The Hong Kong Film Archive (HKFA) of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department launched the "All About Films – Filmmakers' Oral History Online" video series today (January 10). Through consolidating and uploading onto the HKFA's YouTube channel the excerpts of interview videos with filmmakers under the "Oral History Project", the series aims to let the public better understand the development of the local film industry in various stages. The first series involves D & B Films Company (D & B), an influential film enterprise in Hong Kong in the 1980-1990s.
The first series consists of five episodes. The theme of the first episode of the series is "The Beginning of D & B". The episode is about 19 minutes long, covering D & B's establishment, distinctive qualities, achievements, transformation and more. Founders John Sham and Sammo Hung recount the establishment of the company with another founder, Dickson Poon, in the video. Renowned actors and filmmakers such as Stanley Kwan, Yuen Wo-ping, Manfred Wong, Cecilia Yip and Sylvia Chang also talk about the distinctive qualities and achievements of D & B. The video features other interviewees including publicity manager Shu Kei, producer Chan Koon-chung, executive director Stephen Shin and director Gordon Chan who reminisce about the company's management under the three founders and the transformation of this trail-blazing film company over the years. The upcoming videos to be released later will introduce the administration, publicity, creative production and actors of D & B. The related videos were previously shown at the "More Brilliance, Still Different – The D & B Story Redux" exhibition from July 2022 to February 2023. The partner organisation for the exhibition was Fortune Star Media Limited.
　　Members of the public can visit the HKFA's YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtrDGi4HWzYKWZeuMCVQjLTdzEJFcVtXl) to watch the first episode. The remaining videos will also be available within this month.
The HKFA is dedicated to the acquisition and preservation of Hong Kong's film heritage. The "Oral History Project", launched in 1994, has been one of the most significant ongoing projects to research the history of Hong Kong cinema's development from all perspectives through extensive interviews with a talented cast of film veterans. The interviews focus on topics such as filmmakers, the development of film companies, and various other aspects of the film industry, some of these interviews have been compiled and published in the "Oral History Series" and other HKFA thematic publications. Excerpts of some video interviews were also featured in exhibitions curated by the HKFA.
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