[2024.12.04] ANSELM CHAN RECEIVES HIS FIRST "BEST DIRECTOR" AWARD AND BEGINS TO EDIT THE LAST DANCE EXTENDED EDITION

Director Anselm Chan and Michelle Wai are excited about THE LAST DANCE exceeding HK$ 115 million at Hong Kong and Macao box office
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Michelle Wai is frequently traveling overseas. She is tired but happy.
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Anselm Chan and Michelle Wai meet the press after returning to Hong Kong
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The film THE LAST DANCE (POR. DEI YUK) has had good news after good news after its release. As of 4 p.m. yesterday, the total box office revenue of Hong Kong and Macao was HK$115 million -- second in the history of Hong Kong films in the box office. The film also won four awards at the 61st Asia-Pacific Film Festival held in Malaysia on the 1st of this month, with "Best Director" Anselm Chan Mou Yin, "Best Actress" Michelle Wai Sze Nga, "Best Editing" Curran Pang Chung Hei and "Best Art Direction" Yman Yiu Hon Man sharing their feelings about winning the award yesterday.

After Wai Sze Nga won the 39th Huading Award for Best Chinese Film and Television Actress with THE LAST DANCE, she won the Asia-Pacific Best Actress and cried when she received the award on stage. Wai Sze Nga admitted that she was very happy to win, but just returning to Hong Kong last night she would have to fly to Melbourne for a film festival in Australia. She would attend audience appreciation shows to thank the viewers. She said that a few days ago, she received a message from a North American viewer, who said that she has not yet been able to see the film. Sze Nga also hoped that the film could go further in the near future. At this time, director Chan Mou Yin complained that Wai Sze Nga was the only representative everywhere, and no one brought the director to participate. Wai Sze Nga had no choice but to reassure him. "I am really happy but also very tired. The last time I came back from the film festival, because it was 1 o'clock in the morning, I actually went back to the wrong house in another building. There were a lot of high heels at the door, and the carpet was not the same. When I took the elevator back I realized that I was in the wrong building. Luckily I didn't ring the doorbell." Returning from attending the Asia-Pacific Film Festival the night before, as soon as she entered the house her fiancé actually said, "He was saying to the dog who is this? Don't bite her. He was complaining about not seeing me in a very long time!"

Chan Mou Yin won the Best Director at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival for THE LAST DANCE. It was also Chan Mou in's first "Best Director" award. He admitted that he was very happy to win the award, but a new day started after winning the award. He hoped that more audiences would continue to watch the film and continue to break the record. "Like Wong Tze Wah said, when we break hell we will continue to break the box office record. I don't dare to talk about confidence, but Tze Wah is the darling of the audience." He started to edit the extended version of the movie last night. The current version is more than 120 minutes long, and he has filmed more than 160 minutes in total. This time he hoped to edit as much as what he shot into the film, and definitely would add back Kaki Sham's role.