Interview of Chan Tin Shing

8mm and 16mm filmmaker in the 1980s.
Since the 1980s, Chan Tin Shing has made 11 drama shorts and experimental films with 8mm, super 8 and 16mm cameras. Keen on collecting all kinds of cinematography equipment, he generously donated his films and his collection of over 100 movie cameras, projectors, editing machines, etc. to the Hong Kong Film Archive in 2005.

Date 2014
Language Cantonese
Duration 8m (approx.)
Media Type Interview
Material Type Audio
People Chan, Tin Shing
Collection Remembrance of the Avant-Garde: Archival Camera Collection
Source Courtesy of Hong Kong Film Archive
Repository Hong Kong Film Archive
Note to Copyright Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Hong Kong Film Archive
Accession No. lcs-acam-0250
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