Reporter: Ke Mei
Photography: Chung Wai Yin
The 16th “Asian Film Awards” was held on March 12 at the Hong Kong Jockey Club Lecture Hall in West Kowloon Cultural District and the Palace Museum. A total of 30 selected films were from 22 countries and regions, competing for 16 prizes. two “Excellent Asian Filmmaker Award” and “Asia Leap Actor Award” in recognition of the contribution of filmmakers to Asian films. This year, Zhang Yimou, an internationally acclaimed director and “Best Director” of the latest Asian Film Awards, was invited as the chairman of the jury. Zhang Yimou said through the video, “Asian films are on the road of equal emphasis on art and commerce. Appreciating both refined and popular tastes is exactly the goal we are pursuing.”
Wai Jai: It’s an honor to be on the same page as such an outstanding actor
Tony Leung (William Wai) has been nominated twice in the past for Best Actor at the ‘Asian Film Awards’. In 2008, he won the Best Actor title in Asia with “Lust, Caution”. “Drive My Car” Hidetoshi Nishijima, “Egoist” Ryohei Suzuki, “A Thousand Miles Home” Zhang Yi and “The Wind and Cloud” Mosentanaband compete for Best Actor, but whether they will win the honor again is unknown. Wai Jai said, “First of all, I would like to thank everyone for their support and encouragement at all times. I am very happy to have been selected as the best actor in the ‘Asian Film Awards’. As an actor from Hong Kong, I am able to to be in the same class as a group of outstanding actors from Asia. , I feel very honoured.” ‘Determination to Break Up’ has received 10 nominations, including ‘Best Picture’, ‘Best Director’, ‘Best Screenplay’, ‘Best Actor/Actress’ and so on. Hui Guanwen was also selected as ‘Best Supporting Actor’ for ‘When the Wind Rises Again’. He said, “It’s very difficult to make films now. I am happy to help and contribute to Hong Kong’s young film and film workers.”
Carrie Lam: It’s not easy playing a favorite character
Zhang Aijia won the Golden Horse for Best Actress for “Lights Dim” last year, and then won the “Asian Film Awards” for Best Actress with this film. Her main rival is Tang Wei, who won several best actress awards in South Korea with ‘Determination to Break Up’. Other opponents include “American Girl” Carrie Lam, “Nana’s Time Gone” Hapi Sarma, “The Seventh Five-Year Plan” awarded Chieko. Carrie Lam said, “Thanks to director Ruan Fengyi. He wrote me a wonderful role. I am grateful to be nominated for ‘Best Actress’. It is not easy to play a character I like. It is very satisfying to complete the dream film with a passionate team. Whether it wins an award or not, I am grateful and look forward to the director’s next work.”
Danny Mak Pui-tung competes for Best New Actor
Wang Danni and Mai Peidong were shortlisted for “Best New Actor” for “Anita Mui” and “The Hall of Justice” respectively. Their opponents include Li Zhien (IU) from “Children’s Transfer Station” and Yang Enyou from “Life Events”. . Mak Pui-tung said happily: “This is the first good news of this year. I am so happy. Thank you all! I hope that “Zheng” will be shown in more places, so that more people can see this beautiful show and a bunch of good actors.” The sci-fi action film ‘War of Tomorrow’, the record-breaking Asian cinema in Hong Kong, was nominated only for ‘Best Visual Effects’.
Maggie Cheung is preparing to open a film and hopes that the market will continue to thrive
Director Maggie Cheung, Chrissie Chau, Lin Wenlong, Yuan Lilin and this year’s youth ambassador Lin Mingzhen announced the shortlist at the press conference yesterday. Maggie Cheung said the awards ceremony will be held in Hong Kong after two years. She is happy to see that the Hong Kong film market is booming. “Last year, Hong Kong films performed well and many new directors emerged. I hope this year will continue to prosper.” She revealed that she is raising money to start filming ‘Ten Boys Studying Medicine’. The film tells the story of 10 young men who studied medicine in Hong Kong at the beginning of the Qing dynasty. The entire film will be shot in Hong Kong. The competition for “Best Actress” is fierce, Yuan Lilin is optimistic about Zhang Sylvia, “I played mother and daughter with Zhang Sylvia in a movie, I admire her a lot, I feel she has a lot of heart for movies.”
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