HOCC in Concert: GooMusic.Asia

Oct 16, 2009

Denise Ho (何韻詩), also known as HOCC, is a popular Hong Kong-based Cantopop singer.  In 2009, she organized a free concert (a huge rarity in Hong Kong) called “Happiness is Free” in the outdoor courtyard at the Diocesan Boys’ School. Then in July...

Parking Movie: 停車

Sep 16, 2009

A critically acclaimed film from Taiwan featuring a solid ensemble cast including Chang Chen (張震), Gwei Lun-mei (桂綸鎂), Leon Dai (戴立忍), Chapman To (杜汶澤), Jack Kao (高捷) and Peggy Tseng (曾珮瑜).  DotAsia partnered with the distributor in Hong Kong to promote the movie at...

HKFilm100.Asia 香港電影一百年

Mar 16, 2009

Hong Kong has long been known as Hollywood East.  This reputation is not only well deserved it is a part of Hong Kong culture worth celebrating for.  From as early as the 1960s and well into the 1990s Hong Kong films have attracted a large following all around Asia. ...

Hong Kong International Film Festival

Mar 16, 2009

As one of the oldest film festivals in Asia, with the first HKIFF held in the summer of 1977, the global reputation of the HKIFF was built on the pioneering work of programming Asian films and its retrospectives when Asian and Hong Kong cinema were not well known to...

Ella Koon: The First Asian GoDaddy Girl

Nov 16, 2008

Ella Koon (官恩娜) is a Cantopop singer, actress and model.  Born in the French Polynesian island of Tahiti, of Hakka descent, Ella was raised in Hong Kong, and went to the UK for high school.  Ella’s multilingual (Hakka, Cantonese, English, Mandarin, and French) and...

Hong Kong Asian Film Festival

Oct 16, 2008

Hong Kong Asian Film Festival (HKAFF香港亞洲電影節) is a film festival held annually in Hong Kong. Started in 2004 as an indie film festival, it has since grown into a large Asian film festival.  Since 2008, DotAsia has been supporting the festival official website —...