discussed his impressive resume of films including Batman vs Superman and The Man Who Knew Infinity and the differences between making a commercial blockbuster and a smaller, more sensitive piece.
David Heyman
Film Producer David Heyman delighted with tales of how he fell in love with the Harry Potter books and secured the rights for the films before they were published, and how he discovered Harry Potter himself, Daniel Radcliffe.