Carlos Chan screams until his voice is hoarse in order to interpret the charm of Alex Man courtesy of on.cc
Carlos Chan Ka Lok in the Patrick Kong (Yip Lim Sum) directed
Lunar New Year film QUEEN OF MAHJONG (MA JEUK NUI WONG JUI NAM JAI)
played the Best Actor "Brother Chin Hung". With the recent release of
the trailer, Ka Lok's exaggerated interpretation and styling were
reminiscent of Alex Man Chi Leung. One of the "foul language funny
scenes" was derived from Man Chi Leung's performance in the movie THE
CONMEN IN VEGAS (DOH HUP DAI JIN LA SI WAI GA SI) more than 20 years
ago. In just a few shots, Ka Lok has successfully gotten rid of the
previous mild mannered image and changed to the ruffian route to bring
freshness to the audience.
In order to "be in sync" with Man Chi Leung, Ka Lok said,
"Actually, I watched this scene when I was younger, but Man Chi Leung's
performance was so emotional that it was highly difficult for me. I
watched it (his performance) again and again before filming, and even
kept trying it in front of the mirror or the director." He joked that
his voice was relatively weak, so in the later stage of filming his
"voice was hoarse from yelling".
Getting married next month, Michelle Wai wore red to attend the Lunar New Year activity
Hedwig Tam with MONTAGES OF A MODERN MOTHERHOOD became the surprise Best Actress at the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards
Chung Suet Ying won Best Actress with THE WAY WE TALK last year, but only had a minor role in THE LAST DANCE courtesy of on.cc
Michelle Wai admitted disappointment at not winning the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards Best Actress courtesy of singtao.com
Michelle Wai felt disappointed that THE LAST DANCE got a "goose egg" at the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards
Michelle Wai reveals that THE LAST DANCE extended version will be released in April
Michelle Wai reveals that her fiancee performed the betrothal gift ceremony, which was a lot of fun and fruitful
Hong Kong Film Critics Society member Manfred Wong comments on this year's awards results and feels THE LAST DANCE received the cold shoulder courtesy of mingpao.com
The bride-to-be Michelle Wai Sze Nga would marry her outside the
industry handsome medical boyfriend Chau Chee On an in February after
more than two years of dating. Michelle wore a red dress to Kwun Tong
yesterday to attend the shopping center event, and she recently shared
photos of the gift on social networks when she would wed next month,
with a lot of gold and dried seafood in a strong showing. Michelle said
that the gift ceremony was very fun. "There are a lot of gold objects,
there are three pairs of dragon and phoenix bracelets, and there are
gold chains and meteor hammers. There are so many gifts that they
couldn't fit in one car. The boss (Dr. Albert Yeung Sau Sing) gives
gifts and cash." When Gillian Chung Yan Tung got married, boss Yeung
Sau Sing gave her a luxury home as dowry. Has Michelle received a
building as dowry? She smiled and said no. "However the Boss has given
a cash gift, which is a happy price."
Michelle may have to spend her Lunar New Year at work, going to
Rotterdam for the film festival on the second day of the Lunar New Year
and then rushing back to Hong Kong for work. Speaking of the extended
version of THE LAST DANCE, she said that as far as she knew it would be
released in April. Because many Lunar New Year films would be released,
THE LAST DANCE's post-production has to wait in line. The director
might Extend her ambulance crying scene, but she was not sure because
she did not participate in the editing of the extended version of the
film. She has watched every cut so far though. Was the subject not
suitable to be screened in the Lunar New Year schedule? She laughed and
said, "No! It's better to be out with the old and in with the new."
A few days ago, the "Hong Kong Film Critics Society" announced
its award winners, but the Hong Kong film box office record breaking THE
LAST DANCE did not win any award and was only one of the top ten
recommended films. The "Best Actress" went to Hedwig Tam Sin Yin for
MONTAGES OF A MODERN MOTHERHOOD (FU DUK BUT). Michelle admitted that
she felt disappointed after not winning the Best Actress award.
"Nothing I can do, everyone's preferences and evaluation are different.
I can't win every time, but I am very happy for the winners. (Do you
feel you shouldn't lose to Tam Sin Yin?) Absolutely not, everybody has
worked very hard." Speaking of an accusation that the "Hong Kong Film
Critics Society" was forming cliques, she said that she did not know,
nor did she know about the voting process. Thus she could not say so.
She was disappointed for THE LAST DANCE film team, because they did not
win a single award. As for her co-stars Michael Hui Koon Man and Tommy
Chu Pak Hong's Asian Film Awards Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor
nominations, Michelle expressed that her disappointment at the lack of
nomination there as well but she was very happy that someone from Hong
Kong was nominated. "All Asian films can participate in the Asian Film
Awards, so when I see Hong Kong people nominated I am very happy. They
have won glory for Hong Kong!" Has it dampened her confidence in
winning the Hong Kong Film Awards? Michelle says it did because the
opponents has been strong every year, but she would try her best.
Winning Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards Best Actress last year,
Chung Suet Ying fought for the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards
Best Actress with the movie THE WAY WE TALK (HONG NGOR GUM TIN JUM MOR
SUET) against Tam Sin Yin and finally lost by one vote. She also
appeared in the film THE LAST DANCE, unfortunately due to the length of
the film, two of her scenes were deleted so she became a supporting role
among the supporting roles. Director Anselm Chan Mou Yin felt that she
has been mistreated, but Chung Suet Ying did not mind. She even pointed
out that roles have never been differentiated between big or small.
Chung Suet Ying has a very good relationship with THE LAST DANCE
film team. Whe she shared food photos on social networks last month,
one of which was beautiful chicken feet. Wai Sze Nga commented, "I know
how to cook chicken foot soup, are you interested?"
Hong Kong Film Critics Society founding member and veteran
filmmaker Manfred Wong (Man Jun) spoke about this year's Critics Society
Awards results on his online program, as he felt very bad for THE LAST
DANCE. He questioned whether the results were planned to generate talk.
What led to their neglect and kept THE LAST DANCE from the Society
Awards' Best Film final five discussion? He thought that giving such a
cold shoulder to a movie that was beloved by the Hong Kong audience and
made HK$ 150 million at the box office equated to making all ticket
buying Hong Kong audience the enemy.
Man Jun felt that the Critics Society's style was fewer mention
of commercial films. He questioned that since TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS:
WALLED IN (GAU LUNG SING JAI JI WAI SING) due to box office and audience
support was able to win this year's Society Awards Best Film, why THE
LAST DANCE with HK$ 150 million box office and audience support was not
included in the final five discussions for "Best Film"? He felt that
the Society intended through the results to influence Hong Kong Film
Awards members' consideration. He suggested that the Society has gone
extreme for more than 10 years. For example, the Fruit Chan Gor
directed THREE HUSBAND (SAM FU) had Society support and the Hong Kong
Film Awards Best Actress went to Chloe Maayan. He thus felt that Some
of the Society's member calculated, guessed and gauged which films would
be able to generate talk this year, and scoffed at the city wide hit THE
LAST DANCE. Man Jun bluntly said, "If you really have calculations, I
think you have made the enemy out of all Hong Kong viewers who bought
tickets!"
Man Jun also felt Wai Sze Nga deserved to be the final two of
the Society Awards Best Actress, citing that she definitely had the
substance, and questioned whether the Society minded that she was not a
new actor or an actor under the Emperor banner? Man Jun said that he
could not speculate with conspiracy theories. Although he liked the
winner Hedwig Tam Sin Yin too, he felt Wai Sze Nga deserved the
consideration. He said that Tam Sin Yin's victory with the film
MONTAGES OF A MODERN MOTHERHOOD was a surprise. The film has not yet
been released, so many have not yet seen it. As for THE LAST DANCE's
director Anselm Chan Mou Yin is ineligible to be included in the
director award discussion, Man Jun also questioned whether Chan Mou Yin
was too new and was looked down upon?
Stanley Yau (right) and Tommy Chu (left) fight for the heart of Kayan Ng courtesy of on.cc
Tommy Chu, Kayan Ng and Stanley Yau look forward to being able to see everyone at the audience appreciation events after the film release courtesy of singtao.com
Both Tommy Chu (left) and Stanley Yau (right) pursue Kayan Ng (center) in their new film courtesy of mingpao.com
Stanley Yau Si Chun, Kayan Ng and Tommy Chu Pak Hong (Chu Hong)
starred in the Lunar New Year film MY BEST BET (CHEUNG DOH BIT YANG)
would soon be released, and the three of them played two men chasing the
same woman in the film. Pursued by "Explosive Muscle Man" Stanley and
"Chinese-Korean mix" Chu Hong at the same time, Kayan admitted that she
was "not a good woman". Because the character was the favorite child of
the family, she was lazy. Her main job was to sleep at home and shop on
the street, she joked that she was "playing her true colors". Next to
her, Stanley also immediately chimed in, said that he has witnessed
Kayan's gluttonous nature and seen her kept eating snacks. In addition
she kept eating without getting fat. Kayan Ng said that she would have
to thank Mommy. Stanley also joked that he had a lot of intimate scenes
with Kayan in the film and had to thank the gods, because he has to
"hold her once"; then he revealed the "romantic rival" Chu Hong's luck
was boundless as he was constantly surrounded by women in the film. Chu
Hong said, "I haven't played a 'neat' character in a very long time, I
always been 'neat' on the stage, but I didn't expect to grab a 'scumbag
professional' after I joined the film and television industry. This
time I finally met a handsome role that made me feel powerful, and I am
very grateful." He had to speak Korean in the film, so he went to take
lessons. "The audience has more tolerance for Lunar New Year movie,
even if I don't speak it well it doesn't matter."
Speaking of the film using comedy and gambling as its main axis,
Kayan and Stanley both said that they would only gamble for fun with
friends. Kayan admitted that she played mahjong and the Big Deuce, she
also had the game of skills Rummikub. Chu Pak Hong misheard her and
said, "You dare to play (Liza) Wang Ming Chuen?!" Stanley said that
he lacked both gambling luck and skill. Aside from friendly mahjong,
Big Deuce, Baccarat, he excelled at none. He would only host the Hoo
Hey How (Fish Prawn Crab) game during the Lunar New Year, and his
mahjong mates would mainly be his MIRROR teammates and manager. Who was
the "Mahjong King" among the 12 members? He said that harmless looking
Jeremy Lee Chun Kit, but then he also said, "I have beaten him before.
(What is the sucker?) I won't say who, it's still Jer (Lau Ying Ting)
and Anson Lo. Anson Lo is very distracted while playing. He plays just
to be a part of the game, winning or losing doesn't matter." Who has
won the most? He said they were rather close. "We takes turns winning.
Jer once won ten times in a row. Because that day was his birthday, he
probably used all of his good luck. Everyone has good mahjong manner,
we are all cultured."
Chu Hong joked again, "I don't gamble at all, I even have to
learn to gamble for this movie. (What's your usual pastime?) The work
of an actor is already very "brain-burning", so I spend my free time at
home in a daze, doing nothing, or reading books and watching movies.
Actually, I have tried calligraphy, and I wanted to hike and rock climb;
but in the end, I still felt that the bed at home was the most
comfortable, haha." After that, the three of them picked up fai chun
together and wish everyone an early Happy New Year.
10 OCTOPUS WITH BROKEN ARMS
Can : Ng Sat 3
d. Jacky Gan
Xiao Yang, Tong Liya, Duan Yihong, Cya Liu
Stone Tsang Siu Keung, Nikki Han, Salomon Wettstein,
Jack Leung Chun Keung, Will Hayward, Law Kai Pong, Tom Robertshaw,
Sarah Pemberton, Hyun Chang Chung
Rating : IIB
Length : 110 mins.
Opening January 9 2025
Trailer : https://youtu.be/cz8WTp3G3u8
[ CINEMA CITY ]
Kidnap my daughter? I'll kill you!
Zheng Bingrui's precious daughter Tingting is kidnapped in public.
Li Huiping,who always accompanies the father and daughter, joins
the rescue mission. However, the cunning kidnapper skillfully
evades the intense pursuit of police captain Zhang Jingxian and
manipulates Zheng and Li, who are eager to save the daughter.
Driven to the brink of desperation, Zheng Bingrui chooses a road
to hell to rescue his daughter. Even if he turns into a "devil",
he cannot let go of the villain who hurt his daughter! Little
do they realize that a bigger conspiracy is quietly unfolding,
and no one involved can escape.
9 WICKED
d. Jon M. Chu
Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande
8 CONCLAVE
d. Edward Berger
Ralph Fiennes, Stanle Tucci, John Lithgow, Isabella Rossellini
7 SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3
d. Jeff Fowler
Jim Carrey, Krysten Ritter, Natasha Rothwell,
Shemar Moore, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter,
English Voices: Ben Schwartz, Colleen O'Shaughnessey,
Idris Elba, Keanu Reeves
6 LION KING: MUFASA
d. Barry Jenkins
Disney Animation
English Voices: Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr.,
Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner, Tiffany Boone,
Donald Glover, Mads Mikkelsen, Thandiwe Newton,
Lennie James, Anika Noni Rose,
Blue Ivy Carter, Beyonce Knowles-Carter
[ SCREEN DAILY ]
A family drama about a cafe owner who leads a pedestrian existence
after a family tragedy. His only wish is to have his 15 year old
son return home, but the boy is locked up in a psychiatric prison
for the murder of his mother and sister
[ 2024 BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ASIAN COTENTS AND FILM MARKET ]
Café owner Nin’s mundane but contented life is shattered forever when
his fifteen-year-old son Ming slashes his mother and younger sister to
death one evening. Diagnosed with acute schizophrenia, Ming is remanded
to a psychiatric prison indefinitely until full recovery. Aside from
visiting his son twice a month, Nin continues to lead a pedestrian
existence, while memories of his wife, daughter, and son keep flooding
into his head. As time passes, Nin has given up on knowing the reason
behind the misfortune. He only wishes that one fine day, Ming, his sole
remaining family but also the murderer of his family, will come home
again.
4 FOUR TRAILS
d. Robin Lee
Documentary
Stone Tsang Siu Keung, Nikki Han, Salomon Wettstein,
Jack Leung Chun Keung, Will Hayward, Law Kai Pong, Tom Robertshaw,
Sarah Pemberton, Hyun Chang Chung
Rating : IIA
Length : 101 mins.
Opening December 6 2024
[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
At the time, they said it couldn't be done. In 2012, Andre Blumberg set
off by himself, to run all four of Hong Kong's iconic ultra distance
trails in just four days. 298km and over 14,500m of climbing later, one
of the hardest ultra marathons in the world - the Hong Kong Four Trails
Ultra Challenge - was born.
With the 2021 edition of the challenge as the backdrop, 'Four Trails'
takes you on a journey from when the concept was first was conceived to
it's current format. Under 60 hours to be deemed a 'Finisher' and under
72 hours to be a ‘Survivor’, unsupported and with an ever evolving set
of rules. It takes a deep dive into the famous four trails that make up
the challenge and you will both laugh and cry as the astonishing stories
of those who dare attempt such a feat unfold.
3 LAST SONG FOR YOU
Can : Gau Bit Chung Fung
d. Jill Leung Lai Yin
Dior Cheng Yee Kin, Ian Chan Cheuk Yin,
Natalie Hsu (Hui Yan Yi), Cecilia Choi Sze Wan
Rating : I
Length : 107 mins.
Opening December 20 2024
Teaser 1 : https://youtu.be/SKDIUeQO1ok
[ 2024 BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ASIAN COTENTS AND FILM MARKET ]
So Sing Wah, a former lead singer of the band, fell into the trough of
marriage and career in middle age. He met his ex-girlfriend Ha Man
Huen in the hospital. Recalling the love in the midsummer, she now has
natural grace and elegance. But it is a pity that she left without
leaving any contact. Unexpectedly, there is a bad new from her after
half a year; it would be her smiling face in the photo in the mourning
hall when meeting her again. So thought that everything now has become
the past, but a week later, an uninvited guest came to him. Summer, a
fifteen-year-old girl claimed to be daughter of Ha Man Huen and have a
presumptuous request. Ha Man Huen entrusted the lawyer before her
death, hoping that So and Summer would scatter the ashes under the
Bodhidharma sun to make up for the regret of breaking up that year.
The two lonely people with thirty years apart, hugged the ashes and
finally decided to go to Japan together.
[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
That summer, young Ha Man Huen and young So Sing Wah crossed paths
through a shared love of music, wondering just how far this love could
take them.
Years later, musician So unexpectedly encounters his first love Ha, in
a hospital during troughs of their lives. Struck by how much he has
changed, ailing Ha decides to send him to a journey as a parting gift,
hoping this will reignite his life.
2 THE LAST DANCE
Can : Por. Dei Yuk
Lit : Breaking. Hell
d. Anselm Chan Mau Yin
Dayo Wong Tsz Wah, Michael Hui Koon Man,
Michelle Wai Sze Nga, Tommy Chu Pak Hong,
Catherine Chau Ka Yee, Paul Chun Pui,
Elaine Jin (Kam Yin Ling), Rachel Leung Yung Ting,
Rosa Maria Velasco (Wai Law Sha), Chung Suet Ying
Rating : IIB
Length : 126 mins.
Opening October 10 2024 at the Hawaii International Film Festival
Opening November 14 2024
Trailer : https://youtu.be/om4lN8N-TIc
Site : https://hiff.org/events/thelastdance/
[ HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ]
Starring current Hong Kong comedy king Dayo Wong and comedy
legend Michael Hui, THE LAST DANCE is the story of a
debt-ridden wedding planner who finds unexpected success as a
funeral planner, but he has to win over a traditional Taoist
priest to stay in the business...The pandemic has sent most
industries into recession. Mired in debt, wedding planner
Dominic gets a miraculous chance to turn things around when
a funeral planner retires and passes the baton to him.
Planning weddings and funerals are polar opposites, but
Dominic puts his all into his new job, from opening graves,
digging coffins, to handling the deceased. No matter how
unpleasant it gets, he takes on everything with gusto. However,
the biggest obstacle is getting the approval of respected
Taoist priest, Master Man. In his 70s, Master Man is a
traditional man who has devoted his life to his Taoist faith.
He wants to pass the mantle to his son, Ben, but Ben is more
devoted to his wife and kids than to Taoism. Master Man's
daughter, Yuet, respects her father greatly. However,
since her ancestors dictated that women are filthy by
nature, Yuet doesn't take romantic relationships seriously.
1 THE PROSECUTOR
AKA : MISJUDGEMENT
Can : Ng Poon
d. Donnie Yen Chi Tan
Donnie Yen Chi Tan, Julian Cheung Chi Lam,
Michael Hui Koon Man, Francis Ng Chun Yu, MC Cheung Tin Fu,
Kent Cheng Jut Si, Lau Kong, Yu Kang, Adam Pak Tin Nam,
Locker Lam Ka Hei, Shirley Chan Yan Yi,
Mason Fung Ho Yeung, Tommy Chu Pak Hong,
Ray Lui Leung Wai, Mark Cheng Ho Nam, Sisley Choi Si Bui,
Mandy Wong Chi Man, Justin Cheung Kin sing, Liza Wang Ming Chuen.
Rating : IIB
Length : 117 mins.
Opening December 21 2024
Trailer : https://youtu.be/DitF9p1tZcs
[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
Based on true events. A young man is charged with drug trafficking.
He pleads guilty under undue influence from his defense lawyer, in
exchange for a reduced sentence. Hard-edged former cop Fok is the
unconventional prosecutor assigned to the case. He becomes convinced
that the conviction is unusual and decides to conduct his own
investigation. Fok is forced to risk his own life and career to
uncover the truth and bring the real villains to justice.
Where the law ends, his justice begins...
[ THE FILM CATALOGUE ]
Inspired by a true story in Hong Kong. A young man wrongfully charged
with drug trafficking, pleads guilty under undue influence from his
defense lawyer, letting the actual convict escaped from penalty. Fok,
an unconventional prosecutor assigned to the case, firmly believes
that the case is full of doubts and decides to conduct a private
investigation for the young man. Fok risks his life and career to
uncover the truth and bring the real culprit to justice
Stephy Tang personally enters the kitchen and cook the red bean soup for the film courtesy of on.cc
The film LITTLE RED SWEET (HUNG DAU) earlier held a word-of-mouth screening. The film's editing consultant, master artist William Chang Suk Ping, also made a rare appearance to share with the audience. He admitted that art or editing is creation, "So I can't teach it, you have to explore it slowly." On the same day, the film company released its first production special - Tong Sui chapter, and arranged for real Tong Sui masters and food stylists to teach the actors how to fry red beans and postures. Among them Simon Yam Tak Wah and Stephy Tang Lai Yan both cooked red bean soup by themselves. Yam Tak Wah said, "I play an older generation of dessert masters, very stubborn. The process can't have mistakes, and if it is the whole pot has to be replaced." Jeffrey Ngai Chun Sun said that if he had a bowl of red bean soup, he would like to give it to every viewer in the audience and hope everyone will go to the movies and feel a warmth! As for Tang Lai Yan, she said that she would give it to Mama. "She has worked hard from my childhood to adulthood, I hope she would get a little sweeter and happier."
THE LAST DANCE has broken many records and is one of the recommended films courtesy of singtao.com
Sean Lau wins Best Actor with PAPA and calls for everyone to support the film at the movies
Hedwig Tam wins her first Best Actress with MONTAGES OF A MODERN MOTHERHOOD
TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN wins the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards Best Film
Philip Yung with PAPA wins Best Director
The Hong Kong Film Critics Society's Ten Recommended Films of the Year include ROB N ROLL, OBEDIENCE, FOUR TRAILS, THE WAY WE TALK, ALL SHALL BE WELL, LOVE LIES, PAPA, WINTER CHANT, THE LAST DANCE and AN ABANDONED TEAM
The 2024 Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards announced the
winners yesterday, Sean Lau Ching Wan won the Best Actor for PAPA, and
MONTAGES OF A MODERN MOTHERHOOD (FU DUK BUT)'s Hedwig Tam Sin Yin won
the Best Actress. TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN (GAU LUNG SING
JAI JI WAI SING) won Best Film. Last year's highest-grossing film THE
LAST DANCE (POR. DEI YUK) became one of the recommended movies and did
not win any major awards. Lau Ching Wan defeated THE WAY WE TALK (HONG
NGOR GUM TIN JUM MOR SUET)'s Neo Yau Hawk Sau by one vote to win Best
Actor. The first time Film Critic Society Best Actor Lau Ching Wan
thanked the Society, saying that PAPA was still in theaters and still
more than HK$ 70 million before reaching HK$ 100 million. He called on
everyone to support the film at the movies. Chung Suet Ying won the
Golden Horse Film Award Best Actress last year with THE WAY WE TALK, but
this time she lost to Tam Sin Yin by one vote. Tam Sin Yin was excited
after winning Best Actress for the first time, and thanked the team of
MONTAGES OF A MODERN MOTHERHOOD for achieving her first film award.
The Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards were announced its
winners yesterday, with a total of 5 awards and 10 recommended films,
including Best Film TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN, Best Actor Sean
Lau Ching Wan of PAPA, Best Actress Hedwig Tam Sin Yin of MONTAGES OF A
MODERN MOTHERHOOD, Best Director Philip Yung Tsz Kwong of PAPA, and
Ryker Chan Wai Bun, Albert Mak Kai Kwong and Man Uen Ching won Best
Screenplay for ROB N ROLL (LUM SI GIP ONG). As for the ten recommended
movies, they included ROB N ROLL, OBEDIENCE (SUP FONG JI DEI), FOUR
TRAILS (HEUNG GONG SEI GAING DAI BO JAU), THE WAY WE TALK (HONG NGOR GUM
TIN JUM MOR SUET), ALL SHALL BE WELL (CHUNG GUM YI HAU), LOVE LIES (NGOR
TAM DIK NA CHEUNG LUEN OI), PAPA, WINTER CHANTS (DONG MEI LOI), THE LAST
DANCE (POR. DEI YUK), and AN ABANDONED TEAM (DUT CHUNG SIN SUN).
According to the Society, 46 Hong Kong films met the criteria of
first run public ticketed screenings at Hong Kong cinemas with no less
than 5 screenings held within a week. Finally, the best works revolved
around the discussion were mainly 12 to 15 films. The five awards were
all hotly contested, and the results were obtained after 9 hours of
heated discussion and three rounds of voting. Each of the five
finalists for Best Film had their own supporters, and in the end, the
Soi Cheang Pou Soi directed TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN and the
Yung Tsz Kwong directed PAPA faced off, with the former narrowly winning
by a small number of votes to take the lead.
Yung Tsz Kwong with PAPA defeated THE WAY WE WALK's Adam Wong
Sau Ping, OBEDIENCE's Wong Siu Bong and others to win Best Director. In
terms of screenplay, ROB N ROLL stood out, beating LOVE LIES, ALL SHALL
BE WELL and others to win Best Screenplay. Last year's highest-grossing
film THE LAST DANCE was not nominated for more than 3 awards, but
Michael Hui Koon Man and Michelle Wai Sze Nga were nominated for the
third round of voting for Best Actor and Actress.
The audience considered Lau Ching Wan's performance in PAPA to
be his "best performance of his film career", earlier he competed for
Best Actor at the Tokyo International Film Festival and Asian Film
Awards. The Film Critics Society said that Lau Ching Wan defeated
THE WAY WE TALK's Neo Yau Hawk Sau by one vote to become the Best
Actor, his fifth time after FULL ALERT (GO DOH GAI BEI), LA
BRASSIERE (JUET SAI HO BRA), LIFE WITHOUT PRINCIPLE (DUET MING GUM)
and OVERHEARD 3 (SIT TING FUNG WON 3).
The Society said that in the face of the family tragedy, from
the loss of consciousness and not understanding the reasons for the bad
news at first glance, to the trauma of loneliness and loss of love, and
the persistence of reluctance to reconcile, the actor had a great test
with each plot turn. Lau Ching Wan with a "reserved" method to control
his performance, displaying a low profile, sorrow and sense of life
between silence and eruption, intricate and complex skill wise. The
actor showed the understanding and digestion of unpredictability and
love. In the past 10 years, Lau Ching Wan has repeatedly played the
role of genre films. This Lau Ching Wan performance has a rarely seen
aspect, especially his interaction with new actors; showing the power of
the presence of top actors.
Lau Ching Wan thanked the Hong Kong Film Critics Society for his
best actor award, "PAPA is still in theaters, and is still more than 70
million from being able to break 100 million. As the saying goes,
'where there's a will, there's a way.' I hope everyone would continue
their support."
Tam Sin Yin won the Best Actress for her first film award. She
defeated the Golden Horse Best Actress Chung Suet Ying by one vote. The
Society said that Tam Sin Yin as the first time mother Suk Ching not
only gained weight, but also showed the pain from the body to the heart
in detail. In the face of parenting pressure and the conservative
concept of gender division of labor, she went from disappointment to
despair and gradually collapsed in the baby's cry. Tam Sin Yin gave
this highly difficult role a strong appeal.
The first time Best Actress Tam Sin Yin emotionally thanked the
team. "Thank you to director (Oliver) Chan Siu Kuen, who dares to cast
me. Without you accompanying me to find Suk Ching, I wouldn't have been
able to reach this step. Thank you for choosing me. Thank you to
everyone involved in front of and behind the scenes of MONTAGES OF A
MODERN MOTHERHOOD, the distribution company Golden Scene, my co-stars in
the film, every Mamas who selflessly shared with me, and everyone who
accompanied me step by step. Finally, thank you to my family for always
letting me do what I want to do, and thank you to my mother. If there
is a power in the award, I would like to give this little bit of power
to every mother in the world so that you know that you are not alone."
PAPA won the Best Director, Best Actor and the Recommended Film
of the Year awards, Yung Tsz Kwong was especially grateful to producer
Amy Chin Siu Wai and co-producer Suen Fei, as he knew that he was a
difficult director to manage; as well as the investors of this film. "I
am very happy that Lau Ching Wan won the award, PAPA being appreciated
is my biggest wish from making this movie. I hope that "Mama", "Son" and
"Daughter" will have good luck at the Hong Kong Film Awards. PAPA is
still in theaters, and I hope everyone will go to the theater to see
this movie and support us to make another new movie."
The Ray Yeung Yiu Hoi directed film about lesibans in their
twilight years, ALL SHALL BE WELL (CHUNG GUM YI HAU) was selected as one
of the Recommended Films of the Year. He said that the team was very
honored to be included in the list of recommended films by the Hong Kong
Film Critics Society, and was delighted to witness a series of wonderful
Hong Kong films releases that showcased a rich variety of subjects and
styles and injected vitality into the local film industry last year. He
hoped that more Hong Kong audiences would flock to cinemas in the coming
year to support local films.
BEST SCREENPLAY: Ryker Chan, Albert Mak, Man Uen Ching (ROB N ROLL)
BEST ACTOR: Sean Lau (PAPA)
BEST ACTRESS: Hedwig Tam (MONTAGES OF A MODERN MOTHERHOOD)
RECOMMENDED FILMS: ROB N ROLL, OBEDIENCE, FOUR TRAILS, THE WAY WE TALK, ALL SHALL BE WELL, LOVE LIES, PAPA, WINTER CHANTS, THE LAST DANCE, AN ABANDONED TEAM
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