Preserving Hong Kong Cinema: Collaboration and Innovation in Film Restoration | bodw+ series

23 Oct 2025

A fireside chat with Davide Pozzi, Director of L’Immagine Ritrovata, in conversation with Chanel Kong, Curator – Moving Image at M+. Together they will explore how international collaboration and cutting-edge restoration practices can revive Hong Kong’s classic cinema for new audiences. The discussion will delve into the practical and ethical challenges of preserving fragile materials, strategies for safeguarding and celebrating Hong Kong’s film heritage, and a forward-looking vision for empowering creativity and innovation across archives, curators, and restoration studios.

Speakers

 

Davide Pozzi

Director

L'IMMAGINE RITROVATA · Italy

 

Chanel Kong

Curator, Moving Image

M+ Museum · Hong Kong

Moderator

 

Darren Chuckry

Managing Director

HK Initiative · Hong Kong