[2025.03.23] LOUIS KOO ENCOURAGES COLLEAGUES TO "KEEP ROLLING" TOGETHER TO OVERCOME THE WINTER

Michelle Wai says that she has absolutely no pressure in having a baby and can work at ease

Louis Koo looks forward to even more new blood joining the film industry and motivating development

Marf Yau and boyfriend Locker Lam are both present but decline to take a photo together
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Marf Yau protects manager Wing throughout the night
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The Federation of Hong Kong Filmmakers holds a spring banquet. Chairman Louis Koo says that the theme is "Keep Rolling", hoping that the industry would go over the fully challenging environment together.

Edward Chui admits to pursue Eileen Yiu, and their current relationship is better than friends

Eileen Yiu

Anthony Wong says that Tyson Yoshi does not need to spend all that money to make a music video

Michelle Wai hints at what she would dress to the Hong Kong Film Awards
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The Federation of Hong Kong Filmmakers 2025 Spring Dinner" dinner was held last night with 26 tables, chairman Louis Koo Tin Lok, permanent honorary chairman Ng See Yuen, commissioner and spokesperson Tin Kai Man, director Sunny Chan Wing Sun, Anthony Wong Chau Sun, Louisa So Yuk Wah, Michelle Wai Sze Nga, Louis Cheung Kai Chung, Marf Yau Yin Tung, Tony Wu Tsz Tung, etc. attended. The theme of this year's Spring Dinner is "Keep Rolling", and the Federation of Hong Kong Filmmakers Chairman Koo Tin Lok hoped that Hong Kong colleagues will survive the film industry's cold winter together. In the future the Federation would continue to subsidize the industry's film productions, welcome even more young people to join Hong Kong film productions and march forward hand in hand.

The Federation of Hong Kong Filmmakers currently comprises 15 professional film associations, and is committed to safeguarding the rights and interests of film workers, promoting communication between the industry, the HKSAR Government and various sectors of the community, and promoting the sustainable development of the Hong Kong film industry. The theme of this year's Spring Dinner is "Keep Rolling", which means that all positions are like partners during the shoot, working hand in hand and helping each other in a challenging environment.

As the chairman of the Federation, Koo Tin Lok said that he served as the guest presenter at the dinner and presented three awards to the behind-the-scenes personnel. He presented the "Outstanding Film Worker Award 2025" to international professional technical consultant Ngai Tin Ming, firearms master Yu Man Biu and production assistant Leung Man for toiling away quietly in the film industry, their rich experience and contribution to the industry. He sentimentally said, "Some elders may have been working in this industry for a long time but have never had the opportunity to win an award. An award to them may be the recognition of the entire show business career. Some award shows only present to the on screen talent, but i personally feel the behind the scene staff also contributed a lot." This year's theme was also to tide over the cold winter of Hong Kong's film industry. Koo Tin Lok said that in addition to the government, the Federation would also subsidize the filming industry, and initially select 10 scripts. He would then conduct interviews with the producer, the director, mainly to assess the candidates' ability to adapt to unexpected situations during filming. "We received around 80 scripts, in the end we chose 10 for interviews. Because many directors are very new and have never made a movie before, at the first meeting I thought they were children who just graduated from secondary school. We had to test their ability to adapt and execute. I feel that more young people have new ideas, which would be a great stimulant for the industry and is also a good thing." He joked that was because he saw the film VALLEY IN THE SHADOW OF DEATH (BUT SEH JI JUI)'s two directors were rather young, but felt that having even more young people and new ideas to join the Hong Kong film industry would be beneficial to the industry. The Keep Rolling project's two movies THE REMNANTS (NGOK YUN DONG DOH) and VALLEY IN THE SHADOW OF DEATH have also production.

Wong Chau Sun along with the Federation's first season Keep Rolling project selection VALLEY IN THE SHADOW OF DEATH team So Yuk Wah, P1X3L member George Au Chun Ho and others attended. He said that he has not yet watched the final cut. "I feel I performed decently, but this time the character was related to religion and I felt it was very difficult. At the beginning I didn't know how to play it. I spent a lot of time chatting with the pastor." He said that because the director was very, on the set they needed to spend some time to get into gear. He praised Au Chun Ho as very hard working and performed pretty well. When he felt that he did not perform well enough, he would take the initiative and ask for another take. He was well worth encouraging.

Wong Chau Sun earlier criticized Tyson Yoshi's new song 1994 music video as "too garbage". He explained that the first reaction was that the song was "garbage", like those "garbage songs" that were haphazardly thrown together to meet the deadline once upon a time. Actually Tyson Yoshi did very well, as it was not his "garbage" but an imitation of these "garbage songs". Thus it ended up to be "garbage". "He didn't need to spend so much money on the shoot, he did too much." If the music video was made into a movie, would he participate if he was invited? He said that he has not thought about it, feeling no role existed in the music video.

Wai Sze Nga said that she was looking forward to having dinner with industry insiders, because a group of colleague would eat lunch boxes on the set normally. She also said that she would take the opportunity to recommend herself to the Federation to sign up for a position, she would be willing even to "do chores", because recently she has been on vacation. The reporter pointed out that since she was newly married, why would she not take advantage of the time to make a baby? She joked that she has been a person for 40 years, but has had no pressure to have children so far because she and her husband have discussed it a long time ago to go with the flow. In addition both have talked adoption and their families have not given them any pressure. (Have you seriously prepared your body for pregnancy?) "No, but every night my husband gives me a lot of supplement to take." As a wife now, would she show what she would wear to the Hong Kong Film Awards next month to her husband? She quipped, "Because I have nothing to see. The same dress could be very sexy on others would become children's clothing on me! However he has offered to attend the award ceremony with me." She also said that she would go to the theater with her husband to watch the extended version of THE LAST DANCE (POR. DEI YUK), because the two have not seen it yet.

Edward Chui Woei Dong was revealed to be in love with Eileen Yiu Tsz Ling earlier. They were still getting to know each other, and he admitted that the relationship at this stage was "more than friends, but not fully lovers". He hoped for further development, appreciated her kindness, serious work attitude, very good to people and friends, and very caring for small animals. The other half he has been looking forward would be such a person. What was missing from them being a couple? "I am thinking about this myself. Everyone can give me some suggestions on how to get the girl. I am not strong in this area." Speaking of Yiu Tsz Ling's generosity in talking about the relationship between the two, he smiled and said, "I stand up bravely too!" He said that they met while working on JUSTICE SUNG BEGINS in Hengdian. Everyone had a lot of fun and the group would occasionally go out for dinner!

Marf Yau Yin Tung and her boyfriend Locker Lam Ka Hei were both present but declined to take a photo together. Marf said that it would be more meaningful to wait for the two to have a collaborative work. "Only this would be a very valuable photo together. (Would you mind working as a couple?) Of course not, I hope that our collaboration would be very challenging and I really like science fiction stuff. If someone happens to appreciate us, I would be rather glad." Referring to the fact that her manager Dai Wing was exposed to being in a relationship with Edward Ma Chi Wai. Marf joked, "Tonight my artist is doing the interview! I admire Ma Chi Wai very much, plus he plays soccer with Locker so we would see each other often. However their relationship has nothing to do with me, because they have known each other for a long time."