[2025.03.14] THE LAST DANCE, AARON KWOK WIN AT THE HONG KONG SCREENWRITERS' GUILD AWARDS

Vincent Kok appears for the first time in the extended version, performing with Tommy Chu and Dayo Wong
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Currently working on a film in Shanxi, Aaron Kwok thanks the event for presenting the award to him

Michael Hui accompanies THE LAST DANCE screenwriter Cheng Wai Ki and director Anselm Chan to accept the award
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The Emperor Motion Picture THE LAST DANCE (POR. DEI YUK) not only received 18 nominations at the Hong Kong Film Awards and set a new nomination record in the past ten years, but also won a total of 4 awards in 3 days, including "Best Actor (Michael Hui Koon Man)", "Best Actress (Michelle Wai Sze Nga)" and "Best Supporting Actor (Tommy Chu Pak Hong)" at the Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Annual Awards, and at the Hong Kong Film Screenwriters Guild held last night, two screenwriters Anselm Chan Mou Yin and Cheng Wai Ki jointly won the "Recommended Screenplay of the Year Award". The film has been recognized by different sectors.

The Hong Kong Screenwriters' Guild held its annual dinner the night before, at which four awards were presented to industry professionals for heir outstanding performance in the past year. The winners of the 2024 Recommended Screenplay Award are THE LAST DANCE (POR. DEI YUK)'s screenwriters Anselm Chan Mou Yin and Cheng Wai Ki, PAPA screenwriter Philip Yung Tsz Kwong, and Aaron Kwok Fu Sing won the Best Film Character of the Year Award for the role of Mui Lam Tin in ROB N ROLL (LUM SI GIP ONG); the 2024 Honorary Award recipient was Wong Jing.

Kwok Fu Sing defeated PAPA's Sean Lau Ching Wan, THE LAST DANCE's Michael Hui Koon Man, Dayo Wong Tze Wah and Michelle Wai Se Nga to win the Best Film Character Award 2024. Last night he held the award in a photo on the social platform and posted, "I am very happy to receive the Hong Kong Screenwriters' Guild 'Best Character of the Year Award' for ROB N ROLL's Mui Lam Tin! I was unable to attend to receive the award because I was filming in Shanxi, but the event still made a special trip to present the award. I really want to say, 'Thank you!'"

PAPA's social platform page congratulated Yung Tsz Kwong, "Screenwriter Yung Tsz Kwong has spent more than 10 years brewing the script for PAPA, meticulously presenting a 'PAPA' who has suffered a great change in his state of mind. Hoping that in addition to "questioning" and "resentment", he could also add "let go" and "tolerance", and further explore "compassion" in his work. We are so happy that PAPA can be appreciated by all screenwriter friends! Congratulations again to director and screenwriter Yung Tsz Kwong!"

The extended version of THE LAST DANCE would be released on April 4th, Ching Ming Festival. Fans are very much looking forward to the new rich background and branches of the story, among which Catherine Chau Ka Yee , who plays Mei Yuk, has even more scenes in the extended version, Ka Yee excitedly revealed, "I am so happy about an extended version release, which can complete every character as their stories can be seen. The family story of "Tao Sun" (played by Dayo Wong Tze Wah) will be seen in the extended version. I'm te happiest that the ending will remain bright, that is, Mei Yuk's baby will still be retained and still happy."

Vincent Kok Tak Chiu and Kaki Sham made their debut in the extended version. They also had great expectations for the extended version. Performed with Tze Wah and Chu Pak Hong, Kok Tak Chiu said, "It is an honor to be able to see everyone in THE LAST DANCE and become a part of the highest-grossing films!" Playing the brothers of "Tao Sun" in the film, Kaki said, "I am really happy and looking forward to it when I find out that the extended version will be released. The director has said before that he will definitely try his best to come up with an extended version, so I really thank the director; and thank the many viewers who bought tickets to support THE LAST DANCE the most, because it is with their support that this extended version can be officially released." Kaki also said that he was an "iron fan" of Tze Wah, and the opportunity to work together felt like a dream.