Awardwinners and contenders from hong kong film awards 2020. Apr 04, 2016 a controversial film depicting a bleak future for hong kong under beijings control has won one of asias top film awards. The 36th hong kong film awards presentation ceremony took place at hong kong cultural centre on 9 april 2017. Crime thriller port of call won seven awards, including best. The winners of hong kong film award for best film editing are benjamin courtines 2014, hung poon 2014, william chang 2014 and more. Dystopian box office hit ten years wins best film at. The hong kong film awards is hong kongs own homegrown awards ceremony, which recognizes the best work from the local film industry. Skull island is a 2017 american monster film directed by jordan vogtroberts and written by dan gilroy, max borenstein and derek connolly.
Hong kong in an oscarlike spectacle on sunday night, the hong kong film awards announced 21 movie prizes. The hong kong film awards hkfa founded in 1982 aims to promote hong kong films locally and abroad, recognize outstanding achievements, encourage professional development and promote film culture. Awardwinners and contenders from hong kong film awards 2020 menu. Weve always said that the quality of the work that this award inspires has been extraordinary, and this year is a case in point. The first ip man pic won best film honors at the hong kong film awards in 2009. Taibei jinma yingzhan is a film festival and awards ceremony held annually in taiwan. Hong kongbased australian cinematographer christopher doyle celebrates after winning the best cinematography award for movie port of call at the hong kong film awards in. Today january 11th the asian film awards academy announced the nominations for the 11th asian film awards afa.
Tale of disabled man, filipino domestic worker tops hong. Still human, the buzzy film about the relationship between a middleaged disabled man and a filipino domestic worker, is basking in its postawards season glow thanks to a major bump in hong kong box office takings the film was released in november with little fanfare, and had only a limited run in cinemas in order to meet the minimum requirements to be eligible for the 38th hong kong film. Imagining hong kongs future, under chinas tightening. And with only a handful of titles from hong kong on the list, the. Sep 22, 2016 roger garcia, executive director of the hong kong film festival, says. Film depicting chinas shadow over hong kong wins top asian. An undated handout action still released on march 3, 2016 of selfimmolator, part of hong kong movie ten years that is nominated for the best film award at.
Sep, 2016 a recap of the awards ceremony at this years hong kong tatler ball. It is a reboot of the king kong franchise, and serves as the second film in legendarys monsterverse. New for april 9, 2017 added the results of the 36th hong kong film awards. In china, you are making either a romance or a big specialeffects movie. Due to the unpredictability of the current epidemic, the hkfaa committee has decided to modify the presentation format and. Check the winners of hong kong film award for best film editing presented under hong kong film award since 1983. We present the list of nominees for the 11th asian film awards that will take place on march 21st, 2017 in hong kong. Dystopian box office hit ten years wins best film at 2016. Controversial hong kong movie wins best film award samaa. In ten years, a dystopian vision of hong kongs future under china. Awardwinners and contenders from hong kong film awards 2016 imdb. Top 100 hong kong movies the best hong kong films of all time. Hong kongbased australian cinematographer christopher doyle celebrates after winning the best cinematography award for movie port of call at the hong kong film awards in hong kong april 3, 2016.
Winners of 35th hong kong film awards were announced. Cheung tat ming, who acted in stephen chow movies in the 1990s, returned to the spotlight earlier this year after he was nominated for best supporting actor at this years hong kong film awards. The event is organized by the hong kong film awards association, and takes place yearly in march. The awards recognise achievement in various aspects of filmmaking, such as directing, screenwriting, acting and cinematography. In ten years, a dystopian vision of hong kongs future. Controversial dystopian movie ten years wins best picture at hong kong film awards. Awardwinners and contenders from hong kong film awards 2016.
Controversial hong kong film wins top asia award bbc. Golden horse awards almost completely devoid of china. The awards recognize achievement in all aspects of filmmaking, such as directing, screenwriting, acting and cinematography. Hong kong film awards 2017 winners time out hong kong. Apr 03, 2016 the 35th annual hong kong film awards brought a spectacular mix of youth, beauty, wisdom, wit and potential controversy, with the controversial independent film ten years taking out the best film. Roger garcia, executive director of the hong kong film festival, says. The ceremony took place on 3rd april 2016 at hong kong cultural centre, hong kong. Apr 03, 2016 the film was released under the radar in hong kong in late 2015, but became a surprise, modest box office hit. The 35th annual hong kong film awards brought a spectacular mix of youth, beauty, wisdom, wit and potential controversy, with the controversial independent film ten years taking out.
Discover hong kong official travel guide from the hong. Hong kongs golden days of film gone as china moves into. The 35th hong kong film awards presentation ceremony took place in hong kong cultural centre on 3 april 2016. I was watching the hong kong film awards ceremony when, all of a. The television broadcast and online streaming of this years hong kong film awards have effectively been banned in mainland china amid speculation that the cancellations are due to the nomination of dystopian hong kong film ten years in the best picture category. The hong kong film award ceremony is the oscars of hong kong. Imagining hong kongs future, under chinas tightening grasp. The taipei golden horse film festival and awards chinese. Like the academy awards, it recognizes achievements in filmmaking and is a starstudded affair with prominent local celebrities that make an appearance at this most prestigious of asian red carpet events.
Controversial dystopian movie ten years wins best picture. The 10th asian fim award 2016 was held on 17th march at the venetian macau resort in china. The winners of the 29th hong kong film awards 2010 have been announced. Oct 01, 2019 films from mainland china are completely absent from the list of nominees announced tuesday for the annual golden horse awards. Apr 21, 2017 hong kong king of robbers yip kaifoon has died at the age of 55. A down and out guy called ping derek tsang gets a job at a convenience store one night. Dystopian film about hong kong in 2025 touches nerve with. China news blackout as ten years takes hong kong best film. It was founded in 1962 by the government information office of taiwan. Dystopian movie ten years won best film at the 2016 hong kong film awards held at the cultural centre in tsim sha tsui on sunday. Lam yiusing, liu kaichi, wu tsztung, hedwig tam, poon chanleung. A lowbudget film depicting a bleak future for hong kong under beijings control, called ten years, wins one of asias top film awards. Apr 03, 2016 dystopian movie ten years won best film at the 2016 hong kong film awards held at the cultural centre in tsim sha tsui on sunday. Hong kong s official tourism guide includes tourist information on attractions, events, shopping and dining, vacation holiday packages, street maps, virtual tours and travel planning itineraries to experience hong kong s unique international living culture.
Films from mainland china are completely absent from the list of nominees announced tuesday for the annual golden horse awards. The movie stars donnie yen as the titular character and costars former heavyweight champion mike tyson. A controversial movie about the future of hong kong won the top prize at the citys film awards on sunday, after being a local box office hit but. Entries are judged by more than 400 luminaries from. Parallels the hong kong movie industry is best known for martial arts and crime thrillers, but this years hottest film is a. The award ceremony took place today april 3rd and the best film award was given to the independent film ten years, a film. Award were presented in nineteen different categories. Antichina movie 10 years crowned at hong kong film awards. Both state broadcaster china central television cctv and tencent, which had the online streaming rights, have reportedly. Or 20 if you consulted only reports in the mainland chinese news media.
The cast and crew of the controversial film ten years, pose after winning best film at the hong kong film awards on april 3, 2016 a controversial movie about the future of hong kong won the top prize at the citys film awards sunday, after being a local box office hit but antagonising beijing over its portrayal of the semiautonomous territory in 2025. Film depicting chinas shadow over hong kong wins top. A controversial film depicting a bleak future for hong kong under beijings control has won one of asias top film awards. Dear principals, teachers, librarians, parents and students, thank you for your tremendous support for the hong kong young writers award. Jul 28, 2017 hong kong produced 400 films a year in the early 90s, but that number has dropped to around 60 today. Hong kong produced 400 films a year in the early 90s, but that number has dropped to around 60 today. Hong kong comedian cheung tat ming talks about his cancer. The 36th hong kong film awards took place last night at the hkcec and perhaps the future is bright for the local film industry after all. In theaters august 25, 2016 entered into the 2016 hong kong international film festival. We present the winners of the hong kong film awards. Entered into the 66th berlin international film festival and 2016 hong kong international film festival. Hong kongs official tourism guide includes tourist information on attractions, events, shopping and dining, vacation holiday packages, street maps, virtual tours and travel planning itineraries to experience hong kongs unique international living culture. Comingofage film better days was the star of the 39th hong kong film awards hkfa on wednesday afternoon may 6, bagging eight awards after leading with 12 nominations read more at. Actresses carina lau, janice man, karena lam and miriam yeung pose on the red carpet.
Actors jacky chueng, nick cheung, tong leung and and. Apr 05, 2016 hong kong in an oscarlike spectacle on sunday night, the hong kong film awards announced 21 movie prizes. The 39th hong kong film award ceremony is the oscars of hong kong. Better days sweeps 8 awards at hong kong film awards, with. The hong kong film awards hkfa founded in 1982 aims to promote hong kong films locally and abroad, recognize outstanding. This year, regular mc carol dodo cheng cohosted the show with sammy leung and the duo fama, bringing new faces to the industrys most prestigious ceremony a total of 17 awards were handed out on sunday night, including the. The stateowned china central television did not air the program as it had previously for every year since 1991. Grace wong, the life and times of a sentinel 2011, relic of an emissary 2011, show me the happy 2010, gun metal grey 2010, ol supreme 2010, my better half 2010, born rich 2009 grace wong movies actress hong kong filmography movie posters tv drama series action film film awards grace wong movie list. The cast and crew of the controversial film ten years, pose for a photo after winning best film at the hong kong film awards on april 3, 2016. China news blackout as ten years takes hong kong best. Port of call swept all of the acting awards ten years won best film award amidst anger from china from left. Controversial 10 years, a dark imagining of hong kongs future under chinese rule, was named as best film at the hong kong film awards. The film was released under the radar in hong kong in late 2015, but became a surprise, modest box office hit.
Checkout the awards presentation to actors actress and movie industry artist. Golden dynamic youtube certified mcn 259,509 views. Jul 07, 2016 in ten years, a dystopian vision of hong kongs future under china. Hong kongs 2016 television season has come to an end with the tvb anniversary awards, which were held on sunday, december 18. The true story of the women behind the bombshell movie.
Hong kong film awards wont be aired in mainland china. Hong kong king of robbers yip kaifoon has died at the age of 55. At its peak, around the early 90s, the local movie industry was first in the world in terms of per capita production as well as the second largest. Awards for 2015 winners best film the golden era best director dante lam. Haf is asias leading filmfinancing platform that connects filmmakers to internationally prominent filmindustry financiers. In 1996, five of the 10 highest grossing movies in hong kong were home made. Dystopian box office hit ten years wins best film at 2016 hk film. The lowbudget, independent movie ten years has packed screenings in hong. Golden horse awards almost completely devoid of china, hong. A version of this article appears in print on april 5, 2016, section a.