HOLOFICTION at the 27th Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival

 
 
 

27th Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival 2026
Monday, November 9, 2026 · 7:00 PM
Emperor Cinemas Entertainment Building · Hong Kong

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HOLOFICTION will be screened at the 27th Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival, which takes place from November 5 to 15, 2026 at Emperor Cinemas Times Square, the Golden Scene Cinema and the Emperor Cinemas Entertainment Building in Hong Kong.

The film will be shown on Monday, November 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM at the Emperor Cinemas Entertainment Building in Central, in a double bill with the short drama THE ICE CREAM MAN by Robert Moniot (Netherlands, 2024).

The screening of HOLOFICTION is sponsored by the Ohel Leah Synagogue Charity Trust and supported by the Austrian Consulate General Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Holocaust and Tolerance Centre.

Film Description – Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival 2026

“French filmmaker Claude Lanzmann famously criticized Schindler’s List, saying that “fiction is a transgression” and that “any representation of the Holocaust is prohibited.” In this monumental documentary, director Michal Kosakowski explores the tension between Lanzmann’s uncompromising vision and the thousands of fictional Holocaust films produced since 1938. By editing together scenes from more than 3,000 films into a captivating montage, without using narration, Kosakowski invites viewers to reflect on how movies shape our collective memory of unimaginable horrors.”
– Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival

Double Bill with THE ICE CREAM MAN

HOLOFICTION is screened together with the short drama THE ICE CREAM MAN
Netherlands 2024 · 33 min · English
Director: Robert Moniot · Producer: Greg Malone

“Shortly after the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands, a popular Jewish ice cream parlor owner finds himself targeted by the infamous “Butcher of Lyon,” Klaus Barbie. As his world crumbles, “The Ice Cream Man” must choose between resistance and death… a choice that will reverberate throughout the country.”
– Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival

Awards:
2025 Gasparilla International Film Festival – Grand Jury Award, Best Narrative Short
2024 Indy Shorts International Film Festival – Audience Choice Award
2024 Naples International Film Festival – Audience Award, Best Short Film

 
 

About the Festival

The Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival was founded in 1999 by Howard Elias (1958–2025). The first edition took place in May 2000 in the auditorium of the Jewish Community Centre; since then the festival, run by volunteers, has grown into an annual showcase of Jewish-themed cinema from around the world, regularly accompanied by filmmakers, Q&As and community events that connect the Jewish and the wider Hong Kong communities.

In 2026 the festival celebrates its 27th edition. It begins on November 5 with a special screening of To Be a Jew – Frank Lowy in His Own Words, followed by the Opening Night on November 7 with La Bonne Étoile (Lucky Star) at Emperor Cinemas Times Square, and runs until November 15, 2026.

Event Details

Festival: 27th Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival 2026

Festival dates: November 5 – 15, 2026
Festival venues: Emperor Cinemas Times Square · Golden Scene Cinema · Emperor Cinemas Entertainment Building

Screening: Monday, November 9, 2026, 7:00 PM
Venue: Emperor Cinemas, Entertainment Building, 30 Queen’s Road Central, Central, Hong Kong

Film: HOLOFICTION by Michal Kosakowski
Germany, Austria 2025, 102 min, no dialogue

Double bill with: THE ICE CREAM MAN by Robert Moniot (Netherlands 2024, 33 min)

Sponsored by: Ohel Leah Synagogue Charity Trust
Supported by: Austrian Consulate General Hong Kong · Hong Kong Holocaust and Tolerance Centre

Tickets: Individual ticket HK$120 · Student/Senior ticket HK$100
Macher Pass (access to all films) HK$1,800
Booking: emperorcinemas.com

Organiser: Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival

 
 
Michal Kosakowski