Roger Garcia

Born

1952-04-29

Birthplace

Hong Kong

Biography

Roger Garcia is a film festival executive, producer and writer. He has been executive director of the Hong Kong International Film Festival and Asian Film Awards Academy, artistic director of the Hainan Island International Film Festival, and curator, consultant and juror to many international film festivals. He is also a film producer who has worked in Asia, Europe and Hollywood on films and TV. His latest work is an expanded cinema piece with film, live performance and laser that premiered at the Singapore International Festival of the Arts in 2022 and featured in the New Vision Arts Festival, Hong Kong, 2023. He is also a film critic with books and articles published by British Film Institute, Cahiers du Cinema, Film Comment, etc. He has been a Board member of M Plus Museum in Hong Kong, and was awarded Chevalier des Arts et Lettres by the French government in 2018. He is also a member of the European Film Academy.