[2025.03.16] SIMON YAM CALLS ON HIS PEER TO SEEK CHANGE AND USE NEW TECHNOLOGIES

Simon Yam is still optimistic about the Hong Kong film market, expressing that he welcomes new blood to join the industry
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Simon Yam does not fear the changing of the times, and jokes that he wants to lead everyone to watch movies
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Simon Yam attends LITTLE RED SWEET charity screening
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The film LITTLE RED SWEET (HUNG DAU) held a charity screening yesterday, with director Vincent Chow Ying and two actors Simon Yam Tat Wah (Brother Wah) and Fung So Bo attending, while the Chief Executive's wife and The Spastics Association of Hong Kong patron Ms. Janet Lee Lam Lai Sim even presented souvenirs to the film team. Brother Wah revealed that CYPRUS TIGER (DONG FONG LO FU), the Hong Kong film he starred in decades ago, was still popular with foreign audiences. Even filmmakers from Cyprus would talk to him about making a movie at the Hong Kong Entertainment Expo, so that he can once again witness the charm of Hong Kong films. He hoped that the industry will make good use of new technology to continue to develop local films.

As the leading actor in the movie, Brother Wah has been thanking the audience with other actors in batches. He has participated in more than ten audience appreciation screenings, and the audience has responded very well. Brother Wah said with a smile that the spring flowers were blooming in March, which was also a good day for the Hong Kong film industry as the annual Hong Kong Entertainment Expo and Hong Kong Film Awards will be held. Brother Wah revealed that in this year's Hong Kong Entertainment Expo, a filmmaker from Cyprus approached him to talk about filming. It turned out that the late director Philip Ko Fei's THE CYPRUS TIGER (DONG FONG LO FU) was filmed in Cyprus. The film made many audiences in European countries also liked Hong Kong movies. After more than 20 years, many locals still liked Hong Kong action movies. Because he was the lead actor of the film, this time local filmmakers came just for him. "This is the charm of film. It can be retained forever, but the action must change. Now we need to be more human in making action scenes, so movies will even be more resilient."

However, at the end of the month the former cinema circuit leader Newport Cinema will close. Brother Wah said that he was still optimistic about the future of the film market. "This is the change of the times, everyone is not watching at the great theaters but watching on mobile phones. We have to shoot with new media and new methods, so that the film industry can continue to develop. Hong Kong people must know how to change. Now that new technology is developed, mobile phones can allow people to watch movies in great detail. The transformation of science and technology must be adapted to, rather than continue to stay at the same place, and lead to see new things." For example, Brother Wah pointed out that many cafe stories were filmed with mobile phones. They could have many variations and be rich in Hong Kong characteristics. Hong Kong movies must also be resilient. He also pointed out that the current new directors and actors would be the future of the film industry, and they must be cultivated slowly so that the spirit of Hong Kong films can survive forever.

Would he attend his on screen daughter Stephy's Hong Kong Coliseum concert? Yam Tat Wah regrettably expressed that he would have to leave Hong Kong soon and would be unable to attend, but he would send a floral basket to congratulate her.