影意志 Ying E Chi
影意志是一個由獨立電影人組成的非牟利團體，成立於1997年，旨在團結本地獨立電影工作者，並致力發行和推廣香港的獨立電影。2011年，影意志正式於澳門成立支部，希望加強港澳兩地獨立電影的交流。
本地電影工業的製作往往以商業投資意向為依歸，影片只為迎合市場，缺乏對社會現況的反省和批判。我們主張獨立精神，以創作人為本──製作模式獨立於主流工業，題材不以市場作主導；希望發掘更多具藝術價值、能面向社會的作品。近年，獨立電影製作和發行均遇到不少限制，邁向第20年，影意志將繼續開拓更多放映渠道，讓自主創作更能與本地觀眾接軌。
自2008年開始，影意志舉辦「香港獨立電影節」（2008 －2009 兩屆為「香港亞洲獨立電影節」），推廣各地的獨立電影，讓香港觀眾欣賞到更多優秀的獨立電影作品，豐富本地的觀影選擇。
Founded in 1997, Ying E Chi is a non-profit arts organisation that was established by a group of Hong Kong independent filmmakers. Our mission is to unite local independent filmmakers, as well as to distribute and to promote independent films. In 2011, branch in Macau was founded to strengthen the cooperation between independent filmmakers in the two cities.
Local film productions are dominated by commercial hegemony. Many of the mainstream productions are market oriented, lacking in reflection and critique on status quo. Thus, we emphasise independent spirit, in which creativity comes first, and are intended to discover productions with greater artistic and social value. Over the past few years, there are many constraints on independent production and distribution. We will keep exploring more channels for independent films to connect with general audience as we head towards our 20th anniversary.
Ying E Chi has been organising HKindieFF annually since 2008 (2008-2009 as Hong Kong Asian Independent Film Festival), in order to promote independent films of world cinema, and to provide alternative film selections for local audience.
