The awards of the 35th Hong Kong International Film Festival were announced on Wednesday night, though the festival will continue through April 5. The showcase of world and Asian cinema gave its Golden Digital Award to Tibetan tale "Old Dog" by Pema Tsedan, about the tragicomic events surrounding th...
Read More »Jacob Wong, Curator of the Hong Kong International Film Festival, has announced that Berlinale competition film "I'm A Cyborg, But That's OK" by Park Chan-wook will open the HKIFF at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on March 19th. The event runs through April 11, 2007. Park, along with stars Rain (Jung Ji-hoon) and Lim Soo-jung will attend the opening night next month. The opening night event precedes the annual Asian Film Awards which will be presented on March 20th in Hong Kong. "Park Chan-wook's masterpiece underscores the beauty of the human condition, profoundly touching on compassion which resonates universally," said Wong...
Read More »"Perhaps Love," China's first musical in more than three decades, led the winners' list with six honors at the 25th Hong Kong Film Awards, though the best film and director nods went to Johnnie To's "Election." Voters snubbed Tsui Hark's martial arts extravaganza Seven Swords." Despite going into Sa...
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