[2026.03.20] VINCCI CHEUK'S SCREENPLAY HAS WON TWO PRIZES

Vinnci Cheuk is happy that 38.83 has won two prizes and cash, increasing her confidence in raising financing
courtesy of mingpao.com

Vincci Cheuk Wan Chi has turned her relationship with her 96- year-old grandmother into the screenplay 38.83 and won two awards at the "2026 Hong Kong International Film Festival Industry Project Market Awards Ceremony" yesterday, including the "Hong Kong In Development Project (IDP) Award" and a cash prize of HK$ 100,000, the "Kantana Virtual Production Award" and a virtual production subsidy of US$87,500 (about HK$690,000). At the same time the Norris Wong Yee Lam and Wong Hoi co-directed, Nick Cheung Ka Fai and Chung Suet Ying starred GOOD TRIP (NGOR AH DEH SEUNG LUI HUNG) won the "Hong Kong Regional Project Work in Progress (WIP) Award" and a prize of HK$ 100,000, and was nominated for the "HAF Goes to Cannes Program" and a travel expense sponsorship of HK$ 10,000. The new director Cheung Wai Yu's script of MAMA MIA LET ME GO! (WAn GAU NGOR LO MO) won the "Taipei Film Commission Award" and a production grant of HK$ 500,000.

Cheuk Wan Chi was surprised to win two awards with her screenplay, saying the after receiving the jury's recognition, my confidence in financing raising has increased. All of the award prizes would be very useful for production and post-production. "I want to share this honor with the production team, the script creation was inspired by my grandmother. This time I won a small stage victory, and I decided to buy roast goose legs and cognac tonight (last night) to have dinner with Grandma to celebrate." She revealed that when her grandmother initially found out that she would be the protagonist of the movie, she did not feel much and only said, "My story is nothing special". The next day she already asked for details and she sensed her grandmother's expectations. Would she consult her grandmother for casting advice? Cheuk Wan Chi said with a smile: "My directorship will not be delegated. I have found actors I prefer, and I have found different funding from Hong Kong and Japan. The production has been estimated to start at the end of this year. There is no such thing as too much financing, before work would begin I hope even more investors would join in."