{"id":90882,"date":"2026-10-07T07:35:04","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T23:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=90882"},"modified":"2026-10-07T07:35:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T23:35:04","slug":"how-broadway-cinematheque-hong-kongs-longest-running-art-house-cinema-is-thriving-at-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=90882","title":{"rendered":"How Broadway Cinematheque, Hong Kong\u2019s longest-running art house cinema, is thriving at 30"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">While cinemas worldwide have suffered waves of closures over the past decade, Hong Kong\u2019s longest-running art house theatre has bucked the trend. As Broadway Cinematheque celebrates its 30th anniversary, shifting audience preferences appear to be playing to its strengths.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">In November 1996, Broadway Cinematheque (often simply called BC) opened in Kowloon\u2019s Yau Ma Tei district as one of Hong Kong\u2019s few cinemas screening international films that would not otherwise make it onto the city\u2019s commercial circuit.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Founded and run by Edko Films \u2013 which operates the wider Broadway cinema circuit \u2013 the venue relied on a hybrid model for years, showing blockbusters alongside niche releases to sustain business operations while subtly converting mainstream cinema-goers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-inline-container e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"image-inline caption e1fvabeq0 css-19sk4h4 ea9pn0s0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<figure class=\"image-inline caption ea9pn0s1 css-d3pq8q e1gf69pb0\" data-qa=\"ArticleImage-ArticleImageContainer\">\n<div data-qa=\"ArticleImage-handleRenderImage-ImageContainer\" class=\"css-bjn8wh e1gf69pb3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Freddie Wong, the first director of Broadway Cinematheque, looks over plans and concept drawings of the new cinema which his company, Edko Films, was building in July 1996. Photo: SCMP\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/img.i-scmp.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto\/sites\/default\/files\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/10\/05\/c3faf20a-1dd9-4442-a262-46dd31fc4980_b49095a9.jpg\" title=\"Freddie Wong, the first director of Broadway Cinematheque, looks over plans and concept drawings of the new cinema which his company, Edko Films, was building in July 1996. Photo: SCMP\"\/><\/div><figcaption data-qa=\"ArticleImage-DescriptionContainer\" class=\"css-1bj5zno e1gf69pb1\">Freddie Wong, the first director of Broadway Cinematheque, looks over plans and concept drawings of the new cinema which his company, Edko Films, was building in July 1996. Photo: SCMP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cThe idea was that if those commercial films were sold out elsewhere, people would buy tickets here, discover our art house posters and decide to catch an independent film next time,\u201d says Didi Wu, director of BC.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cBefore the internet, it wasn\u2019t easy to access films from unfamiliar realms. It was only through film buyers and distributors that audiences were introduced to international non-English language films, discovering new cultures and shaping their film appreciation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/entertainment\/article\/3369767\/how-broadway-cinematheque-hong-kongs-longest-running-art-house-cinema-thriving-30?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While cinemas worldwide have suffered waves of closures over the past decade, Hong Kong\u2019s longest-running art house theatre has bucked the trend. 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