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- 7/6/2022
- MUBI
Filmmaker wrote nearly 20 features over a 30-year career.
Alex Law, the award-winning Hong Kong director and screenwriter of Echoes Of The Rainbow and An Autumn’s Tale, has died aged 69.
The South China Morning Post reported that Law died on Saturday (July 2) with his long-time partner and collaborator Mabel Cheung by his side. No cause of death was given.
Born Alex Law Kai-Yui in 1952, he met Cheung while studying at New York University, beginning a life-long collaboration. This began with the Migration Trilogy of films that comprised Illegal Immigrant in 1985, An Autumn’s Tale in 1987 and Eight Taels Of Gold...
Alex Law, the award-winning Hong Kong director and screenwriter of Echoes Of The Rainbow and An Autumn’s Tale, has died aged 69.
The South China Morning Post reported that Law died on Saturday (July 2) with his long-time partner and collaborator Mabel Cheung by his side. No cause of death was given.
Born Alex Law Kai-Yui in 1952, he met Cheung while studying at New York University, beginning a life-long collaboration. This began with the Migration Trilogy of films that comprised Illegal Immigrant in 1985, An Autumn’s Tale in 1987 and Eight Taels Of Gold...
- 7/4/2022
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Filmmaker wrote nearly 20 features over a 30-year career.
Alex Law, the award-winning Hong Kong director and screenwriter of Echoes Of The Rainbow and An Autumn’s Tale, has died aged 69.
The South China Morning Post reported that Law died on Saturday (July 2) with his long-time partner and collaborator Mabel Cheung by his side. No cause of death was given.
Born Alex Law Kai-Yui in 1952, he met Cheung while studying at New York University, beginning a life-long collaboration. This began with the Migration Trilogy of films that comprised Illegal Immigrant in 1985, An Autumn’s Tale in 1987 and Eight Taels Of Gold...
Alex Law, the award-winning Hong Kong director and screenwriter of Echoes Of The Rainbow and An Autumn’s Tale, has died aged 69.
The South China Morning Post reported that Law died on Saturday (July 2) with his long-time partner and collaborator Mabel Cheung by his side. No cause of death was given.
Born Alex Law Kai-Yui in 1952, he met Cheung while studying at New York University, beginning a life-long collaboration. This began with the Migration Trilogy of films that comprised Illegal Immigrant in 1985, An Autumn’s Tale in 1987 and Eight Taels Of Gold...
- 7/4/2022
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
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Ni Kuang, the prolific Hong Kong writer behind the Wisely series of sci-fi novels as well as over 300 film screenplays including the classic martial arts films One-Armed Swordsman and The 36th Chamber of Shaolin and the Bruce Lee hits Fist of Fury and The Big Boss, has died. He was 87.
The South China Morning Post reported that Ni died Sunday at his home in Hong Kong. Local media reported that the cause of death was skin cancer. In a double blow to Hong Kong’s cultural landscape, Ni died on the same day as legendary director and screenwriter Alex Law.
A giant of Chinese literature, Ni’s shadow looms large over the genres of science fiction, wuxia fiction and martial arts, but he also wrote extensive non-fiction pieces, newspaper columns, satirical pieces and dabbled in the romance and detective genres. It has been...
Ni Kuang, the prolific Hong Kong writer behind the Wisely series of sci-fi novels as well as over 300 film screenplays including the classic martial arts films One-Armed Swordsman and The 36th Chamber of Shaolin and the Bruce Lee hits Fist of Fury and The Big Boss, has died. He was 87.
The South China Morning Post reported that Ni died Sunday at his home in Hong Kong. Local media reported that the cause of death was skin cancer. In a double blow to Hong Kong’s cultural landscape, Ni died on the same day as legendary director and screenwriter Alex Law.
A giant of Chinese literature, Ni’s shadow looms large over the genres of science fiction, wuxia fiction and martial arts, but he also wrote extensive non-fiction pieces, newspaper columns, satirical pieces and dabbled in the romance and detective genres. It has been...
- 7/4/2022
- by Abid Rahman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Echoes Of The Rainbow screenwriter and director Alex Law Kai-yum has died. The Hong Kong filmmaker passed away in hospital on Saturday; no cause of death was given. He was 69.
The South China Morning Post reports that the Hong Kong Film Directors’ Guild released a statement confirming Law’s passing. He was previously the organization’s vice-chairman.
Law often worked with longtime partner Mabel Cheung Yuen-ting, whom he met while studying at New York University. Together, they made the “Migration Trilogy” of films Illegal Immigrant (1985), An Autumn’s Tale (1987) and Eight Tales Of Gold (1989); which he wrote and she directed.
He also wrote Cheung’s 1997 hit The Soong Sisters starring Maggie Cheung and and Michelle Yeoh.
Cheung produced Law’s 2010’s Echoes Of The Rainbow which won the Crystal Bear Best Film prize in the Generation Kplus section of the Berlin Film Festival as well as Best Screenplay at the Hong Kong Film Awards.
The South China Morning Post reports that the Hong Kong Film Directors’ Guild released a statement confirming Law’s passing. He was previously the organization’s vice-chairman.
Law often worked with longtime partner Mabel Cheung Yuen-ting, whom he met while studying at New York University. Together, they made the “Migration Trilogy” of films Illegal Immigrant (1985), An Autumn’s Tale (1987) and Eight Tales Of Gold (1989); which he wrote and she directed.
He also wrote Cheung’s 1997 hit The Soong Sisters starring Maggie Cheung and and Michelle Yeoh.
Cheung produced Law’s 2010’s Echoes Of The Rainbow which won the Crystal Bear Best Film prize in the Generation Kplus section of the Berlin Film Festival as well as Best Screenplay at the Hong Kong Film Awards.
- 7/4/2022
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Alex Law, one of Hong Kong’s most accomplished filmmakers died on Saturday. He was 69.
Law (aka Law Kai-yui) died in hospital with his life partner and long-time filmmaking partner Mabel Cheung by his side. The cause of death was not disclosed.
The pair often swapped roles in order to support each other’s efforts. A writer, director and producer, Law took directing credits on “Echoes of the Rainbow,” a nostalgic reminiscence about 1960s Hong Kong. Produced by Cheung, it was the first film from the city to win the Crystal Bear award at the Berlin film festival’s Generation Kplus section.
Law was writer and producer of Cheung’s best-known film, the 1997 historical biopic “The Soong Sisters” and writer of her “An Autumn’s Tale.”
Born in 1952, Law graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a degree in Chinese and English studies and comparative literature in 1976. He met...
Law (aka Law Kai-yui) died in hospital with his life partner and long-time filmmaking partner Mabel Cheung by his side. The cause of death was not disclosed.
The pair often swapped roles in order to support each other’s efforts. A writer, director and producer, Law took directing credits on “Echoes of the Rainbow,” a nostalgic reminiscence about 1960s Hong Kong. Produced by Cheung, it was the first film from the city to win the Crystal Bear award at the Berlin film festival’s Generation Kplus section.
Law was writer and producer of Cheung’s best-known film, the 1997 historical biopic “The Soong Sisters” and writer of her “An Autumn’s Tale.”
Born in 1952, Law graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a degree in Chinese and English studies and comparative literature in 1976. He met...
- 7/4/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Click here to read the full article.
Alex Law, the famed Hong Kong director and screenwriter behind Echoes of the Rainbow, Painted Faces and An Autumn’s Tale, has died. He was 69.
The South China Morning Post reported that Law died Sunday with director Mabel Cheung, his long-time partner and collaborator, by his side. In a double blow to Hong Kong’s cultural landscape, Law died on the same day as the influential novelist and prolific screenwriter Ni Kuang.
Along with Cheung, Law was responsible for creating some of the most enduring classics of Hong Kong cinema, including the Cheung-directed Migration Trilogy. The duo’s films were known for their realistic, and somewhat romantic, portrayals of their fellow Hongkongers, offering nuanced views of society as well as the diaspora and tapping into nostalgia for the time before the 1997 handover.
Born Alex Law Kai-yui in 1952, in what was then British Hong Kong,...
Alex Law, the famed Hong Kong director and screenwriter behind Echoes of the Rainbow, Painted Faces and An Autumn’s Tale, has died. He was 69.
The South China Morning Post reported that Law died Sunday with director Mabel Cheung, his long-time partner and collaborator, by his side. In a double blow to Hong Kong’s cultural landscape, Law died on the same day as the influential novelist and prolific screenwriter Ni Kuang.
Along with Cheung, Law was responsible for creating some of the most enduring classics of Hong Kong cinema, including the Cheung-directed Migration Trilogy. The duo’s films were known for their realistic, and somewhat romantic, portrayals of their fellow Hongkongers, offering nuanced views of society as well as the diaspora and tapping into nostalgia for the time before the 1997 handover.
Born Alex Law Kai-yui in 1952, in what was then British Hong Kong,...
- 7/4/2022
- by Abid Rahman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The 46th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF46) will pay tribute to iconic actor-director-producer Sandra Ng as this year’s Filmmaker-in-Focus.
Re-scheduled to 15 – 31 August, the postponed HKIFF46 will celebrate Ng’s illustrious career with a retrospective of ten seminal works, the publication of a commemorative book and, in collaboration with the festival’s long-term partner Moleskine, a special edition notebook. Ng will also attend a Face-to-Face session to share her insights and anecdotes with the public.
Hong Kong International Film Festival Society Executive Director Albert Lee lauds Ng’s chameleon-like ability to deliver memorable performances across all genres and give layered nuances and diversity to each challenging role that reflects the dynamism of modern women.
“The evolution of Sandra’s career, from acting to directing and producing, reflects her multifaceted calibre and acumen and evidences the transformation of Hong Kong cinema,” Mr Lee said. “We are proud to recognise her indelible contributions.
Re-scheduled to 15 – 31 August, the postponed HKIFF46 will celebrate Ng’s illustrious career with a retrospective of ten seminal works, the publication of a commemorative book and, in collaboration with the festival’s long-term partner Moleskine, a special edition notebook. Ng will also attend a Face-to-Face session to share her insights and anecdotes with the public.
Hong Kong International Film Festival Society Executive Director Albert Lee lauds Ng’s chameleon-like ability to deliver memorable performances across all genres and give layered nuances and diversity to each challenging role that reflects the dynamism of modern women.
“The evolution of Sandra’s career, from acting to directing and producing, reflects her multifaceted calibre and acumen and evidences the transformation of Hong Kong cinema,” Mr Lee said. “We are proud to recognise her indelible contributions.
- 4/28/2022
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
Hong Kong, as a place and symbol, has transformed over the last century. As first a British colony and then a Special Administrative Region in China, Hong Kong has retained its unique identity as a site where influences from the East and West intermingle to shape its iconic skyline. Nowhere is the indelible personality of Hong Kong architecture more evident than in its housing, itself the basis for countless classic Hong Kong films. While the topic may not be new, the question of what home looks like in Hong Kong, both for its citizens and its cinema, has gained newfound resonance in the 21st Century.
This question frames the presentation of Home in Hong Kong, a season highlighting various films from the last decade. Through different historical eras and wildly disparate genres, these films traverse from tenement housing to upscale penthouse apartments, to pose greater questions about how we define the word “home”. Above all,...
This question frames the presentation of Home in Hong Kong, a season highlighting various films from the last decade. Through different historical eras and wildly disparate genres, these films traverse from tenement housing to upscale penthouse apartments, to pose greater questions about how we define the word “home”. Above all,...
- 1/8/2021
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
Operation Greenlight today unveils seven projects by emerging Hong Kong filmmakers, all target to realising their artistic visions.
The initiative, organised by the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society for Create Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Film Development Council, features a bespoke open pitching session to connect young filmmakers with industry professionals and potential investors. Now in its 6th edition, Operation Greenlight will take place online on 27 August as part of this year’s Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum (Haf) programme in conjunction with Filmart Online, the virtual edition of the 24th Hong Kong International Film & TV Market.
According to Mr Gary Mak, Secretary-General of the Film Development Council (Fdc), the global Covid-19 pandemic had presented the organisers of this year’s Operation Greenlight, initially scheduled for March, with an unexpected challenge.
“However, we remain fully committed to showcasing local filmmakers’ story-telling which helps to illuminate us from a uniquely Hong Kong perspective,...
The initiative, organised by the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society for Create Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Film Development Council, features a bespoke open pitching session to connect young filmmakers with industry professionals and potential investors. Now in its 6th edition, Operation Greenlight will take place online on 27 August as part of this year’s Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum (Haf) programme in conjunction with Filmart Online, the virtual edition of the 24th Hong Kong International Film & TV Market.
According to Mr Gary Mak, Secretary-General of the Film Development Council (Fdc), the global Covid-19 pandemic had presented the organisers of this year’s Operation Greenlight, initially scheduled for March, with an unexpected challenge.
“However, we remain fully committed to showcasing local filmmakers’ story-telling which helps to illuminate us from a uniquely Hong Kong perspective,...
- 8/21/2020
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
Since premiering at last year’s Taiwan Golden Horse Film Festival, the “Chinese Oscars”, Norris Wong‘s debut dramedy “My Prince Edward” (2019) will reach North american theatres through Cheng Cheng Films starting September 4th. The film will also arrive at VOD and DVD on December 15th.
Distributor Cheng Cheng Films states: “Before “My Prince Edward,” Norris Wong had won wide admiration for her writing in some of most groundbreaking Cantonese TV series recent years. Challenging macroscale gender and social economic pressures her worldwide peers face with this directorial debut, she poured real individual experience into a microscale story set in her neighborhood in her home city. Her humane and multidimensional filmmaking soothes the disorientation and anger we consume from sensational headlines on related issues. It’s a notable cinematic contribution from a Hong Kong’s homegrown woman to the city’s global discourse. Witnessing legendary veterans William Chang, Paw Hee-ching...
Distributor Cheng Cheng Films states: “Before “My Prince Edward,” Norris Wong had won wide admiration for her writing in some of most groundbreaking Cantonese TV series recent years. Challenging macroscale gender and social economic pressures her worldwide peers face with this directorial debut, she poured real individual experience into a microscale story set in her neighborhood in her home city. Her humane and multidimensional filmmaking soothes the disorientation and anger we consume from sensational headlines on related issues. It’s a notable cinematic contribution from a Hong Kong’s homegrown woman to the city’s global discourse. Witnessing legendary veterans William Chang, Paw Hee-ching...
- 8/14/2020
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
New York-based distributor Cheng Cheng releases a new poster of “My Prince Edward“, the directorial debut from Hong Kong’s acclaimed scriptwriter Norris Wong. Since premiering at last year’s Taiwan Golden Horse Film Festival, the “Chinese Oscars”, the dramedy about a newly engaged Hong Kong woman trying to nullify her secret sham marriage with a mainlander has been bagging awards from the most reputed film festivals in Chinese-speaking world, including Hong Kong Film Awards, China’s Cinephile Prize and Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award. “My Prince Edward” is now one of the highest grossing and best reviewed films of the year in Hong Kong where theatrical exhibition has resumed. Cheng Cheng is planning to show this brand new title to North American audience in reopening cinemas and via virtual formats through the rest of 2020.
Norris Wong is one of the just-announced recipients of the Hong Kong Film Revival Plan Development Fund.
Norris Wong is one of the just-announced recipients of the Hong Kong Film Revival Plan Development Fund.
- 7/22/2020
- by Rhythm Zaveri
- AsianMoviePulse
New York-based distributor Cheng Cheng Films has bought the North American rights to “My Prince Edward,” the first feature written and directed by Hong Kong screenwriter Norris Wong Yee-Lam, from Hong Kong sales agent Golden Scene.
The news come as Wong announced Monday that filmmaking duo Mabel Cheung and Alex Law, the husband and wife behind films such as “An Autumn’s Tale,” will executive produce her second feature. Wong will make that film with assistance from a new $12.9 million local government fund intended to boost Hong Kong’s film industry.
Wong said on Facebook that she took Cheung’s class during her sophomore year at Hong Kong Baptist University in 2010, and was “so happy” the director still remembered her early work. Cheung said that Wong “has been looking to work with me throughout the years, but our availabilities never matched.” She praised Wong’s “potential,” saying, “I remember among...
The news come as Wong announced Monday that filmmaking duo Mabel Cheung and Alex Law, the husband and wife behind films such as “An Autumn’s Tale,” will executive produce her second feature. Wong will make that film with assistance from a new $12.9 million local government fund intended to boost Hong Kong’s film industry.
Wong said on Facebook that she took Cheung’s class during her sophomore year at Hong Kong Baptist University in 2010, and was “so happy” the director still remembered her early work. Cheung said that Wong “has been looking to work with me throughout the years, but our availabilities never matched.” She praised Wong’s “potential,” saying, “I remember among...
- 7/13/2020
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai is among the leading filmmakers to boost the region’s movie industry with a five-tier plan that totals $33.5 million U.S. dollars in funds. He’s joined by Derek Yee (“Drink-Drank-Drunk”) and Peter Chan Ho-sun (“The Warlords”) and more who support a government-funded revival initiative in response to political unrest, as well as the Hong Kong film industry’s erosion due to coronavirus and the shuttering of theaters.
Via the Directors’ Succession Scheme with funds from the Hong Kong Film Development Fund, the directors will pair up with one or two promising filmmakers to make a movie using $1.2 million. The filmmakers will also be joined by directors Gordon Chan, Mabel Cheung, and Alex Law, with the goal of turning out between 10 and 12 projects altogether.
The plan arrives just as the region was forced to close its theaters once again in the wake of a new...
Via the Directors’ Succession Scheme with funds from the Hong Kong Film Development Fund, the directors will pair up with one or two promising filmmakers to make a movie using $1.2 million. The filmmakers will also be joined by directors Gordon Chan, Mabel Cheung, and Alex Law, with the goal of turning out between 10 and 12 projects altogether.
The plan arrives just as the region was forced to close its theaters once again in the wake of a new...
- 7/13/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Renowned filmmakers Wong Kar-wai, Peter Chan Ho-sun and Derek Yee are among the top directors who have pledged to pass on their skills and experience to the young generation. They are part of a $12.9 million (Hk$100 million) government-funded initiative to boost Hong Kong’s film industry, following damage from the coronavirus pandemic and ongoing political turmoil.
Under the new Directors’ Succession Scheme funded by the Hong Kong Film Development Fund, each of the directors, together with Gordan Chan and duo Mabel Cheung and Alex Law, will team up with one or two young filmmakers to produce a film that uses a $1.2 million (Hk$9 million) government subsidy. Around 10 to 12 projects are expected to be realized this way.
The program is among the five measures totalling $33.5 million (Hk$260 million) rolled out on Monday. Commerce secretary, Edward Yau said local film production and investment have shrunk over the past year, hit by the...
Under the new Directors’ Succession Scheme funded by the Hong Kong Film Development Fund, each of the directors, together with Gordan Chan and duo Mabel Cheung and Alex Law, will team up with one or two young filmmakers to produce a film that uses a $1.2 million (Hk$9 million) government subsidy. Around 10 to 12 projects are expected to be realized this way.
The program is among the five measures totalling $33.5 million (Hk$260 million) rolled out on Monday. Commerce secretary, Edward Yau said local film production and investment have shrunk over the past year, hit by the...
- 7/13/2020
- by Vivienne Chow
- Variety Film + TV
Distinguished film writer and director, Mabel Cheung Yuen-ting has joined the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society as its vice chairperson. She takes over from Johnnie To, who had held the post for the five years since 2014.
“This is a wonderful opportunity for me to become further engaged in the promotion of film culture and, specifically, the appreciation of Asian and Chinese language cinema,” said Cheung in a prepared statement.
Cheung has directed films including An Autumn’s Tale (1987), Eight Taels of Gold (1989), The Soong Sisters (1997), and City of Glass (1998). She also produced the 2010 smash hit portrait of Hong Kong, “Echoes of the Rainbow,” which was directed by her husband Alex Law.
She is currently also president of the Hong Kong Film Directors’ Guild and a guest lecturer of the Hong Kong Baptist University’s Academy of Film. Previously, Cheung also served as a member of the Hong Kong Film Development Council.
“This is a wonderful opportunity for me to become further engaged in the promotion of film culture and, specifically, the appreciation of Asian and Chinese language cinema,” said Cheung in a prepared statement.
Cheung has directed films including An Autumn’s Tale (1987), Eight Taels of Gold (1989), The Soong Sisters (1997), and City of Glass (1998). She also produced the 2010 smash hit portrait of Hong Kong, “Echoes of the Rainbow,” which was directed by her husband Alex Law.
She is currently also president of the Hong Kong Film Directors’ Guild and a guest lecturer of the Hong Kong Baptist University’s Academy of Film. Previously, Cheung also served as a member of the Hong Kong Film Development Council.
- 1/2/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Sammo Hung is one of the greatest Screen Fighters, Directors and Choreographers in Martial Arts cinema history. Started his early career as an extra in Shaw Brothers productions, then became of fight choreographer on a few of there movies.
It was when he started his career with Raymond Chow at Golden harvest Studios, that Sammo started to show what he could do in terms of action in-front and behind the camera. Sammo Hung has made some of the finest movies of all time and also bringing us some incredible talent such as Yuen Biao, Angela Mao, Lam Ching Ying, Michelle Yeoh and many more.
This is a list of 30 Sammo Hung movies you should check out, this list is also for new fans of the genre. So i hope you enjoy the list and i also mention some other Sammo Hung movies at the end of the page.
1.Hapkido (1972)
Director:...
It was when he started his career with Raymond Chow at Golden harvest Studios, that Sammo started to show what he could do in terms of action in-front and behind the camera. Sammo Hung has made some of the finest movies of all time and also bringing us some incredible talent such as Yuen Biao, Angela Mao, Lam Ching Ying, Michelle Yeoh and many more.
This is a list of 30 Sammo Hung movies you should check out, this list is also for new fans of the genre. So i hope you enjoy the list and i also mention some other Sammo Hung movies at the end of the page.
1.Hapkido (1972)
Director:...
- 1/13/2015
- by kingofkungfu
- AsianMoviePulse
Beijing-based Huayi Brothers Media Corporation is investing $130m in a wholly-owned subsidiary in Los Angeles.
In a statement to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, Huayi Brothers said the new company would handle investment, production, distribution and marketing of films and TV content. It will also be involved in mergers and acquisitions of overseas companies.
Huayi Brothers added that the subsidiary would contribute to the company’s global expansion, help grow its domestic (ie Chinese) business and increase its overall revenue. The investment is subject to regulatory approvals.
The news comes shortly after Huayi Brothers apparently withdrew from a deal to invest $120m in Jeff Robinov’s Studio 8. China’s Fosun International later stepped up with $200m to finance the fledging studio, which recently also closed a financing and distribution deal with Sony.
However, Huayi Brothers says it has not ended the talks and may still be involved in a distribution capacity with Studio 8.
The Beijing-based...
In a statement to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, Huayi Brothers said the new company would handle investment, production, distribution and marketing of films and TV content. It will also be involved in mergers and acquisitions of overseas companies.
Huayi Brothers added that the subsidiary would contribute to the company’s global expansion, help grow its domestic (ie Chinese) business and increase its overall revenue. The investment is subject to regulatory approvals.
The news comes shortly after Huayi Brothers apparently withdrew from a deal to invest $120m in Jeff Robinov’s Studio 8. China’s Fosun International later stepped up with $200m to finance the fledging studio, which recently also closed a financing and distribution deal with Sony.
However, Huayi Brothers says it has not ended the talks and may still be involved in a distribution capacity with Studio 8.
The Beijing-based...
- 9/16/2014
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Beijing-based Huayi Brothers is launching sales on Pang Ho Cheung’s romantic comedy Women Who Flirt and Mabel Cheung and Alex Law’s $12m historical drama A Tale Of Three Cities at Filmart.
Starring Huang Xiaoming (American Dreams In China) and Zhou Xun (Cloud Atlas), Women Who Flirt is currently in post-production for a tentative July release.
Zhou plays a besotted graduate who takes flirting lessons to take her friendship with a former classmate to the next level. Pang, director of Hong Kong International Film Festival opener Aberdeen, will produce the $7m film with Subi Liang.
Currently in production with Nansun Shi producing, A Tale Of Three Cities stars Tang Wei and Sean Lau Ching-wan in a story that is loosely based on the experiences of Jackie Chan’s parents in China in the turbulent 1930s.
Cheung and Law worked together on hit Hong Kong drama Echoes Of The Rainbow (2010), which Law directed and Cheung produced...
Starring Huang Xiaoming (American Dreams In China) and Zhou Xun (Cloud Atlas), Women Who Flirt is currently in post-production for a tentative July release.
Zhou plays a besotted graduate who takes flirting lessons to take her friendship with a former classmate to the next level. Pang, director of Hong Kong International Film Festival opener Aberdeen, will produce the $7m film with Subi Liang.
Currently in production with Nansun Shi producing, A Tale Of Three Cities stars Tang Wei and Sean Lau Ching-wan in a story that is loosely based on the experiences of Jackie Chan’s parents in China in the turbulent 1930s.
Cheung and Law worked together on hit Hong Kong drama Echoes Of The Rainbow (2010), which Law directed and Cheung produced...
- 3/24/2014
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
It took 2,000 man-hours to make this Comic-Con robot -- a joint project by Stan Winston Studios, Wired, YouTube and Legacy Effects -- and less than a minute for the majestic machine to make a new friend. At almost 10 feet tall, he's little Zoe's biggest fan.
Zoe may be up against some stiff costume competition from her fellow young Comic-Con attendees, but how many of them have walking, talking robot bodyguards?
Hat tip: The Mary Sue
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Awesome artwork from Alex Law's Tumblr, "Little Girls Are Better At Designing Superheroes Than You":...
Zoe may be up against some stiff costume competition from her fellow young Comic-Con attendees, but how many of them have walking, talking robot bodyguards?
Hat tip: The Mary Sue
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Awesome artwork from Alex Law's Tumblr, "Little Girls Are Better At Designing Superheroes Than You":...
- 7/21/2013
- by Emma Mustich
- Huffington Post
Artist Alex Law draws female superheroes. The kicker is that he bases his designs on real little girls dressed up in their own idea of what sort of superhero they’d like to be. So instead of this sort of sexist crap (not by Law): [image] we get this (by Law... and an unnamed three-year-old): [image] which is awesome and all about imbuing a gal with strength and power she can enjoy for herself and not turning her into eye candy for someone else to enjoy. We need to be waaaay better about not letting this attitude get beaten out of little girls as they grow up, the same way that it does not get beaten out of little boys. Via Tor.com.
- 5/2/2013
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
It can be tough being a female comic book nerd. There's the misogynistic "fake geek girl" accusation/meme, and a frustrating lack of representation in superhero movies. Cosplay for females is notoriously tricky, since so many superheroines are nearly naked, or impossibly endowed. But let's forget all these depressing things for a second and revel in the joy of little girls claiming superheroes as in their own in their own unique ways. Thor's a guy? Who cares! Power Girl has ginormous boobs? Shut your face because little girls around the world are using their imagination to envision themselves as their favorite heroes! And it's inspiring. And not just to us. The Mary Sue brought our attention to a Tumblr by undergrad biology student/incredible artist Alex Law. Little Girls Are Better At Designing Superheroes Than You shows some of these girls' excellent cosplays next to the Law art they inspired.
- 4/25/2013
- cinemablend.com
The future of the Queensland-based Asia Pacific Screen Awards remains in doubt as the government considers future funding. Oscar-winning producer Melanie Coombs argues that Apsa make a significant contribution to the industry which should be protected..
The annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards event is so much more than an awards night. As we enter the 'Asian Century', the APSAs connect Australian filmmakers with our peers in our region. The insights and cultural understandings that come from this bringing together of internationally awarded and celebrated filmmakers are invaluable to me as an Australia filmmaker and to my peers.
The Mpa Apsa Academy Film Fund is the most obvious example of this: it has awarded eight development grants in two years and seven of those projects have been made . one of which is the Oscar-winning A Separation. This makes it the most successful film development fund probably in the world, but certainly in Australia.
The annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards event is so much more than an awards night. As we enter the 'Asian Century', the APSAs connect Australian filmmakers with our peers in our region. The insights and cultural understandings that come from this bringing together of internationally awarded and celebrated filmmakers are invaluable to me as an Australia filmmaker and to my peers.
The Mpa Apsa Academy Film Fund is the most obvious example of this: it has awarded eight development grants in two years and seven of those projects have been made . one of which is the Oscar-winning A Separation. This makes it the most successful film development fund probably in the world, but certainly in Australia.
- 12/4/2012
- by Melanie Coombs, producer
- IF.com.au
★★★★☆ Echoes of the Rainbow's (2010) touching story, wonderful soundtrack and superb acting have already been praised worldwide, winning four Hong Kong Film Awards (Best Actor, Best New Performer, Best Screenplay and Best Song) on its national release, whilst also making director Alex Law's film the first from Hong Kong to win the Crystal Bear prize at the 2010 Berlin Film Festival.
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- 9/22/2011
- by Daniel Green
- CineVue
Tuesday Thursday Top Ten
With Ewan McGregor back in theaters with Beginners and with it being Moulin Rouge! week and all, how about a list of our top Ewan performances?
I have only the dimmest recollection of A Life Less Ordinary and I just didn't want to include that awful Star Wars prequel trilogy on principle (though Ewan survived it better than most of the actors) and it's possible I forgot something else... but here we go.
10 "Jerome" in The Pillow Book (1996)
I love Ewan's ballsy (ahem) taste in material... at least at that point in his career. His screen persona often reads sweet but he's quite a wild child in terms of the cinema.
09 "The Ghost" in The Ghost Writer (2010)
A tricky cipher part -- who is he really? we can't know -- that he pulled off well. It helps that the movie is so damn good: top ten list!
With Ewan McGregor back in theaters with Beginners and with it being Moulin Rouge! week and all, how about a list of our top Ewan performances?
I have only the dimmest recollection of A Life Less Ordinary and I just didn't want to include that awful Star Wars prequel trilogy on principle (though Ewan survived it better than most of the actors) and it's possible I forgot something else... but here we go.
10 "Jerome" in The Pillow Book (1996)
I love Ewan's ballsy (ahem) taste in material... at least at that point in his career. His screen persona often reads sweet but he's quite a wild child in terms of the cinema.
09 "The Ghost" in The Ghost Writer (2010)
A tricky cipher part -- who is he really? we can't know -- that he pulled off well. It helps that the movie is so damn good: top ten list!
- 6/3/2011
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
In the years before the government-run Hong Kong Film Development Council (Fdc) began its operation in 2007, many filmmakers in Hong Kong faced the choice of leaving the industry or leaving the territory. But as the 2010 Chinese box office breaks the billion yuan mark, it's a no-brainer.
Even the business-matching platform Hong Kong and Asia Film Financing Forum is launching a Chinese language script development award for young filmmakers to get a leg up on entering the Chinese market.
"Hong Kong filmmakers have found a foothold in the Chinese market," says Wellington Fung, Secretary-General of the Hong Kong Film Development Council. "Funding is much easier to find compared with four to five years ago."
It's a sea change from the mid 2000s, when local productions, and, more importantly, local financing, dropped to an all-time-low that forced filmmakers to ask the government for help.
During its four-year operation, the Fdc has won the appreciation of filmmakers.
Even the business-matching platform Hong Kong and Asia Film Financing Forum is launching a Chinese language script development award for young filmmakers to get a leg up on entering the Chinese market.
"Hong Kong filmmakers have found a foothold in the Chinese market," says Wellington Fung, Secretary-General of the Hong Kong Film Development Council. "Funding is much easier to find compared with four to five years ago."
It's a sea change from the mid 2000s, when local productions, and, more importantly, local financing, dropped to an all-time-low that forced filmmakers to ask the government for help.
During its four-year operation, the Fdc has won the appreciation of filmmakers.
- 2/10/2011
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
[Editor's note: I've asked our team of world film correspondents to dish out their top 5 films of the year from their respective countries. Here's Milky Li Hoi Ching's take on the Best in Hong Kong Cinema in 2010.] Despite the fact that 2010 marked an emergence of several of the young directors producing quality films and hope for the future this year proved to be a disappointing one for the Hong Kong film industry. Here are the five that stood out. #5. Dream Home - Peng Ho-Cheung This much I'm sure -- this isn’t a film for the weak, faint of heart audiences. But as blood-splashing as it is, I think it strongly expresses a very current social issue that Hong Kong people would feel resonates with them. As a slasher film, it combined a dark and twisted sense of humor that might come across as surreal at times, but there hadn’t been anything like this for years. With the blood spilling and psychotic murder plot, all the violence in the film might appear to be far from groundbreaking, but it's already one of the rarest, daring films in the past few years.
- 12/24/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
It's time to exhale and pop that champagne cork as the Hong Kong film industry proclaims 2010 a good year for films.
Indeed, the performance of local productions has indicated the start of a resurgence in Hong Kong cinema amid the larger and irrevocable trend of China-Hong Kong co-productions. Cases in point include Shaw Brothers/Tvb's Chinese New Year hit 72 Tenants of Prosperity, which raked in Hk$34.4 million ($4.4 million), and Hong Kong's foreign-language film Oscar contender Echoes of the Rainbow, which created a citywide fervor in March and took in Hk$23 million.
Audiences also have shown support for smaller, low-budget local productions that aimed at the domestic market, including director Barbara Wong's surprise hit The Break Up Club and Pang Ho-cheung's romance for smokers Love in a Puff, which did respectably at the box office through a gradual buildup of word-of-mouth, earning Hk$10.3 million and Hk$6.4 million, respectively.
Co-productions still reign among Chinese-language films,...
Indeed, the performance of local productions has indicated the start of a resurgence in Hong Kong cinema amid the larger and irrevocable trend of China-Hong Kong co-productions. Cases in point include Shaw Brothers/Tvb's Chinese New Year hit 72 Tenants of Prosperity, which raked in Hk$34.4 million ($4.4 million), and Hong Kong's foreign-language film Oscar contender Echoes of the Rainbow, which created a citywide fervor in March and took in Hk$23 million.
Audiences also have shown support for smaller, low-budget local productions that aimed at the domestic market, including director Barbara Wong's surprise hit The Break Up Club and Pang Ho-cheung's romance for smokers Love in a Puff, which did respectably at the box office through a gradual buildup of word-of-mouth, earning Hk$10.3 million and Hk$6.4 million, respectively.
Co-productions still reign among Chinese-language films,...
- 11/4/2010
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
While I do not think that something as edgy or unusual as Giorgos Lanthimos' Dogtooth (pictured above) will make the 'final five' short list, but kudos to Greece for throwing it out there. Perhaps something like Tetsuya Nakashima's Confessions will make the cut despite its similarly unsettling subject matter. Either way, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences did put out a big release yesterday with all of their Foreign Language film submissions, 65 of them in total even Greenland, from various countries. Many of these films have reviews in our archives.
Albania, East West East, Gjergj Xhuvani
Algeria, Hors la Loi ("Outside the Law"), Rachid Bouchareb
Argentina, Carancho, Pablo Trapero
Austria, La Pivellina, Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel
Azerbaijan, The Precinct, Ilgar Safat
Bangladesh, Third Person Singular Number, Mostofa Sarwar Farooki
Belgium, Illegal, Olivier Masset-Depasse
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Circus Columbia, Danis Tanovic
Brazil, Lula the Son of Brazil,...
Albania, East West East, Gjergj Xhuvani
Algeria, Hors la Loi ("Outside the Law"), Rachid Bouchareb
Argentina, Carancho, Pablo Trapero
Austria, La Pivellina, Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel
Azerbaijan, The Precinct, Ilgar Safat
Bangladesh, Third Person Singular Number, Mostofa Sarwar Farooki
Belgium, Illegal, Olivier Masset-Depasse
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Circus Columbia, Danis Tanovic
Brazil, Lula the Son of Brazil,...
- 10/14/2010
- Screen Anarchy
65 Countries Enter Race for 2010 Foreign Language Film Oscar®
Beverly Hills, CA: Sixty-five countries, including first-time entrants Ethiopia and Greenland, have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 83rd Academy Awards®.
The 2010 submissions are:
.Albania, .East, West, East,. Gjergj Xhuvani, director;
.Algeria, .Hors la Loi. (.Outside the Law.), Rachid Bouchareb, director;
.Argentina, .Carancho,. Pablo Trapero, director;
.Austria, .La Pivellina,. Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel, directors;
.Azerbaijan, .The Precinct,. Ilgar Safat, director;
.Bangladesh, .Third Person Singular Number,. Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, director;
.Belgium, .Illegal,. Olivier Masset-Depasse, director;
.Bosnia and Herzegovina, .Circus Columbia,. Danis Tanovic, director;
.Brazil, .Lula, the Son of Brazil,. Fabio Barreto, director;
.Bulgaria, .Eastern Plays,. Kamen Kalev, director;
.Canada, .Incendies,. Denis Villeneuve, director;
.Chile, .The Life of Fish,. Matias Bize, director;
.China, .Aftershock,. Feng Xiaogang, director;
.Colombia, .Crab Trap,. Oscar Ruiz Navia, director;
.Costa Rica, .Of Love and Other Demons,. Hilda Hidalgo, director;
.Croatia, .The Blacks,...
Beverly Hills, CA: Sixty-five countries, including first-time entrants Ethiopia and Greenland, have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 83rd Academy Awards®.
The 2010 submissions are:
.Albania, .East, West, East,. Gjergj Xhuvani, director;
.Algeria, .Hors la Loi. (.Outside the Law.), Rachid Bouchareb, director;
.Argentina, .Carancho,. Pablo Trapero, director;
.Austria, .La Pivellina,. Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel, directors;
.Azerbaijan, .The Precinct,. Ilgar Safat, director;
.Bangladesh, .Third Person Singular Number,. Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, director;
.Belgium, .Illegal,. Olivier Masset-Depasse, director;
.Bosnia and Herzegovina, .Circus Columbia,. Danis Tanovic, director;
.Brazil, .Lula, the Son of Brazil,. Fabio Barreto, director;
.Bulgaria, .Eastern Plays,. Kamen Kalev, director;
.Canada, .Incendies,. Denis Villeneuve, director;
.Chile, .The Life of Fish,. Matias Bize, director;
.China, .Aftershock,. Feng Xiaogang, director;
.Colombia, .Crab Trap,. Oscar Ruiz Navia, director;
.Costa Rica, .Of Love and Other Demons,. Hilda Hidalgo, director;
.Croatia, .The Blacks,...
- 10/13/2010
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
I have been keeping track of all of the Foreign Language Oscar submissions in my "The Contenders" section of the site and today the official list of sixty-five films from sixty-five countries was unveiled by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for consideration for the 83rd Academy Awards. On January 20, 2011 a shortlist of nine contenders will be announced prior to the naming of the nominees on January 25, 2011.
I have included the complete list directly below, which includes first-time entrants Ethiopia and Greenland. The only film that was originally thought to be under consideration, but didn't show up on the Academy's final list was Afghanistan's entry, Black Tulip, directed by Sonia Nassery Cole. IMDb doesn't list a release date for the film, which means it may not have met the release requirements in time.
I have linked each film to their corresponding IMDb page for those films not included...
I have included the complete list directly below, which includes first-time entrants Ethiopia and Greenland. The only film that was originally thought to be under consideration, but didn't show up on the Academy's final list was Afghanistan's entry, Black Tulip, directed by Sonia Nassery Cole. IMDb doesn't list a release date for the film, which means it may not have met the release requirements in time.
I have linked each film to their corresponding IMDb page for those films not included...
- 10/13/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
A look at what's new on DVD today:
"Red Riding Trilogy" (2010)
Directed by Julian Jarrold, James Marsh, and Anand Tucker
Released by IFC Films
Jarrold ("Brideshead Revisited"), Marsh ("Man on Wire") and Tucker ("Shopgirl") take on the epic true crime story of the Yorkshire Ripper, the serial killer that haunted England throughout the '70s and '80s in this three-part series of films: Jarrold's "1974," which stars future Spider-Man Andrew Garfield as a journalist investigating the crime, Marsh's "1980," which follows Paddy Considine's veteran cop who suspects corruption within his own department, and Tucker's "1983," which tracks David Morrissey's detective as he makes the connection between a current kidnapping and those of years ago. (Aaron Hillis' interview with James Marsh is here.)
"Beatdown" (2010)
Directed by Mike Gunther
Released by Lionsgate
Don't you hate it when your brother's murdered, leaving you to make up his debt to a local gangster by...
"Red Riding Trilogy" (2010)
Directed by Julian Jarrold, James Marsh, and Anand Tucker
Released by IFC Films
Jarrold ("Brideshead Revisited"), Marsh ("Man on Wire") and Tucker ("Shopgirl") take on the epic true crime story of the Yorkshire Ripper, the serial killer that haunted England throughout the '70s and '80s in this three-part series of films: Jarrold's "1974," which stars future Spider-Man Andrew Garfield as a journalist investigating the crime, Marsh's "1980," which follows Paddy Considine's veteran cop who suspects corruption within his own department, and Tucker's "1983," which tracks David Morrissey's detective as he makes the connection between a current kidnapping and those of years ago. (Aaron Hillis' interview with James Marsh is here.)
"Beatdown" (2010)
Directed by Mike Gunther
Released by Lionsgate
Don't you hate it when your brother's murdered, leaving you to make up his debt to a local gangster by...
- 8/30/2010
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
The Hong Kong Film Awards which honor film productions from, you guessed it, Hong Kong were held this week. I preface this post that way because there are other major Asian awards, most notably the Golden Horse which includes all Chinese language cinema rather than just Hong Kong productions. The Golden Horse nominations are announced in the fall I believe and we may see some of the same films honored. The big winner for Hk was the action extravaganza Bodyguards and Assassins (Shi Yue Wei Chang) which took home eight prizes including Best Picture. It was nominated for 19 awards. Can you imagine?! I am a sucker for movie advertisements that introduce the cast of characters and both the posters and the trailer here label their characters. Is the movie worthy of this major a statue grab? Readers who've seen it, speak up! The film apparently has a Canadian/UK distributor...
- 4/19/2010
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
The Chinese action feature "Bodyguards and Assassins", set in China circa 1906, won Best Film, Director, Supporting Actor and Cinematography prizes at the 29th Hong Kong Film Awards.
Director Teddy Chen accepted his award, along with actor Nicholas Tse and Dp Arthur Wong.
Premise of the fictional movie follows real-life historical figure 'Sun Yat-sen', who forments a revolution to overthrow the corrupt 'Qing Dynasty'.
"Echoes of the Rainbow", a look at 1960's Hong Kong, won Best Screenplay for director Alex Law and Best Actor for Simon Yam.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Bodyguards and Assassins"...
Director Teddy Chen accepted his award, along with actor Nicholas Tse and Dp Arthur Wong.
Premise of the fictional movie follows real-life historical figure 'Sun Yat-sen', who forments a revolution to overthrow the corrupt 'Qing Dynasty'.
"Echoes of the Rainbow", a look at 1960's Hong Kong, won Best Screenplay for director Alex Law and Best Actor for Simon Yam.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Bodyguards and Assassins"...
- 4/19/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Period martial arts drama Bodyguards And Assassins cleaned up at last night's Hong Kong Film Awards, taking home 8 of the rather oversized statuettes, including Best Film, Best Director for Teddy Chen, Best Score, Best Cinematography and Best Action Choreography. While I agree that Teddy Chen's period action yarn probably was the best all-round production of the past 12 months, it always disappoints me to see one film dominate an awards ceremony quite this comprehensively.
There was still room for another "big winner", in the form of Alex Law's nostalgic Echoes Of The Rainbow, which has been a firm favourite with audiences and critics alike since opening here just last month (it premiered at the Berlin Film Festival). It picked up awards for Best Screenplay for Law, Best New Performer for Aarif Lee, as well as Best Actor for Simon Yam.
...
There was still room for another "big winner", in the form of Alex Law's nostalgic Echoes Of The Rainbow, which has been a firm favourite with audiences and critics alike since opening here just last month (it premiered at the Berlin Film Festival). It picked up awards for Best Screenplay for Law, Best New Performer for Aarif Lee, as well as Best Actor for Simon Yam.
...
- 4/19/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Wai Ying-Hong (aka Kara Hui), Chui Tien You in Ho Yuhang’s At the End of Daybreak Teddy Chen’s Bodyguards and Assassins was the big winner at the 2010 Hong Kong Film Awards, held on Sunday. Set in the early years of the 20th century, the action thriller with political undertones — and a national blockbuster ($44 million) — received a total of eight awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actor (Nicholas Tse). Other Hong Kong Film Award top winners included Best Actress Wai Ying-Hong, who plays a single mother whose son is accused of rape in At the End of Daybreak, and writer-director Alex Law, who won the Best Screenplay award for Echoes of the Rainbow, a [...]...
- 4/19/2010
- by Irene Young
- Alt Film Guide
Best film: Bodyguards and Assassins Best Asian film: Departures (Japan) Best director: Teddy Chen, Bodyguards and Assassins Best new director: Cheung King-wai, Kj: Music and Life Best actor: Simon Yam, Echoes of the Rainbow Best actress: Wai Ying-Hong, At the End of Daybreak Best supporting actor: Nicholas Tse, Bodyguards and Assassins Best supporting actress: Michelle Ye, Accident Best new performer: Aarif Lee, Echoes of the Rainbow Best screenplay: Alex Law, Echoes of the Rainbow Best cinematographer: Arthur Wong, Bodyguards and Assassins Best film editing: Kong Chi-leung, Chan Chi-wai, Overheard Best art direction: Ken Mak, Bodyguards and Assassins Best costume and makeup design: Dora Ng, Bodyguards and Assassins Best action choreography: Stephen Tung, Lee Tat-chiu, Bodyguards [...]...
- 4/19/2010
- by Irene Young
- Alt Film Guide
Based on Law's childhood experience, the story intends to bring out the nostalgia of the Hong Kongers through the portrayal of those good old days. It has yet to premiere in Hong Kong, but is set for a March 11th release and it'll also will be able to be seen during the Hong Kong International Festival. - Hong Kong Film Scene: LocalThe 34th edition of the Hong Kong International Festival will be bookended by homegrown films this year -- Crossing Hennessy, the sophomore feature from Ivy Ho (Claustrophobia) will open the fest alongside Like A Dream starring Daniel Wu. The festival which includes several international titles from last year's Cannes, Toronto and Venice film fests, contains some newer, attention-getting titles such as Love in a Puff -- Pang Ho-Cheung’s first time collaboration with Haiward Mak, who first caught Hong Kong film critics’ attention with her debut feature High Noon.
- 3/4/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
A Family directed by Pernille Fischer Christensen which was in the Competition section won the Fipresci (the international film critics association) prize for Best Film in the 60th edition of the Berlinale.
According to Ians reports, after receiving the International Federation of Film Critics (Fipresci) award Friday, the 27-year-old debutante director dedicated it "to the whole community of La Barra", a village on Colombia's northern coast where the filming took place. From the Panorama, the Fipresci award was given to Parade by Isao Yukisada and Crab Trap directed by Oscar Ruíz Navia from the Forum won this prize.
Generation K Plus awards were also announced on Saturday. Crystal Bear for the Best Film went to Shui Yuet Sun Tau (Hongkong / China) by Alex Law while This Way Of Life(New Zealand / Canada) by Thomas Burstyn won a special mention from the Jury.
Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film went...
According to Ians reports, after receiving the International Federation of Film Critics (Fipresci) award Friday, the 27-year-old debutante director dedicated it "to the whole community of La Barra", a village on Colombia's northern coast where the filming took place. From the Panorama, the Fipresci award was given to Parade by Isao Yukisada and Crab Trap directed by Oscar Ruíz Navia from the Forum won this prize.
Generation K Plus awards were also announced on Saturday. Crystal Bear for the Best Film went to Shui Yuet Sun Tau (Hongkong / China) by Alex Law while This Way Of Life(New Zealand / Canada) by Thomas Burstyn won a special mention from the Jury.
Crystal Bear for the Best Short Film went...
- 2/20/2010
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Cologne, Germany -- "Youth in Revolt," Miguel Arteta's romantic comedy starring Michael Cera and Portia Doubleday, is one of the higher profile titles screening at Generation -- the Berlin Film Festival's youth cinema sidebar -- but the title could be used for the 2010 lineup as a whole. For its 33rd edition, Generation has decided to stir things up, mixing genres and styles, big names and unknowns.
Acclaimed Indian filmmaker Dev Benegal will open Generation's main 14plus competition with his latest off-Bollywood production "Road Movie." "Alamar," a docu-drama from Mexican director Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio kicks off the Generation Kplus section of younger-skewing titles.
No longer a ghetto for kid flicks, Generation has established itself as a strong brand and platform for launching films in its own right -- a fact illustrated by the ten world premieres this year. These range from "Last of the Line" from Finnish directors Anastasia Lapsui and Markku Lehmuskallio,...
Acclaimed Indian filmmaker Dev Benegal will open Generation's main 14plus competition with his latest off-Bollywood production "Road Movie." "Alamar," a docu-drama from Mexican director Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio kicks off the Generation Kplus section of younger-skewing titles.
No longer a ghetto for kid flicks, Generation has established itself as a strong brand and platform for launching films in its own right -- a fact illustrated by the ten world premieres this year. These range from "Last of the Line" from Finnish directors Anastasia Lapsui and Markku Lehmuskallio,...
- 1/13/2010
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
More Filmart news
Hong Kong -- Hong Kong-based media distribution company Mei Ah Entertainment and sister production company Big Media have big plans for China that include an adjusted production strategy, a new, multifaceted distribution line and more movie houses.
"Our new strategy for development is definitely 'Toward the North,' " Big Media CEO Charley Zhuo told The Hollywood Reporter.
On Monday at Filmart, the sister companies will unveil a director-driven, 500 million yuan ($72 million) slate of 14 films that targets the Chinese market. The pics include the $12 million July release "Ku Fu Cyborg" by director Jeff Lau; the $1 million Taiwan romantic drama "More Than Close," produced by Terence Chang; the $2 million urban romance "Dirt Rich in Shanghai," produced by Chang, John Woo, Michelle Yeoh, Tang Tsai-yang and Matthew Tong and starring Kelly Lin and Sun Hong-lei; youth dance pic "Beat it," directed by Adam Wong; fantasy comedy "Amazing Stories" from directors...
Hong Kong -- Hong Kong-based media distribution company Mei Ah Entertainment and sister production company Big Media have big plans for China that include an adjusted production strategy, a new, multifaceted distribution line and more movie houses.
"Our new strategy for development is definitely 'Toward the North,' " Big Media CEO Charley Zhuo told The Hollywood Reporter.
On Monday at Filmart, the sister companies will unveil a director-driven, 500 million yuan ($72 million) slate of 14 films that targets the Chinese market. The pics include the $12 million July release "Ku Fu Cyborg" by director Jeff Lau; the $1 million Taiwan romantic drama "More Than Close," produced by Terence Chang; the $2 million urban romance "Dirt Rich in Shanghai," produced by Chang, John Woo, Michelle Yeoh, Tang Tsai-yang and Matthew Tong and starring Kelly Lin and Sun Hong-lei; youth dance pic "Beat it," directed by Adam Wong; fantasy comedy "Amazing Stories" from directors...
- 3/23/2009
- by By Karen Chu
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
HONG KONG -- For the first time in Hong Kong's film industry, a series of locally produced shorts made to help boost the post-SARS morale of the territory will accompany the screening of mainstream releases here over the next few weeks. The 11 shorts, funded to the tune of HK$5 million ($641,000) by the Hong Kong Government, boasts the participation of many of the country's most acclaimed filmmakers, including Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai; Fruit Chan; Teddy Chen; Tsui Hark; Stephen Chow; Joe Ma Wai-ho; Mabel Cheung and Alex Law; Dante Lam and Gordon Chan; Brian Tse; Peter Chan; and Andrew Lau and Alan Mak. The series will make its premiere in a shopping mall's open-air piazza Monday night before being screened in pairs with normal screenings at Hong Kong cinemas for the next few weeks.
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