Louis Koo named best actor for Paradox; Teresa Mo wins best actress for Tomorrow Is Another Day.
Ann Hui’s period drama Our Time Will Come was the big winner at this year’s Hong Kong Film Awards (April 15), taking five prizes including best film and best director.
The film (pictured), about Hong Kong’s resistance to Japanese occupation during the Second World War, also won best supporting actress for Deanie Ip’s performance, best art direction and best original film score (Joe Hisaishi). Hisaishi was also awarded best original music for the film at the Asian Film Awards last month.
Ann Hui’s period drama Our Time Will Come was the big winner at this year’s Hong Kong Film Awards (April 15), taking five prizes including best film and best director.
The film (pictured), about Hong Kong’s resistance to Japanese occupation during the Second World War, also won best supporting actress for Deanie Ip’s performance, best art direction and best original film score (Joe Hisaishi). Hisaishi was also awarded best original music for the film at the Asian Film Awards last month.
- 4/16/2018
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
Hou Hsiao-hsien’s period Chinese drama to world premiere in Competition at the Cannes Film Festival.
France’s Wild Bunch has sold North American rights to Hou Hsiao-hsien’s Cannes competition title The Assassin to Well Go USA.
Starring Shu Qi and Chang Chen, the film was shot by Hou’s longtime collaborator Mark Lee Ping-bing and produced by Stephen Shin, Wen-Ying Huang, Chen Yiqi and Stephen Lam.
The deal was negotiated by Well Go USA president and CEO Doris Pfardrescher and Wild Bunch’s Carole Baraton.
Set in 9th century China, the film revolves around a high-level female assassin who questions her loyalties when she is ordered to kill the man she was supposed to wed. Japan’s Satoshi Tsumabuki also stars in the film.
“We have a proud history of supporting films from Taiwan, and Hou Hsiao-hsien is a legend,” said Pfardrescher.
“It’s like someone made a wish list, and we got...
France’s Wild Bunch has sold North American rights to Hou Hsiao-hsien’s Cannes competition title The Assassin to Well Go USA.
Starring Shu Qi and Chang Chen, the film was shot by Hou’s longtime collaborator Mark Lee Ping-bing and produced by Stephen Shin, Wen-Ying Huang, Chen Yiqi and Stephen Lam.
The deal was negotiated by Well Go USA president and CEO Doris Pfardrescher and Wild Bunch’s Carole Baraton.
Set in 9th century China, the film revolves around a high-level female assassin who questions her loyalties when she is ordered to kill the man she was supposed to wed. Japan’s Satoshi Tsumabuki also stars in the film.
“We have a proud history of supporting films from Taiwan, and Hou Hsiao-hsien is a legend,” said Pfardrescher.
“It’s like someone made a wish list, and we got...
- 5/11/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
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