About FSOCA

建社歷史 History

2024年，我們來自五湖四海，偶然有機會參與了羅卓瑤導演的獨立自主電影《霧海微瀾》的拍攝，感受深刻，完成拍攝後，大家都不約而同表達不願意就此完結，決定成立影社，跟羅卓瑶和方令正從無開始學習拍電影。我們是一群對電影充滿熱誠的創作人，來自不同背景，有電影業內人士、電影系學生，也有從未接觸過電影製作的朋友，職業各異，但都懷著同一份熱情。

In 2024, the FSOCA members participated in Clara Law and Eddie Fong’s DIY film RIPPLES IN THE MIST. We came from different backgrounds: some in the film industry, some were university students,  some complete beginners.  Our background differed but we shared the same passion.

當電影能躲開金錢的權勢(製作成本），另闢蹊徑，讓一個藝術品的作者能用自己雙手捕捉真實…那時候我們才會覺悟，電影將成為眾藝術之首，它的繆斯便成為眾繆思之后。

引自 塔可夫斯基

When the cinema escapes from the power of money (I mean production costs), when they invent a way for the author of a work of art to capture reality with his own hands…..then we shall see.  Then film will become first among the arts, and its muse the queen of all the muses.

From Tarkovsky

從無出發 Setting off with nothing

我們四無依傍(沒有任何政府機構資助 )、一無所知(電影藝術)、一無所有(拍攝技術與器材)，如白紙一張，但有赤子之心、有赤手空拳，故希望華影社能在羅卓瑤和方令正兩位的指導下，以自主製作電影講述自己的故事，為自己的社區發聲，為中國文化傳承定位，為多元文化盡一分力。

We start off with nothing and no support (no government funding, no filmmaking experience, and no filming equipment). Under the guidance of our artistic directors Clara Law and Eddie Fong, we are setting off like a piece of blank sheet, with only our hearts, our bare hands and an indescribable passion and determination.  As members of FSOCA we are committed to telling our stories through independent filmmaking, we will give voice to our communities, preserve and explore the wisdom and beauty of Chinese Culture and its legacy, and promote multiculturalism.

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藝術總監 Artistic Directors

羅卓瑤 Clara Law

羅卓瑤畢業於香港大學英國文學系，後赴英國國立電影電視學院修讀電影，其畢業作品 They Say The Moon Is Fuller Here 榮獲芝加哥影展銀牌獎。

回港後，她創作了多部獲國際讚譽的作品，包括《秋月》（1992），獲得盧卡諾影展金豹獎、歐洲藝術戲院聯盟最佳影片獎、瑞士青年評審團特別獎；以及《誘僧》（1993），入圍威尼斯影展主競賽單元，並於1994年獲法國克雷泰伊影展大獎。

1995年移居澳洲後，羅卓瑤持續創作並獲得多項國際獎項，包括《浮生》（1996），奪得盧卡諾影展銀豹獎、西班牙希洪影展最佳影片及最佳導演、克雷泰伊與阿斯圖里亞斯影展大獎；《遇上1967的女神》（2000）獲威尼斯影展最佳女主角獎、芝加哥與捷克Teplice藝術影展最佳導演獎，以及挪威特羅姆瑟影展國際影評人聯盟（FIPRESCI）最佳影片獎。

《給阿里的信》被評論界列為「澳洲百大電影」之一；《如夢》為2010年香港國際電影節開幕電影；《赤地》由香港國際電影節委約創作，並入圍同年威尼斯影展主競賽單元。

她最新作品《花果飄零》（2021）以全DIY方式拍攝，橫跨澳洲、香港及澳門，探索另類電影的可能性，最終奪得金馬國際影展最佳導演獎。

多年來，她的作品屢獲金馬獎、香港電影金像獎、澳洲影視藝術學院獎（AACTA）提名，並入選紐約、威尼斯、多倫多、辛丹斯、盧卡諾、鹿特丹、釜山、耶路撒冷及倫敦等多個國際影展。

目前她正創作《花果飄零》的續篇《霧海微瀾》（RIPPLES IN THE MIST）。

Clara Law graduated from the University of Hong Kong in English Literature and studied film at the National Film School, England, winning the Silver Plaque Award (Chicago Film Festival) with her graduation film THEY SAY THE MOON IS FULLER HERE.

Returning to Hong Kong she crafted a number of internationally acclaimed features including AUTUMN MOON (winner GoldenLeopard Locarno, Best Picture European Art Theatres Association, Youth Special Jury Award Switzerland, 1992), TEMPTATION OF A MONK (competition Venice 1993, Grand Prix Creteil 1994).

She moved to Australia in 1995 and continued to win many international awards including FLOATING LIFE (Silver Leopard Locarno, Best Film and Best Director Gijon, Grand Prix Creteil, Grand Prix Asturias, 1996), THE GODDESS OF 1967 (Best Actress Award Venice, Best Director Chicago, Best Director Teplice Artfilm, FIPRESCI Critics’ Award Best Film Tromso, 2000), LETTERS TO ALI (credited as 100 greatest films of Australian cinema by the critics), LIKE A DREAM (opening film Hong Kong Film Festival 2010), RED EARTH, (commissioned by HKFF, competition Venice 2010).

DRIFTING PETALS, a bold feature exploring the possibility of alternate cinema using a totally DIY concept, shot in Australia, Hong Kong and Macau, won the Best Director Award in the Golden Horse International Film Festival 2021.

Through the years her films have had innumerable nominations in the Golden Horse FF, HK Film Awards, AACTA Awards and been selected to many international film festivals including New York, Venice, Toronto, Sundance, Locarno, Rotterdam, Pusan, Jerusalem and London.

Currently she is working on RIPPLES IN THE MIST, sequel of DRIFTING PETALS.

方令正 Eddie Ling-Ching Fong 

方令正香港出生, 1979年香港浸會學院傳理系畢業。實驗短片《面壁》在1978年贏得香港獨立短片展最佳電影獎。曾任職佳藝電視、麗的電視及無線電視編劇，同時亦撰寫不少電影劇本。 1981年底歐洲遊學回港，任職世紀電影公司助理創作主任。自1983年編導電影包括《唐朝豪放女》、《郁達夫傳奇》(都靈電影節競賽)、《川島芳子》 (威尼斯影展觀摩)及《非常偵探》 (香港電影評論學會推薦電影)。1987年開始，與羅卓瑤合力編寫、策劃及監製她執導的所有作品，1995年一起移居澳洲，共同編寫監製了三部英語電影及三部華語電影。移居澳洲後，專注非主流電影創作，作品多次入選國際影展，視電影為藝術與文化實踐，持續探索中國藝術精神與敍事性藝術的關係。第二部獨立自主電影《霧海微瀾》將於2025年完成。

Born in Hong Kong, Fong won the Best Film Award in 1978 Hong Kong Independent Short Film Festival with THE PAINTER in 1978, before graduating from Hong Kong Baptist University in 1979.  He worked for Rediffusion Television (RTV) and Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Ltd. (TVB) as scriptwriter and wrote scripts for several feature films before becoming the deputy creative director of Century films. He made his directorial debut with An Amorous Woman of The Tang Dynasty (1984). His subsequent films, Cherry Blossoms (1985), Kawashima Yoshiko (1990) and The Private Eye Blues (1994) were either multiple award winners or shown in film festivals worldwide. He started collaborating with Clara Law in 1987, working either as writer or writer/producer on all her films. After moving to Australia in the 1990s, he began to focus more on independent filmmaking.  emphasising film as a medium for artistic and cultural expression.  Currently he is working on their second DIY film RIPPLES IN THE MIST,