Ying e Chi (Chinese: 影意志) is a non-profit organization formed in 1997 by a group of independent filmmakers in
Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
. Ying e Chi Limited is incorporated on 7 May 1999. Independent film makers of Ying e Chi include
Vincent Chui Vincent Chui (崔允信) is an independent film director in Hong Kong. He starts his filming career in ''As Time Goes By'' (1997), a documentary film he co-directed with Ann Hui. Chui now lives in Taiwan.
''Leaving in Sorrow'' (2001), starring Sha ...
, Kwok Wai-lun,
Simon Chung
Simon Chung Tak-sing (), is a Hong Kong film director. His films include ''Innocent'', released in 2005, ''End of Love'' which premiered at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival in 2009, Charlie Lam and Lawrence Wong. Ying e Chi co-founded the
Hong Kong Asian Film Festival Hong may refer to:
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Last Exit to Kai Tak
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'' (2018), '' Taking Back the Legislature'' (2020), '' Inside the Red Brick Wall'' (2020). These films are politically sensitive and mostly about the Hong Kong protests, and other cinema would not air them. Because of its stance in the political landscape of Hong Kong, Ying e Chi is often attacked by
pro-Beijing
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media, namely ''
Wen Wei Po
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'' and ''
Ta Kung Pao
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Hong Kong Arts Development Council
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(Hong Kong Government) in 2021, and also unable to renewed its contract with
Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre
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for its studio. Ying e Chi later officially disbanded in 2024. One of its original founders,
Vincent Chui Vincent Chui (崔允信) is an independent film director in Hong Kong. He starts his filming career in ''As Time Goes By'' (1997), a documentary film he co-directed with Ann Hui. Chui now lives in Taiwan.
''Leaving in Sorrow'' (2001), starring Sha ...
, appears to be restarting the organization in Taiwan by organizing HK Indie Short Film Award 2025 under the name of Ying e Chi.