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Subject: [TAKE OVER] HKSAR Film No Top 10 Box Office (October 31 2024)
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[FLUFF OF THE WEEK] Courtesy of Ming Pao, Sing Tao Daily, Apple Daily, 
Oriental Daily, and Ta Kung Pao

1. MISCELLANEOUS

* (2024/11/06) From Malaysia, Fish Liew Chi Yu starred in her first 
Malaysian production PAVANE FOR AN INFANT.  It was selected for the 
"Asian Future" section of the 37th Tokyo International Film Festival, 
and is expected to be released next year. PAVANE tells the story of a 
24-hour abandoned baby protection hatch in Kuala Lumpur, where female 
volunteers use their maternal love to become the "hand that rocks the 
cradle" who save newborn babies, but have been hurt by gender 
injustice in the past.  Liew Chi Yu said that because she has been 
working in Hong Kong for too long, she has adjusted her Cantonese to 
no accent.  While performing PAVANE she was asked to reshoot because 
of that.
	Liew Chi Yu and PAVANE FOR AN INFANT director Chong Keat Aun 
were interviewed in Tokyo a few days ago; born and raised in Malaysia, 
Fish before coming to develop in Hong Kong worked as an extra in 
Malaysia.  It was the first time she returned home for a production, 
which was of great significance for her.  "As a Malaysian, I have been 
developing in Hong Kong for many years.  Now I consider I have 
achieved a little fame, I feel that I have a responsibility to let 
Hong Kong audience know more about Malaysian culture, life and social 
issues."
	During the filming of PAVANE in Malaysia, the most memorable 
for Fish was the very hot weather.  One scene took 15 takes to shoot.  
"That scene I had to complete in one take straight.  Holding an 
umbrella, a mobile phone and carrying a baby, I walk a long road, and 
then deliver very long dialogue to the taxi driver.  With the tight 
schedule, at the time the sun was about to come up so I was panicking.  
I had frequent bad takes."
	Fish said that before the filming of PAVANE FOR AN INFANT 
started, he was actually very worried.  "I am too used to the language 
and working mode in Hong Kong, especially Cantonese.   Generally when 
Malaysians speak Cantonese they would have some accents, but after 
working in the past few years in Hong Kong, I have deliberately 
adjusted it to no accent."  She revealed that she has unconsciously 
delivered the dialogue too Hong Kong and needed to reshoot.
	Winning the Best Supporting Actress at the Hong Kong Film 
Awards for ANITA, Fish has been making one movie after another in 
recent years.  How would she play each character well?  She said that 
there was no special method, and she felt very lucky as each work was 
almost similar to her emotions at the time.  "For example this time my 
physical condition was very poor, my skin had an allergic reaction.  
My mental state was already very confused, which just matched the 
inner world of the character."
	Fish said that in recent years she has mainly taken on 
commercial films, and the new film is more artistic, "At first I was 
distressed, not knowing if I could do it.  I was deeply afraid that I 
would not be able to interpret the confused and suppressed emotions of 
the role, but after watching the movie, I finally can breathe a sigh 
of relief as I felt that I didn't act too poorly; I have achieved the 
feeling I wanted."  Fish said that the director Chong Keat Aun did not 
give her any instructions during the filming, allowing her to perform 
freely.  Looking back now she thought that the director might have 
done that deliberately.
	Nominated for 9 Golden Horse Awards last year for SNOW IN 
MIDSUMMER, Chong Keat An admitted that he deliberately "tortured" 
Fish.  "It's because I wanted her to feel a little depressed when she 
didn't speak, so I deliberately didn't give her guidance.  I just 
hoped that she could maintain that sense of confusion."  When asked 
about the subject clash of PAVANA FOR THE INFANT with the Japanese 
director Hirokazu Kore-eda's Korean film BROKER, Chong Keat Aun said 
that hs had seen BROKER, but he was not afraid of the subject clash.  
He said that PAVANE has been in preparation for many years, and the 
content of the two is different. PAVANE focuses on the women's 
problems caused by the pandemic, and also adds many real stories from 
Malaysia.

* (2024/11/06) A few days ago, director Anselm Chan Mou Yin, actors Michelle 
Wai Sze Nga, Catherine Chau Ka Yee and Rachel Leung Yung Ting appeared 
at the Harbor City THE LAST DANCE (POR. DEI YUK) film stills 
exhibition and once again reminisced about a number of selected stills 
from the movie.  The three praised the stills photographer for 
capturing the realest emotions of the characters at the moment.  A 
poster auction segment also took place during the exhibition, with 
donations going to the Society for Abandoned Animals (SAA).  After the 
event, the winners of the charity auction were presented with 
certificates of appreciation.
	Michelle, Rachel and Chow Ka Yee also shared their 
post-screening activities experience from different cinemas, and 
received a lot of touching feedback.  Rachel said that she was very 
touched by a gray-haired female audience member last weekend.  
"Granny says this movie evokes some memories for her and heals her own 
experience.  After she finishes speaking, we realize that she has 
seven children and grandchildren behind her to watch wit her.  
Everyone is crying as they are watching, which makes me feel that they 
were relieved of something."  After listening to this, Ka Yee also 
said, "The audience needs to be willing to share their personal 
experiences or what they are experience in front of so many people, 
I think this is already very moving."
	Just returned to Hong Kong from attending the Tokyo Film 
Festival, Wai Sze Nga shared that the Japanese audience was also very 
engaged.  "I was a little worried at first, will they understand our 
hell breaking culture?  I am so happy that they were just as touched 
and saw the meaning of this film, which means that this film has 
become a common language around the world, bringing life through 
death."
	At the end of the event, Wai Sze Nga's fiancé Kenley Chow Tsz 
On even made a surprise appearance.  It turned out that Kenley has bid 
for a number of movie posters on the event website in order to support 
Michelle's new work and do good deeds.  In the end he received the 
event notice that he has successfully won the poster bid and was 
invited to personally attend to confirm his bids.  Kenley arrived at 
the scene after the event and gave Michelle a surprise in a low-key 
manner.  It turned out that this was the first time that a pair of 
would-be newlyweds appeared in public, which surprised the creators 
and staff who were unaware of what was happening.  Michelle also 
revealed that she only found out right before attending the event, and 
even joked, "I never would have guessed that I would personally 
present the poster to this generous donor!"  Kenley's attentive 
support for Michelle was praised by everyone for being romantic.

* (2024/11/06) Best Actor Simon Yam Tat Wah recently flew to the UK to attend 
a film festival to promote his new film LITTLE RED SWET (HUNG DAU) to 
fans there.  He was even presented with the "Lifetime Achievement 
Award" by the organiser the night before in recognition of his decades 
of professionalism and dedication to the film.  Before leaving, he has 
indicated that he would bring his family with him this time.  The 
family of three appeared in black at the award ceremony, which was 
quite eye-catching.  Later his daughter Ella shared the happy news on 
social media with the caption, "Congratulations Dad! Love you, the 
best actor in my heart forever."
	Yam Tat Wa aside from shopping with his wife and daughter also 
took time to enjoy the peace and quiet there.  He joked, "I walk 
20,000 steps with my wife Qiqi at the park everyday, and I share the 
beautiful park with the white swans."

* (2024/11/06) The Lawrence Cheng Tan Shui (Brother Tan), Fish Liew Chi Yu, 
Jay Fung Won Him and Amy Lo Wai Man starred film AN ABANDONED TEAM 
(DUT CHUNG SIN SUN) will appear at the "HKAFF Hong Kong Asian Film 
Festival 2024" on November 7th and officially be released on the 28th.  
Earlier, the cast and the crew held a production start worship 
ceremony with dog actors, and the humorous Brother Tan mingled with a 
group of young actors.  Liew Chi Yu revealed that one of Brother Tan's 
famous songs "WORDS FOR THE MOST BELOVED" was played on the set and 
was looking forward to Brother Tan's live interpretation of the 
monologue, but unfortunately Brother Tan refused.  Jay the singer 
said, "Brother Tan really likes to listen to Jazz, he would sing 
while waiting to take his mark.  I really want to jam with him.  I 
know that Brother Tan has released songs before.  I heard that he is 
the first generation rappers in Hong Kong."  Brother Tan released the 
song "THAT NIGHT I SCRATCH MY DAUGHTER'S BACK", which was well known 
on the streets.  Brother Tan said, "I have checked the meaning of 
Rapper, it is 'So Bak Lam', I am the first generation 'So Bak Lam', 
You are more modern so you called it Rapping."  He even gave a 
demonstration in the voices of Roman Tam (Law Man) and Adam Cheng Siu 
Chau.
	Playing the veterinarian, Wong Ching Yi (Ah Jeng) interviewed 
her co-stars about what they have learned from their elders.  Fish 
praised "Papa" for being tall, good-looking, good-natured and willing 
to teach newcomers. "He is so willing to teach 
newcomers, he treats us to coffee everyday.  There are too many 
advantages, I really don't want to leave the team.  Although working 
with Brother Tan was a lot of pressure, it was easy to get into 
character.  He really made me feel like he is my 'Papa', and the 
father-daughter relationship in the film is a bit like my real story.  
So it is easy to devote myself to it."  Brother Tan said, "She got 
into it, I wanted her to have 80 points, and she ended up reaching 120 
points."
	The funny Brother Tan put up a mean look and said, "This movie 
will show the real Cheng Tan Shui.  So naked but great, I can try to 
play it like this once.  It's rare to run into a good script nowadays, 
and I'm the happiest to encounter a new director.  So many noble 
people have helped me over the past few decades.  Today I feel that 
the time has come for me to help.  For anyone who needs me, especially 
in movies, I will help."
	Amy admitted, "I am the most grateful to have been able to 
work with experienced actors and have learned so much."  Liew Chi Yu 
encouraged her, "You did very well."  Jay said, "One of the most 
memorable scenes was when we had to move metal barrier with Amy and 
Brother Tan asked me a brain teaser question, which was funny."  Amy 
revealed, "The funniest thing is that even now, Jay still doesn't 
understand the answer to the brain teaser question."
	Stepping on the big screen for the first time, Jay said that 
he was nervous and excited, and that he felt better than expected, 
"Although I don't have a lot of scenes, I still can't sleep and have a 
lot of pressure.  I have more scenes with Amy, and working with her is 
so comfortable.  She doesn't mind that I'm not doing well enough, she 
even encourages me all the time."  Amy was flattered, "How can I 
mind you."

* (2024/11/05) The Ho Miu Ki directed, Sandra Ng Kwan Yu, MC Cheung Tin Fu 
starred online romance fraud movie LOVE LIES (NGOR TAM DIK NA CHEUNG 
LUEN OI) recently broke out of Hong Kong and was once again recognized 
at an International Film Festival.  The film was selected for the 9th 
London East Asia Film Festival, competing for awards with films from 
Japan, South Korea, mainland China, Taiwan, and other places.  Finally 
it won the Best Film award among the ten finalists.  Yam Tat Wa 
received the Lifetime Achievement Award, and his movie LITTLE RED 
SWEET (HUNG DAU) was also the closing film of the festival.
	Dressed in black, Ng Kwan Yu attended the closing ceremony and 
award ceremony of the film festival on November 3rd with her partner 
Peter Chan Ho Sun and their daughter Jillian Chan Si Ji.  After the 
jury announced that LOVE LIES won the best film, Kwan Yu immediately 
accepted the award on behalf of the film's cast and crew.
	Unable to hide her excitement, Kwan Yu first expressed her in 
English that she was so nervous that her heart was beating fast and 
she was sweating, and then she read in Cantonese the speechs of 
producer Chan Hing Kar and director Ho Miu Ki, "We believe that 
laughter, emotion and the pursuit of human kindness are universal, and 
we also believe love and dreams are real.  We would like to thank all 
the audience for their support and love."  Finally she again expressed 
her gratitude to the jury and the festival in English.  After 
receiving the trophy from the chair of the festival, Tian Huijing, 
Kwan Yu raised the trophy and shouted happily, "We won! Ten movies! 
You can win! I'm so excited!"  Long-time co-star and old friend Yam 
Tat Wa also appeared at the award ceremony and hugged her to 
congratulate her.
	The jury of this year's East Asian Film Festival in London 
praised LOVE LIES, saying, "LOVE LIES is an extraordinary film.  With 
the energetic Ng Kwan Yu, the performance is deeply moving.  The jury 
presented this award in recognition of the profound truths revealed in 
director Ho Miu Ki Ho's modern story, which explores society, 
technology, aging, loss, and the complexity and importance of human 
connection."  Previously Kwan Yu was presented with the Honorary 
Award at the opening ceremony, and she was great for this year's 
"Three Joys": After winning the "Hong Kong Filmmaker in Focus" award 
at the 44th Hawaii International Film Festival, she then was 
nominated for the Golden Horse Awards Best Actress for LOVE LIES; and 
now receiving the recognition of this year's film festival, which was 
of great significance to her.
	In a telephone interview Yam Tat Wa said, "Thank you for 
presenting me with the Lifetime Achievement Award, which is an 
affirmation of my years of filmmaking.  Yet this stage is the 
beginning of another new milestone in my filmmaking, and I will 
continue to make movies, make more good films, work hard and march 
on!"  Yam Tat Wa is currently helping new director Albert Mak Ho Bong 
as the producer of his new film.  He would also participate in 
performances and use his experience to help newcomers.  The movie is 
an action movie that explores the relationship between father and son, 
and will be filmed overseas for 2 months.

* (2024/11/05) The Andy Lau Tak Wa (Wa Jai), Karen Mok Man Wai, Gardner Tse 
Kwan Ho (Brother Ho), Louise Wong Dan Nei, Fish Liew Chi Yu, Jeffrey 
Ngai Chun Sun, Dee Ho Kai Wa, Locker Lam Ka Hei, Leung Chung Hang (Ah 
Bing) and others starred Hong Kong-made disaster movie CESIUM FALLOUT 
(FUN SING) was released on November 1st.  The cumulative box office 
of the film exceeded HK$10 million in 3 days, breaking the Hong Kong 
film opening in the second half of 2024, the opening weekend box 
office and the single-day box office records in an encouraging 
performance.  In addition the mainland's box office was also high, 
with the box office exceeding RMB 80 million in just three days in 
another encouraging showing.  On the other hand, the Taipei stop of 
Wa Jai's "Today is the Day Tour Concert" came to an end.  Wa Jai 
tearfully thanked the fans for their affection and announced that he 
will return to the stage of the Hong Kong Coliseum in December, and 
will open 20 year crossing performances to welcome the new year 
with fans.  He would see everyone in December in Hong Kong.
	Yesterday (4th) the "LIFETIME TEAMMATE 2025 charity calendar" 
was also launched, with the members of the Luen Wo Hui Fire Station 
squad in the film making a domineering appearance.  They included 
Louise, Fish, Ah Dee, Jeffrey, Ah Bing, and Locker, each making sexy 
yet stylish poses.  The charity calendar sale was limited to 1,000 
sets, and all proceeds will be donated to Caritas Family Services.
	Eric Kwok personally adapted his classic song BEST FRIEND into 
the movie's promotional song "LIFETIME TEAMMATES".  In the music 
vide Brother Ho led Ah Dee, Jeffrey, Ah Bing, Locker and Wesley Wong 
Hoi Kit in white tank tops and with a firefighter armors in the 
dominating appearance, moving the brotherhood in the film to the music 
video, combining muscles and wet performances, and thoroughly showing 
the friendship of life and death in the face of the disaster.  
Although the 6 actors were not in the "professional singers class", 
they still perform the songs perfectly.  In order to ease the tension, 
the funny Dee suddenly sang the classic song "You're Beautiful" by 
Uncle Seven in Stephen Chow Sing Chi's "THE KING OF COMEDY".  Even 
Eric could not help but join in the harmony, filling the recording 
studio with joy and laughter.
	The CESIUM FALLOUT lead Lau Tak Wa's "Today is the Day Tour 
Concert" Taipei stop came to an end amid the cheer of the live 
audience, and Wa Jai could not help but cry on the stage.  The tour 
began in July and has toured Shanghai, Guangzhou, Beijing, Nanjing, 
Shenzhen, Macau, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Taipei and other places, 
with a total of 52 performances.
	The night before, the fans in the audience moved Wa Jai as he 
finally could not help but shed tears when singing "Still Sing My 
Song".  He thanked everyone for their love and affection for him over 
the years, and even got choked up and said, "When I stepped into this 
circle for 30 years, I said: My 30 years as an idol has been too 
simple, as long as you love me I am fine;  Now at 40 years, you still 
love me as much as you did back then, I'll be fine, I'll be better 
because of you.  I hope you will be even better because of me.  We 
were full of love for all of the 52 concerts, from the first day's 
"Love Connection" to the present "Companion to the End", thank you for 
your applause."
	In just 4 months, Wa Jai completed 52 concerts.  Even he 
could not believe it.  "I really don't dare to believe how I completed 
these 52 performances, everyone is really amazing!  See you in Hong 
Kong in December!"

* (2024/11/05) Michelle Wai Sze Nga, Catherine Chau Ka Yee, Rachel Leung Yung 
Ting and director Anselm Chan Mou Yin attended the movie THE LAST 
DANCE (POR. DEI YUK) Photo Contest Award Ceremony.  Just returned to 
Hong Kong from attending the Tokyo Film Festival in Japan, Wai Sze Nga 
said that this time was a great experience.  She was the happiest 
about being able to promote it with Michael Hui Koon Man, and pointed 
out that the audience responded enthusiastically to the film.  She 
said, "Their method of expression is more mild mannered.  Although 
they are not as direct as in Hong Kong, when I see everyone like this 
movie I am really moved .  Now I am preparing to attend the audience 
appreciation event in Hong Kong like crazy."
	In addition, Chau Ka Yee was deeply encouraged to learn that 
the pre-sale box office of LAST was ideal and the word of mouth was 
also decent.  She believed that it was not easy to still get the 
support of Hong Kong audiences in a poor climate, and reminded 
herself to do even better.

* (2024/11/04) Among the 15 selected films in the main competition section of 
the 37th Tokyo International Film Festival, 5 were Chinese films, 
including the Philip Yung Tsz Kwong directed Hong Kong film PAPA; 
the Tokyo Film Festival program director Kenji Ishizaka spoke about 
Hong Kong films are changing and restarting; he also mentioned the 
selection criteria, saying that the performance of directors and 
actors is equally important.  He even made a special mention of "Asian 
Future" section selection VALLEY IN THE SHADOW OF DEATH (BUT SEH JI 
JUI)'s Anthony Wong Chau Sun for his outstanding performance.
	At the 37th Tokyo International Film Festival the Yung Tsz 
Kwong directed, Sean Lau Ching Wan starred PAPA is in the main 
competition.  The Michael Hui Koon Man and Dayo Wong Tze Wah starred 
THE LAST DANCE (POR. DEI YUK), the Oliver Chan Siu Kuen directed 
MONTAGES OF A MODERN MOTHERHOOD (FU DUK BUT) and the Wong Chau Sun 
starred VALLEY IN THE SHADOW OF DEATH (BUT SEH JI JUI) were 
selected for different sections.
	The program director of the Tokyo International Film Festival 
Kenji Ishizaka said that many Chinese-language films were selected, 
which is a testament to their outstanding performance.  He said that 
the film selections in the "Asian Future" section are more distinctive 
than in the past, "Several of them are co-produced by different 
countries or regions, such as the Japanese director Tetsuichiro Tsuta 
directed, STRAY DOG Taiwanese actor Lee Kang-sheng starred BLACK OX; 
Malaysia's Chong Keat Aun directed, Hong Kong-based (Fish) Liew Chi 
Yu and (Natalie Hsu) Hui Yan Yi starred PAVANE FOR AN INFANT, both of 
which have broken through geographical restrictions."  Kenji Ishizaka 
pointed out that the film industry has fallen into a low point after 
the pandemic.  In order to reduce the risk, cooperation from other 
countries was sought after.
	When asked about the criteria for selecting the films, Kenji 
Ishizaka said that the performance of the director and the actor are 
equally important.  He would first look at whether the director has 
added innovative elements, and then look at the actors.  He pointed 
out that VALLEY IN THE SHADOW OF DEATH is the latter.  "(Anthony) Wong 
Chau Sun played an paralyzed divorcee in STILL HUMAN (LUN LOK YUN), 
and this time he played a priest.  Because of a tragedy in his family, 
he re-examined his faith.  The two roles are completely different, and 
I feel that his acting skills have very broad range and his 
performance is very good."
	Kenji Ishizaka felt that Hong Kong film is changing.  "Hong 
Kong used to be dominated by action, comedy or romance films, but in 
recent years more and more dramatic films and new actors are emerging.  
I think Hong Kong films are restarting, but it will take some time for 
it to be popular."  Speaking of the popularity of Korean films and 
dramas around the world but this year's Tokyo International Film 
Festival almost has not selected any, Kenji Ishizaka agreed that 
Korean films are of high quality, but the Busan International Film 
Festival was held in October and many new Korean films have been 
unveiled in Busan; the Tokyo International Film Festival requires that 
the exhibited works have never been released, so it is difficult for 
Korean films to be selected.
	Selected for "Asian Future", BLACK OX's director Tetsuichiro 
Tsuta agreed that Chinese films have been excellent in recent years.  
He especially likes mainland director Gu Xiaogang's DWELLING BY THE 
WEST LAKE.  He pointed out that the biggest difference between 
Japanese and other Asian films is value.  "From a commercial point of 
view Japanese films can already make money from just domestic release, 
anime is a good example.  Before I studied film, I have never seen 
works from other countries or regions.  Then I saw the Thai film UNCLE 
BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES, and I realized that the values 
Japanese films explore are very narrow.  Movies should make the 
audience feel even more."

* (2024/11/04) Charlene Choi Cheuk Yin, Kenny Kwan Chi Bun, Juliana Kwok Pui 
Man, Annise Hui Yi Yung, Miss Hong Kong Ellyn Ngai Lok Lam, runner ups 
Emily Leung Ka Ying and Amina Yeung Chi Yiu attended the event at Sha 
Tin Racecourse yesterday. Ah Sa appeared in the form of a Pink Lady, 
saying that her father gave horse racing tips that ended up wiping her 
out.
	Speaking of DOH WOK GUM, her Lunar New Year film production 
with Louis Cheung Kai Chung's "forced location shoot storm", she 
pointed out that she was also present at the time but she did not 
sense any unpleasant atmosphere at all.  The clerk did not behave 
any differently.  She also said that she was very happy that day 
and bought two plates for Joey Yung Cho Yee, so she was stunned 
after seeing the report of the production breaking into the store.  
"In the afternoon when I saw something happened I even went 
'Huh?'  I was very happy.  I saw the shop had plates with Yung Cho 
Yee's lyrics on them.  I even bought two plates as gifts for Joey. I 
didn't know if there was a misunderstanding later.  That scene was 
about our support for Hong Kong shops, filming us pushing open the 
door and going out onto the street.  All the dialogues happened on the 
street, in fact this scene could have been filmed anywhere, who knew 
that it would become so unpleasant. (Has this affected you and Cheung 
Kai Chung?)  There is no effect. (Did you contact Tsui Tin Yau 
afterwards?)  When I saw Tin Yau that day we talked and laughed, and 
only when I saw him did I realize that the shop belonged to his wife." 
Would that scene be re-shot?  She revealed that the scene would 
probably be cut and believed that the incident would not affect the 
film.  
	Ah Sa announced that after completing the filming she 
would fly to the United States and Canada for the Twins concert tour. 
Referring to her friend Yung Cho Yee being so sick that she severely 
lost her voice, she was reminded to take care of her own health.  She 
joked, "I am taking vitamin C everyday, hanging on to my life first.  
Luckily I have a few days free on the U.S. and Canada tour, I plan to 
visit landmarks and watch some shows."  Joey has mentioned that she 
wanted to join Twins on their tour.  She said that considering how 
sick Joey was, she did not have the heart to tempt her to go.  "Health 
is the most important, I hope she would take care of her health 
first."  She said that she gave a fengshui diagram to Joey to 
teach her how to avoid the "sickness spots".  "This year is unlucky 
for my sign, and the master gave me a feng shui secret formula.  
The secret formula is suitable for her too, so I gave it to Joey."

* (2024/11/04) Gardner Tse Kwan Ho and Peter Chan Charm Man attended the 
press conference of ViuTV's reality show BE AN ACTING STAR yesterday, 
Tse Kwan Ho had to face a group of young contestants, which he said 
was not difficult.  He felt that the contestants sometimes took too 
much initiative and went until 2 o'clock in the morning, so he did not 
dare to make eye contact.  Tse Kwan Ho's movie CESIUM FALLOUT (FUN 
SING) had a box office of HK$ 3.8 million on the first day and became 
the highest-grossing Hong Kong film in the second half of 2024.   He 
was happy about that.  The "firefighter calendar" with Tse Kwan Ho 
and others has been called not sexy enough, he joked, "What is daring 
enough then?  You are comparing it to the ones from Australia?  I am 
challenging them now; tell them to learn from us, take photos wet and 
make music videos!"

* (2024/11/04) Michael Hui Koon Man and Michelle Wai Sze Nga starred in the 
Emperor Motion Picture THE LAST DANCE (POR. DEI YUK) was selected for 
the Tokyo International Film Festival.  After the premiere, everyone 
stayed to interact with the industry colleagues.  Wai Sze Nga 
excitedly said, "The film critics and the industry insiders across 
Asia have responded well.  As for whether it will be successful or 
not in the end, we have to see the strength and quality of the work.  
I hope to attract more viewers to support it!"  She described this 
occasion as "bringing a Hong Kong tradition and an intangible cultural 
heritage to introduce to more people around the world", and said that 
she was deeply honored to be able to set foot on the red carpet of the 
festival with "Papa" Hui Koon Man.  In the past two days, 32 
word-of-mouth preview screenings have been held in Hong Kong.  All of 
them were sold out, and the cast and the crew could not be more 
excited.

* (2024/11/04) Singers Jay Fung Won Him and Feanna Wong Suk Man attended a 
charity event yesterday as Star Ambassadors.  Feanna recently won the 
award for starring in the micro-film I AM NOT ALONE.  "Earlier I saw 
myself on the big screen, I had a little bashful and deep feeling.  I 
thought my performance was decent."  She also said that she liked to 
act, later she would like to develop in the acting field.   Jay 
congratulated her.  Jay also revealed that his first film AN 
ABANDONED TEAM (DUT CHUNG SIN SUN) will be released this month.  The 
film was also selected to be a part of the 21st Hong Kong Asian Film 
Festival's "Made in Hong Kong" section.  Jay said that this was his 
first movie, which told the story of the relationship between humans 
and animals.  Earlier when he watched the movie he wanted to cry.  For 
his film debut, he said that he still had a lot of room for 
improvement, but thought that making a movie was a lot of fun.  "I 
have worked with many elders this time, and they have all been very 
good to me."  He really liked to make movies, but he admitted that the 
most difficult thing is for his poor manager to translate the Chinese 
script into "Jay language" that only he could understand.  "I really 
appreciate my colleagues for helping me translate, and working with me 
to consider how to play this role.  It was so hard but I had quite a 
sense of success after its completion."  In the film he and Amy Lo Wai 
Man played a couple.  Did they have any intimate scene?  Jay joked, 
"Originally there was, but you have to ask the director why it wasn't 
there later.  I really respect the director."

* (2024/11/04) The Nick Cheung Ka Fai, Terrance Lau Chun Him and Fala Chen 
starred film PEG O' MY HEART (SHOOK MUNG) has not been released yet, 
but has attracted wide attention from overseas fans and has been 
included in 7 overseas film festivals.  Lately it also stepped foot 
into the Making Waves - Navigators of Hong Kong Cinema Tokyo Stop.  
This time Lau Chun Him took the baton from Cheung Ka Fai and 
attended the event as the lead actor and a representative of the 
film.  Two nights ago (the 2nd) he met with fans and discussed his 
production experience.  
	Ah Him deliberately dressed in black, and was greeted by 
enthusiastic applause from viewers as soon as he entered the venue.  
Many were Cheung Ka Fai's and his fans.  The Japanese fans' passion 
surprised Ah Him, and he first greeted them in Japanese.  Japanese 
viewers responded passionately at the meeting, and asked questions 
enthusiastically.  He even deeply cherished this opportunity to 
interact with viewers.  "Japanese viewers are very involved, during 
the question and answer segment what I feel isn't very funny, they 
would still give laughter and applause to encourage me."  This 
was the first time Lau Chun Him has enjoyed the film on the big 
screen, which Ah Him admitted that he felt the impact.  "During the 
shoot I didn't know what kind of feeling many visuals would invoke 
when they would appear on the big screen, especially the intersection 
between the dreamscape and reality.  The confusion between the horrors 
and the fantasy in the dreamscape makes it difficult for people to 
differentiate between the dream and the reality.  The dreamscape 
reflects certain feelings from the heart, very fantastic and also 
very exaggerated."
	Cheung Ka Fai won the "Best Director Award" at the Grimmfest 
Film Festival in Manchester, England, and Ah Him immediately 
congratulated him.  Lau Chun Him said that the director award was 
very meaningful to Cheung Ka Fai.  His acting achievements are already 
very rich, but the recognition for his work is also very important to 
him.  He also mentioned that Ka Fai's directing experience has brought 
him great support.  "Brother Ka Fai understands the needs of actors.  
He not only gives me confidence, but also protection so that I can let 
go to interpret the role."  He revealed in the future he intended to 
explore the journey of the director, and looked forward to expanding 
even more possibilities in the territory of film.   A Japanese fan 
asked Ah Him whether he would follow Ka Fai's footsteps and try to 
direct.  He was very surprised and instead asked the viewer how did he 
know about this plan.  "Actually lately I have already started to 
write a script, thinking that if the opportunity should arise later I 
would be able to direct a story I created.  As for what content I 
created, I can't revealed that for now."  Ah Him said that 
he has always liked Japanese films, especially Hirokazu Kore-eda's 
film AFTER THE STORM.  He looked forward to meeting with viewers again 
and hoped that he would be able to come to make a movie in Japan.

* (2024/11/03) The 69 year old Johnnie To Kei Fung has been making movies 
for over 40 years and has countless works, but in recent years his 
production rate has been few.  In a recent interview with BBC News 
Chinese, he revealed that due to the impact of the Hong Kong 
environment, he is at a low point in his life and has lost his soul.  
He would like to make another movie, but he could not start writing.  
He had a lot of questions but he was not out of talent.  As for the 
third installment of the ELECTION (HAK SEH WUI) film series, he said 
that he has conceived it in 2010 but he felt that the social climate 
was not suitable and he shelved it.
	To Kei Fung has won a total of 3 Hong Kong Film Awards and 3 
Golden Horse Awards for Best Director, but his production has 
decreased significantly in recent years.  His most recent solo effect 
was CHASING DREAM in 2019.  In a BBC News interview, the host asked 
him the reason.  He said that it was not that he did not want to make 
a film, but that he could not start writing.  He said that due to the 
environment of Hong Kong, he is at the lowest point of his life.  "I 
feel that people are so fragile; if something is moved and it is what 
you are used to, it would affect a lot of your thinking.  In this 
environment, I used to have strong confidence in film conceptually; 
I have been feeling a lot of doubts in the past few years, in turn 
after coming up an idea once I would toss it out, coming up with 
another and tossing it out.  I don't know how many times I have 
come up with them.   Whether I want them or am I trying to fool 
myself, I can't find my true self."
	To Kei Fung said that there is a movie that is currently being 
filmed, but the filming has been stop and go.  Stopping after a few 
days of work, it only shot for a day in several months.  He said that 
he was not out of talent, but he felt that he could not conjure up 
anything.  The host asked what was the reason?  He laughed and said, 
"I think you know more than I do."  He sighed, "I have always insisted 
on filming in Hong Kong, Hong Kong is very important to me.  I think 
that now there is no soul, including me and Hong Kong.  I have to wait 
until some things to change my concept.  Because when the values are 
different, many things feel wrong.  Whether my values have to be 
completely changed, this is the big question for me."  What was his 
original soul?  He said, "Freedom, freedom of speech, simply said it's 
human rights and freedom.  I think it's very different from the Hong 
Kong I've lived in for decades."  He revealed that once he had many 
opportunities to film in foreign countries, but turned down many 
opportunities to work with foreign film companies.  He said, "The 
reason is that I can't even grasp the culture of Hong Kong, the place 
where I grew up; how do I depict other people's things?  The current 
situation in Hong Kong, the film industry and all aspects of the arts, 
is not a good period.  If everyone leave, I would feel that they 
betrayed Hong Kong in my world, but I don't know what to do if I 
stay."  Is he going through the most difficult period?  He said it 
probably is, "In the past, not having money doesn't mean that there 
was no ideal.  Maybe I am not used to it, let's see if I can continue 
my own film world, conquer myself, or learn how to do it."
	Speaking of the ELECTION (HAK SEH WUI) film series he 
directed, many people are concerned about when the third installment 
will be filmed?  To Kei Fung revealed that the script was conceived as 
early as 2010.  He once wanted to start filming ELECTION 3 before 
filming LIFE WITHOUT PRINCIPLE (DUET MING GUM), but at that time he 
felt that the social climate was not very suitable, due to various 
reasons it were shelved.  "The plot I thought about in the film really 
happened, no need for me to go into the details".  He believed that 
even the underworld has changed.  If he would return to make the film,  
it might not necessarily be this subject.   He must have a tight grasp 
on the pulse of the times, which was the creator's feeling of the 
times.  Perhaps he might be able to make it in 2034, as he waited for 
Hong Kong to give the feeling back to him again.  The host asked that 
in the past "Fresh Wave" had many short films that have not yet passed 
the inspection in competition.  To Kei Fung pointed out that the 
censorship was not only limited to the film industry, but the whole 
society also faced "a line".  He urged young filmmakers to "be smarter 
with the creative route they take".  He believed that there were rules 
to follow.  if you want to persist, it would be your choice.

* (2024/11/03) The disaster blockbuster CESIUM FALLOUT (FUN SING) was 
released in Hong Kong the day before yesterday.  The cumulative box 
office of the film on the first day in Hong Kong exceeded HK$ 3.8 
million.  Aside from first place at the opening box office, the film 
even became the highest-grossing Hong Kong-made film in the second 
half of 2024.  Performing well in a weak market, the film team was 
very encouraged.  Gardner Tse Kwan Ho, Ivana Wong Yuen Chi, Louise 
Wong Dan Nei, Dee Ho Kai Wah, Jeffrey Ngai Chun Sun, Locker Lam Ka Hei
and Natalie Hsu (Hui Yan Yi) formed the audience appreciation vanguard 
and went to the cinema to thank the audience for their support.  Among 
them, 4 men and Louise even wore white tan tops and firefighting 
uniforms for their appearance, thorough displaying their muscular 
curves and full heroics.
	The actors also shared their experience of participating in 
the film.  Everyone agreed that due to the huge scale of the 
production, both the cast and the crew had their own difficulties.  
Locker remembered when he encountered bad weather.  "One day, when the 
wind and rain blew sideways, even the tent fell over.  Everyone united 
and grabbed a side, even the director Brother Ming (Anthony Pun Yiu 
Ming) and the boss (producer Bill Kong Chi Keung) helped."  Natalie 
pointed out that the shelter scenes were indispensable in disaster 
movies.  "The art team built a very realistic shelter, so detailed.  
We filmed all night with more than 300 extras that day.  I had to 
play emotional scenes, so I was afraid that I wouldn't perform well 
and hinder everyone.  However in the end I succeeded."  Ivana is very 
honored to be a part of the production, "The boss and the director 
thought that this scene was a film about Hong Kong, so they asked for 
actual location shoots in Hong Kong.  I know that the recycling yard 
consisted of 4 different empty spaces put together, nothing was 
overlooked with the props and set productions within."  Tse Kwan Ho 
once again thanked the executive producer and producer Kong Chi Keung.  
"What touched me the most is that in this market, there seemed to be  
a stupid investor who has put up a lot of money to invest in this 
film.  Ultimately the investment is always more in disaster films than 
in feature films, and the risk is so big.  Only people who love movies 
would do this, so I hope everyone would go to the movies more to 
support it!"
	Jeffrey showed off his Kirin arms in the new film, and won 
the screams of the audience.  He said that he still has not met the 
standard, only a third at this stage; he hoped to achieve an 8 pack of 
abdominal muscles.  The film company launched a charity sale of the 
monthly calendar, and he said that he planned to buy a few more to 
fill every corner of his home.  Ah Dee said that he would buy it for 
his parents.  If the audience responds enthusiastically, his audience 
appreciation fashion would become more and more daring.  He hoped to 
try wearing the full set of "golden suit" to thank the audience.  He 
also revealed that he has already made room on his schedule for 
nonstop audience appreciation events.  "The condition is really a 
little like 'roasting chicken wings, I like to eat', if I get to thank 
viewers I would go.  I have discussed with the manager whether I could 
apply for the Guinness World Record, and in 20 years I could become 
the 'King of Audience Appreciation'.  I would appreciate until I can 
appreciate no more, using life to trade for the record."
	CESIUM FALLOUT (FUN SING) and THE LAST DANCE (POR. DEI YUK) 
cooperated to launch 1,000 limited sets of HK$ 120 yuan ticket 
package, which were sold out within 3 hours.  Ah Dee said, "I am so
happy!  I hope it will stimulate the audience's desire to go to the 
movies."  Speaking of Neo Yau Hawk Sau competing for the Golden Horse 
Award for Best Actor with the movie THE WAY WE TALK (HONG NGOR GUM TIN 
JUM MOR SUET), Ah Dee was happy for him and would not deliberately 
chase after his results. "I can't be too persistent in these 
opportunities, the most important thing is to take care of your own 
business.  The opportunity will come when it does.  Maybe it's because 
I am older, the mentality is work while I can."

* (2024/11/03) The 72-year-old Hong Kong action movie superstar Sammo Hung Kam 
Bo was invited to attend the 37th Tokyo International Film Festival 
Master Class.  After the event screened his film THE BODYGUARD, he 
appeared in a Chinese suit and a cane as the entire audience welcomed 
him with passionate applause.  He has been in the film industry for 
more than half a century, and he mentioned at the event that he was 
heartbroken over Bruce Lee's early death, and regarded director Wu Kam 
Chuen (King Hu) as his mentor.  He also claimed that during the 
prosperous era of Hong Kong films in the 1980s, he never rested but he 
never felt bitter; as for the fight scene with the "Strongest in the 
Universe" Donnie Yen Chi Tan in IP MAN 2, Hung Kam Bo said, "He is so 
powerful, but I am even more powerful." and drew applause from the 
entire audience.
	Hung Kam Bo said that when he was a child, he studied Beijing 
Opera, learned to perform somersaults, and the posture of acting.  The 
process was arduous, but he learned basic skills.  Speaking of his 
fate with Bruce Lee, Hung Kam Bo said that the two only met a few 
time.  "I was so shocked that he passed away, because he was very 
young; Bruce Lee's work has had such a big impact on me, so it was 
quite a heartbreak."
	Speaking of his directing debut THE IRON-FISTED MONK (SAM 
DUT WOR SEUNG YU CHONG MAI LOK), Hung Kam Bo said that it was an 
action comedy.  The audience responded to it well, which laid the 
foundation for him to focus on action comedies in the future.  "At 
that time Hong Kong films were mainly Mandarin, I spoke Cantonese in 
the film MONK, then all Hong Kong movies after spoke Cantonese."  Many 
movies featured Wing Chun.  Hung Kam Bo said that Master Lau Kar Leung 
studied Hung Kuen, so his works included Hung Kuen.  He was more 
familiar with Wing Chun, so he made Wing Chun because he wanted to 
give the audience more diversified movies.  Speaking of the many 
directors he has worked with, he said that he entered the industry at 
the age of 15 or 16 when he was just a child.  "I treated director Wu 
Kam Chuen (King Hu) as my master, and I studied by his side; I love 
movies, so I've done a lot of behind-the-scenes jobs.  When Director 
Hu said, 'Sammo (Hung Kam Bo's nickname), come and push the cart.' I
would help him with the cart."
	Sammo Hung said that as a director in the 1980s, every time he 
finished a film he would think about the content of the next film and 
hope that each film would have a new subject; vampire movies were one 
of his ideas.  "I have heard many ghost stories and Maoshan techniques 
before, when I wanted to make vampire movies, no one thought it was a 
good idea but it was actually successful.  Those people changed their 
tone and said that you definitely would succeed!"  Hung Kam Bo said 
that the 1980s was the golden age of Hong Kong films.  He did not 
rest as he was making movies every day;  although he had no break, he 
never thought it was tough.  "Maybe I was an ox in my previous life, 
I have to work in order to be comfortable."
	Having been to Hollywood to develop his career, Hung Kam Bo 
said that the production method there is different from that of Hong 
Kong; when he went to the United States earlier, someone asked him 
what he would like Hollywood to become.  He said that he hoped that 
Americans could learn Chinese, so he would not have to learn English 
when he performed.
	The event screened the classic fight scenes between Hung Kam 
Bo and Donnie Yen Chi Tan in IP MAN 2.  Hung Kam Bo pointed out that 
this scene seemed to be very hard to film, but it was actually very 
comfortable.  "Because I am familiar with Yen Chi Tan, the filming 
process was very fast.  He's so powerful, but I'm even more 
powerful."  As soon as Hung Kam Bo said those words, the entire 
audience applauded.
	Hung Kam Bo finally said that now he has three wishes, the 
first is to be healthy, the second is to be happy, and the third is 
to make good movies to give back to the audience.  When viewers are 
happy, he is happy.  He also said that he was very happy to 
participate in the master class, because he rarely communicated with 
the audience.  Unfortunately he did not understand Japanese.  He hoped 
that the audience would support Hong Kong films more.

* (2024/11/02) The 37th Tokyo International Film Festival has screened many 
new Hong Kong films, but only PORT OF CALL (DAP HUET CHUM MUI)'s 
Philip Yung Tsz Kwong directed PAPA was selected for the main 
competition section.  The film was screened at the theater in Hibiya 
in Tokyo the night before.  Yung Tsz Kwong, lead actress Jo Koo (Kuk 
Cho Lam) and new actor Dylan So Man To attended the after screening 
forum; some viewers described Sean Lau Ching Wan's Best Actor-level 
acting skills in the film as impeccable. He perfectly interpreted the 
mood and mental changes before and after the great tragedy, which 
perhaps might be the best performance in his film career.  However due 
to work he was unable to attend in person.
	Opening in Hong Kong on December 5th, PAPA was based on the 
2010 Tsuen Wan 15-year-old teenager's mother and sister murder case.  
It told the story of Yuen Wing Nin (Lau Ching Wan) returning to work 
at a Cha Chan Tang, everything seemed to be the same.  His wife 
prepared breakfast, his son was playing computer games, and his 
daughter was taking care of the three colored cat; but since that 
night, the picture of the family no longer existed.  Blood relative  
has taken away the love of life; he would never be able to forget the 
deceased, let alone hate the survivor.  Kuk Cho Lam and So Man To 
followed the local customs, greeted the audience in Japanese at 
the post-screening meeting and received applause from the supportive 
audience.  Director Yung Tsz Kwong said that he came into contact with 
the case in 2012, met with the "Papa" in the case, and listened to his 
story.  "In the case the father would write to his wife, and the son 
in prison would also write to his father.  I made a movie of the 
feelings expressed in their letters."
	Some viewers praised the movie and described Lau Ching Wan's 
Best Actor-level acting skills as impeccable.  Perfectly interpreting 
the mood and mental changes before and after encounter the great 
tragedy, he might have given his best performance in his film career; 
some viewers were also surprised by the maturity of newcomer So Man 
To's acting skills, and asked Kuk Cho Lam and So Man To what 
preparations have they made before filming.  Kuk Cho Lam said that 
many years ago she already knew that Yung Tsz Kwong was preparing the 
script of PAPA, and thanked him for casting her to play the role of 
the wife; Kuk Cho Lam said that during filming she had to hollow 
herself out and devote herself to the role, and the preparation seemed 
to be there but not, "Lau Ching Wan's acting skills are good, and it 
is easy to get into character on the set.  I often started crying 
before the cameras started rolling."
	Current 18, So Man To is in his first year of college.  He 
said that when he received the notice to perform, he was very happy 
because he was filming for the first time and he could also work  
with Lau Ching Wan. However the preparation process was a bit 
tortuous.  "At first I didn't know how to play the role of psychosis, 
but then I figured it out.  The most important thing was to express 
the relationship between father and son, and the relationship between 
father and son in the film is similar to mine with my own father to 
some extent."
	Yung Tsz Kwong said that the mental illness mentioned in the 
film was very common, and there have been many tragedies in society 
due to mental illness.  He also said that the relationship between 
father and son could not be expressed in a word or two, and he hoped 
that it could be presented through the movie.  Yung Tsz Kwong did not 
forget to thank his friend Kuk Cho Lam, pointing out that she lost a 
family member to suicide due to emotional illness.  He said, "I really 
like Kuk Cho Lam."  She returned the favor, "I also really like 
Director Yung Tsz Kwong."

* (2024/11/02) The chairman of the jury of the main competition section of 
this year's Tokyo International Film Festival, Tony Leung Chiu Wai 
said in an interview with the official publication of the event that 
every time he has made a movie he has taken a lot of time to prepare.  
"The longer the preparation time is, the easier it is to invest in the 
role". All the scripts and materials would become the nutrients for 
him to immerse into the role.  Leung Chiu Wai has worked with many 
famous directors and admitted that Wong Kar Wai has had the greatest 
influence on him.  "Before making a movie with him, I rarely put 
forward my ideas on the set.  He was the one who encouraged me to 
bravely express myself, which opened my eyes."  What were the 
difficulties in working with directors outside Hong Kong?  Leung Chiu 
Wai said that as long as he focused on what he needed to, the director 
would automatically understand that "the actor already has given 
everything" and then he will respect him.  Even if they had different 
languages and cultures, they could understand each other.  As for what 
opportunities would befall him in the future, "It's up to fate to 
decide".
	Another judge of the main competition section, Johnnie To Kei 
Fung had a conversation with the Japanese director of MEMORIRS OF A 
MURDERER, Yu Irie yesterday.  The latter said that "I have loved 
watching Hong Kong films since I was a child", his favorites were the 
To Kei Fung directed THE MISSION (CHEUNG FOR) and EXILED (FONG JOOK).  
The latter film was rumored to have completed production without a 
script, To Kei Fung admitted, "All of the visuals and storyboards 
were already in my brain."  How did the actors coordinated?  He 
joked, "By a third of the way through the film production, they can 
grasp the director's requirements and capture the spirit of the film."  
He admitted that this was not the best way to shoot and would not 
advise young directors to follow suit.
	Speaking of the Hong Kong film industry, To Kei Fung admitted 
that the degree of freedom was not as great as it was back then, "If 
you want to make a film, you have to first understand how the 
inspection system works.  If you have something to say, you have to 
think about how you want to say it and how truly or clearly you say 
it."  He emphasized that young filmmakers should not feel like they 
have no choice, "If you can't make a movie in Hong Kong, then go to 
Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan or Japan, the most important thing is to 
have talent.  With it you can go anywhere".  He also called on the 
government and the business sector to invest more in films, as this 
would be the only way to create more opportunities for young 
filmmakers.  "I am almost 70 years old.  I may have 10 more years to 
work, but I am an old man. The environment has changed, times have 
changed".

* (2024/11/02) The 37th Tokyo International Film Festival is being held in 
Japan.   The Hong Kong Film Development Council and the Cultural and 
Creative Industries Development Agency (CACIDA) established the "Hong 
Kong Pavilion" for the first time at the Tokyo International Film 
Festival and even held the "Hong Kong Night".  The Hong Kong Film 
Development Council chair Dr. Wilfred Wong Ying Wai and the Assistant 
Head for Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency Gary Mak 
Sing Hei led a delegation of industry leaders, including directors 
Sammo Hung Kam Bo, Stanley Kwan Kam Peng, actors Michael Hui Koon Man, 
Dayo Wong Tze Wah, Siuyea Lo Chun-yip, Hedwig Tam Sin Yin, Michelle 
Wai Sze Nga, Jo Koo (Kuk Cho Lam), Philip Ng Won Lung and George Au 
Chun Ho, etc., to promote Hong Kong and expand overseas cooperation.  
The lineup is strong, and they jointly showed the strength of Hong 
Kong films to the international film industry.  This year, there are 5 
Hong Kong films PAPA (BABA), THE LAST DANCE (POR. DEI YUK), MONTAGES 
OF A MODERN MOTHERHOOD (FU DUK BUT), VALLEY IN THE SHADOW OF DEATH 
(BUT SHEH JI JUI), and TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN (GAU LUNG 
SING JAI JI WAI SING) competing for awards.
	The Hong Kong Film Development Council and the Cultural and 
Creative Industries Development Agency held the "Hong Kong Night" on 
the evening of October 31st, which was packed with stars.  Sammo Hung 
Kam Bo was delighted to be invited to attend the Tokyo International 
Film Festival seminar and said, "Thank you for your support for Hong 
Kong films.  Only with your support are we motivated to continue to 
create Hong Kong films."  Hung Kam Bo sent a message to future 
generations to work hard, put in an effort, inherit the Hong Kong 
film spirit of not give up; famous Japanese actor Yasuaki Kurata was 
grateful for the Hong Kong movies.  "Without Hong Kong, there would be 
no me today."
	The Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency and 
the Hong Kong Film Development Council have also funded the Hong Kong 
Trade Development Council to set up the Hong Kong Pavilion for the 
first time in the Tokyo Film Festival's Films and TV Programs 
Showcase, to promote a number of outstanding Hong Kong films and 
promote Hong Kong as a filming venue for international films.
	THE LAST DANCE (POR. DEI YUK) was selected for the "World 
Focus" section, and director Anselm Chan Mou Yin and actors Michael 
Hui Koon Man, Dayo Wong Tze Wah and Michelle Wai Sze Nga attended the 
Film Festival; Hui Koon Man and Wong Tze Wah both were participating 
in the Tokyo Film Festival for the first time.  Hui Koon Man said that 
he was very excited.  "I would like to thank Chan Mou Yin for creating 
this unique script, especially Wong Tsze wah, Wai Sze Nga, Chu Pak 
Hong and all the cast and the crew for their combined effort, so that 
this Hong Kong film can be brought to Japan and shared with audiences 
around the world."  Wong Tze Wah joked, "It's an honor to be able to 
come and experience the big event once."  Wai Sze Nga was also proud 
of the team.  "Being recognized at such an important film festival is 
the greatest reward for our efforts."  Director Chan Mou Yin expressed 
his gratitude for the recognition: "THE LAST DANCE is a work with rich  
Hong Kong local flair.  Being recognized on such an internationally 
influential stage, it is a great affirmation for our entire 
production team."
	Director Philip Yung Tsz Kwong was delighted that Papa has 
been chosen for the "Main Competition" and competes for the top prize, 
and was encouraged by the recognition of Hong Kong films at the 
International Film Festival.  "I am very honored, because Hong Kong 
has not participated in the competition of the Tokyo International 
Film Festival for six years.  I hope that more Hong Kong films will be 
noticed on the international stage."  Actors Jo Koo (Kuk Cho Lam) and 
Dylan So Man To also felt very lucky and grateful.
	MONTAGES OF A MODERN MOTHERHOOD (FU DUK BUT) was selected for 
the "Women's Empowerment" section, director Oliver Chan Siu Kuen said 
that she felt a great deal of recognition. "Audiences in different 
places will have different resonances depending on the local culture 
and social situation, but I also believe that the core emotion of 
MONTAGES OF A MODER MOTHERHOOD is the same, because after all, we are 
all born from mothers."  Hedwig Tam Sin Yin said that she was 
particularly looking forward to this screening.  "This selection for 
the 'Women's Empowerment' section, which focuses on women's rights, 
has injected more strength into the film, and I look forward to seeing 
the audience who will see the film because of this subject."  Siuyea 
Lo Chun Yip said, "I believe that the plight of a new mother in the 
film can easily relate to Asian audiences due to the lack of support.  
At the same time, there are slight differences in family structure and 
gender division of labor in different regions, so I hope to have a 
great exchange with the audience and learn about the specific 
situation of starting a family and raising children in Tokyo this 
time."
	With his film debut VALLEY IN THE SHADOW OF DEATH (BUT SHEH 
JI JUI) selected for the "Future of Asia" competition, George Au Chun 
Ho and other actors Sheena Chan Shu Yan and Summer Chan Chi Huen 
attended the "Hong Kong Night".  Au Chun Ho said, "It is a honor to 
be a part of the event, because I could have the opportunity to 
observe foreign works then gradually learn and improve from them."  
Chan Shu Yan said, "This Film Festival has made me more deeply aware 
of the power of film, and has made me more motivated to continue on 
the journey of filmmaking."  Chan Chi Huen also cherished her trip 
very much. "The Film Festival enabled me to see excellent works from 
all over the world, and I am able to interact with many talented 
filmmakers and explore different storytelling styles and creative 
methods."
	Selected for the "Gala Selection", TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED 
IN (GAU LUNG SING JAI JI WAI SING)'s actor Philip Ng Won Lung said 
that he was very honored to be a part of such a popular kung fu movie.  
"Speaking of the Walled City, it is a place people fantasized about 
and pictured.  In addition it is a place that belongs to Hong Kong, 
which I believe can arouse the curiosity of the audience.  I very 
much look forward to seeing the reaction of the Japanese audience."
	In addition, the Hong Kong Film Development Council and the 
Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency also held two 
seminars, including "The Past and Present of Martial Arts Films: 
Exploring Tradition and Looking to the Future", in which three 
renowned action directors and actors Sammo Hung Kam Bo, Yasuaki Kurata 
and Kenji Tanigaki, discussed the evolution and innovation of martial 
arts films and looked to the future; Hung Kam Bo said, "The martial 
arts spirit of Hong Kong films is the best in the world; only because 
every martial artist and every action director work hard to create and 
dedicate their lives to contribute would there be Hong Kong action 
movies.  Young people should not give up, the most important thing is 
to work hard, to inherit the spirit of Hong Kong films: 'Anything can 
be done!'"  Yasuaki Kurata shared his experience of developing in Hong 
Kong and said, "Without Hong Kong, there would be no me today."  Kenji 
Tanigaki also pointed out, "As long as you work hard, the effort is 
not in vain, for the younger folks the most important thing is to 
work hard, to charge ahead."
	In addition, the production teams of the two prize-winning 
films under the Hong Kong-Asian Film Collaboration Funding Scheme 
of the Hong Kong Film Development Fund, namely ALL THE THINGS WE 
HAVE DONE WRONG THAT LED US TO THIS and "38.83", were invited to 
discuss the challenges and strategies in the joint filming between the 
two places.   They included ALL's Producer Stanley Kwan Kam Peng, 
Director Daiji Matsunaga and screenwriter Jun Li Jun Shek, and 
"38.83"'s Executive Producer Shunsuke Koga and Director and 
Screenwriter Cheuk Wan Chi.   Kwan said, "Unlike the previous New Wave 
period, it is difficult for young people to find funding now.  
Fortunately, Create Hong Kong (now known as the Cultural and Creative 
Industries Development Agency) has provided a lot of funding for young 
people to make films, but it is important to remember that filmmaking 
should start from the script, not collaboration for the sake of 
collaboration."  Hitting it off with Daiji Matsunaga at the first 
meeting, Li Jun Shek said that the film revolves around the love story 
of a Hong Kong and Japanese man and woman, and is still trying to 
raise funds.  When asked why the film was filmed in Japan, Cheuk said, 
"The subject of the film is my life with my maternal grandmother, who 
is a fisherman and has a lot of contact with Japanese people.  I was a 
teenager when my family traveled to Japan, only then I found out that 
my grandmother could speak Japanese.  In addition I often took my 
grandmother to Japan for vacation, so filming in Japan was the best 
choice."

* (2024/11/02) Michelle Wai Sze Nga, Hedwig Tam Sin Yin, Sammo Hung Kam Bo, 
Michael Hui Koon Man and Philip Ng Won Lung appeared at the Tokyo 
International Film Festival's "Hong Kong Night" event in Japan last 
night.  THE LAST DANCE (POR. DEI YUK) was selected for the "World 
Focus" section of the Tokyo Film Festival, and Hui Koon Man, who 
participated in the festival for the first time, expressed his 
excitement.  Wai Sze Nga was also proud of the team. "Being recognized 
at such an important film festival is the greatest reward for our 
efforts."
	Selected for the "Gala Selection" film, TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: 
WALLED IN (GAU LUNG SING JAI JI WAI SING)'s actor Ng Won Lung said 
that he was very honored to be able to participate in such a popular 
kung fu movie.  "I am looking forward to seeing the reaction of the 
Japanese audience very much.   This film will definitely attract them 
with kung fu and the Kowloon Walled City."
	In addition, Hung Kam Bo appeared at the film symposium with 
Japanese action actor Yasuaki Kurata and the famous action director 
Kenji Tanigaki.  Hung Kam Bo said, "The martial arts spirit of Hong 
Kong films is the best in the world, because every martial artist and 
every action director put their hearts into creating and desperately 
contributing."
	TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN (GAU LUNG SING JAI JI WAI 
SING) was screened at the 37th Tokyo International Film Festival 
yesterday.  Playing "Wong Gau" in the film, Philip Ng Won Lung, action 
director Kenji Tanigaki and producer Angus Chan appeared at the 
post-screening sharing session.  Tanigaki also acted as Angus's 
translator.
	Ng Won Lung said that when he received the script of TWILIGHT 
OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN, he did not know what he would play at all.  
When Director Cheang Pou Soi told him to laugh, he smiled but the 
director did not accept the take.  It took him 3 laughs before he 
finished, then he understood what he needed to play.  He also 
re-enacted the classic movements and expressions of "Wong Gau" from 
the film on the spot, which caused the audience to burst into 
laughter.  Kenji Tanigaki praised Ng Won Lung's acting skills and kung 
fu, and felt that he had a kind of superpower.  Ng Won Lung said that 
Tanigaki's action instructions were very clear, "I original thought 
that I had to perform in the style of action movies in the eighties and 
nineties, but it turned out to be modern."
	Angus Chan revealed that the Kowloon Walled City was 
demolished in 1994, and the cost and risk of recreating the walled 
city in the film were very high.  Millions of dollars were spent.  He 
also revealed that a lot of the information collected came from Japan,  
and he appreciated the help there.  Kenji Tanigaki said that the movie 
was shot during the new coronavirus pandemic.  Everyday the cast 
and the crew commuted between the set and the hotel, and have become a 
family.  He believed that because of this, the movie was made well.
	Speaking of legacy, one of the themes in the film, Ng Won Lung 
encouraged the new generation who want to devote themselves to action 
movies to put their videos on YouTube.  Perhaps someone will see them 
and invite them to film; Ng Won Lung said that when he was a child, he 
rented a video tape in Chinatown in the United States to watch action 
movies.  He was determined to become an action actor in the future.

* (2024/11/01) THE LAST DANCE (POR. DEI YUK) was recently selected for the 
37th Tokyo International Film Festival World Focus section, writer and 
director Anselm Chan Mou Yin, leads Dayo Wong Tze Wah, Michael Hui 
Koon Man, and Michelle Wai Sze Nga after attending the opening 
ceremony went to the theater in Hibiya the night before (30th) to meet 
the audience, and a large number of Hong Kong people living in Japan 
came to support them.  Wong Tze Wah greeted everyone in Japanese, and 
also broke out the golden quote "Death will happen, but it is also 
very strange".  In addition, Sammo Hung Kam Bo joined Japanese actor 
Yasuaki Kurata and TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN (GAU LUNG SING 
JAI JI WAI SING)'s action director Kenji Tanigaki to share their 
experience in filming action movies at a TIFFCOM seminar.  Attending 
the master class today, Hung Kam Bo joked that if he would teach kung 
fu to the children now in the same way it was done before, he might 
be involved in child abuse and sentenced to 150 years in prison.
	Hung Kam Bo appeared at the Tokyo Film Festival accompanied by 
his wife Joyce Godenzi (Ko Lai Hung).  In addition to Yasuaki Kurata 
and Kenji Tanigaki, Philip Ng Won Lung and Wai Sze Nga also appeared.  
Hung Kam Bo said that the Hong Kong Film Awards did not have an action 
director award at the beginning; it was added later, which was a 
comfort to action directors;  he also said that whether there is an 
award or not was not a problem, the most important thing was to pass 
on the legacy.
	Hung Kam Bo has worked with Yasuaki Kurata before, and praised 
him for being "direct, fast, and great".  He hoped that they could 
collaborate again.  Hung Kam Bo said that since he was also an action 
director, when he made TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN he would 
not take over.  Instead he followed Kenji Tanigaki's arrangements in 
everything.  Speaking of the development of AI and whether it would 
help action directors, Hung Kam Bo said, "The best would be for AI to 
help me fight without moving, then I can collect money comfortably.  
On second thought, action direction requires the human brain to 
conceive and design the stunts.  We can't just use a computer like 
that to do everything."  Hung Kam Bo has repeatedly called for Hong 
Kong films to shine, hoping that the audience will buy tickets and go 
to the movies more to support Hong Kong films; the best would be 
chartering the theater everyday and watch everyday.
	Some viewers mentioned that the Hong Kong Academy for 
Performing Arts still has no martial arts courses, and Hung Kam Bo 
also has similar thoughts.  "How should we teach more newcomers?  The 
most important thing is that even if you teach children, they don't 
have a chance to succeed or make movies.  After teaching and learning 
kung fu, should we all sell roasted pork buns instead?"  Hung Kam Bo 
also joked that if he used the old ways to teach kung fu, now they 
might involved child abuse and be sentenced to 150 years in prison.
	THE LAST DANCE held the first audience meeting in Tokyo 
the night before, and director Anselm Chan Mou Yin, Dayo Wong Tze Wah, 
Michael Hui Koon Man and Michele Wai Sze Nga appeared at the theater 
around 10:30 p.m.  The audience cheered, many Hong Kong people who 
were living in Japan held up signs to show their support.  Wong Tze 
Wah greeted everyone in Japanese, "I am Wong Tze Wah, who played Tao 
Sun in THE LAST DANCE; hello everyone".   Hui Koon Man said that for 
everyone who has just finished watching the movie, they should think 
first.  "Everyone can wait until they are calm before discussing it."  
An audience member responded, "Seeing you, I can't calm down."  
Director Chan Mou Yin said that he lost many relatives and friends 
during the pandemic and attended different forms of funerals, which 
inspired him to make this film.  "During that time, I experienced a 
low point in my life.  I felt reluctant to face life and death.  How 
to accept birth, old age, sickness and death is very important for 
those who are alive."  When the interpreter of the event spoke, Wong 
Tze Wah, who was sitting next to him, jokingly said to Chan Mou Yin, 
"I seem to understand Japanese".
	Wong Tze Wah said that during this film production he learned 
to put make up on and change clothes for the deceased.   "I also know 
how much money this job can make in Hong Kong!"  Hui Koon Man said 
that his role was not good at rhetoric, and his personality was 
serious.  Completely opposite to himself, he needed to learn how to 
perform it.  Wai Sze Nga said that she learned the hell-breaking 
ritual and first aid.  Wong Tsz Wah mentioned that the film had a 
"bone collecting" for the ground buried ancestor scene.  The funeral 
consultant told him that once after opening the coffin, he found that 
the body was still decomposing.  "That stench was so strong that it 
could be smelled as far away as Kyoto".  He said that he gained 
knowledge every time he filmed a scene, and broke out the golden 
quote, "Death must happen, but it is also very strange".
	Hui Koon Man said that he did no research for the movie, 
because he was afraid of ghosts.  The director was responsible for all 
the information. Chan Mou Yin said he has spent a year and a half on 
collecting information, and the "hell breaking" ceremony was an 
intangible cultural heritage of Hong Kong.  Wong Tze Wah was worried 
that there was too much content and the translator could not cope with 
it.  So he reminded the director to be brief and concise, which made 
the audience laughed.  Wai Sze Nga revealed that when she was a child, 
she watched the hell breaking rituals.  She only felt it was amazing.   
After filming, she realized that every step had its meaning, such as 
the 9 brick tiles representing the 9 layers of hell, and carrying 
the spirit tablet and jumping the fire ring was to take the ancestors 
out of hell.
	At the end of the event, THE LAST DANCE's Chu Pak Hong made a 
surprise appearance from the audience.  Wong Tze Wah pointed out that 
he was "undercover" and blended into the audience to observe the 
reaction.  Chan Mou Yin hoped that everyone would be in a better mood 
after watching the movie. "Wherever hell you have, just break it!"
	Wong Tze Wah left the theater late at night and was 
surrounded by a large number of fans.  He thanked everyone for their 
support and comforted the fans who wanted to cry; when he heard some 
fans say, "We are Hong Kong people!"  He waved in response, and was 
very friendly.  Miss Wong, a Hong Kong resident in Japan, revealed to 
the media that she used to return to Hong Kong to see Wong Tze Wah's 
stand-up comedy in the past.  She also said that the first album she 
bought in her life was Wong Tze Wah's "Guan Laosan".  She was very 
happy to see him in Tokyo and even took a selfie with him.
	Fish Liew Chi Yu and Natalie Hsu teamed up with director Chong 
Keat Aun to represent Hong Kong and Malaysia co-produced film PAVANE 
FOR AN INFANT the day before yesterday, attended the "37th Tokyo 
International Film Festival" and hosted the world premiere and 
symposium.
	Natalie won the Best Newcomer Award in 2021 for THE DAY WE LIT 
UP THE SKY.  This year would be her third year 
of participation in the Tokyo Film Festival, and two day ago was her 
first time watching the finished film on the big screen.  She said, 
"Because when I made the movie a year ago, I already felt that I 
really understood this character.  This time was the first time I sat 
in a theater and watched the entire movie from the viewer's  
perspective.  With the editing, score and color tuning, I understood 
more in-depth the social issues that the story tells.  Every group 
performance was amazing!" Fish revealed that she became good friends 
with Natalie because of this movie, and joked that their friendship 
was ageless.  "I am more than 10 years her senior; she is crazy all 
the time, but actually she is so mature.  With her I feel at ease."

* (2024/11/01) At the Hong Kong-Asian Film Collaboration Funding Scheme 
TIFFCOM seminar held yesterday, EGOIST director Daiji Matsunaga and 
producer Shunsuke Koga shared their experience in co-producing Hong 
Kong-Japan films.  Among the projects would be ALL THE THINGS 
WE HAVE DONE WRONG THAT LED US TO THIS would be Stanley Kwan Kam Peng 
produced, Daiji Matsunaga directed, and Lee Chun Suk written; and the 
Cheuk Wan Chi directed 38.83.  Both were award-winning screenplays 
that received US$1.1 million for production assistance respectively.
	ALL THE THINGS WE HAVE DONE WRONG THAT LED US TO THIS would 
tell love that spans 10 years between a Hong Kong and Japan couple, 
Kwan Kam Peng said that he has known Li Jun Shek for a long time.  
Working together again after FLY ME TO THE MOON (DAN YUEN YUN CHEUNG 
GAU), he said that ALL's script and characters attracted him.  The 
ending even moved him to tears, so he was very happy to serve as the 
producer of ALL. Li Jun Shek said that he liked EGOIST very much, 
"I met Daiji Matsunaga when he came to Hong Kong to attend a film 
event, he said that he wanted to make a movie about the love story 
between a Hong Kong and Japan couple and we hit it off."  Daiji 
Matsunaga praised Lee Jun Shek's script as one that he would not 
be able to write, and for being well-versed in all funding schemes to 
help find funding for the film.
	The Cheuk Wan Chi written, directed, and starred "38.83" 
would tell the story of her relationship with her maternal 
grandmother.  It would start filming next year and shoot on location 
in Japan.  "I often travel to Japan with my grandmother, so this place 
is indispensable for new films.  In addition my grandmother worked 
with Japanese people when she was a child, so she could speak fluent 
Japanese.  I only learned about it much later."

* (2024/11/01) The movie CESIUM FALLOUT (FUN SING)'s actors Gardner Tse Kwan 
Ho and Jeffrey Ngai Chun Sun participated in the recording of the TV 
program THE POPCORN SHOW with producer Bill Kong Chi Keung and 
director Anthony Pun Yiu Ming the night before.  The two films 
CESIUM FALLOUT and THE LAST DANCE (POR. DEI YUK) for the first time 
launched a bundled movie ticket set, with which you would be able to 
enjoy the two movies for HK$ 120.  Tse Kwan Ho and Ngai Chun Sun both 
praised it as a good thing.  They hoped that more people would go to 
the cinemas to enjoy the movies and support the Hong Kong film 
industry.  They looked forward to everyone working together to drive 
a new film boom, which would be the most practical.
	Tse Kwan Ho suggested that future Hong Kong films could also 
follow the collaboration model of CESIUM FALLOUT and THE LAST DANCE, 
which was very interesting just because of the topicality.  When asked 
which movie he hoped would be able to win out, Tse Kwan Ho said, "I 
haven't watched THE LAST DANCE, the best would be a win-win 
situation."  As for whether the actors of the two movies would promote 
for each other, Tse Kwan Ho praised it as a good proposal but he would 
have to watch the two movies first.  He was also looking forward to 
attend audience appreciation events with his friend Dayo Wong Tze Wah.  
He said, "Hui Koon Man is the master of a generation and my idol, I 
am afraid that I will be timid when I partner with him."
	As a newcomer in the film industry, Ngai Chun Sun did not dare 
to reach for Wong Tze Wah or Hui Koon Man.  He would choose to promote 
with Tommy Chu Pak Hong, because they knew each other.  In addition 
Jeffrey was interested in the "hell breaking" ritual and could ask 
him about it.  He has seen his interview and learned that he really 
knew how to conduct the hell breaking ritual.  He said, 
"(Michelle) Sze Nga said that he was very convincing, because he 
studied hell breaking for a month!"  Tse Kwan Ho said, "Chu Pak Hong 
while making DRIFTING (SHOOK SHUI PIU LAU) has already learned the 
hell breaking ritual and had a background.  This time making THE LAST 
DANCE he should know it like the back of his hand."  
	Ngai Chun Sun said that he and Mr. Tse would 
later go to Hong Kong and the mainland respectively to thank the 
audience for the film CESIUM FALLOUT.  They were looking forward to 
the audience's reaction.  Tse Kwan Ho said, "Viewers say that the 
movie is very moving.  Actually I have cried every time I have 
watched it, several spots are very emotional."  Jeffrey was also 
moved to tears by many scenes.  "From the scene in which all Hong Kong 
fire engines went to the rescue, I got goose bumps."

* (2024/11/01) The group Twins completed their mainland concert tour in the 
middle of last month and will soon embark on a world tour, with 
members Charlene Choi Cheuk Yin recently appearing in Hong Kong to 
start work on her new film.  Although the itinerary was so tight, she 
still maintained her best.  After she finished work earlier, she shot 
a video to show the makeup removal process.  She showed off her skin 
without makeup, and her skin was still light and smooth.  Many online 
could not help but praise, "The skin quality of a young girl, light
and smooth", "It's so beautiful, I want to touch it".

	During Ah Sa's filming the staff next to her laughed at the 
large range of her entire body, so her skin care products would 
probably be used up quickly.  She immediately counterattacked, "Aren't 
yours bigger?!" 

* (2024/11/01) A member of the girl group COLLAR, Candy Wong Ka Ching 
promoted the movie POSSESSION STREET (CHEH MALL) with Alan Yeung Wai 
Lun earlier.  Candy played the daughter of Philip Keung Ho Man (Hak 
Jai) in the film.  She remembered that she had to shoot an argument 
scene with Hak Jai on the first day of work, and she was naturally 
nervous.  Luckily before taking their marks Hak Jai first chatted with 
her for warm up.  The elder's friendly demeanor greatly reduced the 
pressure on her, and she was able to breathe a sigh of relief after 
completing the shoot smoothly.
	For making a ghost movie for her debut, Candy originally 
thought it would be a big challenge because she has always been afraid 
of going to the theater to watch ghost movies.  However when she 
started work, she was no longer afraid as she faced a large number of 
workers.  For Candy, the real challenge was to keep her eyes peeled.  
She once slept only for 3 hours everyday, which led to her body 
deteriorating.  "There is some qi deficiency, like the entire person 
isn't awake. I have to see Chinese medicine practitioner for 
recuperation."  Alan praised Candy for being sharp and able to balance 
her studies and work.  Even when he was her age he might not have been 
able to do it.

* (2024/11/01) The Adam Wong Sau Ping directed new film THE WAY WE TALK (HONG 
NGOR GUM TIN JUM MOR SUET) held its premiere the night before at the 
21st Hong Kong Asian Film Festival.  Neo Yau Hawk Sau, Chung Suet 
Ying, Marco Ng Tsz Ho, hearing impaired actors and others were present 
to share their production experience.  In response to the film's 
subject, the event arranged for live sign language interpreter to 
translate.  Wong Sau Ping revealed that he has already begun 
conceiving the film 5 years ago.  He thought this type of subject 
was rare and meaningful, and praised the hearing impaired actors in 
the film had a lot of life.  
	Yau Hawk Sau in order to interpret the role practiced sign 
language for over a year.  Every week he attended classes to learn, 
the process of which was both difficult and happy.  He felt very 
happy to be recognized for his convincing performance. "Performing the 
fluent signing in the film was very difficult, like having to perform 
in a French film without knowing French.  I wanted to practice until 
I was more than familiar with it, so I had a lot of pressure.  Luckily 
other hearing impaired friends said I was OK and I was able to relax.  
Because this movie had very little dialogue, the director joked that 
he wanted to take away my strong suit."  Chung Suet Ying said that 
before the shoot she has studied sign language, auditing classes with 
Yau Hawk Sau and practicing.
	Yau Hawk Sau and Chung Suet Ying were nominated for "Best 
Actor" and "Best Actress" at the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards earlier 
for this film.  Yau Hawk Sau became the only Hong Kong actor nominated 
for the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor this year, and he admitted 
that he had the feeling of honoring his ancestors.  "I am really very 
happy, because I haven't made a movie for a very long time.  It is 
also a great encouragement, proving that I am still an actor.  (If you 
win would you give your thank you speech in sign language?)  After 
making the movie, I have already forgotten most of the sign language.  
However later I would attend the award ceremony, mostly to attend 
classes and watch all the other nominated movies."  Yau Hawk Sau 
stated, "For me, between winning an award or having a movie to make, I 
would choose having a movie to make.  (Were you very touched at the 
moment you found out?)  As soon as I knew I cried, it's a big 
encouragement."
	Chung Suet Ying has been nominated for the Golden Horse Film 
Award for Best Actress for the second consecutive year after THE 
LYRICIST WANNABE (TIN CHI L) last year.  Yau Hawk Sau joked that she 
was twice the pride of her ancestor.  Despite facing competition from 
elders like Sandra Ng Kwan Yu and Sylvia Chang, she said that there is 
no pressure at all this time.  Just because since the last time she 
knew that there were many activities at the Taiwan Golden Horse Film 
Festival, she felt very happy to be able to participate in it.  "It is 
a great honor to be able to participate because there are both classes 
to attend and movies to watch."  She also has not imagined winning 
with Yau Hawk Sau, because her biggest wish was to be nominated.  Now 
that has come true, she would not have too much expectation.  They 
both said that earlier they both wished for the other to be nominated.

* (2024/10/31) Edko Films president Bill Kong Chi Keung is one of the 
mainstays of today's film industry.  Facing the weakness of the Hong 
Kong film market, he still strove to fight against adversity, rose to 
the challenge and produced Hong Kong films.  He even personally 
promoted the film he produced, CESIUM FALLOUT (FUN SING).  He admitted 
that he spent HK$ 100 million to invest in the new film, so he was 
very worried about losing money.  However he believed that if he did 
his duty and made the movie well, there would definitely be an 
audience.  Kong Chi Keung said that the film business was difficult.  
He was not Superman, and did not know how to save the Hong Kong film 
industry.  He only held on to the principals of making a good movie 
and believed that there would definitely be an audience.  He also 
encouraged his peers to be bold and careful in filming.  "If Hong Kong 
films want to move forward, we must have the courage to try and seek 
new genres."  The CESIUM FALLOUT director Pun Yiu Ming said that in 
addition to relying on the co-operation of the cast and crew to 
overcome the various difficulties during the production, the future 
development of film and cultivating talents were also very key.
	The Andy Lau Tak Wah, Karen Mok Man Wai, Gardner Tse Kwan Ho, 
Louise Wong Dan Nei, Jeffrey Ngai Chun Sun and others starred new 
film CESIUM FALLOUT will be released on November 1st.  Director 
Anthony Pun Yiu Ming and producer Kong Chi Keung recently accepted an 
interview.  For the filming of a disaster film with the subject of 
radiation leakage, Kong Chi Keung said that Hong Kong films must seek 
new genres of films to move forward.  Thus he often paid attention to 
different things, revealing that during the novel coronavirus 
epidemic the screenwriter showed him a report on radiation.  After 
reading it, he felt that it could be made into a disaster film.  "For 
the incident to happen in Hong Kong is very important to me, because 
Hong Kong movies are meant to take place in Hong Kong.  The report 
was about a lot of toxic foreign garbage, electronic waste from some 
developed countries, have ben shipped to Hong Kong but no one knew 
about it.  No one cared about it either.  So the screenwriter and I 
started to write the script and gather information."  Foreign garbage 
referred to solid waste imported from foreign countries, which may be 
transported to various places through ways like authorization through 
corruption, smuggling channels or parallel trading.
	Kong Chi Keung said that regardless of whether the problem of 
"foreign garbage" was serious, he only hoped to arouse the public's 
attention through the movie.  He used to be like many Hong Kong 
people, only caring about things close to him and indifferent to 
things that were farther away.  He emphasized that CESIUM FALLOUT was 
not preachy.  The starting point was that the subject matter could 
be made into a commercial film, bring the audience sensory 
stimulation and move them.
	The film had a lot of explosions and action scenes that 
involved many people, Pun Yiu Ming admitted that the production had 
certain difficulties.  Hong Kong is densely populated, and does not 
have many places that could be filmed without affecting the public.  
Like the recycling site involved in the film, it seemed simple.  When 
he tried to find it during the preparation, he encountered many 
obstacles.  "I originally planned to find a very large place, and put 
all the sets into it.  The whole shooting progress would be more 
ideal.  Unfortunately there wasn't such a big place, or it has been 
used for commercial purposes.  I ran into many different changes, 
which was the most difficult part of making CESIUM FALLOUT.  The 
second were the explosion scenes; under the current Hong Kong filming 
regulations, after 11 p.m. I couldn't shoot anything that would affect 
people's residences like explosions and gunfights.  So they had to 
completed within the specified time.  I also have to stay away from 
people's residences, so the possibility is really very small.  We have 
spent a lot of thought in this regard."
	Pun Yiu Ming said that the cast and the crew were united, and 
the filming went quite smoothly.  Were there any accidents?  He said 
that this type of filming would be somewhat dangerous.  Large-scale 
explosion scenes were safer, because everyone knew that it is serious 
and will improve safety awareness; from rehearsal to filming, they 
would remain alert.  "Some small stunts instead would have accidents.  
In one scene a group of firefighters in golden armors and masks 
rushed into the fire.  When filming the wide shot, I recommended to 
use a stand-in instead since I felt that the audience wouldn't see 
their faces.  The group of young actors were very engaged and wanted 
to personally perform the scene.  When Lam Ka Hei (Locker) filmed a 
simple shot of jumping down the stairs, he accidentally sprained his 
foot and resulted in a torn ligament.  He returned to the team after 
a more than 10 day break."
	Pun Yiu Ming admired the new generation of actors very much, 
praising them for their courage and perseverance.  Under the 
leadership of a group of veteran actors, they have performed even 
better.  "The best situation is for the old, middle and young actors 
to immerse themselves in the film together.  This is the future 
direction of film.  Every actor has great potential, but if even those 
with potential also require cultivation and personal efforts.  As long 
as they are willing to work hard, I believe that every new actor can 
be hold their own in the future."
	The post-production of CESIUM FALLOUT involved thousands of 
computer generated special effects (CG), and the production cost was 
expensive.  Kong Chi Keung declined to disclose the total amount on 
the bill, "More than HK$100 million".  Speaking of the weak Hong Kong 
film market now, several blockbusters earlier did not perform at the 
box office as expected, and the losses are heavy.  Would he be worried 
that CESIUM FALLOUT would have difficulties with breaking even?  Kong 
Chi Keung admitted that the market is really difficult now, and in 
recent years many movies have made less box office than expected.  The 
audience has become more and more picky.  He believed that if he did 
his due diligence and made the movie well, there would definitely be 
audiences.  "You ask me if I am worried about losing money, and the 
answer is very worried!"
	As the head of Edko Films, Kong Chi Keung has been in the 
industry for decades.  Would he feel that because how readily 
available information has been and how popular online channels have 
become, the audience's desire to watch movies at the cinema has 
decreased?  He said that many people have done research in this area, 
and there are a variety of reasons.  "I still believe that as long as 
the film is made well, the audience will definitely return to the 
cinema.  Ultimately the audience will always need to be entertained, 
the question is how the industry can push itself to make the best 
content it can."
	In recent years, some film companies have suddenly "retreated" 
and not dared to start productions.  As earlier reported, the Nicholas 
Tse Ting Fung directed NEW POLICE STORY 2 (SUN GAING CHAK GOO SI 2) 
and he and William Chan Wai Ting co-starred MO HAN YUM MO (INFINITE 
MISSION), and the MIRROR member Edan Lui Cheuk On starred movie have 
all halted.  Would Edko Films become cautious as well and reduce its 
productions in the future?  Kong Chi Keung said that his company has 
always been cautious, its production rate has not been numerous.  It 
made what it could.  ""Edko film releases from preparation to 
completion would take five or six years or more, CESIUM FALLOUT also 
took many years.  We don't get to say whether we are concerned or not, 
we make only what we can.  Our ability can only make this amount.  
Making movies is not making clothes, when you can make a few batches 
of shirts in one go.  Movies have to be made slowly."
	Kong Chi Keung admired his CESIUM FALLOUT co-producer Lau Tak 
Wah, and praised him for being a great person and actor.  The two have 
collaborated on many movies already and have a great degree of trust, 
so everyone are very automatic.  Their collaborations have been very 
smooth and happy.
	As for how should the film industry save itself?  Kong Chi 
Keung said that he was not Superman, not as great as knowing how to 
save the film industry.  He only knew how to make movies as well as 
possible.  "I don't agree with some people who say that the subjects 
of movies have been limited now, everyone says that there is no 
subject.  The film industry in the eighties and nineties was also 
accused of being a cultural desert and a lack of subjects, but how 
could such powerful movies come out, even spread to the four corners?  
Since it could back then, the most important is when there is a will 
there is a way.  I encourage everyone to be a little more daring."

* (2024/10/31) In the face of the recent downturn in the Hong Kong film 
market, two upcoming Hong Kong-made blockbusters CESIUM FALLOUT (FUN 
SING) and THE LAST DANCE (POR. DEI YUK) decided to join hands to break 
the boredom and jointly launched a 1,000-set limited movie package 
that would allow fans to support Hong Kong films with "two tickets".  
The package included one CESIUM FALLOUT and one THE LAST DANCE movie 
ticket that could be used at Emperor and Broadway theaters, and the 
price was HK$ 120.  Tomorrow, November 1st, at 12 noon, it will be 
available at four designated cinemas, including Emperor Cinema Times 
Square at Causeway Bay, Emperor Cinema Plus+ Tai Wai The Wai, 
Broadway's MY CINEMA YOHO MALL on Broadway and GALA CINEMA (Langham 
Place).  CESIUM FALLOUT producer Bill Kong Chi Keung said, "The two 
films, one dramatic and one action, and both subjects are determined 
to break new ground for Hong Kong films.   Even if it could only lead 
Hong Kong films one small step ahead, we will give our all every 
time."  Emperor Motion Pictures Chief Operation Officer and co-producer 
of THE LAST DANCE Cecil Yow Hon Hung said that the two films are rich in 
themes and profound emotions.  He hope to awaken everyone's love for 
Hong Kong films, go into the theater to support Hong Kong films, and 
work together to promote the revival of the Hong Kong film industry.

* (2024/10/31) Dayo Wong Tze Wah has only two idols in his life, Bruce Lee 
and Michael Hui Koon Man. Now after 32 years, he was able to cooperate 
again with Hui Koon Man on the movie THE LAST DANCE (POR. DEI YUK).   
Even if it was not a comedy this time, he fully cooperated with this 
respectable elder.  On the set, everyone was frightened by Michael's 
majesty, Tze Wah joked, "Everyone should be afraid.  Hui Koon 
Man is an elder worthy of respect.  I respect him very much, but I 
wasn't scared of him because we were already very familiar with him.
He was really strong though, there is no regression at all.  He should 
be studied.  His logic and reasoning were still sharp, and his 
thinking was so comprehensive."
	The subject of the movie was life and death.  Because of 
making the film, Tze Wah went to have dinner with a person he once 
said he would never see again.  "After watching you would have a 
feeling of forgiveness, relief and cherishment."  He pointed out that 
the other person was not someone in the business, and he did not know 
that he was stopped from being seen.  This movie made Tze Wah take a 
new step.  "The movie has a famous line, 'There are many hells to 
break in life', these are the hell of life."  When ask how much 
"hell" he still had to break in life?  Tze Wah smiled and said, "If 
you can't pass it, it's hell.  Of course I very luckily opened my 
mind and broke one."
	Wai Sze Nga deliberately went to learn the hell-breaking 
ritual 9 months early, mainly because her coordination was relatively 
poor.  "I hope to practice earlier to perform more convincingly."  
She also pointed out that during the hell-breaking ceremony in the 
film she jumped over the real brazier in person, and joked that after 
the shoot she found that her hair smelled burnt.  In the 
film, Sze Nga scolded everyone, her father Hui Koon Man, her brother 
Chu Pak Hong, and even seniors like Wong Tze Wah were scolded by her.  
During the shoot her emotions were very intense, she constantly looked 
mad.  Even her assistant said that her aura were very despicable.  She 
thanked Tze Wah for teaching her breathing to relax on the set.   Tze 
Wah however joked that anyone could recover their energy, but she went 
to vomit.  Sze Nga hurriedly explained, "Because it was so cold that 
day and the strong wind kept blowing during the shoot, I only threw 
up because I smoked three packs of cigarettes in a row.  However Tze 
Wah God also brought me throat candy."
	Chu Pak Hong also had to preside over the hell-breaking 
ceremony in the film, but he only trained a month in advance.  His 
ballet background was of great help, but the most difficult thing was 
to memorize the mantra in the ceremony and recite it again.  He 
admitted that at first he did not have to recite them, but after the 
director made script changes he had to.  "When we were down to a 
little more than a week, every morning and night when I drove I would 
listen to them nonstop.  I also arranged for a master to instruct me.  
After recording him I just followed when he said and kept reciting."


[ In Production Now/Soon ]

  Can : DOH WOK GUM 
  Lit : WAGER A WOK OF GOLD (tentative title) 
    d. Andy Lo (Law Yiu Fai) 
    Charlene Choi Cheuk Yin, Louis Cheung Kai Chung

HIT N FUN
  Can : LUM SI KUET DAU  
  Lit : LAST MINUTE DUEL
    d. Albert Mak Kai Kwong
    Louis Koo Tin Lok, Gigi Leung Wing Kei, 
      Chrissie Chau Sau Na, Peter Chan Charm Man, Louise Wong Dan Nei, 
      Tony Wu Tsz Tung, German Cheung Man Kit, Philip Ng Won Lung,  
      

  Can : MA JEUK NUI WONG JUI NAM JAI 
  Lit : Mahjong Queens Chase Guys
    d. Wong Jing, Patrick Kong (Yip Lim Sum) 
    Samantha Ko Hoi Ning, Kenneth Ma Kwok Ming, 
      Carlos Chan Ka Lok, DaDa Chan Jing, 
      Sabrina Qiu Yinong, Benz Hui Siu Hung, 
      Sean Man Jor Hong, Juliana Kwok Pui Man, 
      Mak Ling Ling, Bob Lam Sing Bun, Ching Ho Wai,
      Lee Seung Ching, Dai Yiu Ming

THE HUNT FOR NGHT STALKER 
  Can : YU YEH TOH FU
  Lit : Rainy Night Butcher
    d. Tang Tung Ming
    Jeffrey Fok Chon Pong, Lam Yiu Sing, Susan Shaw Yam Yam, Suet E

PASS AND GOAL
  Can : Yik Juen Seung Boon Cheung
  Lit : Reversal of First Half
    d. Jil Wong Pak Kei
    Gigi Leung, Ling Man Lung, Peter Chan Charm Man, 
      Chu Pak Hong, Rachel Leung Yung Ting, Chan Fai Hung,

  Can : Jung Ba
  Lit : Fight For Supremecy
    Hugo Goh (Ng Toi Yung), Joan Lee Vin Yee, Bryan Pun Chi Fung, 
      Eva Lai Yin Shan, Fung So Bo

  Can : FAT MAI CHONG 
  Lit : LEGAL HIDE AND SEEK 
    d. Tam Kwong Yuen
    Edan Lui Cheuk On, Zhang Songwen, 
      Isabella Leong Lok Si, Patrick Tam Yu Man, 
      Alfred Cheung Kin Ting, Sabrina Ng Bing, Will Or Wai Lam, 
      Sabrina Cheung Man Sha, Lung Siu Kwan, Jo Koo (Kuk Cho Lam) 

MASTERMIND
  Can : Jing Jin
  Lit : Detective War
    d. James Kong Ling Ching
    Louis Koo Tin Lok, Simon Yam Tat Wa, Gardner Tse Kwan Ho,  
      Ben Yuen Fu Wa, Eddie Cheung Siu Fai, Alan Yeung Wai Lun, 
      Amy Lo Wai Man, Ci Sha, Jeffrey Ngai Chun Sun

  Can : SUP FONG FAT SI 
  Lit : SCAVENGER PRIEST
    d. Danny Pang Fat
    Josie Ho Chiu Yi, Carlos Chan Ka Lok, Kathy Yuen (Tong Yee), 
      German Cheung Man Kit, Sabrina Ng Bing and Iman

TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: DRAGON THRONE
  Can : Gau Lung Sing Jai Lung Tau
  Lit : Kowloon Walled City Dragon Head
    d. Soi Cheang Pou Soi
    Louis Koo Tin Lok

TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: THE FINAL CHAPTER
  Can : Gau Lung Sing Jai Jung Cheung
  Lit : Kowloon Walled City Final Chapter
    d. Soi Cheang Pou Soi
    Raymond Lam Fung, Terrance Lau Chun Him, 
      Tony Wu Tsz Tung, German Cheung Man Kit

  Can : Mo Ming For
  Lit : Nameless Fire
    Philip Ng Won Lung, Andy Tien (On Chi Kit), Dada Chan Ching

COLD WAR 1995
  Can : Hong Ji 1995
COLD WAR 1994
  Can : Hong Ji 1994
    Daniel Wu (Ng Yin Cho), Wu Kang-Ren, Terrance Lau Chun Him

  Can : Dai Fun Jung
  Lit : Big Split
    Stephy Tang Lai Yan, Chrissie Chau Sau Na, Anson Kong Yip Sun

VALLEY IN THE SHADOW OF DEATH
  AKA : THE SIN OF UNFORGIVENESS
  Can :But Seh Ji Jui
    d. Jeffrey Lam Sen, Antonio Tam Sin Yeung
    Anthony Wong Chau Sun, Louisa So Yu Wa
      George Au Chun King @ P1X3L, 
      Summer Chan Chi Huen, Sheena Chan Shu Yan

SOMEONE LIKE ME
  Can : JEUNG NGOR JEH YEUNG DIK OI CHING 
  Lit : LOVE LIKE MINE
    d. Tam Wai Ching 
    Carlos Chan Ka Lok, Fish Liew Chi Yu, 
      Alice Lau Nga Lai, Polly Lau Yeuk Bo, Kate Yeung Kei, 
      Chu Tin, Elly Lam, Lam Chi Yuen, Siu Fu, Lai Chai Ming

LITTLE RED SWEET
  Can : Hung Dau
  Lit : Red Bean
    d. Vincent Chow Wing
    Simon Yam Tat, Stephy Tang Lai Yan, Jeffrey Ngai Chun Sun,
      Mimi Kung Chi Yan, Kevin Chu Kam Yin, Fung So Bo, Fong Ping
  Opening November 3rd 2024 at the London East Asian Film Festival

RAGING HAVOC
  AKA : THE UNLEASHED BLAZE
  Can : No For Man Yin
  Lit : Raging Fire Spreads
    d. Derek Kwok Chi Kin
    Andy Lau Tak Wa, Nicholas Tse Ting Fung, Carlos Chan Ka Lok, 
      Ray Lui Leung Wai, Tony Wu Tsz Tung, Jeana Ho Pui Yu, 
      Sammy Sum Chun Hin, Michael Hui Koon Man, Chan Kwok Bong,
      Kenny Wong Tak Bun, Fong Ping, Ci Sha, Xie Miao, 
      German Cheung Man Kit, Chaney Lin Qiunan (Lam Chau Nam), 
      Bruce Tong Kwan Chi, Andrew Pong King Fung, Kevin Tong Ka Lun

[ SCREEN DAILY ]
  Two lost long brothers seek revenge for the murder of their family 
  30 years ago.  As one is now a high level execuitve and the other a 
  mercenary, their vastly different approaches to revenge pit them 
  against each other and set Hong Kong ablaze.

GOOD GAME
 Can : JOOK DIN 
 Lit : ELECTROCUTED
   d. Dickson Leung Kwok Fai 
   Andrew Lam Man Chung, Will Or Wai Lam, Yanny Chan Wing Yan, 
     Amy Lo Wai Man, Ansonbean Chan Ngai Sun, 
     Chloe So Ho Yi, Ken Law Ho Ming, Law Mong (Lo Kwan Lam), 
     Christine Ng Wing Mei, Ng Siu Hin, 
     Fung So Bo, Jessica Chan Yee Chun

BEHIND THE SHADOWS
  Can : MEI CHUI 
  Lit : PIGGYBACKING
    d. Jonathan Li Tsz Chun, Chou Man Yu 
    Louis Koo Tin Lok, Chrissie Chau Sau Na, 
      Liu Kuan Ting (Lau Koon Ting), 
      Raymond Wong Ho Yin, Renci Yeung Si Wing, 
      Eddie Cheung Su Fai, Yumi Wong Sze Kei, 
      Auguste Kwan Teik Hooi (Kwan Tak Fai), Phei Yong (Pui Wing)  

POSSESSION STREET
  Can : Cheh Mall
  Lit : Malicious Mall
    d. Jack Lai Chun Lung
    Philip Keung Ho Man, Candy Wong Ka Ching@COLLAR, Yeung Wai Lun

TRIER OF FACT
  Can : Sau Kyut Jeh
  Lit : Watchtower Guard
    d. Tong Wai Hon 
    Louis Koo Tin Lok, Eddie Peng Yu-Yan, Philip Keung Ho Man,
      Bowie Lam Bo Yi, Amy Lo Wai Man, Raymond Lam Fung, 
      Kent Cheng Juk Si, Chrissie Chau Sau Na, Michael Wong Man Tak, 
      Raymond Wong Ho Yin, Sammo Hung Kam Bo, 
      Tony Wu Tsz Tung, ANSONBEAN (Chan Ngai Sun), Law Ho Ming
  Length : 121 mins.
  Teaser : https://youtu.be/nCWLBkO5baM

[ THE FILM CATALOGUE ]
  Police inspector Ben is tasked to enter the Narcotics Bureau to collect
  evidence against Car, an inspector who's suspected of working with the
  triads. However, the two men bond over their belief in justice while
  working together. On the surface, it appears that Car used criminals to
  bring down a drug kingpin, but Ben discovers that Car actually used the
  mission to save his mentor from being blackmailed. Even though
  everything Car has done has been in the name of protecting members of
  Hong Kong's Disciplined Services, Ben must also stay true to the word of
  law and procedure. A showdown between two methods of justice is about to
  begin.

[ 2024 BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ASIAN COTENTS AND FILM MARKET ]
  When justice and truth cannot co-exist,do we still choose to expose the 
  truth?

SMASHING FRANK
  Can : DOH POR FAT LAN HAK
    d. Trevor Choi Hong Ying
    Kaki Sham, Renci Yeung Si Wing, 
      Hedwig Tam Sin Yin, Locker Lam Ka Hei, 
      Ben Yuen Fu Wa, Henry Chan Hin Lok, Terry Zou (Chow Man Ching), 
      Kaying Wong, Kun Nam Gor, Samuel Yau Man Shing

[ SCREEN DAILY ]
  Four key opinion leaders team up to rob the filthy rich.  They 
  walk away unscathed every time, until a money laundering scandal 
  is uncovered.

  Can : Ngor Ya Si
  Lit : Me Too
    d. Leung Hung Wa, Chan Tung Ming
    Lam Yiu Sing, Zoe Yu Kit Ying, 
      Sam Lee Chan Sam, Cherry Ngan Cheuk Ling,
       Ben Yuen Fu Wa, Deon Cheung Chung Chi, 
       Hebe Chan Yuen Ting

PAPA 
    d. Philip Yung Tsz Kwong
    Sean Lau Ching Wan, Jo Koo Cho Lam, Dylan So 

[ SCREEN DAILY ]
  A family drama abou a cafe owner who leads a pedestrian existence 
  after a family tragedy.  His only wish is to have his 15 year old 
  son return home, but the boy is locked up in a psychiatric prison 
  for the murder of his mother and sister

BLOSSOMS UNDER SOMEWHERE
  AKA : THE WONDER
  Can : Gei Liu Yut Jing Gor Chun Tin
  Lit : Mailed For An Entire Spring
    d. Riley Yip Yuk Ying
    Marf Yau Yin Tung, Sheena Chan Shu Yan, 
      Shin Cheung Yuk Hin, Adam Pak Tin Nam

[ SCREEN DAILY FILMART 2023 ]
  A high-school student with a speech disorder uses different personas 
  to sell second-hand lingerie online and attracts unexpected 
  attention.

ULTIMATE REVENGE
  Can : Chung Fung 
    d. Terry Ng Ka Wai
    Alex Fong Chung Shun, Ray Lui Leung Wai, Andy Tien (On Chi Kit),
      Louis Cheung Kai Chung, Carlos Chan Ka Lok, Chan Kwok Bong, 
      German Cheung Man Kit, Macy Ma Sihui, 
      Chin Kar Lok, Sammy Sum Chun Hin, Ching Hor Wai, 
      Polly Lau Yeuk Bo, Deep Ng Ho Hong, Max Cheung Tat Lun, 
      Justin Chu Tin, Ken Law Ho Ming, Kumer So, 
      Eric Cheng Kai Tai, Stephen Ho Kai Nam
  Teaser : https://vimeo.com/810391849/12ca144ae3?share=copy

[ THE FILM CATALOGUE ]
  Three years ago, Ben led a botched raid that killed his undercover
  agent Bong. Now the sergeant of a patrol car, Ben insists on doing
  everything by the book. When Bong's younger brother Wallace joins
  Ben's unit, the two men clash over their methods. Meanwhile, the
  robbers that killed Bong lurk in the shadows, waiting to avenge
  their dead brother.

MY FIRST OF MAY
  Can : MO MING JI
  Lit : no name finger (ring finger)
    d. James Hung Ling Jing
    Aaron Kwok Fu Sing, Nina Paw Hee Ching, 
      Gigi Leung Wing Kei, Patrick Tam Yiu Man, 
      Natalie Hsu (Hui Yun Yi), Lawrence Cheng Tan Shui, Kenji Fan Lun Chi 

[ SCREEN DAILY FILMART 2023 ]
  Heartfelt family drama about a father who gives up his squash career
  to take care of his terminally ill daughter when his wife cannot
  handle the responsibility and walks out of their lives.

  Can : Kui Mor Lung Jook Ma Siu Ling
  Lit : Demon Slaying Dragon Clan Ma Siu Ling
  AKA : MY DATE WITH A VAMPIRE
  AKA : Ngor Wor Geung Si Yau Gor Yeuk Wui 
    d. Robert Chan Sap Sam
    Bosco Wong Chung Chak, Karena Ng Chin Yu, Jacky Cai Jie, 
      Fish Liew Chi Yu, Rosita Kwok Pak Yin, Cecilia So Lai Shan,
      Tse Suet Sum, Kaki Sham, Phoebus Ng Kai Yeung, Wong Chi Lok, 

THE GAMESTER
  Can : Chin Fong Man Gai
  Lit : Thousand Lies Ten Thousand Schemes
    d. Toni Shum Shek Yin
    Justin Cheung Kin Sing, Wiyona Yeung Chi Ching, Adam Pak Tin Nam, 
      Lam Suet, Ben Yuen Fu Wa, Kaki Sham

THE REMNANT
  Can : Ngok Yun Don Doh
  Lit : Mean People In Charge
    d. Mandrew Kwan Man Hin
    Philip Keung Ho Man, Fish Liew Chi Yu, 
      Cecilia Yip Tung, Vincent Wan Yeung Ming, 
      Ling Man Lung, So Tin Lok, Cheung Kwok King, Deon Cheung Chung Chi,
      Bryant Mak Chi Lok, Aaron Chow Chi Kwan, 
      Yiyi Zhao (Chiu Yi Wai), Benjamin Auyeung Wai Hoo
  Opening at Beijing International Film Festival 2024

UNDER CURRENT
  Can : Noi Mok
  Lit : Inside Information
    d. Alan Mak Siu Fai
    Aaron Kwok Fu Sing, Simon Yam Tat Wa, 
      Francis Ng Chun Yu, Alex Fong Chung Shun, 
      Niki Chow Lai Kei, Kathy Yuen (Tong Yee), Gladys Lee Ching Kwan, 
      Chan Kwok Bong, Lok Ying Kwan, Geng Changjun, Max Cheung Tat Lun

[ THE FILM CATALOGUE ]
  A foundation's chief financial officer is hang to his death on the
  stage during the annual charity party. As suspicions surround his
  death, rumors of a missing $200 million charitable donation begin
  to run rampant, attracting the attention of the masses...

  Can : Fun Sau Juen Ga
  Lit : Break Up Expert
    d. Patrick Kong (Yip Lim Sum)
    Carlos Chan Ka Lok, Tsang Lok Tung, Lai Chun, 
      Macy Ma Sihui, Chung Ching, 
      Polly Lau Yeuk Bo, Bob Lam Sing Bun, Master Seven (Chut Sin Yu)

REMEMBER ME, REMEMBER LOVE
  Can : Oi Wan Gei Dut
  Lit : Love Still Remembers
    d. Ho Fung
    Penny Chan Kwok Fung, Snow Suen Man Suet, Wong Man Piu, 
      Snowy Bai Yun, Tony Wong Wai Tung, Clorinda Chan Wing Lan, 
      Lucas Chui Ho Dik, Meka (O Mai Ka Yi), Natalie Chan Bui Yi, 
      Winnie So Yat Chi, Kelly Lin Kai Lai, Ho Pui Lam, Tsang Wing Kei, 
      Kam Sun Fung, Moonna Tam Mung Na, Lai Chun Tat

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[ NOW SHOWING ]

BLOSSOMS UNDER SOMEWHERE
  AKA : THE WONDER
  AKA : Fung Gaing Sin 
  Lit : Scenic Line
  Can : Gei Liu Yut Jing Gor Chun Tin
  Lit : Mailed For An Entire Spring
    d. Riley Yip Yuk Ying
    Marf Yau Yin Tung, Sheena Chan Shu Yan, 
      Shin Cheung Yuk Hin, Adam Pak Tin Nam, Paisley Hu (Wu Pui Wai)
  Length : 97 mins.
  Opening October 17 2024 at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 2024
  Opening November 7 2024
  Opening November 21 2024

[ 2024 HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Ching, a high school girl who was born with a stutter, runs a used
  lingerie business online with her best friend, Rachel. Ching wears an
  outgoing persona on the Internet that is the opposite of her real
  introverted self. Buried in the unethical business, she gradually
  embellishes the relationship with her buyers, gaining the attention and
  bonding she has always longed for, only to be failed and left
  heartbroken. Produced by renowned Hong Kong director Fruit Chan,
  featuring Gen Z star Marf Yau, screenwriter-turned-director Riley Yip's
  heartful debut presents an unordinary spring time that turns into
  unforgettable life lessons.  

[ SCREEN DAILY FILMART 2023 ]
  A high-school student with a speech disorder uses different personas 
  to sell second-hand lingerie online and attracts unexpected 
  attention.

AN ABANDONED TEAM
  Can : Dut Chung Sin Sun
  Lit : Mr. Spoiled
  AKA : Gau Juen Yun Sun
  Lit : Dog Turns Life Upside Down
    d. Thomas Lee Chi Wai, Daniel Ho Ying Ngai
    Lawrence Cheng Tan Shui, Amy Lo Wai Man, LITTLE (Mixed Breed Dog)
      Jay Fung Won Him, Wong Ching Yi (Ah Jeng), Fish Liew Chi Yu,
      Sean Wong Tsz Lok, Wonbg Mei Fun, Belinda Yan Zifei,
      Patra Au Ka Man, Ben Yuen Fu Wa, ANSONBEAN (Chan Ngai Sun) 
  Length : 107 mins.
  Opening November 7 2024 at the 21st Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 
  Opening November 28 2024
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/f-guYfThImA

[ SCREEN DAILY FILMART 2023 ]
  A feature about a lonely retired man who finds a new purpose in life,
  rescuing abandoned animals after he befriends a stray dog and an
  animal shelter volunteer.

[ 2024 HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Can human-animal bonding really transcend species? Kai is a
  curmudgeon living alone and his life is out of order: forced
  retirement, failed marriage, estranged relationship with his
  daughter. He decides to end it – but a stray dog named "Roast
  Piggy" saves him from his suicide. A bond grows between the man
  and the dog, that leads Kai to finally come out of his defensive
  shell and make amends with his daughter. First feature drama by
  two veteran ADs-turned-directors, their experience in the industry
  pays back in the form of an inspirational and heartwarming cross-
  species tale.

GHOST CAT ANZU
    d. Yoko Kuno, Nobuhiro Yamashita
    Japanese Animation
  Rating : I
  Length : 94 mins.
  Opening November 7 2024
  Opening November 28 2024

[ CINEMA CITY ]
  Karin, 11 years old, finds herself abandoned by her father in a small
  Japanese town, where her grandfather, a monk, resides. Her grandfather
  asks Anzu, his jovial and helpful, although rather capricious, ghost
  cat, to look after her. As their spirited personalities collide, sparks
  fly -- yet perhaps only in the beginning." 

AH CHEUNG: WINGS OF HOPE
   d. So Ko Ue
   Documentary 
  Length : 50 mins.
  Opening November 3 2024  at the 2024 Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 

[ 2024 HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Law Wai-cheung is an important figure in promoting disability's rights
  in Hong Kong. A life in a wheelchair equipped Law with the perseverance
  and fighting spirit to not only achieve independent living, but even
  dedicated himself to helping others in the local disabled community to
  build a life of their own. Executive produced by Oscar winning
  documentarian Ruby Yang, this documentary by So Ka-ue incorporates
  heartwarming animation by Macau animator Wong Weng-chon to chronicle
  Law's life in tandem with the local disability's rights movements from
  the 60s to the present.

LITTLE RED SWEET
  Can : Hung Dau
  Lit : Red Bean
    d. Vincent Chow Wing
    Simon Yam Tat, Stephy Tang Lai Yan, Jeffrey Ngai Chun Sun,
      Mimi Kung Chi Yan, Kevin Chu Kam Yin, Fung So Bo, Fong Ping
  Length : 90 mins.
  Opening November 3rd 2024 at the London East Asia Film Festival

[ 2024 LONDON EAST ASIA FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Directed by Vincent Chow, Little Red Sweet will bring the festival to a
  moving close with a heartfelt family drama set in 1980s Kowloon City.
  The story follows Simon and Mimi, a married couple whose daughter Stephy
  dreams of becoming a flight attendant. When Mimi suffers a devastating
  stroke, the family's world is turned upside down. This emotional journey
  is a poignant exploration of familial bonds, sacrifice, and resilience. 

  Director Vincent Chow and lead actor Simon Lam will join the audience
  for an intimate Q&A after the screening, offering insights into the
  film's powerful performances and themes.

LIVE VIEWING TOUKEN RANBU: THE MUSICAL 
  Length : 235 mins.
  Opening November 3 2024, December 1 2024

[ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ]
  Live Viewing Touken Ranbu:The Musical "Iwainokuju Ranbuongyokusai" is
  confirmed to be broadcast simultaneously in Golden Harvest Cinemas on 3
  Nov & 1 Dec 2024! The duration of the show is approximately 205 mins.
  Duration stated above serves as reference only. The actual show runtime
  is subjected to the live performance.

MONTAGES OF A MODERN MOTHERHOOD
  Can : Fu Duk But
    d. Oliver Chan Siu Kuen
    Hedwig Tam Sin Yin, Siuyea Lo Chun Yip,
      Janis Pang Hang Ying, Fung So Bo, Patra Au Ka Man, Tai Bo,
      Johnny Hui (Keung Nei), Annie Man Chung Han 
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 112 mins.
  Opening October 7 2024 at the 29th Busan International Film Festival
  Opening November 2 2024 at the 37th Tokyo International Film Festival
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/QGqRg_Bn98Q
  Site : https://www.biff.kr/eng/html/program/prog_view.asp?idx=75991&c_idx=402&sp_idx=0&QueryStep=2
  Site : https://2024.tiff-jp.net/en/lineup/film/37011WEP06
  fb : https://www.facebook.com/people/%E8%99%8E%E6%AF%92%E4%B8%8D-Montages-of-a-Modern-Motherhood/61565310912776/

[ 29th BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Jing's day begins with a graceful tracking shot that follows her from
  the early morning as she pumps breast milk, leaves her baby with her
  mother-in-law, and heads to the bakery where she works. Her baby
  daughter Qing is difficult and cries constantly and Jing frequently
  clashes with her live-in in-laws over childcare and housework, while her
  husband, who works as a delivery driver, views parenting as something he
  occasionally helps with. All she did was have a child, yet Jing's life
  is turned upside down, leaving her in a situation where all her efforts
  to build her career have been negated. Director Oliver Siu Kuen Chan
  meticulously dissects Jing's struggles, revealing the emotional
  turbulence she endures. The film’s realistic and precise narrative
  depicts the suffocating oppression women suffer within both family and
  society, the pressures of 'being a mother' and 'motherhood,' and
  resolutely move forward, forcing Jing to make a final decision.
  (PARK Sun Young)

[ 37TH TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Suk-jing's ordinary life in Hong Kong is disrupted by motherhood,
  forcing her to navigate challenging changes that redefine her routine
  and sense of self.

[ 2024 BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ASIAN COTENTS AND FILM MARKET ]
  Suk-jing recently welcomes a baby daughter into her ordinary life,
  which, to her surprise, will never be the same again.  She is soon
  stressed-out taking care of the baby 24/7, while her husband never
  proactively takes part in it. Conflicts with in-laws, postpartum bodily
  changes, affected work performance are straws piling up on her back...
  After long nights of nursing in loneliness, where will the break of day
  lead her?

CESIUM FALLOUT
  Can : Fun Sing
  Lit : Burnt City
    d. Anthony Pun (Poon Yiu Ming) 
    Andy Lau Tak Wa, Bai Yu, Karen Mok Man Wai,
      Gardner Tse Kwan Ho, Ivana Wong Yuen Chi, Louise Wong Dan Nei,
      Fish Liew Chi Yu, Michael Wong Man Tak, Kent Cheng Juk Si, 
      Bowie Lam Bo Yi, Kenny Wong Tak Bun, Jeffrey Ngai Chun Sun, 
      Dee Ho Kai Wa, Leung Chung Hang, 
      Locker Lam Ka Hei, Wesley Wong Hoi Kit
      John Chiang Dai Wai, Patra Au Ka Man, Michael Chow Man Kin,
      Natalie Hsu (Hui Yan Yi), Eric Kwok Wai Leung, Cheung Tat Ming, 
      Wu Yanshu, Tanya Tong Yao, Pak Yiu Chan, 
      Max Cheung Tat Lun, Deon Cheung Chun Chi
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 138 mins.
  Opening November 1 2024 in mainland China
  Teaser 1 : https://youtu.be/Cq0-flEXqew
  Teaser 2 : https://youtu.be/_ftyxHQFpQc

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  Hong Kong's historic first radiation disaster blockbuster!

  After a fire accident triggers a radiation leakage, the entire city
  suddenly finds its survival hanging by a thread. In order to tackle the
  impending catastrophe, expert Simon Fan joins the emergency crisis
  response team led by Acting Chief Executive Cecilia to tackle this
  catastrophic disaster. With the lives of 7 million people on the line,
  the fire brigade is tasked with stopping the spread at all costs by
  entering the radiation zone. Facing this unprecedented calamity, will
  Hong Kong wake up to an overnight annihilation?

HIGHLIGHT: LIGHTS GO ON, AGAIN IN CINEMAS
    d. Yoon Dong Oh
    Dujun, YoSeop, GiKwang, DongWoon
  Length : 116 mins.
  Opening November 1 2024 

[ EMPEROR CINEMAS ]
  From "Plz Don't Be Sad", "BODY", "Bad Girl", "Shock", to "Fiction",
  HIGHLIGHT delivers their captivating narrative that encompasses the
  past, present, and future.

  Relive the explosive atmosphere of the day, the thrill of experiencing
  the moment with LIGHTs and B2UTYs, and listen to the members' heartfelt
  stories shared for the first time in a bigger, more vivid way!

PAPA 
    d. Philip Yung Tsz Kwong
    Sean Lau Ching Wan, Jo Koo Cho Lam, 
      Dylan So Man To, Hung Yeuk Hei
  Length : 131 mins.
  Opening October 31 2024 at the 37th Tokyo International Film Festival
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/aBUtM2eodBk
  Site : https://2024.tiff-jp.net/en/lineup/film/37002CMP10

[ SCREEN DAILY ]
  A family drama abou a cafe owner who leads a pedestrian existence 
  after a family tragedy.  His only wish is to have his 15 year old 
  son return home, but the boy is locked up in a psychiatric prison 
  for the murder of his mother and sister

VALLEY IN THE SHADOW OF DEATH
  AKA : THE SIN OF UNFORGIVENESS
  Can :But Seh Ji Jui
    d. Jeffrey Lam Sen, Antonio Tam Sin Yeung
    Anthony Wong Chau Sun, Louisa So Yu Wa
      George Au Chun King @ P1X3L, 
      Summer Chan Chi Huen, Sheena Chan Shu Yan
  Opening October 31 2024 at the 37th Tokyo International Film Festival
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/t-lCYaD6bjU
  Site : https://2024.tiff-jp.net/en/lineup/film/37003ASF08

[ 37th TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ]
  A pastor struggles with sin and punishment in this intense drama.
  A boy who killed his daughter is released from prison. Torn between
  vengeance and God's forgiveness...

POSSESSION STREET
  Can : Cheh Mall
  Lit : Malicious Mall
    d. Jack Lai Chun Lung
    Philip Keung Ho Man, Candy Wong Ka Ching@COLLAR, Alan Yeung Wai Lun,
      Ernesto de Sousa (So Ka Lok), Cheung Wing Cheung, 
      Kathy Wu (Ng Ka Sing), Steven Fung Min Hang,
      Hung Shui Kei, Luvin Ho (Ching Wai), Johnson Yuen Tak Cheong, 
      Chan Wing Yung, Nicky Wong Yung Tai
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 95 mins.
  Opening October 31 2024 
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/s8mKpLMpTe4

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  On the most ominous day in every sixty years, a mysterious protection by
  talismans in a deserted mall is accidentally breached, releasing strange
  orange smoke. Those who inhaled eventually became "zombies", sparking a
  massive slaughter in the mall!

  Video store owner Sam, his daughter Yan, Feng Shui Master Mak and few
  remaining tenants desperately fend off the zombie onslaught. But the
  zombies are nearly indestructible, even talismans could not stop them.
  And strangely, not everyone who died turned into a zombie. After battles
  between the living and the dead, the mall became hellish.

  Master Mak discovered from the ancestral scripture that these "zombies"
  are actually related to the "Seven Po"...

[ 2024 BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ASIAN COTENTS AND FILM MARKET ]
  An aging mini mall located in a bustling commercial district is about to
  be torn down for re-development. Yan notices the crack on the wall
  expanding to a gaping hole. She and other tenants discover an
  underground tunnel adorned with disturbing scratch marks on the walls.
  Something awful happened here long ago… The tunnel leads to an
  underground altar filled with specimen jars of wilted plants. On it sit
  seven flowers, each with a unique color. They are fertilized with human
  remains - ears, eyes, noses, tongues, organs, etc. - and irrigated via
  human blood. Suddenly, one flower's petals unfurl to unleash a cloud of
  drifting pollen: surreal, elegant and creepy. Petals blossom as the
  remaining six flowers fire pollen into the air. Yan and Kit cover their
  mouths as they watch seven other mall tenants rot away, turning into
  murderous living dead. If one of those Undead or infectious pollen
  escape, it would be dire for Hong Kong. It isn't simply a battle for
  their survival, but for Hong Kong's. Yan, Kit and Master Mak will fight
  till they fall...

REVOLVER
    d. Oh Seung-uk
    Jeon Do-yeon, Ji Chang-wook, Lim Ji-yeon, Lee Jung-jae, 
      Jeon Hye-Jin, Jung Jae-young
  Length : 114 mins.
  Opening October 25 2024 at the 2024 Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
  Opening October 31 2024

[ 2024 HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Director Oh Seung-uk reunites with Jeon Do-yeon, the star of his 2015
  thriller The Shameless[12th], for another gritty hard-boiled noir
  thriller. This time, Jeon goes from femme fatale to a seething
  anti-heroine who faces off against superstar Ji Chang-wook to get what
  she's owed. After serving time as the scapegoat for a corruption
  scandal, former police inspector Soo-young expects a hefty compensation
  the second she’s out of jail. But when a stranger picks her up from jail
  without any cash in hand, Soo-young senses a possible betrayal, and sets
  out to hunt down the man who broke his promise by any means necessary.

TRAPEZIUM
    d. Masahiro Shinohara
    Japanese Animation
  Rating : I
  Length : 95 mins.
  Opening October 31 2024 

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  In order to achieve her dream of becoming an idol by any means
  necessary, Yu Azuma, a first-year student at Joshu East High School
  decides to seek out three beautiful young girls from each of the four
  corners of her prefecture (north, south, east, and west) to form an
  idol group. ,

  As she searches Joshu from north to south and east to west, she finds
  her three soon-to-be fellow group members. From Holy Teneritas Southern
  Girls' Academy comes second-year Ranko Kashima, a high-class girl with
  a distinctive curly hairstyle who admires Ochofujin ("Madame
  Butterfly."). From West Tech Vocational High School comes Kurumi Taiga,
  a girl who wears cute, oversized jackets with long sleeves and aims to
  win the championship at a robotics competition. The final member, Mika
  Kamei, hails from Joshu North High School, a kind-hearted girl who
  dedicates her time to volunteering. With the help of Shinji Kudo, Yu's
  "collaborator" and confidante, Yu brings together these three young
  girls and sets the stage for their road to idol fame and stardom.

  While helping Kurumi with her robotics competition and school cultural
  festival, the bonds of friendship between the four girls begin to grow
  and strengthen. At Mika's suggestion, the girls also participate in a
  local volunteer program to introduce the local area to tourists from
  overseas, which attracts national media attention and propels the group
  to their first television appearance and debut as the idol unit
  "Compass Rose". "I chose these members myself--there's no way we could
  fail," Yu muses to herself with satisfaction.

  Compass Rose's popularity slowly but surely increases, and Yu's
  meticulous planning to push the group even further along the path to
  stardom increases in intensity. As the group finds itself drawn ever
  more strongly into the fast-paced world of the entertainment industry,
  going far beyond initial expectations, seeds of doubt begin to creep
  into the group's dreams, and Yu faces a critical turning point that
  threatens to undo all she has worked for.

THE WAY WE TALK
  Can : Hong Ngor Gum Tin Jum Mor Suet
    d. Adam Wong Sau Ping
    Neo Yau Hawk Sau, Chung Suet Ying, Marco Ng Tsz Ho
  Length : 132 mins.
  Opening October 12 2024 @ BFL London Film Festival
  Opening October 30 2024 at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 2024
  Site : https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=way-we-talk-lff24
  fb: https://fb.com/moviethewaywetalk

[ 2024 BFL LONDON FILM FESTIVAL ]
  The complex lives of young deaf people are explored in all their
  intricacies in this earnest, superbly performed drama, set in
  contemporary Hong Kong.

[ 2024 HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ]
  A soul-searching story about three friends who have different conditions
  of deafness: Wolf embraces sign language with confidence while tackling
  realistic obstacles in his everyday life; Alan is Wolf's cheerful best
  friend who is an advocate of diverse modes of communication between the 
  deaf and the hearing communities; Sophie struggles with oral language
  and continuously strives to be seen as "normal". The trio embarks on
  their self-discovering journeys with moments of pain and realisation.
  Sincere and empathetic, Adam Wong's latest drama feature sensitively
  questions what social norms and identity mean for us.

[ 2024 BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ASIAN COTENTS AND FILM MARKET ]
  Wolf, from a Deaf family, embraces sign language with confidence,
  navigating life's obstacles. Sophie, implanted with a cochlear device in
  childhood, strives for normalcy through spoken language, despite the
  "deaf accent." Alan, with a cochlear implant like Sophie, shares spoken
  language skills but also understands sign language, advocating for
  diverse communication among the Deaf. Friendship and love intertwine
  their lives, causing both wounds and self-discovery on a journey to find
  themselves.

DAUGHTER'S DAUGHTER 
    d. Huang Xi
    Sylvia Chang (Cheung Ngai Ga), Karena Lam Ka Yan, Eugenia Liu 
  Length : 126 mins.
  Opening October 29 2024 at the 37th Tokyo International Film Festival
  Opening November 10 2024 at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
  
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/BiVfJ-CV1dA
  Site : https://2024.tiff-jp.net/en/lineup/film/37002CMP05  

[ 37TH TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Learning of the death of her daughter, who lived in the US with her
  same-sex partner, a mother has to confront her own hidden past.

[ 2024 HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Now a widow in her sixties, Aixia must become a mother once more when
  she receives custody of her daughter's daughter - in the form of a
  fertilized embryo left by Aixia's daughter Zuer, who tragically died in
  a car accident. However, Aixia already has a second daughter: Emma, who
  Aixia abandoned as a teenager, and the shame over abandoning Emma has
  never faded. Featuring a powerhouse teaming of award-winning actresses,
  this remarkable second feature from director Huang Xi
  (Missing Johnny)[14th] is executive-produced by Huang's mentor Hou
  Hsiao-hsien, and is as multi-faceted, morally complex and artistically
  ambitious as any of Hou's celebrated New Wave works.

PAWS LAND
  Can : Mo Ga
  Lit : Furry Home
    d. Au Cheuk Man
    Documentary 
  Length : 107 mins.
  Opening October 27 2024 at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 2024

[ 2024 HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ]
  For many, home is a refuge and a sanctuary; for stray animals,
  however, a loving home remains a distant dream. From 2019 to 2023,
  director Au Cheuk-man followed the non-profit organisation Paws Guardian
  on their harrowing missions to rescue and rehome stray animals – many of
  whom were abandoned, abused, or tortured. The result is a heartrending
  collection of stories on survival and resilience, highlighting the
  brutal realities faced by stray animals: of the 40 stray dogs featured
  in this documentary, only four ultimately found new homes.

FALLEN TREASURES 
  Can : Muk Shun
    d. Elyse Hon Kit Yiu
    Documentary 
  Length : 81 mins.
  Opening October 27 2024 at the 2024 Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 

[ 2024 HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ]
  With over seven decades of history, Chi Kee Sawmill has lived through
  multiple transformations by Hong Kong’s timber industry, including the
  economic boom in the 1980s and 1990s, as well as its radical shift to
  processing and recycling used timber. However, when the sawmill faces
  compulsory eviction by the government for its Northern Metropolis
  development project, the survival of this successful family-owned
  business becomes a modern David-versus-Goliath story. The latest
  documentary by photojournalist-turned-filmmaker Elyse Hon is a wistful
  look at the unstoppable machine of urban development and an old-school
  business unable to withstand the flow of time.

INEXTERNAL
  Can : Lui Ying Oi Hup
  Lit : Inside Response Outside Coordination
    d. Steve Yuen Kim Wai
    Louis Cheung Kai Chung, Angus Yeung Tin Yue, Macy Ma Sihui, 
      Catherine Chau Ka Yee, Dave Nam Ching, Candy Yu On On, 
      Jacquelin Chong Si Man, Chris Collins (Ko Jin), Zhang Na, 
      Ng Wai Nam, Deep Ng Ho Hong,  
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 83 mins.
  Opening July 15 2024 at the 2024 New York Asian Film Festival 
  Opening October 26th 2024
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/wYq765jG1AE
  Site : https://www.nyaff.org/nyaff24/films/inexternal

[ THE FILM CATALOGUE ]
  Tsui Chak-ming has been badly beaten and left for dead. While he is in
  a coma, Ming finds himself in a fantastical martial arts world. With
  the help of Old Turtle, Ming must master an ancient form of Burmese
  boxing to defeat a powerful villain. However, Ming's fate in the dream
  world is actually in the hands of his mother in the real world.

[ 2024 NEW YORK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Enter a world where the classic martial arts tropes you know and love
  are boosted up with a shot of 21st-century adrenaline. Our hero, a
  skilled fighter with a six-pack that could cut glass, finds himself
  transported from the real world to an alternate universe where the
  fate of everything hangs in the balance. A wise old shifu takes him
  under his wing, training him in the ancient ways of a deadly form of
  kickboxing. But there's a catch: the master's former pupil, a ruthless
  renegade, has assembled a gang of lummox henchmen and a dragon-lady
  partner in crime who chews the scenery like it's her last meal. They're
  all after an artifact that could bring about the end of days. Luckily,
  our hero has an ally: the master's comely, badass daughter, who puts
  the "art" in martial arts. Director Yuen unleashes an
  old-school-meets-new-blood action extravaganza that harkens back to
  Chinatown's Saturday matinee glory days.

REVOLVER
    d. Oh Seung-uk
    Jeon Do-yeon, Ji Chang-wook, Lim Ji-yeon, Lee Jung-jae, 
      Jeon Hye-Jin, Jung Jae-young
  Length : 114 mins.
  Opening October 25 2024 at the 2024 Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
  Opening October 31 2024

[ 2024 HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Director Oh Seung-uk reunites with Jeon Do-yeon, the star of his 2015
  thriller The Shameless[12th], for another gritty hard-boiled noir
  thriller. This time, Jeon goes from femme fatale to a seething
  anti-heroine who faces off against superstar Ji Chang-wook to get what
  she's owed. After serving time as the scapegoat for a corruption
  scandal, former police inspector Soo-young expects a hefty compensation
  the second she’s out of jail. But when a stranger picks her up from jail
  without any cash in hand, Soo-young senses a possible betrayal, and sets
  out to hunt down the man who broke his promise by any means necessary.

WISH COMES TRUE 
  Can : BA HUNG FOOK LAI GUNG YUT DIM 
  Lit : Pull Happiness A Little Closer
  AKA : Yuen Mong Nau Dan Gei
  Lit : Wish Claw Machine
    d. Ling Chi Man
    Ling Man Lung, Lin Minchen, Coffee Lam Chin Yu, 
      Rachel Leung Yung Ting, Ken Law Ho Ming, 
      Boris Wong Chun Ming, Amy Tam Ka Chuen, 
      Belinda Hamnett (Han Kwan Ting), Gary Tam Wai Kuen, 
      Terence Lam (Hon Yeung), Candice Yu On On
  Length : IIA
  Length : 94 mins.
  Opening September 17 2023 at the Asian Pop Up Cinema Season 17
  Opening October 24 2024
  Site : https://www.asianpopupcinema.org/season-17-calendar/wish-comes-true
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/xvkX1A4EL64

[ ASIAN POP UP CINEMA SEASON 17 ]
  Abandoned by her mother, Xiaofei, a positive and cheerful girl,
  encounters a "Wish Come True Machine" that can fulfil people's
  wishes, and forms a bond with a young man named Wai who suffers
  from a rare disease. While Xiaofei is finding the lost lover of Wai,
  they discover that the new medicine for treating his illness is
  ineffective. Though hit hard by fate, they hold on to the only
  things they can: hope and each other. 

[ SCREEN DAILY FILMART 2023 ]
  A drama about a girl who helps a friend with a rare disease with
  a machine that can fulfil wishes

URANUS2324
  Can : Tiu Yuet Si Hung Dik Oi Luen
    d. Thanadol Nualsuth (James), 
    Sarocha Chankimha (Freen), Rebecca Patricia Armstrong (Becky)
  Length : 131 mins.
  Opening October 24 2024

[ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ]
  Love and Farewell intertwine in the tale of two souls, Kath and Lin, who
  are destined to be apart. As Kath descends into the ocean's depths, Lin
  faces a solar storm in the vastness of space. Their struggles are
  immense, yet they bring them together in the multiverse.

  Despite their meetings, happiness eludes them. Every world they
  encounter presents new barriers, leading to separation, loss, and
  heartbreak. Continually wounded by fate, they are challenged to overcome
  their destined separation. Can they defy fate, find true love, and 
  finally live happily together?

  Join us in rooting for Lin and Kath in Thailand's first space film,
  "URANUS 2324."

TRUE LOVE, FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE
  Can : Chin Chin Shui Yuet
    d. Siu Koon Ho
    Cecilia Yip Tung, Gardner Tse Kwan Ho, 
      Vanora Hui Yuet Sheung, Himmy Wong Ting Him, 
      Shui Jie, Stephanie Che Yuen Yuen, 
      Tai Bo, Alan Yeung Wai Lun, 
      Carl Ng Ka Lung, Onitsuka Ng Kin Chung (Gwai Chung), Hung Koon Ho
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 109 mins.
  Opening September 26th 2024 at the 8th Pingyao International Film Festival
  Opening October 22 2024 at the 21st Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 

[ 2024 NEW YORK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ]
  In this melodrama produced by Fruit Chan, art director and
  scriptwriter Siu Koon-ho makes his feature directorial debut
  with an exploration of traditional marriage. Tracing the lifelong
  relationship between two lovers who aren't necessarily meant to
  be, the film boasts powerhouse performances by seasoned actors
  Cecilia Yip and Tse Kwan-ho. The couple's marriage falters when
  Andrew pursues his career in mainland China in the 90s. After
  many years, Sabrina finally comes to terms with their separation
  and moves on following her retirement. However, her new life is
  shattered by the news of Andrew's serious illness.

FIGHT FOR TOMORROW
  Can : Ping Ming Sam Long
    d. Chan Tai Lee
    Patrick Tam Yiu Man, Locker Lam Ka Hei, Ying Chi Yuet, 
      Mark Cheng Ho Nam, Sherming Yiu Lok Yi
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 101 mins.
  Opening July 2024 at the 9th Canada China International Film Festival
  Opening July 17 2024 at the New York Asian Film Festival
  Opening October 22 2024 at the 21st Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
  fb : https://www.facebook.com/FightForTomorrowMovie

[ 2024 NEW YORK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Gritty, pulse-pounding, Chan Tai-Lee's action-drama opus hurls us
  in a fall-and-rise-again gangster tale that boasts both bone-crunching
  action and gut-wrenching emotion: Shi Xiu, once a gang leader of
  mythic proportions known as the "Desperate Third Son" for his almost
  suicidal loyalty and willingness to risk everything in the name of the
  jiang hu code, finds himself reduced to a humble working-class worker,
  struggling to reconnect with his estranged son and atone for a life of
  crime. Shi's legend was forged through acts of brazen daring, like his
  infiltration of an enemy stronghold to rescue the wrongly imprisoned
  Lu Jun-yi from certain execution. Patrick Tam, in a performance of
  searing intensity, breathes life into a character confronted with the
  ghosts of his outlaw past, and clinging to hope for rebuilding his
  fractured life and finding new purpose. Chan, the acclaimed writer
  of the "Ip Man" franchise, infuses the film with a sense of hard-bitten
  optimism, suggesting that even in the darkest of times, an indomitable
  spirit can light the path to a better tomorrow.

[ 2024 HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Former mob leader Shi Sanburo is released from prison and works as a car
  parker while trying to start a small pub business.  One day, Sanburo is
  caught and sees his son in the police station.  Knowing that he has
  stirred up troubles with gangsters, Sanburo tries to resolve the
  problem.  Never would he expect the leader to be the son of his once
  triad brother, who double-crossed him and put him in jail. The sons will
  now fight at the Boxing Championship, bearing the conflicts of their own
  and the histories of their fathers.  Chan Tai-lee, director of Tomorrow
  Is Another Day[14th], explores a troubled father-son relationship this
  time, driven by a compelling performance from veteran actor Patrick Tam.

LOVE IN THE BIG CITY
    d. E.oni (Lee Eon-Hee)
    Kim Go-eun, Steve Noh Sang-hyun
  Length : 118 mins.
  Opening October 22 2024  at the 2024 Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 
  Opening November 21 2024 

[ 2024 HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Steve Sanghun Noh and Kim Go-eun are the picture of restless
  youth in this spirited adaptation of Park Sang-young's
  bestselling novel about the formative life, love and loneliness
  of young souls in Seoul. Heung-soo has secrets that he'd like
  to keep hidden, while his unfettered female roommate Jae-hee
  is game for anything that comes their way. Two misfits in a
  world of squares, the best friends live and let live while seeking
  love and navigating relationships on their own terms. Director
  E.oni, who first made her name with the 2003 romantic drama
  ...ing, returns to the romance genre with a heady, heartfelt and
  resonant portrait of young people adrift in the big city.

THE LAST DANCE
   Can : Por. Dei Yuk
   Lit : Breaking. Hell
    d. Anselm Chan Mau Yin
    Dayo Wong Tsz Wah, Michael Hui Koon Man, 
    Michelle Wai Sze Nga, Tommy Chu Pak Hong, 
    Catherine Chau Ka Yee, Paul Chun Pui, 
    Elaine Jin (Kam Yin Ling), Rachel Leung Yung Ting, 
    Rosa Maria Velasco (Wai Law Sha), Chung Suet Ying
  Length : 126 mins.
  Opening October 10 2024 at the Hawaii International Film Festival
  Opening October 17 2024 at the 21st Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 
  Opening November 14 2024
  fb : https://www.facebook.com/TheLastDanceMovieHK
  Site : https://hiff.org/events/thelastdance/

[ HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Starring current Hong Kong comedy king Dayo Wong and comedy 
  legend Michael Hui, THE LAST DANCE is the story of a 
  debt-ridden wedding planner who finds unexpected success as a 
  funeral planner, but he has to win over a traditional Taoist 
  priest to stay in the business...The pandemic has sent most 
  industries into recession. Mired in debt, wedding planner
  Dominic gets a miraculous chance to turn things around when
  a funeral planner retires and passes the baton to him.
  Planning weddings and funerals are polar opposites, but
  Dominic puts his all into his new job, from opening graves,
  digging coffins, to handling the deceased. No matter how
  unpleasant it gets, he takes on everything with gusto. However,
  the biggest obstacle is getting the approval of respected
  Taoist priest, Master Man. In his 70s, Master Man is a
  traditional man who has devoted his life to his Taoist faith.
  He wants to pass the mantle to his son, Ben, but Ben is more
  devoted to his wife and kids than to Taoism. Master Man's
  daughter, Yuet, respects her father greatly. However,
  since her ancestors dictated that women are filthy by
  nature, Yuet doesn't take romantic relationships seriously.

[ 2024 HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ]
  When our lives are essentially counting down to death, why do we make an
  effort to love? Writer-director Anselm Chan asks serious existential
  questions about mortality in this somber but surprising life-affirming
  drama, which marks the first on-screen collaboration between comedy
  icons Dayo Wong and Michael Hui since 1992.  Wong stars as an
  out-of-work wedding planner who becomes a funeral agent to make ends
  meet. Not only does he have to navigate the superstitions and
  complexities of the business of death, he must also earn the approval of
  his sternly traditional business partner, Taoist priest Master Man.

BLOSSOMS UNDER SOMEWHERE
  AKA : THE WONDER
  AKA : Fung Gaing Sin 
  Lit : Scenic Line
  Can : Gei Liu Yut Jing Gor Chun Tin
  Lit : Mailed For An Entire Spring
    d. Riley Yip Yuk Ying
    Marf Yau Yin Tung, Sheena Chan Shu Yan, 
      Shin Cheung Yuk Hin, Adam Pak Tin Nam, Paisley Hu (Wu Pui Wai)
  Length : 97 mins.
  Opening October 17 2024 at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 2024
  Opening November 21 2024

[ 2024 HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Ching, a high school girl who was born with a stutter, runs a used
  lingerie business online with her best friend, Rachel. Ching wears an
  outgoing persona on the Internet that is the opposite of her real
  introverted self. Buried in the unethical business, she gradually
  embellishes the relationship with her buyers, gaining the attention and
  bonding she has always longed for, only to be failed and left
  heartbroken. Produced by renowned Hong Kong director Fruit Chan,
  featuring Gen Z star Marf Yau, screenwriter-turned-director Riley Yip's
  heartful debut presents an unordinary spring time that turns into
  unforgettable life lessons.  

[ SCREEN DAILY FILMART 2023 ]
  A high-school student with a speech disorder uses different personas 
  to sell second-hand lingerie online and attracts unexpected 
  attention.

MATCHED
  Can : Yuen Mei Pui Dui Mau Sat On
  Lit : Perfect Match Murder
    d. Eiji Uchida
    Naohiko Ninomiya, Norimasa Ohsaki, Hidehisa Chiwata
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 110 mins.
  Opening October 17 2024
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/geJlEAQe5lY

[ CINEMA CITY ]
  Rinka is single and works as a wedding planner. She is not good with
  dating men. Her colleague suggests trying a dating app. Rinka
  reluctantly registers with the dating app and gets matched to a man.
  When they meet, the man has a totally different appearance from his
  picture on the app. He seems like an ordinary man, but Rinka feels
  something is not right about him. Meanwhile, a series of murder cases
  takes place. The victims were all users of the dating app. The man that
  Rinka met through the app is investigated for the serial murder cases.

PATLABOR 2 THE MOVIE
    d. Oshii Mamoru
    Japanese Animation
  Rating : I
  Length : 114 mins.
  Opening October 17 2024
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/MHNJJqt6mzY

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  Three years after the events in the Patlabor The Movie, a terrorist
  organization starts committing acts of domestic terrorism in the midst
  of growing unrest and chaos. The disbanded Special Vehicles Unit 2 is
  reassembled to uncover a terror-inciting conspiracy to safeguard Japan's
  peace.

  The second feature film of the classic 90s sci-fi anime franchise
  greatly diverges from the past iterations in tone. Whereas the original
  OVA, TV series and first feature film aimed to invigorate and
  reconstruct the sci-fi genre, the feature film sequel is a powerful
  reflection on the politics and society of 20th century post-war Japan.
  It is possibly director Mamoru Oshii and the Headgear collective's
  magnum opus, and undeniably a landmark of the 1990s anime pantheon.

SHUTTER (4K RESTORATION)
    d. Banjong Pisanthanakun, Parkpoom Wongpoom
    Ananda Everingham, Natthaweeranuch Thongmee
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 96 mins.
  Opening October 17 2024

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  Shutter, a chilling horror story about a 25 year old photographer and
  the sin that haunts his group of friends in the form of mysterious
  aberrations that ruin all their developed photos.

  As they investigate what could cause such photographic anomalies, each
  piece of the puzzle unearthed, strangely coincides with the tragic death
  of one of the members of the group. Time is running out and if you dare,
  you can follow along as they uncover the mystery of why they are plagued
  by this malevolent force. But be-careful! In The end, don't be surprised
  if YOU, are the only one left to bare witness to what causes that scary
  feeling which makes all of us look over our shoulders!

  There is a story behind every photograph, but this one is DYING to get
  out!

TAEYONG: TY TRACK N CINEMAS 
    d. Yoon Dong Oh
  Length : 96 mins.
  Opening October 16 2024 

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  Experience the unparalleled talent of NCT's TAEYONG in his first solo
  concert 'TY TRACK' on Braodway Cinemas' big screens with limited
  screenings from 16th October ! Available in both 2D & 4DX screens!

  Dive into the mesmerizing world of TAEYONG, experiencing his diverse
  music and captivating performances. 'TY TRACK' presents a stunning
  array of music and vibrant stages that showcase TAEYONG's unique
  artistic vision, all presented on a cinematic scale.

  Witness the journey behind the scenes as TAEYONG prepares for his
  groundbreaking concert. Step onto the stage with him, and hear the
  heartfelt stories he has longed to share.

  'TAEYONG: TY TRACK IN CINEMAS' is a deep dive into the music, the 
  artist, and the incredible journey that has shaped his path.

THE WAY WE TALK
  Can : Hong Ngor Gum Tin Jum Mor Suet
    d. Adam Wong Sau Ping
    Neo Yau Hawk Sau, Chung Suet Ying, Marco Ng Tsz Ho
  Length : 132 mins.
  Opening October 12 2024 @ BFL London Film Festival
  Site : https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=way-we-talk-lff24

[ 2024 BFL LONDON FILM FESTIVAL ]
  The complex lives of young deaf people are explored in all their
  intricacies in this earnest, superbly performed drama, set in
  contemporary Hong Kong.

A LEGEND
  Can : Juen Suet
    d. Stanley Tong Kwai Lai
    Jackie Chan, Lay Zhang Yixing, Gulnazar Bextiyar (Na Zha),
      Aarif Rahman (Lee Chi Ting), Li Chen, Peng Xiaoran, Zheng Yecheng
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 130 mins.
  Opening October 1 2024 (Preview)
  Opening October 11 2024 

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  Professor Fang, an archaeology expert, notices that the texture on the
  artifacts discovered by his students during a glacier expedition, is
  strikingly similar to jade pendant he had seen in his dreams.

  It seems as that the pendant is connecting the realm of dreams to
  reality. Filled with curiosity, Professor Chen leads the research team
  on a journey deep into the Glacier Temple, in search of the truth behind
  his dreams, embarking on a fantastical adventure together.

BOCCHI THE ROCK! RE: RE:
    d. Keiichiro Saito
    Japanese Animation
  Length : 75 mins.
  Opening October 11 2024 

[ CINEMA ONLINE MALAYSIA ]
  The story of Kessoku Band, with its striking debut on both the anime and
  music fronts, will be on the big screens as a compilation movie re-edit
  of the TV show, featuring big-screen impact and audio!

JUNG KOOK: I AM STILL  - THE PARTY EDITION
    d. Junsoo Park
    Documentary
  Length : 112 mins.
  Opening October 11 2024

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  "Party, party, yeah!"

  The hit movie JUNG KOOK: I AM STILL returns to cinemas with a bonus
  singalong party!

  Experience the movie, featuring electrifying concert performances,
  interviews, and behind-the-scenes footage, along with 20 minutes of
  singalong videos for the ultimate party event in cinemas.

  Join together with ARMY to celebrate Jung Kook’s hit songs in global
  cinemas, including "Seven (feat. Latto)," "3D (feat. Jack Harlow)" and
  "Standing Next to You" among others.

  This is the final chance to see JUNG KOOK: I AM STILL on the big screen,
  capturing his remarkable rise to fame and heartfelt moments with ARMY
  around the world.

HIGH FORCES
  Can : NGAI GEI HONG SIN
  Lit : Crisis Flight
    d. Oxide Pang Chun
    Andy Lau Tak Wa, Zhang Zifeng, Qu Chuxiao, Tamia Liu Tao, 
      Guo Xiaodong, Jiang Mengjie
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 119 mins.
  Opening October 3 2024 in Malaysia
  Opening October 10 2024 
  Teaser : https://youtu.be/Fj0XjqIUMxE
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/GcwLL7BklBM

[ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ]
  "Is anyone there? Yes..." A mysterious message from Gao Haojun came from 
  10,000 meters in the air. A five-star luxurious A380 airplane was
  hijacked on itsmaiden flight. The hijacker Mike is threatening the lives
  of all 800 passengers onboard and Gao's wife and daughter.  Gao, an 
  international security expert, stepped up to deal with the hijackers. 
  Will he be successful save all the passengers and resolve the crisis?

[ CINEMA ONLINE MALAYSIA ]
  Gao Haojun is a former Special Police officer. One time while subduing
  robbers who were robbing a jewellery shop, Gao accidentally blinds his
  daughter, Xiaojun, which shatters his family and is guilt ridden as a
  result. After his wife, Yuan, leaves him with their daughter, Gao
  resigns from the police force and becomes an international security
  expert. Years later, Gao bumps into his ex-wife and daughter while
  boarding the luxurious Airbus A380. However, during the flight, 12
  hijackers seize the plane and hold its 800 passengers hostage while at
  over 10,000 feet in the air. As the hijackers mercilessly kill
  passengers on the economy class, Gao steps forward and engages in a
  battle of brains and brawns against the hijackers where Xiaojun also
  secretly assists her father by providing him intel.

[ SCREEN DAILY ]
  This action thriller takes places on a plane where a former SWAT
  member is caught up in a mid-air hijack with hostages including his
  own daughter. 
       
THE LAST DANCE
   Can : Por. Dei Yuk
   Lit : Breaking. Hell
    d. Anselm Chan Mau Yin
    Dayo Wong Tsz Wah, Michael Hui Koon Man, 
    Michelle Wai Sze Nga, Tommy Chu Pak Hong, 
    Catherine Chau Ka Yee, Paul Chun Pui, 
    Elaine Jin (Kam Yin Ling), Rachel Leung Yung Ting, 
    Rosa Maria Velasco (Wai Law Sha), Chung Suet Ying
  Opening October 10 2024 at the Hawaii International Film Festival
  Opening November 14 2024
  Site : https://hiff.org/events/thelastdance/

[ HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Starring current Hong Kong comedy king Dayo Wong and comedy 
  legend Michael Hui, THE LAST DANCE is the story of a 
  debt-ridden wedding planner who finds unexpected success as a 
  funeral planner, but he has to win over a traditional Taoist 
  priest to stay in the business...The pandemic has sent most 
  industries into recession. Mired in debt, wedding planner
  Dominic gets a miraculous chance to turn things around when
  a funeral planner retires and passes the baton to him.
  Planning weddings and funerals are polar opposites, but
  Dominic puts his all into his new job, from opening graves,
  digging coffins, to handling the deceased. No matter how
  unpleasant it gets, he takes on everything with gusto. However,
  the biggest obstacle is getting the approval of respected
  Taoist priest, Master Man. In his 70s, Master Man is a
  traditional man who has devoted his life to his Taoist faith.
  He wants to pass the mantle to his son, Ben, but Ben is more
  devoted to his wife and kids than to Taoism. Master Man's
  daughter, Yuet, respects her father greatly. However,
  since her ancestors dictated that women are filthy by
  nature, Yuet doesn't take romantic relationships seriously.

THE HEDGEHOG
    d. Gu Changwei
    Ge You, Kerry Wang
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 103 mins.
  Opening October 10 2024

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  Life just seems to get in the way for Wang Zhantuan, who's weird
  behavior and wacky ideas make him a social outcast. Despite pressure
  from his family and neighbors, Wang's devoted wife refuses to have him
  institutionalized.

  Wang has only one understanding friend; his teenage nephew Zhou Zheng,
  who is also ostracized by his family and other folk because of his
  embarrassing stutter.

  Zhou is our sometimes narrator as he recalls Wang's difficult and
  restive life in northeast China and beyond. The pair of misfits form a
  special bond during a summer of discover that includes eating a hedgehog
  for medicinal purposes.

  Directed by GU Changwei (Peacock, the Silver Bear-winning film of 2005
  Berlin International Film Festival), Hedgehog is a quirky and
  heartwarming film adapted from a short story by ZHENG Zhi, who authored 
  the screenplay.

ANPANMAN: BAIKINMAN AND LULUN IN THE PICTURE BOOK
    d. Jun Kawagoe
    Japanese Animation
  Rating : I
  Length : 64 mins
  Opening October 10 2024 

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  One day, Baikinman discovered a picture book. He heard a voice in the
  picture book saying, "Baikinman , warrior of love and courage, come and
  help me!" He was then sucked into the picture book and arrived in a big
  forest outside the desert, where he met the forest elf Lulun. Initially
  timid, Lulun invited Baikinman to help her defeat the disruptive Suisui
  Elephant in the forest. Although Lulun initially wanted to give up,
  seeing Baikinman face his fears bravely and embodying the spirit of
  never giving up, gave her courage. Despite being repeatedly defeated in
  the face of the powerful attacks of the Suisui E lephant, in moments of
  despair, Baikinman said to Lulun, "Go find Anpanman!" Can Anpanman and
  Baikinman defeat Sui toru Elephhant?

  Let's go! Let's participate in a grand adventure in the world of picture
  books together!

MONTAGES OF A MODERN MOTHERHOOD
  Can : Fu Duk But
    d. Oliver Chan Siu Kuen
    Hedwig Tam Sin Yin, Siuyea Lo Chun Yip,
      Janis Pang Hang Ying, Fung So Bo, Patra Au Ka Man, Tai Bo,
      Johnny Hui (Keung Nei), Annie Man Chung Han 
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 112 mins.
  Opening October 7 2024 at the 29th Busan International Film Festival
  Opening at the 37th Tokyo International Film Festival
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/QGqRg_Bn98Q
  Site : https://www.biff.kr/eng/html/program/prog_view.asp?idx=75991&c_idx=402&sp_idx=0&QueryStep=2

[ 29th BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Jing's day begins with a graceful tracking shot that follows her from
  the early morning as she pumps breast milk, leaves her baby with her
  mother-in-law, and heads to the bakery where she works. Her baby
  daughter Qing is difficult and cries constantly and Jing frequently
  clashes with her live-in in-laws over childcare and housework, while her
  husband, who works as a delivery driver, views parenting as something he
  occasionally helps with. All she did was have a child, yet Jing's life
  is turned upside down, leaving her in a situation where all her efforts
  to build her career have been negated. Director Oliver Siu Kuen Chan
  meticulously dissects Jing's struggles, revealing the emotional
  turbulence she endures. The film’s realistic and precise narrative
  depicts the suffocating oppression women suffer within both family and
  society, the pressures of 'being a mother' and 'motherhood,' and
  resolutely move forward, forcing Jing to make a final decision.
  (PARK Sun Young)

ANOTHER HOME
  Can : Yat Tai Siu Sik
    d. Frankie Sin Ho Yeung
    Documentary
  Length : 83 mnins.
  Opening October 5 2024 at the 29th Busan International Film Festival
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/GaZOMFRhB_s
  Site : https://www.biff.kr/eng/html/program/prog_view.asp?idx=76008&c_idx=406&sp_idx=552&QueryStep=2

[ 29th BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ]
  On Cheung Chau Island, located 10 kilometers south of Hong Kong,
  A-Cheung and his wife run an old food stall that serves simple fare like
  dried grilled seafood and beer. The stall has served a loyal customer
  for over ten years, nicknamed “Plumpy.” Plumpy, a tomboyish regular,
  shares a close bond with A-Cheung, despite their 40-year age difference.
  They are a perfect pair, who spend their days drinking beer, smoking,
  chatting, and playing mahjong. But when it comes to the current state of
  Hong Kong, which is just a ferry ride away, their views could not be
  more different. Leisurely pastimes and the intense rhythm of revolution
  clash in Another Home, which uses the food stall as a stage to observe
  how the Hong Kong pro-democracy protests and the subsequent pandemic
  transform their lives. With the mood of a feature film, this documentary
  offers a portrait of everyday life, capturing the end of better times
  with striking simplicity. (KANG Sowon)

MY DEAREST FU BAO
    d. Shim Hyung-Jun, Thomas Ko
    Documentary 
  Rating : I
  Length : 95 mins.  
  Opening September 28 2024 (Preview)
  Opening October 4 2024
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/jP1aAYNeK0M

BORROWED TIME
  Can : Yun Hoi Tung Yau
    d. Cai Jie
    Lin Dongpin, Eddy Auyeung Chun, Pan Jie
  Rating : I
  Length : 94 mins.
  Opening October 3 2024

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  A late summer typhoon looms as Ting’s wedding approaches. Urged on by
  her mother, Ting sets out from Guangzhou to Hong Kong to look for her
  father who has been absent for 20 years. On her trip, Ting's vague
  memories from the past come back to her. An unexpected encounter leads
  Ting to find out the truth of her family. She gets in touch with an old
  friend, Yuseng. They spend a night together at Yuseng's place, both
  feeling as if they were in a dream, searching for the lost time...

A LEGEND
  Can : Juen Suet
    d. Stanley Tong Kwai Lai
    Jackie Chan, Lay Zhang Yixing, 
      Aarif Rahman (Lee Chi Ting), Gulnazar Bextiyar
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 130 mins.
  Opening October 1 2024 (Preview)
  Opening October 11 2024 

THE VOLUNTEERS: THE BATTLE OF LIFE AND DEATH
    d. Chen Kaige
    Zhu Yilong, Zhang Zifeng, Xin Baiqing, Wu Jing
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 145 mins.
  Opening October 1 2024

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  It tells the story of the third to fifth battles in the War to Resist
  U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, among wich Battle of Cheorwon will be
  the highlight. Li Xiang, Fu Chongbi, Cai Changyuan from 63rd Army and
  others will come on Stage.

GO FOR BROKE
  Can : Chung Sun
  Lit : Resurrection.
    d. Ma Yuke
    Nick Cheung Ka Fai, Ethan Juan (Yuen King Tin),  
      Sandrine Pinna (Cheung Yung Yung), Ma Yuke
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 115 mins.
  Opening September 29 2024 (Preview)
  Opening October 10 2024

[ CINEMA CITY ]
  In a secluded corner of Mancheng City, a ruthless drug trafficking group
  stops at nothing to achieve their goals, leading to countless
  individuals falling into the abyss of shattered families due to drug
  addiction. Zhang Yao, who has been persecuted by drug traffickers to the
  point of losing everything, seeks revenge. He secretly collaborates
  with Captain An Du of the anti-drug squad to set up a ruthless trap to
  eliminate the top bosses of the criminal syndicate. However, behind this
  plan lies a carefully orchestrated game of revenge. Do they have the
  same enemy or do they each have their own hidden agendas? In this
  showdown, who is truly in control, and who is merely a pawn being
  manipulated? As the crisis looms, will they sink or awaken to reality?
  Proceed with caution as everything unfolds...
   
OUT OF THE SHADOW
  AKA : A HIDDEN SPY
  Can : Ngor Dai Dik Tui Yun Sun Woot
  Lit : Undercover's Retirement Life
    d. Ricky Ko Tsz Pun
    Kay Tse On Kay, Larine Tang Yueping, 
      ANSONBEAN, Natalie Tong Sze Wing, Lawrence Cheng Tan Shui, 
      Rik Ching Yan Fu@Pomato,Kwan Ho Kit@Pomato 
  Rating: IIA
  Length: 89 mins.
  Opening March 6 2024 at the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024
  Opening July 27 2024 at the Montreal Fantasia Festival
  Opening Septeber 20 2024 at the Hong Kong Film Gala Presentation Malaysia
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  Site : https://oaff.jp/en/programs/2024-hk04/
  Site : https://fantasiafestival.com/en/film/out-of-the-shadow

[ FANTASIA FESTIVAL 2024 ]
  Look out for the Karate Girl! Injustice has reigned over the quiet
  town of Shek O in Hong Kong. Chu Po is a young masked vigilante out
  to help those in need and kick a baddie’s ass. Just as her
  social-media popularity increases, so do her frequent injuries, as
  she learns that her beginner's skills may be no match for those of
  more experienced fighters. Fate draws her to a local church
  infested with illicit drug-dealing activities. She soon realizes her
  connection to that church is more personal than expected as there's
  a link to her family's past. Should she simply stay in the shadows
  and pray for a miracle, or put her karate chops to good use?

  An rejuvenated ode to both THE KARATE KID and the action heroines
  of Hong Kong's Golden Age, the latest from director Ricky Ko after
  his award-winning TIME (Fantasia 2021) once again nicely combines
  nostalgia and modernity with a potent mix of martial arts, humour,
  sweetness, and compelling characters, OUT OF THE SHADOW offers a
  guaranteed good time, a reminder of why we love HK movies so much
  in the first place. Starring several rising stars from Hong Kong,
  including two actors reunited after Fantasia favourite PORT OF
  CALL (2015), OUT OF THE SHADOW is fresh off several Asian
  festivals, and makes its first stopover in the West at Fantasia
  before it hits its home territory this fall. – King-Wei Chu

[ OASKA ASIAN FLM FESTIVAL 2024 ]
  Chu Po is a sprightly teenage girl with a strong sense of justice
  but her mother, Tao Kuen Ying, would rather they keep a low
  profile in the fishing town of Tai O. However, people are in need 
  and Po decides to take action after learning a little karate. She
  soon becomes an internet heroine but keeps it a secret from Tao
  until she gets in over her head when she comes to the aid of
  Pastor Hung and his handsome son, Man Chun, who find their church
  is the front of a drug ring. This is when Tao reveals a secret
  crime-fighting history of her own.

  Ricky KO, director of Time (2021, OAFF2022), delivers a playful
  vigilante film, complete with laughs, fighting, Cantonese humour,
  and a touch of family drama unfold in the beautiful setting of Tai
  O. Despite the humour, the message has some moral messages: that
  one must do the right thing, help others and also know when to
  seek help. [Jason MAHER]

[ SCREEN DAILY FILMART 2023 ]
  A drama about a mother who has to come out of retirement when the
  secluded life with her daughter in a seaside village is
  disturbed, unravelling a long-held family secret.

STUNTMAN
  Can : Mo Tai Jeh
    d. Albert Leung Koon Hiu, Herbert Leung Koon Shun
    Stephen Tung Wai, Terrance Lau Chun Him, Cecilia Choi Sze Wan, 
      Philip Ng Won Lun, Max Cheung Tat Lun, 
      Lam Yiu Sing, Rachel Leung Yung Ting
      Stephanie Che Yuen Yuen, Keith Ng Shui Ting, To Yin Gor
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 113 mins.
  Opening September 26 2024 
  Teaser : https://youtu.be/yuId0bB2LW0
  fb : www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090464305290
  ig : https://www.instagram.com/stuntman.film/
  Site : https://hiff.org/events/stuntman/

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  LEE Sam was the undisputed king of stunt choreography during the golden
  era of Hong Kong action cinema in the 80s. After a devastating stunt
  accident, Sam steps away from the industry for 30 years. However, his
  old friend, a veteran director, has now persuaded Sam to work as the
  stunt choreographer on what will be the director's last film.

  The only catch is that his film stars Wai - Sam's former stunt crew
  member who has since become a famous action star in his own right. Sam
  and Wai have a contentious history, with Sam's infamously overbearing 
  and demanding personality clashing with Wai's own ego and ambition. By
  chance, Sam crosses paths with a young, ambitious stuntman named LEE
  Sai Long, who sees this as an opportunity to advance his career. Long is
  caught between Sam and his former protégé turned rival. At the same
  time, Long helps Sam to reconcile with his estranged daughter, Cherry.

  As Sam returns to the world he once dominated, he must confront his
  past, mend fences with Wai, and overcome their personal conflicts in
  order to deliver an epic final action spectacle for the director's swan
  song. However, in the midst of shooting a robbery heist, Sam's
  shortsightedness endangers the public, and members of his crew are
  arrested, causing him to be fired.

  As the pressure mounts and the stakes rise, Sam must decide what he's
  truly fighting for—reclaiming his former glory or reconnecting with the
  daughter he's taken for granted.

[ SCREEN DAILY FILMART 2023 ]
  An once-famous stunt director pursues a comeback but disrupts the 
  relationship with his daughter in the process.

THE CHRONICLES OF LIBIDOISTS
  Can : Por Long Nam Nui
  Lit : Wave Breakng Couple
    d. Gilles Yang Ya-che
    Wu Kang-Ren, Liu Chu-Ping, Alisia Liang Xianghua, Will Or Wai Lam
  Rating : III
  Length : 106 mins.
  Opening September 1 2024 
  Opening September 26 2024

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  From the acclaimed director Yang Ya-che (Blue Gate Crossing; Girlfriend, 
  Boyfriend) comes a cinematic exploration of love and longing in the
  neon-soaked streets of Taipei. This is a tale of four souls, each lost
  in their quest for sexual fulfillment, yet bound by a common yearning
  for something purer, something that might resemble love. Meet Lu, a
  trans female haunted by an incomplete sense of womanhood, chasing the
  elusive high of a transformative ecstasy. Her best friend, Queenie, is a
  wealthy heiress entangled in an arranged engagement to a gay man,
  seeking solace in the intricate ties of kinbaku. Their lives intersect
  with a heartbroken dom from Hong Kong, adrift in the city and nursing a
  lost love, and Single Pa, a culinary enthusiast and former romance
  writer, struggling to mend the fractures in his family life.

DECODES
    d. Chen Scheng
    Liu Haoran, John Cusack, Chen Daoming, Daniel Wu
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 157 mins.
  Opening September 26 2024
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/2_6C0pSyshM

[ CINEMA CITY ]
  Life is an ongoing journey of unraveling mysteries.

  The story commences with an interview, as the interviewees piece
  together the legendary life of Rong Jinzhen through recollections.
  Turning back the clock to the early 20th century, during the chaos of
  warlords and political unrest, the twelve-year-old Rong Jinzhen
  displayed exceptional mathematical talent. At the age of sixteen, he was
  admitted to N University, where his mentor, Professor Hayes, recognized
  and cherished his abilities. Their relationship evolved into a deep
  friendship. Upon discovering Rong Jinzhen's extraordinary talent in
  code-breaking, Hayes cautioned him against becoming overly fixated on
  "decode." With the outbreak of war, the two sympathetic individuals had
  to choose vastly different paths. Hayes returned to his homeland,
  responsible for "creating" codes, while Rong Jinzhen joined the 701
  Unit, specializing in "deciphering" codes.

MY HERO ACADEMIA: YOU'RE NEXT 
    d. Tensai Okamura
    Japanese Animation
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 110 mins.
  Opening September 26 2024
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/otrs5icGoDs

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  "Next, it's your turn!"

  In a society where heroes and villains continuously battle in the name
  of peace and chaos, Deku, a U.A. High School student who aspires to be
  the best hero he can be, confronts the villain who imitates the hero
  he's long admired.

  Can Deku and the rest of U.A. High Class 1-A protect the world by
  putting an end to Dark Might, the man claiming to be the new Symbol of
  Peace?

I, THE EXECUTIONER
    d. Ryoo Seung Wan
    Oh Dal-Su, Jung Hae-in Hwang Jung-min
  Opening September 26 2024
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/6hwU9-Pqlm8

[ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ]
  Distributed by Megaton Entertainment Ltd, I, THE EXECUTIONER opens
  Sept 13th, mid-Autumn festival in Korea.

  Director Ryoo Seung-wan, HWANG Jung-min and JUNG Hae-In attended the
  press call and premiere screening of I, THE EXECUTIONER earlier in
  Cannes. They received a standing ovation of 10 mins after the premiere
  screening.

  I, THE EXECUTIONER tells the story of detective Seo Do-cheol and his
  Major Crime Investigation Division tirelessly track down criminals day
  and night, often at the expense of their personal lives. When the murder
  of a professor reveals links to past cases, suspicions of a serial killer
  arise, plunging the country into turmoil. As Major Crimes delves into
  the investigation, the killer taunts them by publicly releasing a teaser
  online, indicating the next victim, and intensifying the chaos. To
  tackle the escalating threat, the team brings in idealistic rookie
  officer Park Sun-woo, leading to unexpected twists in the case's
  trajectory.

OUT OF THE SHADOW
  AKA : A HIDDEN SPY
  Can : Ngor Dai Dik Tui Yun Sun Woot
  Lit : Undercover's Retirement Life
    d. Ricky Ko Tsz Pun
    Kay Tse On Kay, Larine Tang Yueping, 
      ANSONBEAN, Natalie Tong Sze Wing, Lawrence Cheng Tan Shui, 
      Rik Ching Yan Fu@Pomato,Kwan Ho Kit@Pomato 
  Rating: IIA
  Length: 89 mins.
  Opening March 6 2024 at the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024
  Opening July 27 2024 at the Montreal Fantasia Festival
  Opening Septeber 20 2024 at the Hong Kong Film Gala Presentation Malaysia
  fb: https://facebook.com/ahiddenspy
  Site : https://oaff.jp/en/programs/2024-hk04/
  Site : https://fantasiafestival.com/en/film/out-of-the-shadow

[ FANTASIA FESTIVAL 2024 ]
  Look out for the Karate Girl! Injustice has reigned over the quiet
  town of Shek O in Hong Kong. Chu Po is a young masked vigilante out
  to help those in need and kick a baddie’s ass. Just as her
  social-media popularity increases, so do her frequent injuries, as
  she learns that her beginner's skills may be no match for those of
  more experienced fighters. Fate draws her to a local church
  infested with illicit drug-dealing activities. She soon realizes her
  connection to that church is more personal than expected as there's
  a link to her family's past. Should she simply stay in the shadows
  and pray for a miracle, or put her karate chops to good use?

  An rejuvenated ode to both THE KARATE KID and the action heroines
  of Hong Kong's Golden Age, the latest from director Ricky Ko after
  his award-winning TIME (Fantasia 2021) once again nicely combines
  nostalgia and modernity with a potent mix of martial arts, humour,
  sweetness, and compelling characters, OUT OF THE SHADOW offers a
  guaranteed good time, a reminder of why we love HK movies so much
  in the first place. Starring several rising stars from Hong Kong,
  including two actors reunited after Fantasia favourite PORT OF
  CALL (2015), OUT OF THE SHADOW is fresh off several Asian
  festivals, and makes its first stopover in the West at Fantasia
  before it hits its home territory this fall. – King-Wei Chu

[ OASKA ASIAN FLM FESTIVAL 2024 ]
  Chu Po is a sprightly teenage girl with a strong sense of justice
  but her mother, Tao Kuen Ying, would rather they keep a low
  profile in the fishing town of Tai O. However, people are in need 
  and Po decides to take action after learning a little karate. She
  soon becomes an internet heroine but keeps it a secret from Tao
  until she gets in over her head when she comes to the aid of
  Pastor Hung and his handsome son, Man Chun, who find their church
  is the front of a drug ring. This is when Tao reveals a secret
  crime-fighting history of her own.

  Ricky KO, director of Time (2021, OAFF2022), delivers a playful
  vigilante film, complete with laughs, fighting, Cantonese humour,
  and a touch of family drama unfold in the beautiful setting of Tai
  O. Despite the humour, the message has some moral messages: that
  one must do the right thing, help others and also know when to
  seek help. [Jason MAHER]

[ SCREEN DAILY FILMART 2023 ]
  A drama about a mother who has to come out of retirement when the
  secluded life with her daughter in a seaside village is
  disturbed, unravelling a long-held family secret.

FOR ALICE
  Can : Cup Oi Lai Sze
    d. Chow Yam Wing
    Tai Bo, Kuku So Tsz Yan
    Length : 82 mins.
  Opening at July 13 2024 the 2024 New York Asian Film Festival 
  Opening Septeber 20 2024 at the Hong Kong Film Gala Presentation Malaysia

[ 2024 NEW YORK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ]
  A compact neo-noir bathed in neon and shadows, Chow Kam Wing's chamber
  piece resurrects Hong Kong's pulp tradition with arthouse flair.
  Unfolding in the faded opulence of Tsim Sha Tsui's Mirador Mansion,
  it charts an unlikely bond between grizzled veteran Tai Bo and rising
  star Kuku So—he a mysterious rescuer, she a teenager running away from
  her mother's abusive partner. At first Alice (the Wonderland echoes
  ring deliberately) rebuffs her grizzled savior's gallantry. But their
  shared loneliness catalyzes a fraught rapprochement amid the mansion's
  crimson-lit maze. Chow wields colorful yet noirish atmospherics with a
  maestro's command, the dank stairwells and flickering fluorescents
  conjuring palpable peril. As this intricate two-hander hurtles toward
  its cathartic climax, you'll be gasping—not just from the suspense, but
  from sensing the new lifeblood pulsing through the story. In the live
  wire intensity between Chow's protagonists burns the fierce promise of
  the arthouse's inheritance of Hong Kong's pulp legacy.

OUT OF THE SHADOW
  AKA : A HIDDEN SPY
  Can : Ngor Dai Dik Tui Yun Sun Woot
  Lit : Undercover's Retirement Life
    d. Ricky Ko Tsz Pun
    Kay Tse On Kay, Larine Tang Yueping, 
      ANSONBEAN, Natalie Tong Sze Wing, Lawrence Cheng Tan Shui, 
      Rik Ching Yan Fu@Pomato,Kwan Ho Kit@Pomato 
  Rating: IIA
  Length: 89 mins.
  Opening March 6 2024 at the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024
  Opening July 27 2024 at the Montreal Fantasia Festival
  Opening Septeber 20 2024 at the Hong Kong Film Gala Presentation Malaysia
  fb: https://facebook.com/ahiddenspy
  Site : https://oaff.jp/en/programs/2024-hk04/
  Site : https://fantasiafestival.com/en/film/out-of-the-shadow

[ FANTASIA FESTIVAL 2024 ]
  Look out for the Karate Girl! Injustice has reigned over the quiet
  town of Shek O in Hong Kong. Chu Po is a young masked vigilante out
  to help those in need and kick a baddie’s ass. Just as her
  social-media popularity increases, so do her frequent injuries, as
  she learns that her beginner's skills may be no match for those of
  more experienced fighters. Fate draws her to a local church
  infested with illicit drug-dealing activities. She soon realizes her
  connection to that church is more personal than expected as there's
  a link to her family's past. Should she simply stay in the shadows
  and pray for a miracle, or put her karate chops to good use?

  An rejuvenated ode to both THE KARATE KID and the action heroines
  of Hong Kong's Golden Age, the latest from director Ricky Ko after
  his award-winning TIME (Fantasia 2021) once again nicely combines
  nostalgia and modernity with a potent mix of martial arts, humour,
  sweetness, and compelling characters, OUT OF THE SHADOW offers a
  guaranteed good time, a reminder of why we love HK movies so much
  in the first place. Starring several rising stars from Hong Kong,
  including two actors reunited after Fantasia favourite PORT OF
  CALL (2015), OUT OF THE SHADOW is fresh off several Asian
  festivals, and makes its first stopover in the West at Fantasia
  before it hits its home territory this fall. – King-Wei Chu

[ OASKA ASIAN FLM FESTIVAL 2024 ]
  Chu Po is a sprightly teenage girl with a strong sense of justice
  but her mother, Tao Kuen Ying, would rather they keep a low
  profile in the fishing town of Tai O. However, people are in need 
  and Po decides to take action after learning a little karate. She
  soon becomes an internet heroine but keeps it a secret from Tao
  until she gets in over her head when she comes to the aid of
  Pastor Hung and his handsome son, Man Chun, who find their church
  is the front of a drug ring. This is when Tao reveals a secret
  crime-fighting history of her own.

  Ricky KO, director of Time (2021, OAFF2022), delivers a playful
  vigilante film, complete with laughs, fighting, Cantonese humour,
  and a touch of family drama unfold in the beautiful setting of Tai
  O. Despite the humour, the message has some moral messages: that
  one must do the right thing, help others and also know when to
  seek help. [Jason MAHER]

[ SCREEN DAILY FILMART 2023 ]
  A drama about a mother who has to come out of retirement when the
  secluded life with her daughter in a seaside village is
  disturbed, unravelling a long-held family secret.

ONCE IN A BLUE MOON
  Can : Mong Yuet
  Lit : Gaze at the Moon
    d. Andy Lo (Law Yiu Fai)
    Loletta Lee Lai Chun, Gladys Li Ching Kwan, 
      Peter Chan Charm Man, Sumling Li
      Alan Yeung Wai Lun, Amy Tang Lai Ying, Carlos Chan Ka Lok
      Kyle Wong Kai Ho, Mathew Hung Cheuk Fai, Mung Kit,
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 104 mins.
  Opening November 6 2023 at the 20th Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
  Opening September 19 2024
  Opening Septeber 20 2024 at the Hong Kong Film Gala Presentation Malaysia
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/FPijmQo5Bto

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  Writer-director Andy Lo's follow-up to his award-nominated drama
  Happiness is a delicate portrait of a family threatened by
  well-intentioned lies they tell each other. Mei-chen's family seems
  fine on the surface, but everyone is secretly struggling. Mei-chen
  is trapped in a dead-end job with a toxic boss; her brother won't
  tell his family that he has separated from his wife; and Mei-chen's
  mother is worried that her untold past may shatter her family.
  Compassionate and hilarious, this is a dramedy with a comforting
  message about learning to let go.

[ THE FILM CATALOGUE ]
  Mei-chun's family seems to get along on the surface, but everyone holds
  a secret. Mei-chun desperately wants to see her father again; her
  brother hasn’t told anyone that he has separated from his wife; and her
  mother still feels guilty over her husband’s departure years ago. As
  Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, can the family mend its wounds?

BIG 816
    d. Wei Te-Sheng
     Umin Boya, Pets Tseng, Tanaka Chie, Van Fan, Rose Yu, FeiFei
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 159 mins.
  Opening September 1 2024 (Preview)
  Opening September 19 2024

[ GOLDEN HARVEST CINEMAS ]
  Welcome to Ward 816, a place filled with incredible children who are
  true warriors. The scars on them are badges symbolizing their strength
  in fighting various life threatening diseases. In this bustling ward,
  you'll meet: Yuan, who grew up in a zoo; Shi-yan, the clever inventor
  who hides inside a home-made robot; Luo Heng, the adventurous biker
  exploring the hospital hallways; Nuala, who wears skirts due to a lump
  on her bottom; Jia-nong, the music-loving melancholic girl; and
  Da-shan, experiencing the magic of first love in Jia-nong. Despite
  their parents' occasional arguments, they always come together to
  support one another when it matters most. Ward 816 is a place where joy
  and sorrow intertwine, and every moment is treasured, especially the
  chance to bid a proper farewell. "BIG" is a heartwarming drama revolving
  children that will make you laugh, cry and leave the theater feeling
  inspired to face the world with renewed enthusiasm.

JOHATSU - INTO THIN AIR
    d. Andreas Hartmann, Arata Mori
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 86 mins.
  Opening September 19 2024

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  Every year, thousands of people vanish without a trace in Japan. Known
  as the Johatsu, or "the evaporated," they abandon their lives for
  various reasons, a troublesome relationship, mounting debts or threats
  from the mafia. Some get support from so-called "night moving"
  companies, which help people to disappear and start a new life
  somewhere else. Taking an intimate look at the phenomenon of
  "evaporating people," the film depicts the inner conflicts and attempts
  at reconciliation of those who have disappeared and those who have been
  left behind.

JUNG KOOK: I AM STILL
    d. Junsoo Park
    Documentary
  Length : 93 mins.
  Opening September 18 2024

[ HONG KONG MOVIES 6 ]
  "I just follow my own compass." Jung Kook of BTS, the '21st Century Pop
  Artist,' ascended to global stardom with his debut solo single 'Seven
  (feat. Latto)' in July 2023. Achieving unprecedented success, Jung Kook
  became the first Asian solo artist to top th e Billboard HOT 100, Global
  200, and Global 200 Excl. US charts. His single s 'Seven,' '3D (feat.
  Jack Harlow),' and 'Standing Next to You' all reached the top 10 of the
  Billboard HOT 100, making him the only K-pop solo artist to achieve this
  feat. His album ‘GOLDEN’ also made history by staying on the Billboard
  200 for 24 consecutive weeks. Through exclusive, unseen interviews and
  behind-the-scenes footage, alongside electrifying concert performances,
  this brand new film showcases Jung Kook’s eight-month journey, capturing
  his unwavering dedication and growth. Join Jung Kook as he shares his
  remarkable rise to fame and heartfelt moments with ARMY around the
  world in 'JUNG KOOK: I AM STILL'.

MY BOO
  Can : Jong Gwai Yu Doh Oi
    d. Khomkrit Treewinmol
    Dharmthi Plangsilp, Punyawee Jungcharoen, Malylada Susri,
      Chalermopol Thikamoporntheerawong, Sutthirak Subvijitra,
      Phuang Kaewprasert, Tatchaya Supatanyasatit
  Rating : IIB
  Length: 125 mins.
  Openning September 18 2024
  Teaser : https://youtu.be/Mu8lFLT5rv4

[ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ]
  "My Boo" is a delightful romantic comedy with a supernatural twist. Joe,
  a struggling gamer, inherits an old house from his eccentric
  grandfather, only to discover it is inhabited by the charming ghost
  Anong and her ghostly companions Thongkorn and Thongyip. As Joe and the
  ghosts reluctantly agree to coexist, they transform their haunted home
  into Bangkok's hottest supernatural attraction. But as their business
  venture blossoms, so does an unexpected romance between Joe and Anong.
  Together, they face family drama, supernatural challenges, and the
  ultimate question: Can their  love transcend the boundaries of life and
  death?

PAGTATAG! THE DOCUMENTARY
    d. Jed Regala
  Length : 74 mins.
  Openning September 18 2024

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  The film follows the group's PAGTATAG! era - from their kick-off
  concerts in Manila and last year's World Tour. A total of 18 shows and
  everything in between, the film tackles the ups and downs of their
  "PAGTATAG!" year as a group and as a company and how they faced their
  greatest challenge yet: the possibility of losing their brand and name,
  SB19, and everything that entails this.

  This is a documentary film about the PPOP group's resilience and
  emancipation, and a testament to how the team behind them and their
  loyal fans, the A'TIN, has been with them in the most challenging year
  of their careers yet.

RIIZE RAN-CON TOUR 'RIIZING DAY' FINALE IN CINEMAS
    d. Kim Kyungchan
    Shotaro, Eunseok, Sungchan, Wonbin, Sohee, Anton
  Length : 165 mins.
  Opening September 13 2024

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  The grand finale of K-pop boy band RIIZE's first world fan-concert tour,
  2024 RIIZE FAN-CON 'RIIZING DAY' FINALE in SEOUL, will be broadcast live
  in Broadway cinemas!

  After touring through Seoul, Tokyo, Mexico City, L.A., Hong Kong,
  Taipei, Manila, Singapore, Bangkok, and Jakarta in 2024, the first day
  of the FINALE in SEOUL will be presented live in cinemas across selected
  territories worldwide.

  Experience the magic of the 2024 RIIZE FAN-CON TOUR 'RIIZING DAY' FINALE
  IN CINEMA, featuring spectacular performances, including celebrated hits
  from their first mini album, RIIZING.

  On September 13th, BRIIZE can celebrate this unforgettable night
  together in Broadway cinemas. Don't miss out on the global celebration
  of RIIZE's 'RIIZING DAY' tour finale in Seoul in Broadway Cinemas!

LOVE LIES
  Can : Ngor Tam Dik Na Cheung Luen Oi
    d. Ho Miu Ki
    Sandra Ng Kwan Yu, MC Cheung Tin Fu, Stephy Tang Lai Yun, 
      Chan Fai Hung, Emotion Cheung Kam Ching, 
      Ronald Cheng Chung Kei, Jo Koo Cho Lam, Elva Ni, 
      Joman Chiang, Lam Yiu Sing, Norman Noel
  Rating : I
  Length : 116 mins.
  Opening July 15 2024 at the 2024 New York Asian Film Festival 
  Opening July 21 2024 at the Malaysia International Film Festival
  Opening July 26 2024 at M Plus (Preview)
  Opening August 23 2024 (Preview)
  Opening September 12 2024
  Opening Septeber 20 2024 at the Hong Kong Film Gala Presentation Malaysia
  Teaser : youtu.be/6o-eMc9CaMc
  fb: www.facebook.com/loveliesfilm
  ig: www.instagram.com/loveliesmovie
  Site : https://hiff.org/events/lovelies/

[ SCREEN DAILY ]
  A widowed gynaecologist falls for a French engineer on a 
  dating app, which turns out to be a romance scam.  Nevertheless, 
  she insists it is true love despite being swindled out of a 
  large sum of money.

[ 2024 NEW YORK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Are online "romance scams" always destructive? In this moving,
  absorbing feature debut from Ho Miu-ki, Sandra Ng plays Veronica,
  a wealthy, widowed doctor who falls for a middle-aged French
  engineer on a dating app. Soon, "Alain" has convinced her to
  provide large infusions of funds and Veronica’s friends urge her
  to report him to the police. But even as she assures them it's
  true love, Alain must steel his heart of gold and quell his
  second thoughts to continue bringing in cash or risk painful
  consequences. With a hilarious Stephy Tang as the young
  scammer's coach, this captivating film probes the unlikely
  emotional connection that forms between a lonely young man and
  a vibrant older woman—and sets crucial scenes in the
  pretty-as-a-postcard Sapporo.

[ M PLUS ]
  A successful obstetrician-gynecologist whose love life has stagnated,
  Veronica casually downloads a dating app for some harmless fun. Little
  does she know that the dashing French engineer on the other end of the
  line is actually a local con artist named Joe. The young man
  inadvertently joined a group of online scammers led by the oddball
  veteran Mr. White and the maudlin temptress Joan. As their fake
  relationship grows, so have Joe's guilty conscience and Veronica's
  hopes. First-time director Ho Miu-ki takes on the romantic comedy
  formula from a refreshing and topical angle, inquiring the essence of
  romantic love through the prism of deceit.

TALES OF TAIPEI
  Can : Oi Ching Sing Si
    d. Yiu Chen-Hao, Liu Chuan-Hui, Joseph Hsu Chen-Chieh, Chong Keat Aun,
      Norris Wong Yee Lam, Pwo Choyning Dorji, Rachid Hami, Remii Huang, 
      Sinje Lee
    Wu Bai, Lee Sinje, Yao Kuo, Stephy Tang Lai Yan, Chen Nan Tsai, 
      Sammi Cheng Sau Man, Kuan-Ting Liu, SHOU, Julia Wu, Ju Lin, 
      Caitlin Fang, Ronald Cheng Chung Kei, Chang Chen, Karim Leklou,
      Sandrine Pinna, Berant Zhu, 9m88, Karena Lam Ka Yan, 
      Ethan Juan (Yuen King Tin),
  Length : 115 mins.
  Opening August 25 2024 at the 2024 Hong Kong Summer International Film
    Festival
  Length : 116 mins.
  Opening September 12 2024
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/AUGIUBENhXo

[ EMPEROR CINEMAS ]
  In the midst of the pandemic-driven downfall of print media, newspaper
  delivery man JERRY embarks on his final delivery journey. On his
  scooter, he navigates through the streets and narrow alleys of the city,
  encountering ten different forms of "love" and "affection" hidden within
  the urban landscape. Set against various corners of Taipei and narrated
  in different directorial styles, these tales collectively weave a
  tapestry of love that illuminates the city's freedom and diversity. It
  includes a fantastical marriage inspired by the legend of the White
  Snake; a Malaysian bride's longing for her deceased husband; a Hong Kong
  expatriate who finally finds a warming love at a lottery store; a
  hip-hop rapping and DJ dream installed at a late night betel nut stand;
  inner conflicts and contradictions experienced by an actress as she
  navigates between reality and her roles; the ambiguous relationships of
  young people catalyzed by the night life of the city; an old man selling
  magnolias to commemorate his dear wife; how an unexpected event reshapes
  the values and perspectives of a Taiwanese-French couple; a Hong Kong
  daughter-in-law in a foreign land as she rediscovers the meaning of
  home. As the city continues to embrace the diverse cultural backgrounds,
  people meet and connect in Taipei; giving each other the courage to
  love. Amidst moments of passion and absurdity; conflicts and regrets;
  humor and resignation; a sense of belonging and freedom; the story calls
  upon everyone to resonate with love and find their own version of love
  in "Tales of Taipei."

[ HONG KONG SUMMER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2024 ]
  As the day dawns, their stories, one by one, glow in different corners
  of Taipei: an affecting encounter between an expat and a gambler, an
  off-kilter romance evoking the legend of the White Snake, and an
  unexpected pregnancy faced by a single mother… From heartbreaking
  farewell to blissful passion and familial love, ten tales directed by
  emerging filmmakers from Taiwan, Hong Kong and across the globe
  collectively illuminate the city’s freedom and diversity, powered by
  dazzling performances of a star-studded cast including Karena Lam,
  Sinje Lee, Stephy Tang, Sammi Cheng, Chang Chen and Ethan Juan.
  Transcending nationality and reality, this heartfelt omnibus explores
  the boundless possibilities a city and cinema can embrace.

PATLABOR THE MOVIE
    d. Oshii Mamoru
    Japanese Animation
  Rating : I
  Length : 99 mins.
  Opening September 12 2024

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  Patlabor The Movie marks the first cinematic entry in the classic mecha
  action-comedy franchise by artistic collective Headgear, which includes
  director Mamoru Oshii and writer Kazunori Ito, the creative duo behind
  Ghost in the Shell. In an alternate universe version of 1999, "labors"
  – large, humanoid, robots – are commonplace in Japan. A result of rapid
  technological advancement, these powerful marvels of engineering play
  important roles in all facets of society. After a suicide of a key
  figure, the increasing cases of Labors of going haywire and the
  emergence of an endangering virus, Special Vehicles Unit Section 2,
  Division 2 must work to uncover the conspiracy that threatens the
  entire metropolis.

A SPOILING RAIN
    d. Arai Haruhiko
    Go Ayano, Tasuku Emoto, Honami Sato, Eiji Okuda
  Rating : III
  Length : 138 mins.
  Opening September 12 2024
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/OkEKXx4xHF8

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  In exchange for his overdue rent, Kutani, an out-of-job director in
  Japan's declining adult film industry, is recruited by his landlord to
  evict another tenant, Iseki. A struggling screenwriter, Iseki is
  surprised by the rain-drenched Kutani's unconventional manner and
  invites him inside to dry off. Over several drinks, the men recount
  their failed relationships, unaware that they have more in common than
  they expect.

CITY OF WIND
    d. Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir
    Tergel Bold-Erdene, Nomin-Erdene Ariunbyamba
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 108 mins.
  Opening September 12 2024

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  17-year-old Ze is not only the top student at school but also a shaman,
  who helps his community members by communicating with ancestral spirits.
  Ze does a great job in maintaining his dual identities, until he meets
  Maralaa, his world turns upside down as he discovers another side of
  himself. After her two acclaimed shorts, Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir
  returns with her debut feature, a coming-of-age drama delving into the
  dilemma between personal desire and community duties of new generation
  Mongolians. First-timer Tergel Bold-Erdene clinched the Orizzonti award
  for Best Actor in Venice.

[ COMING SOON ]

SONS OF THE NEON NIGHT
  Can : Fung Lam For San
  Lit : Wind Forest Fire Mountain
    d. Juno Mak Chun Lung
    Takeshi Kaneshiro (Gum Sing Mo), Tony Leung Ka Fai,
      Louis Koo Tin Lok, Sean Lau Ching Wan, Gao Yuanyuan, 
      Nina Paw Hee Ching, Lo Hoi Pang, Wilsom Lam Chun Yin
      Michelle Wai Sze Nga, Nikki Jiang Peiyao
  Opening December 2021

FIRST NIGHT NERVES
  Can: Bak Gor Nui Yun Yut Toi Hei
  Lit : Eight Women, One Stage of Play
    d. Stanley Kwan Kam Peng
    Sammi Cheng Sau Man, Gigi Leung Wing Kei, Fay Bai Baihe, Qi Xi, 
      Angie Chiu Nga Chi, Kiki Sheung Tin Ngor, Catherine Chau Ka Yi, 
      Bowie Lam Bo Yi, Kandy Wong Shan Yee, Kam Kwok Leung
  Length : 100 mins.
  Opening at the Busan International Film Festival
  Opening December 20 2018
  Opening January 10 2019
  Opening March 27 2019 at the Hong Kong International Film Festival
  Opening April 4 2019 in Malaysia
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/35eeazhLhk8

  An actress past her prime attempts to make a comeback, only to discover 
  that she is to be acting alongside her biggest rival.

[ BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Yuan Xiuling, a former star and has-been actress plans to return to the
  spotlight of the theater a year after her philandering husband died. She
  decides to star in Two Sisters, written and directed by transwoman An
  Ouyang. But, her biggest rival, He Yuwen, a rising actress, also stars
  in the play. Yuwen plans her theatrical debut through it. During the
  preparation of the play, such a drama unfolds at the backstage as much
  as on stage. With the opening night at Hong Kong's City Hall Theater
  just seven days away, tensions at rehearsal increase and tempers flare
  as actresses Xiuling and Yuwen's buried resentments rise to the surface.

ATONEMENT
  AKA: IN TURMOIL
  Can : Ah Lung
    d. Mark Wu, Ronald Cheng Chung Kei
    Ronald Cheng Chung Kei, Fu Shun Ying, 
      Chrissie Chau Sau Na, Philip Keung Ho Man
  Length : 112 mins.
  Opening September 5 2019 in Malaysia (POSTPONED)

[ THE FILM CATALOGUE ]
  Lung and his daughter Ying are each other's only dependence.
  Unfortunately, Ying is taken by the kidnap gang during their first trip
  to Thailand. Lung stays in Thailand only to revenge the murder of Ying.
  Lung sacrifices everything to turn himself into a bloody revenger.
  Endless hatred gradually turns him into a sinner...can he be salvaged at
  the end?

INSANE
  Can : Gum Goo Ji Dei
  Lit : Place of Imprisonment
  AKA : Imprisonment
    d. Wu Qi
    Pakho Chau, Robert Knepper, Zhen Wang Zhener, 
  Length : 95 mins.
  Opening April 2020 (POSTPONED)
  Trailer : https://vimeo.com/267746173

[ THE FILM CATALOGUE ]
  Adapted by a Korean horror title "Insane", continuing its chilly and
  mystery. A famous TV show producer Yam Chi Ho gets a chance to return
  to his pinnacle by directing a new project in a burned-out mental
  hospital where he believes there is mysterious happenings related to
  horrible spirit.

  A diary was found in the ruins, which made Yam curious about the
  experience of the diary's owner as well as the only survivor in the
  fire accident, Ng Yeuk Yan. Yam requested to interview Yan for details.

  During their meetings, Yam finds lots of unreasonable happenings
  described by Yan. The whole story is about to emerge...

THE DISHWASHER SQUAD
  Can : Sai Woon Tin Tuen
  Lit : Dish Washing Heavenly Team
  AKA : Dai Sun Yi
  Lit : Big Business
  AKA : Dai Project
    d. Toni Shum Shek Yin
    Dior Cheng Yi Kin, Richie Jen (Yam Yin Chai), 
      Hedwig Tam Sin Yin, Poon Chan Leung, Will Lee Ho Hin, 
      Wayi, Kenneth Cheung Moon Yuen, Buber Mak Wing Nam, 
      Anita Chui Bik Ka, Bonnie Xian (Sin Sik Lai), 
      Charmaine Lee Si Yan, Wong Jing Man, 
  Length : 100 mins.
  Opening September 2023
  Opening September 27 2012 at the Asian Pop Up Cinema
  Opening October 28 2021 at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
  Site : https://www.asianpopupcinema.org/dishwasher
  Site : https://www.hkaff.asia/en/film/2021/detail/60

[ HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ]
  After seeing yet another of his ham-fisted start-ups go belly up,
  slacker-scion Kuen is lured by his best friend, Lun, to buy up a
  dishwashing business. When they realise the deal's a scam, they
  decide to pull a quick one too: they sign up mentally disabled
  people to the payroll to pocket subsidies from the government.
  But with the help of a tenacious social worker, this motley crew
  thrive thanks to their compassion and a lot of hard work.

  Scriptwriter Toni Shum Sek-yin's directorial debut is an inspiring
  fact-based tale about the importance of giving everyone a chance
  to be their best selves. Acting together for the first time, Cheng
  and Jen make a winning team in this breezy local comedy.

[ ASIAN POP UP CINEMA ]
  Chan Shi Kyun and Yu Chi Lun have been long time friends .  They
  recklessly bought a dishwashing factory on the cheap but discover
  that the business is in a financial ruin and has no employees while
  existing contracts must be honored at the risk of financial penalty.
  To solve their problem, they decided to hire through a social worker
  so they will be eligible "special social enterprise" government
  subsidy in this crowd-pleasing comedy.  (windowsonworlds.com) 

POKEMON THE MOVIE: KOKO
    d. Tetsuo Yajima
    Japanese Animation
  Rating : I
  Length : 100 mins.

BLUE ISLAND
  Can : Yau Wat Ji Doh
  Lit : Depression Island 
    d. Chan Tze-woon
  Length : 95 mins.
  Opening at the International Film Festival Rotterdam Bright Future
  Site : https://iffr.com/en/expanded/2022/films/blue-island

[ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM ]
  Although the Chinese government promised that Hong Kong would
  retain separate status until 2047, in recent years the Chinese state
  has consolidated its power over the metropolis. Large-scale protests
  by the populace have been brutally suppressed. This mix of
  documentary, fiction, and visions of the future reveals the current
  state of desolate depression among the people of Hong Kong. "A
  desperate attempt to capture the final moments of a sinking island",
  as maker Chan Tze-woon himself puts it.

  In four chapters, Chan looks back at previous moments of resistance
  and revolution on the island: in 1967, 1973, and 1989. He shows how
  the activists of then are faring now. Some still burn with
  righteous fire, while others are disillusioned or have been bought
  off by the system. The past is presented in fictional scenes, with
  today's activists playing those of yesteryear. As one of the young
  demonstrators observes of her predecessor: "All the hardships he
  endured seem to be repeating in our generation."

ONE WEEK FRIENDS
    d. Gavin Lin
    Shen Yue, Zhao Jinmai, Lin Yi, Wang Jia-Hui
  Opening August 11 2022 
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/YZzA65LK7GQ

[ THE FILM CATALOGUE ]  
  New student Lin Xiangzhi transferred to ShengHua High School's
  repeating class. She is quiet and smart but always alone, without
  making friends with other students. However, she attracts the
  attention of Xu Youshu, who is not a good student in her class. In
  the process of trying to be friends with Lin Xiangzhi, he and
  another two students Song Xiaonan and Jiang Wu, found the secret of
  Lin Xiangzhi.

  In order to help this lonely girl, four of them formed a "doomsday
  survival" team to create surprises for her and their memories.
  Unbeknownst to them, there is an even sadder secret behind Lin
  Xiangzhi's illness ......

REMEMBER WHAT I FORGOT
  Can : Chun Gaing Yung Yau
  Lit : Once Owned
  AKA : Din Ying Chi
  Lit : Film Crazed
  AKA : Din Ying Chi Hon
  Lit : Film Fanatic
    d. Keian Chui Tze Yiu
    Philip Keung Ho Man, Fish Liew Chi Yu, 
      Dada Chan Jing, Endy Chow Kwok Yin, 
      Eric Tsui Ho Cheong, Kelly Chen Ka Lei
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 84 mins.
  Opening October 9 2022 at the Asian Cinerama Hong Kong Focus in Malaysia
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/RG9WEI3IRFI

[ CINEMA ONLINE MALAYSIA ]
  Everyone in the Hong Kong film industry knows Lil' Kim. He knows
  everything there is to know about filmmaking. Whether it's on the
  set, at the movie premiere or at a press conference, he always
  shows up uninvited. Nobody knows where he comes from. Ginger Keung,
  a producer of a reality show, suspects that Kim is a film critic
  who pans movies to extort advertising dollars from film companies.
  She zeroes in on him as her next target and decides to dig into his
  elusive past.

[ THE FILM CATALOGUE ]
  Anyone who has anything to do with the film industry in Hong Kong must
  have heard of a film buff called Lil' Kim. He knows everything there is
  to know about filmmaking. Whether it's on the set, at the movie premiere
  or at a press conference, he always shows up uninvited. Nobody knows
  where he came from and why he showed up... Ginger Keung is the producer
  of a reality show who suspects Lil' Kim is in fact a film critic who
  pans movies to extort advertising dollars from film companies. She
  zeroes in on Lil' Kim as her next target and decides to dig into his
  elusive past...

VITAL SIGN
  Can : Sung Yuen Toh Jung
    d. Cheuk Wan Chi
    Louis Koo Tin Lok, Yau Hawk Sau, 
      Angela Yuen Lai Lam, Poon Chan Leung
  Length : 100 mins.
  Opening April 4 2023 at the Hong Kong International Film Festival
  Opening April 27 2023 at the Udine Far East Film Festival
  Opening October 27 2023 at the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival
  Site : https://2023.tiff-jp.net/en/lineup/film/3604WFC24
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/uKnFrTeguZo

[ HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ]
  In one of his finest dramatic performances yet, Louis Koo stars as a
  veteran ambulanceman who simply wants to do his job without any
  interference from his boss. While he considers emigrating with his
  daughter, he clashes with his new partner, a young go-getter on the
  fast-track up the bureaucratic ladder. A mature directorial effort
  by Cheuk Wan-chi, this dramedy about Hong Kong's civil service
  culture and the latest emigration wave is a charming, yet sobering
  love letter to her city and its people, especially those who still
  remain.

WINTER CHANTS
    d. Tsang Tsui Shan
    Documentary
  Length : 102 mins
  Opening March 31 2023 at the Hong Kong International Film Festival
  Opening January 27 2024 (Limited Release)

[ HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Continuing her career-spanning contemplation of home and reunion,
  Tsang Tsui-shan (Flowing Stories, 38th) once again turns the camera
  on her home village of Ho Chung. This time, she documents her
  village's Tai Ping Ching Chiu Festival, a once-in-a-decade event
  that brings villagers back from all over the world to the village.
  But when the world is hit by a global pandemic, what will happen to
  this long-awaited reunion? Made amidst great change in Hong Kong and
  her own life, Tsang's latest love letter to her home is a
  melancholic and wistful affair.

THE REMNANT
  Can : Ngok Yun Don Doh
  Lit : Mean People In Charge
    d. Mandrew Kwan Man Hin
    Philip Keung Ho Man, Fish Liew Chi Yu, 
      Cecilia Yip Tung, Vincent Wan Yeung Ming, 
      Ling Man Lung, So Tin Lok, Cheung Kwok King, Deon Cheung Chung Chi,
      Bryant Mak Chi Lok, Aaron Chow Chi Kwan, 
      Yiyi Zhao (Chiu Yi Wai), Benjamin Auyeung Wai Hoo
  Opening at Beijing International Film Festival 2024
  Opening at the 18th First International Film Festival 2024
  Site : https://www.bjiff.com/bfp/fip/rohmer/202404/t20240406_173717.html

[ BEIJING INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2024 ]
  It tells the story of a former gangster who, upon his release from
  prison, sets up a laundry in an anonymous district and lives a quiet
  life. After property developers try to grab a rundown building,
  young gangsters try to throw people out of the building, drug
  addicts cause trouble and the old-timer heeds his neighbors' calls
  and fights back.

HONG KONG CLASSICS REIMAGINED
  ILLICIT
    Can : Gum
      d. Wing Shya (Ha Wing Hong)
      Karen Mok Man Wai
  DEJA VA
      d. Lawrence Kan Kwan Chun
      Stanley Yau, Ling Man Lung, Angela Yuen Lai LAM
  LA ROSE NOIRE VS LAS ROSE NOIRE 2023
    Can : Hak Mui Gwai Dui Hak Mui Gwai 2023
      d. Kenji Tanigaki
      Charlene Choi Cheuk Yin, Gillian Chung Yun Tung, Kenny Kwan Tak Bun
  THE RAW OYSTERS
    Can : Foon Hei Yuen Ga
      d. Lemon Liu 
      Sammo Hung Kam Bo, Michelle Yim (Mai Suet), Chu Kam Yin, Jocelyn Chan Ming Hei
  PASSION CALL
    Can : Bit Tung Fai
      d. Wong Kwok Keung
      Eddie Cheung Siu Fai, Locker Lam Ka Hei
  SOMEWHERE IN TIME
    Can : Seung Gein Liu
      d. Man Lim Chung
      Sylvia Chang (Cheung Ngai Ga), George Lam Chi Cheung
  Opening May 17 2024 at the Cannes International Film Festival 
  Opening July 20 2024 

FOR ALICE
  Can : Cup Oi Lai Sze
    d. Chow Yam Wing
    Tai Bo, Kuku So Tsz Yan
    Length : 82 mins.
  Opening at July 13 2024 the 2024 New York Asian Film Festival 
  Opening Septeber 20 2024 at the Hong Kong Film Gala Presentation Malaysia

[ 2024 NEW YORK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ]
  A compact neo-noir bathed in neon and shadows, Chow Kam Wing's chamber
  piece resurrects Hong Kong's pulp tradition with arthouse flair.
  Unfolding in the faded opulence of Tsim Sha Tsui's Mirador Mansion,
  it charts an unlikely bond between grizzled veteran Tai Bo and rising
  star Kuku So—he a mysterious rescuer, she a teenager running away from
  her mother's abusive partner. At first Alice (the Wonderland echoes
  ring deliberately) rebuffs her grizzled savior's gallantry. But their
  shared loneliness catalyzes a fraught rapprochement amid the mansion's
  crimson-lit maze. Chow wields colorful yet noirish atmospherics with a
  maestro's command, the dank stairwells and flickering fluorescents
  conjuring palpable peril. As this intricate two-hander hurtles toward
  its cathartic climax, you'll be gasping—not just from the suspense, but
  from sensing the new lifeblood pulsing through the story. In the live
  wire intensity between Chow's protagonists burns the fierce promise of
  the arthouse's inheritance of Hong Kong's pulp legacy.

PEG O' MY HEART
  AKA :THE SHADOW OF REDEMPTION
  Can : Shook Mung
    d. Nick Cheung Ka Fai
    Nick Cheung Ka Fai, Fala Chen, 
      Terrance Lau Chun Him, Ben Yuen Fu Wa,
      Rebecca Zhu Chenli, Yem Yuen Yee Man, Brian Lee Hoi Yin@24 Herbs
      Lauria Wu Ga Ying, Natalie Hsu (Hui Yan Yi), 
  Length : 97 mins.
  Opening April 30 2024 at the 2024 Udine Far East Film Festival 
  Opening July 21 2024 at the Malaysia International Film Festival

[ CINEMA ONLINE MALAYSIA ]
  Choi San-keung, a taxi driver who perpetually lacks sleep, thus
  endangering anyone who sets foot in his taxi. One passenger is
  psychiatrist Dr Man, who survives the taxi ride and offers to help
  Choi. The offer is refused, but Choi later becomes Dr Man's
  involuntary patient after a particularly egregious night of driving.
  Dr Man has his own personal issues: his motto is "I think a doctor
  should do more than prescribe meds," which means a doctor should
  also investigate his patients secretly in defiance of common sense
  and hospital protocol. In a parallel to Choi, Dr Man also has
  sleeping issues. He suffers from disturbing dreams of his deceased
  mother, which hints at a secret involving his father, and perhaps
  some repressed memories.

OUT OF THE SHADOW
  AKA : A HIDDEN SPY
  Can : Ngor Dai Dik Tui Yun Sun Woot
  Lit : Undercover's Retirement Life
    d. Ricky Ko Tsz Pun
    Kay Tse On Kay, Larine Tang Yueping, 
      ANSONBEAN, Natalie Tong Sze Wing, Lawrence Cheng Tan Shui, 
      Rik Ching Yan Fu@Pomato,Kwan Ho Kit@Pomato 
  Rating: IIA
  Length: 89 mins.
  Opening March 6 2024 at the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024
  Opening July 27 2024 at the Montreal Fantasia Festival
  Opening Septeber 20 2024 at the Hong Kong Film Gala Presentation Malaysia
  fb: https://facebook.com/ahiddenspy
  Site : https://oaff.jp/en/programs/2024-hk04/
  Site : https://fantasiafestival.com/en/film/out-of-the-shadow

[ FANTASIA FESTIVAL 2024 ]
  Look out for the Karate Girl! Injustice has reigned over the quiet
  town of Shek O in Hong Kong. Chu Po is a young masked vigilante out
  to help those in need and kick a baddie’s ass. Just as her
  social-media popularity increases, so do her frequent injuries, as
  she learns that her beginner's skills may be no match for those of
  more experienced fighters. Fate draws her to a local church
  infested with illicit drug-dealing activities. She soon realizes her
  connection to that church is more personal than expected as there's
  a link to her family's past. Should she simply stay in the shadows
  and pray for a miracle, or put her karate chops to good use?

  An rejuvenated ode to both THE KARATE KID and the action heroines
  of Hong Kong's Golden Age, the latest from director Ricky Ko after
  his award-winning TIME (Fantasia 2021) once again nicely combines
  nostalgia and modernity with a potent mix of martial arts, humour,
  sweetness, and compelling characters, OUT OF THE SHADOW offers a
  guaranteed good time, a reminder of why we love HK movies so much
  in the first place. Starring several rising stars from Hong Kong,
  including two actors reunited after Fantasia favourite PORT OF
  CALL (2015), OUT OF THE SHADOW is fresh off several Asian
  festivals, and makes its first stopover in the West at Fantasia
  before it hits its home territory this fall. – King-Wei Chu

[ OASKA ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2024 ]
  Chu Po is a sprightly teenage girl with a strong sense of justice
  but her mother, Tao Kuen Ying, would rather they keep a low
  profile in the fishing town of Tai O. However, people are in need 
  and Po decides to take action after learning a little karate. She
  soon becomes an internet heroine but keeps it a secret from Tao
  until she gets in over her head when she comes to the aid of
  Pastor Hung and his handsome son, Man Chun, who find their church
  is the front of a drug ring. This is when Tao reveals a secret
  crime-fighting history of her own.

  Ricky KO, director of Time (2021, OAFF2022), delivers a playful
  vigilante film, complete with laughs, fighting, Cantonese humour,
  and a touch of family drama unfold in the beautiful setting of Tai
  O. Despite the humour, the message has some moral messages: that
  one must do the right thing, help others and also know when to
  seek help. [Jason MAHER]

[ SCREEN DAILY FILMART 2023 ]
  A drama about a mother who has to come out of retirement when the
  secluded life with her daughter in a seaside village is
  disturbed, unravelling a long-held family secret.

TRUE LOVE, FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE
  Can : Chin Chin Shui Yuet
    d. Siu Koon Ho
    Cecilia Yip Tung, Gardner Tse Kwan Ho, 
      Vanora Hui Yuet Sheung, Himmy Wong Ting Him, 
      Shui Jie, Stephanie Che Yuen Yuen, 
      Tai Bo, Alan Yeung Wai Lun, 
      Carl Ng Ka Lung, Onitsuka Ng Kin Chung (Gwai Chung), Hung Koon Ho
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 109 mins.
  Opening September 26th 2024 at the 8th Pingyao International Film Festival
  Opening October 22 2024 at the 21st Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 

[ 2024 NEW YORK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ]
  In this melodrama produced by Fruit Chan, art director and
  scriptwriter Siu Koon-ho makes his feature directorial debut
  with an exploration of traditional marriage. Tracing the lifelong
  relationship between two lovers who aren't necessarily meant to
  be, the film boasts powerhouse performances by seasoned actors
  Cecilia Yip and Tse Kwan-ho. The couple's marriage falters when
  Andrew pursues his career in mainland China in the 90s. After
  many years, Sabrina finally comes to terms with their separation
  and moves on following her retirement. However, her new life is
  shattered by the news of Andrew's serious illness.

FIGHT FOR TOMORROW
  Can : Ping Ming Sam Long
    d. Chan Tai Lee
    Patrick Tam Yiu Man, Locker Lam Ka Hei, Ying Chi Yuet, 
      Mark Cheng Ho Nam, Sherming Yiu Lok Yi
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 101 mins.
  Opening July 2024 at the 9th Canada China International Film Festival
  Opening July 17 2024 at the New York Asian Film Festival
  Opening October 22 2024 at the 21st Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
  fb : https://www.facebook.com/FightForTomorrowMovie

[ 2024 NEW YORK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Gritty, pulse-pounding, Chan Tai-Lee's action-drama opus hurls us
  in a fall-and-rise-again gangster tale that boasts both bone-crunching
  action and gut-wrenching emotion: Shi Xiu, once a gang leader of
  mythic proportions known as the "Desperate Third Son" for his almost
  suicidal loyalty and willingness to risk everything in the name of the
  jiang hu code, finds himself reduced to a humble working-class worker,
  struggling to reconnect with his estranged son and atone for a life of
  crime. Shi's legend was forged through acts of brazen daring, like his
  infiltration of an enemy stronghold to rescue the wrongly imprisoned
  Lu Jun-yi from certain execution. Patrick Tam, in a performance of
  searing intensity, breathes life into a character confronted with the
  ghosts of his outlaw past, and clinging to hope for rebuilding his
  fractured life and finding new purpose. Chan, the acclaimed writer
  of the "Ip Man" franchise, infuses the film with a sense of hard-bitten
  optimism, suggesting that even in the darkest of times, an indomitable
  spirit can light the path to a better tomorrow.

[ 2024 HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Former mob leader Shi Sanburo is released from prison and works as a car
  parker while trying to start a small pub business.  One day, Sanburo is
  caught and sees his son in the police station.  Knowing that he has
  stirred up troubles with gangsters, Sanburo tries to resolve the
  problem.  Never would he expect the leader to be the son of his once
  triad brother, who double-crossed him and put him in jail. The sons will
  now fight at the Boxing Championship, bearing the conflicts of their own
  and the histories of their fathers.  Chan Tai-lee, director of Tomorrow
  Is Another Day[14th], explores a troubled father-son relationship this
  time, driven by a compelling performance from veteran actor Patrick Tam.

THE WAY WE TALK
  Can : Hong Ngor Gum Tin Jum Mor Suet
    d. Adam Wong Sau Ping
    Neo Yau Hawk Sau, Chung Suet Ying, Marco Ng Tsz Ho
  Length : 132 mins.
  Opening October 12 2024 @ BFL London Film Festival
  Opening October 30 2024 at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 2024
  Site : https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/lff/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=way-we-talk-lff24
  fb: https://fb.com/moviethewaywetalk

[ 2024 BFL LONDON FILM FESTIVAL ]
  The complex lives of young deaf people are explored in all their
  intricacies in this earnest, superbly performed drama, set in
  contemporary Hong Kong.

[ 2024 HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ]
  A soul-searching story about three friends who have different conditions
  of deafness: Wolf embraces sign language with confidence while tackling
  realistic obstacles in his everyday life; Alan is Wolf's cheerful best
  friend who is an advocate of diverse modes of communication between the 
  deaf and the hearing communities; Sophie struggles with oral language
  and continuously strives to be seen as "normal". The trio embarks on
  their self-discovering journeys with moments of pain and realisation.
  Sincere and empathetic, Adam Wong's latest drama feature sensitively
  questions what social norms and identity mean for us.

[ 2024 BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ASIAN COTENTS AND FILM MARKET ]
  Wolf, from a Deaf family, embraces sign language with confidence,
  navigating life's obstacles. Sophie, implanted with a cochlear device in
  childhood, strives for normalcy through spoken language, despite the
  "deaf accent." Alan, with a cochlear implant like Sophie, shares spoken
  language skills but also understands sign language, advocating for
  diverse communication among the Deaf. Friendship and love intertwine
  their lives, causing both wounds and self-discovery on a journey to find
  themselves.

VALLEY IN THE SHADOW OF DEATH
  AKA : THE SIN OF UNFORGIVENESS
  Can :But Seh Ji Jui
    d. Jeffrey Lam Sen, Antonio Tam Sin Yeung
    Anthony Wong Chau Sun, Louisa So Yu Wa
      George Au Chun King @ P1X3L, 
      Summer Chan Chi Huen, Sheena Chan Shu Yan
  Opening October 31 2024 at the 37th Tokyo International Film Festival
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/t-lCYaD6bjU
  Site : https://2024.tiff-jp.net/en/lineup/film/37003ASF08

[ 37th TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ]
  A pastor struggles with sin and punishment in this intense drama.
  A boy who killed his daughter is released from prison. Torn between
  vengeance and God's forgiveness...

MONTAGES OF A MODERN MOTHERHOOD
  Can : Fu Duk But
    d. Oliver Chan Siu Kuen
    Hedwig Tam Sin Yin, Siuyea Lo Chun Yip,
      Janis Pang Hang Ying, Fung So Bo, Patra Au Ka Man, Tai Bo,
      Johnny Hui (Keung Nei), Annie Man Chung Han 
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 112 mins.
  Opening October 7 2024 at the 29th Busan International Film Festival
  Opening November 2 2024 at the 37th Tokyo International Film Festival
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/QGqRg_Bn98Q
  Site : https://www.biff.kr/eng/html/program/prog_view.asp?idx=75991&c_idx=402&sp_idx=0&QueryStep=2
  Site : https://2024.tiff-jp.net/en/lineup/film/37011WEP06
  fb : https://www.facebook.com/people/%E8%99%8E%E6%AF%92%E4%B8%8D-Montages-of-a-Modern-Motherhood/61565310912776/

[ 29th BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Jing's day begins with a graceful tracking shot that follows her from
  the early morning as she pumps breast milk, leaves her baby with her
  mother-in-law, and heads to the bakery where she works. Her baby
  daughter Qing is difficult and cries constantly and Jing frequently
  clashes with her live-in in-laws over childcare and housework, while her
  husband, who works as a delivery driver, views parenting as something he
  occasionally helps with. All she did was have a child, yet Jing's life
  is turned upside down, leaving her in a situation where all her efforts
  to build her career have been negated. Director Oliver Siu Kuen Chan
  meticulously dissects Jing's struggles, revealing the emotional
  turbulence she endures. The film’s realistic and precise narrative
  depicts the suffocating oppression women suffer within both family and
  society, the pressures of 'being a mother' and 'motherhood,' and
  resolutely move forward, forcing Jing to make a final decision.
  (PARK Sun Young)

[ 37TH TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Suk-jing's ordinary life in Hong Kong is disrupted by motherhood,
  forcing her to navigate challenging changes that redefine her routine
  and sense of self.

[ 2024 BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ASIAN COTENTS AND FILM MARKET ]
  Suk-jing recently welcomes a baby daughter into her ordinary life,
  which, to her surprise, will never be the same again.  She is soon
  stressed-out taking care of the baby 24/7, while her husband never
  proactively takes part in it. Conflicts with in-laws, postpartum bodily
  changes, affected work performance are straws piling up on her back...
  After long nights of nursing in loneliness, where will the break of day
  lead her?

AH CHEUNG: WINGS OF HOPE
   d. So Ko Ue
   Documentary 
  Length : 50 mins.
  Opening November 3 2024  at the 2024 Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 

[ 2024 HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Law Wai-cheung is an important figure in promoting disability's rights
  in Hong Kong. A life in a wheelchair equipped Law with the perseverance
  and fighting spirit to not only achieve independent living, but even
  dedicated himself to helping others in the local disabled community to
  build a life of their own. Executive produced by Oscar winning
  documentarian Ruby Yang, this documentary by So Ka-ue incorporates
  heartwarming animation by Macau animator Wong Weng-chon to chronicle
  Law's life in tandem with the local disability's rights movements from
  the 60s to the present.

LITTLE RED SWEET
  Can : Hung Dau
  Lit : Red Bean
    d. Vincent Chow Wing
    Simon Yam Tat, Stephy Tang Lai Yan, Jeffrey Ngai Chun Sun,
      Mimi Kung Chi Yan, Kevin Chu Kam Yin, Fung So Bo, Fong Ping
  Length : 90 mins.
  Opening November 3rd 2024 at the London East Asia Film Festival

[ 2024 LONDON EAST ASIA FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Directed by Vincent Chow, Little Red Sweet will bring the festival to a
  moving close with a heartfelt family drama set in 1980s Kowloon City.
  The story follows Simon and Mimi, a married couple whose daughter Stephy
  dreams of becoming a flight attendant. When Mimi suffers a devastating
  stroke, the family's world is turned upside down. This emotional journey
  is a poignant exploration of familial bonds, sacrifice, and resilience. 

  Director Vincent Chow and lead actor Simon Lam will join the audience
  for an intimate Q&A after the screening, offering insights into the
  film's powerful performances and themes.

THE LAST DANCE
   Can : Por. Dei Yuk
   Lit : Breaking. Hell
    d. Anselm Chan Mau Yin
    Dayo Wong Tsz Wah, Michael Hui Koon Man, 
    Michelle Wai Sze Nga, Tommy Chu Pak Hong, 
    Catherine Chau Ka Yee, Paul Chun Pui, 
    Elaine Jin (Kam Yin Ling), Rachel Leung Yung Ting, 
    Rosa Maria Velasco (Wai Law Sha), Chung Suet Ying
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 126 mins.
  Opening October 10 2024 at the Hawaii International Film Festival
  Opening October 17 2024 at the 21st Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 
  Opening November 9 2024
  fb : https://www.facebook.com/TheLastDanceMovieHK
  Site : https://hiff.org/events/thelastdance/

[ HAWAII INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Starring current Hong Kong comedy king Dayo Wong and comedy 
  legend Michael Hui, THE LAST DANCE is the story of a 
  debt-ridden wedding planner who finds unexpected success as a 
  funeral planner, but he has to win over a traditional Taoist 
  priest to stay in the business...The pandemic has sent most 
  industries into recession. Mired in debt, wedding planner
  Dominic gets a miraculous chance to turn things around when
  a funeral planner retires and passes the baton to him.
  Planning weddings and funerals are polar opposites, but
  Dominic puts his all into his new job, from opening graves,
  digging coffins, to handling the deceased. No matter how
  unpleasant it gets, he takes on everything with gusto. However,
  the biggest obstacle is getting the approval of respected
  Taoist priest, Master Man. In his 70s, Master Man is a
  traditional man who has devoted his life to his Taoist faith.
  He wants to pass the mantle to his son, Ben, but Ben is more
  devoted to his wife and kids than to Taoism. Master Man's
  daughter, Yuet, respects her father greatly. However,
  since her ancestors dictated that women are filthy by
  nature, Yuet doesn't take romantic relationships seriously.

[ 2024 HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ]
  When our lives are essentially counting down to death, why do we make an
  effort to love? Writer-director Anselm Chan asks serious existential
  questions about mortality in this somber but surprising life-affirming
  drama, which marks the first on-screen collaboration between comedy
  icons Dayo Wong and Michael Hui since 1992.  Wong stars as an
  out-of-work wedding planner who becomes a funeral agent to make ends
  meet. Not only does he have to navigate the superstitions and
  complexities of the business of death, he must also earn the approval of
  his sternly traditional business partner, Taoist priest Master Man.

DAUGHTER'S DAUGHTER 
    d. Huang Xi
    Sylvia Chang (Cheung Ngai Ga), Karena Lam Ka Yan, Eugenia Liu 
  Length : 126 mins.
  Opening October 29 2024 at the 37th Tokyo International Film Festival
  Opening November 10 2024 at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/BiVfJ-CV1dA
  Site : https://2024.tiff-jp.net/en/lineup/film/37002CMP05  

[ 37TH TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Learning of the death of her daughter, who lived in the US with her
  same-sex partner, a mother has to confront her own hidden past.

[ 2024 HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Now a widow in her sixties, Aixia must become a mother once more when
  she receives custody of her daughter's daughter - in the form of a
  fertilized embryo left by Aixia's daughter Zuer, who tragically died in
  a car accident. However, Aixia already has a second daughter: Emma, who
  Aixia abandoned as a teenager, and the shame over abandoning Emma has
  never faded. Featuring a powerhouse teaming of award-winning actresses,
  this remarkable second feature from director Huang Xi
  (Missing Johnny)[14th] is executive-produced by Huang's mentor Hou
  Hsiao-hsien, and is as multi-faceted, morally complex and artistically
  ambitious as any of Hou's celebrated New Wave works.

BLOSSOMS UNDER SOMEWHERE
  AKA : THE WONDER
  AKA : Fung Gaing Sin 
  Lit : Scenic Line
  Can : Gei Liu Yut Jing Gor Chun Tin
  Lit : Mailed For An Entire Spring
    d. Riley Yip Yuk Ying
    Marf Yau Yin Tung, Sheena Chan Shu Yan, 
      Shin Cheung Yuk Hin, Adam Pak Tin Nam, Paisley Hu (Wu Pui Wai)
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 97 mins.
  Opening October 17 2024 at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 2024
  Opening November 21 2024

[ 2024 HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Ching, a high school girl who was born with a stutter, runs a used
  lingerie business online with her best friend, Rachel. Ching wears an
  outgoing persona on the Internet that is the opposite of her real
  introverted self. Buried in the unethical business, she gradually
  embellishes the relationship with her buyers, gaining the attention and
  bonding she has always longed for, only to be failed and left
  heartbroken. Produced by renowned Hong Kong director Fruit Chan,
  featuring Gen Z star Marf Yau, screenwriter-turned-director Riley Yip's
  heartful debut presents an unordinary spring time that turns into
  unforgettable life lessons.  

[ SCREEN DAILY FILMART 2023 ]
  A high-school student with a speech disorder uses different personas 
  to sell second-hand lingerie online and attracts unexpected 
  attention.

WEEKEND IN TAIPEI
    d. George Huang
    Luke Evans, Sung Kang, Gwei Lun-Mei
  Opening November 21 2024
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/8KQu4k34JR4

[ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ]
  JOHN LAWLOR is a pit-bull DEA agent married to his job – there's not a
  bad guy he can't stop, nothing he won't sacrifice to close out a case.

  JOEY KANG is a top "Transporter" in Taipei - fast-driving and
  fast-thinking, she's difficult to pin down, impossible to catch.

  The two of them weren't supposed to fall in love, but fate brought them
  together… before forces of crime and corruption tore them apart.

  Now, 15 years later, fate puts Joey and John on a collision course
  during a weekend in Taipei. And the two will discover that the only
  thing harder than falling in love...is falling back in love.

LOVE IN THE BIG CITY
    d. E.oni (Lee Eon-Hee)
    Kim Go-eun, Steve Noh Sang-hyun
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 118 mins.
  Opening October 22 2024  at the 2024 Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 
  Opening November 21 2024 

[ 2024 HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Steve Sanghun Noh and Kim Go-eun are the picture of restless
  youth in this spirited adaptation of Park Sang-young's
  bestselling novel about the formative life, love and loneliness
  of young souls in Seoul. Heung-soo has secrets that he'd like
  to keep hidden, while his unfettered female roommate Jae-hee
  is game for anything that comes their way. Two misfits in a
  world of squares, the best friends live and let live while seeking
  love and navigating relationships on their own terms. Director
  E.oni, who first made her name with the 2003 romantic drama
  ...ing, returns to the romance genre with a heady, heartfelt and
  resonant portrait of young people adrift in the big city.

[ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ]
  Searching for true love in this prejudiced world.

  Jae-hee is a free-spirited girl who often becomes the center of rumors,
  while her classmate Heung-soo struggles to hide his true identity.  One
  night at the bar district, Jae-hee discovers the other side of
  Heung-soo that no one else knows and helps him keep it a secret in
  public.

  As Heung-soo accidentally becomes Jae-hee's roommate, they realize that
  despite not being each other's ideal types, their companionship fosters
  a deep and strong friendship. Together, they navigate life's unexpected
  challenges and rely on each other like family as they courageously
  pursue their own paths in love and life.

AN ABANDONED TEAM
  Can : Dut Chung Sin Sun
  Lit : Mr. Spoiled
  AKA : Gau Juen Yun Sun
  Lit : Dog Turns Life Upside Down
    d. Thomas Lee Chi Wai, Daniel Ho Ying Ngai
    Lawrence Cheng Tan Shui, Amy Lo Wai Man, LITTLE (Mixed Breed Dog)
      Jay Fung Won Him, Wong Ching Yi (Ah Jeng), Fish Liew Chi Yu,
      Sean Wong Tsz Lok, Fimmy Wong Mei Fun, Belinda Yan Zifei,
      Patra Au Ka Man, Ben Yuen Fu Wa, ANSONBEAN (Chan Ngai Sun) 
  Length : 107 mins.
  Opening November 7 2024 at the 21st Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 
  Opening November 28 2024
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/f-guYfThImA

[ SCREEN DAILY FILMART 2023 ]
  A feature about a lonely retired man who finds a new purpose in life,
  rescuing abandoned animals after he befriends a stray dog and an
  animal shelter volunteer.

[ 2024 HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Can human-animal bonding really transcend species? Kai is a
  curmudgeon living alone and his life is out of order: forced
  retirement, failed marriage, estranged relationship with his
  daughter. He decides to end it – but a stray dog named "Roast
  Piggy" saves him from his suicide. A bond grows between the man
  and the dog, that leads Kai to finally come out of his defensive
  shell and make amends with his daughter. First feature drama by
  two veteran ADs-turned-directors, their experience in the industry
  pays back in the form of an inspirational and heartwarming cross-
  species tale.

[ CINEMA CITY ]
  Yam Chun Kai is a 60-year-old curmudgeon living alone. Forced into
  retirement, Uncle Kai reflects on his failed marriage and strained
  relationship with his daughter. As the hopelessness prompts him to end
  his life, a stray dog named Roast Piggy finds Uncle Kai and leads an
  animal welfare volunteer, Una Tang, to rescue him -- the
  intelligence and humanity of Roast Piggy change Uncle Kai's attitude
  towards stray animals. Uncle Kai becomes friends with Una and joins her
  animal shelter "Warm Home" as a volunteer, helping the
  abandoned animals. Una hopes Uncle Kai can take this opportunity to
  clear the air between him and his daughter Zoie. Just as Uncle
  Kai's life seems to be getting back on track, several dog
  poisoning incidents occur in the village he lives in..

YEN AND AI-LEE
  Can : Siu Ngan Yu Ng Oi Lai
    d. Tom Lin Shu-yu
    Kimi Hsia, Yang Kue-mei, Tseng Kuo-cheng, Ng Ki-pin
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 107 mins.
  Opening November 28 2024

[ CINEMA CITY ]
  Partly influenced by his wife, actress Kimi Hsia, director Tom Lin (The 
  Garden of Evening Mists)[16th] tackles the complex love-and-hate
  relationship between mothers and daughters. Shot entirely in
  black-and-white, the film stars Hsia in a breakthrough performance as
  Yen, a woman recently released from prison after doing time for killing
  her abusive father. When Yen returns home, she discovers that her
  mother is dating yet another abusive man. Will Yen be able to take
  control of her fate, or is she doomed to be dragged down by family for
  the rest of her life?
                
GHOST CAT ANZU
    d. Yoko Kuno, Nobuhiro Yamashita
    Japanese Animation
  Rating : I
  Length : 94 mins.
  Opening November 7 2024
  Opening November 28 2024

[ CINEMA CITY ]
  Karin, 11 years old, finds herself abandoned by her father in a small
  Japanese town, where her grandfather, a monk, resides. Her grandfather
  asks Anzu, his jovial and helpful, although rather capricious, ghost
  cat, to look after her. As their spirited personalities collide, sparks
  fly -- yet perhaps only in the beginning." 

OVERLORD: THE SACRED KINGDOM
    d. Naoyuki Ito 
    Japanese Animation
  Length : 132 mins.
  Opening November 28 2824

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  After twelve years of playing his favorite MMORPG game, Momonga logs in
  for the last time only to find himself transported into its world
  playing it indefinitely. Throughout his adventures, his avatar ascends
  to the title of Sorcerer King Ains Ooal Gown. Once prosperous but now on
  the brink of ruin, The Sacred Kingdom enjoyed years of peace after
  construction of an enormous wall protecting them from neighboring
  invasions. But, one day this comes to an end when the Demon Emperor
  Jaldabaoth arrives with an army of villainous demi-humans. Fearing
  invasion of their own lands, the neighboring territory of the Slane
  Theocracy is forced to beg their enemies at the Sorcerer Kingdom for
  help. Heeding the call, Momonga, now known as the Sorcerer King Ains
  Ooal Gown, rallies the Sorcerer Kingdom and its undead army to join the
  fight alongside the Sacred Kingdom and the Slane Theocracy in hopes to
  defeat the Demon Emperor.

LIVE VIEWING TOUKEN RANBU: THE MUSICAL 
  Length : 235 mins.
  Opening November 3 2024, December 1 2024

[ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ]
  Live Viewing Touken Ranbu:The Musical "Iwainokuju Ranbuongyokusai" is
  confirmed to be broadcast simultaneously in Golden Harvest Cinemas on 3
  Nov & 1 Dec 2024! The duration of the show is approximately 205 mins.
  Duration stated above serves as reference only. The actual show runtime
  is subjected to the live performance.

PAPA 
    d. Philip Yung Tsz Kwong
    Sean Lau Ching Wan, Jo Koo Cho Lam, 
      Dylan So Man To, Lainey Hung Yeuk Hei
  Length : 129 mins.
  Opening October 31 2024 at the 37th Tokyo International Film Festival
  Opening November 10 2024 at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
  Opening December 5 2024
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/aBUtM2eodBk
  Site : https://2024.tiff-jp.net/en/lineup/film/37002CMP10
  fb : https://www.facebook.com/people/%E7%88%B8%E7%88%B8-PAPA/61566260245857/

[ SCREEN DAILY ]
  A family drama about a cafe owner who leads a pedestrian existence 
  after a family tragedy.  His only wish is to have his 15 year old 
  son return home, but the boy is locked up in a psychiatric prison 
  for the murder of his mother and sister

[ 2024 HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ]
  From director Philip Yung comes another gripping true-crime drama, this
  time inspired by the shocking 2010 case of a 15-year-old boy who
  murdered his mother and sister. Nin Yuen returns to his cha chaan teng,
  haunted by memories of a once-happy family: his wife preparing breakfast,
  his son playing video games, and his daughter caring for their calico
  cat. Yuen finds himself unable to hate the living or forget the dead.
  As they confront life's cruelty, will Yuen and his son's strained
  relationship ever find redemption?

[ 2024 BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ASIAN COTENTS AND FILM MARKET ]
  Café owner Nin’s mundane but contented life is shattered forever when
  his fifteen-year-old son Ming slashes his mother and younger sister to
  death one evening. Diagnosed with acute schizophrenia, Ming is remanded
  to a psychiatric prison indefinitely until full recovery. Aside from
  visiting his son twice a month, Nin continues to lead a pedestrian
  existence, while memories of his wife, daughter, and son keep flooding
  into his head. As time passes, Nin has given up on knowing the reason
  behind the misfortune. He only wishes that one fine day, Ming, his sole
  remaining family but also the murderer of his family, will come home
  again.

CAUGHT BY THE TIDES
  Can : Fung Lau Yut Doi
    d. Jia Zhangke
    Zhao Tao, Li Zhubin, Pan Jianlin, Lan Zhou
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 111 mins.
  Opening December 5 2024

[ BROADWAY CIRCUI ]
  Throughout his career, Jia Zhangke has depicted and probed into China's
  rapid transformation. For his tenth dramatic feature film, Jia literally
  weaves the past and the present, integrating footage captured from the
  past two decades into his evocative and poetic tapestry of memories.
  Jia's longtime muse and wife Zhao Tao once again takes the spotlight,
  playing a working- class woman on a cross-country journey in search of
  an absent lover, who left her while looking for economic opportunities.
  Through her eyes, we see China's social changes over the years, from the
  building of the Three Gorges Dam to the onset of the global pandemic.

DAUGHTER'S DAUGHTER 
    d. Huang Xi
    Sylvia Chang (Cheung Ngai Ga), Karena Lam Ka Yan, Eugenia Liu 
  Length : 126 mins.
  Opening October 29 2024 at the 37th Tokyo International Film Festival
  Opening November 10 2024 at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
  Opening December 12 2024
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/BiVfJ-CV1dA
  Site : https://2024.tiff-jp.net/en/lineup/film/37002CMP05  

[ 37TH TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Learning of the death of her daughter, who lived in the US with her
  same-sex partner, a mother has to confront her own hidden past.

[ 2024 HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Now a widow in her sixties, Aixia must become a mother once more when
  she receives custody of her daughter's daughter - in the form of a
  fertilized embryo left by Aixia's daughter Zuer, who tragically died in
  a car accident. However, Aixia already has a second daughter: Emma, who
  Aixia abandoned as a teenager, and the shame over abandoning Emma has
  never faded. Featuring a powerhouse teaming of award-winning actresses,
  this remarkable second feature from director Huang Xi
  (Missing Johnny)[14th] is executive-produced by Huang's mentor Hou
  Hsiao-hsien, and is as multi-faceted, morally complex and artistically
  ambitious as any of Hou's celebrated New Wave works.

LAST SONG FOR YOU
  Can : Gau Bit Chung Fung
    d. Jill Leung Lai Yin
    Dior Cheng Yi Kin, Ian Chan Cheuk Yin, 
      Natalie Hsu (Hui Yan Yi), Cecilia Choi Sze Wan
  Length : 107 mins.
  Opening December 20 2024
  Teaser : https://youtu.be/SKDIUeQO1ok

[ 2024 BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ASIAN COTENTS AND FILM MARKET ]
  So Sing Wah, a former lead singer of the band, fell into the trough of
  marriage and career in middle age. He met his ex-girlfriend Ha Man Huen
  in the hospital. Recalling the love in the midsummer, she now has
  natural grace and elegance. But it is a pity that she left without
  leaving any contact. Unexpectedly, there is a bad new from her after
  half a year; it would be her smiling face in the photo in the mourning
  hall when meeting her again. So thought that everything now has become
  the past, but a week later, an uninvited guest came to him. Summer, a
  fifteen-year-old girl claimed to be daughter of Ha Man Huen and have a
  presumptuous request. Ha Man Huen entrusted the lawyer before her death,
  hoping that So and Summer would scatter the ashes under the Bodhidharma
  sun to make up for the regret of breaking up that year. The two lonely
  people with thirty years apart, hugged the ashes and finally decided to
  go to Japan together.

THE PROSECUTOR
  AKA : MISJUDGEMENT
  Can : Ng Poon
    d. Donnie Yen Chi Tan
      Donnie Yen Chi Tan, Julian Cheung Chi Lam, 
        MC Cheung Tin Fu, Adam Pak Tin Nam
  Opening 2024
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/RwcoWMNdrgk

[ THE FILM CATALOGUE ]
  Inspired by a true story in Hong Kong. A young man wrongfully charged
  with drug trafficking, pleads guilty under undue influence from his
  defense lawyer, letting the actual convict escaped from penalty. Fok, an
  unconventional prosecutor assigned to the case, firmly believes that the
  case is full of doubts and decides to conduct a private investigation
  for the young man. Fok risks his life and career to uncover the truth
  and bring the real culprit to justice.

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[ NORTH AMERICA AREA CONCERTS ]

* G.E.M."I AM GLORA" WORLD TOUR IN LONDON

  DATE AND TIME: Friday, January 24 2025 

  VENUE LOCATION:
    OVO Arena
    Wembley
    Arena Square, Engineers Way,
    Wenbley Park, Wembley
    HA9 0AA
    United Kingdoms
    https://www.ovoarena.co.uk/events/detail/gem-i-am-gloria-2025-world-tour-in-london

* NANCY SIT LOVES U 60 YEARS CONCERT 

  DATE AND TIME : Saturday, December 28 2024 @ 8 PM

  VENUE LOCATION:
    The Theatre at Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto
    1133 Queens Plate Dr.
    Toronto ON

  TICKET PRICES: VVIP CA$ 228, VIP 168, 118, 98, 78, 68

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: 
  TICKETMASTER CANADA 
  https://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/100061568E510F00

* TERRY LIN ONETAKE 2.0

  DATE AND TIME : Sunday December 22 2024 @ 7PM

  VENUE LOCATION:
    Yaamava' Theater 
    Yaamava' Resort and Casino
    777 San Manuel Blvd,
    Highland CA 92346

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATION:
  JADE ENTERTAINMENT 
  https://www.jadeentertain.com/home/

  STUBHUB
  https://www.stubhub.com/event/153351680/

  Unisky Travel and Tours
  626-270-1998

  Ng Hing Kee
  San Gabriel
  626-632-1994

  Fanta Travel and Tours
  117 S San Gabriel Blvd
  San Gabriel CA 91776 
  626-786-1881

  Ten Ren Tea
  626-641-8215

  CHINESEINLA.COM
  626-778-1781

  CTOUR HOLIDAY
  222 E. Huntington Dr. #105
  Monrovia CA 91016
  313-261-8811
  888-536-7188

* AARON KWOK ICONIC WORLD TOUR

  DATE AND TIME : Saturday December 21 2024 @ 8 PM

  VENUE LOCATION: 
    Pechanga Summit at Pechanga Resort and Casino 
    45000 Pechanga Pkwy,
    Temecula CA 92592
    https://www.pechanga.com/entertain/

  TICKET PRICES: $ 328, 288, 238, 188, 128
    
  TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: 
  ONLINE
  https://99concerts.com/aaron-kwok-la

  Ng Hing Kee
  Rosemead
  626-931-6688

  Fanta Travel and Tours
  117 S San Gabriel Blvd
  San Gabriel CA 91776 
  626-286-2828
  626-786-1881

* JONATHAN LEE (THOSE SONGS THROUGH THE YEARS) WORLD TOUR

  DATE AND TIME : Saturday December 21 2024 @ 8 PM
 
  VENUE LOCATION: 
    MGM Grand Garden Arena at MGM Grand Las Vegs
    3799 S. Las Vegas Blvd.,
    Las Vegas NV 89109

  TICKET PRICES: $ 388, 328, 268, 208, 168, 98

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATION:  
    ONLINE
    https://iemshowplace.com/jonathan-lee-2024-las-vegas-12-21/

    AXS
    https://www.axs.com/events/682041/jonathan-lee-tickets

* AARON KWOK ICONIC WORLD TOUR 

  DATE AND TIME : Saturday, December 14 2024 @ 7:30 PM

  VENUE LOCATION: 
    The Venue at Thunder Valley
    Thunder Valley Casino Resort
    1200 Athens Ave.,
    Lincoln CA

  TICKET PRICES: $ 328, 228, 168, 128
    
  TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: 
  TICKETMASTER

  ONLINE: 
  https://99concerts.com/aaron-2024-sf

  San Francisco

  World Bookstore
  824 Stockton St.,
  415.963.1998

  San Francisco Elderly Service
  415.867.2812

  Win On Travel
  728 Pacific Ave, Suite 114
  415.730.2007/415.834.1623

* JONATHAN LEE (THOSE SONGS THROUGH THE YEARS) WORLD TOUR

  DATE AND TIME : Saturday December 14 2024 @ 8 PM
 
  VENUE LOCATION: 
    Barclays Center
    620 Atlantic Ave.,
    Brooklyn NY 11217

  TICKET PRICES: $ 388, 288, 228, 168, 128, 98

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS:
    TICKETMASTER 
    https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/3000612BB4FE2D5A

    ONLINE
    https://iemshowplace.com/jonathan-lee-2024-12-14/

* TWINS SPIRIT NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

  DATE AND TIME : Saturday, December 7 2024 

  VENUE LOCATION:     
    Reno Events Center
    400 N. Center St.
    Reno NV

  TICKET PRICES: $ 288, 228, 168, 128, 98

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATION:  
  https://sellingticket.us/twins

* JONATHAN LEE (THOSE SONGS THROUGH THE YEARS) WORLD TOUR

  DATE AND TIME : Friday December 6 2024 @ 8 PM
 
  VENUE LOCATION: 
    Coca-Cola Coliseum
    45 Manitoba Drive
    Toronto Ontario M6K 3C3
    Canada
    https://www.coca-colacoliseum.com/events/detail/jonathan-lee

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS:
    TICKETMASTER CANADA
    https://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/1000612CD19140FA

    ONLINE
    https://iemshowplace.com/jonathan-lee-2024-toronto-12-06/

* TERESA CARPIO 
  with Guests Jenny, Jacky

  DATE AND TIME : Thursday, December 5 2024 @ 7 PM

  VENUE LOCATION:
    Continental Seafood Restaurant
    11700 Cambie Rd.
    Richmond BC V6X 1L5

  TICKET PRICES: VIP CA$ 148, 128, 118 

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS:
    Continental Seafood Restaurant
    604.278.6331

    Empire Center Room 1400
    778-889-7713
 
* TERESA CARPIO 

  DATE AND TIME : Tuesday, December 3 2024 @ 8 PM

  VENUE LOCATION:
    Excellent Cuisine
    8733 SE Division St.
    Portland OR 97266

  TICKET PRICES: VVIP $ 1580/table, VIP 1380/table

  RESERVATIONS: 
    (503) 820-9631
 
* JAM HSIAO "WILD" CONCERT IN SAN JOSE

  DATE AND TIME: Sunday, December 1 2024 @ 8 PM

  VENUE LOCATION: 
    San Jose Civic
    135 W San Carlos S.,
    San Jose CA
    https://www.sanjosetheaters.org

  TICKET PRICES: VIP $ 288, 228, 188, 148, 98

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATION:
  ONLINE: https://tickets.tsjticketing.org/tickets/series/jamhsiao
  INFORMTION: https://www.iemshowplace.com
  718-888-3113

* ERIC MOO "GREAT HIT CONCERT" IN LAS VEGAS

  DATE AND TIME: Saturday, November 30 2024 @ 8 PM

  VENUE LOCATION: 
    Venetian Theatre at the Venetian Resort
    3355 S Las Vegas Blvd.,
    Las Vegas NV

  TICKET PRICES: VIP $ 388, 288, 188, 138, 98, 78

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: 
  Jade Entertainment
  https://www.jadeentertain.com
  626.964.4747

  Ng Hing Kee
  626.632.1994

  Los Angeles
  ChineseInLA.com
  626.657.6046

* JANE ZHANG LIGHT WORLD TOUR 2024 TORONTO

  DATE AND TIME : Saturday November 30 2024 @ 8:30 PM

  VENUE LOCATION: 
    OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino Resort
    6380 Fallsview Blvd.,
    Niagara Falls ON 
    Canada
    https://fallsviewcasinoresort.com/events-and-promotions/schedule-of-events/jane-zhang.html

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATION:
  TICKETMASTER CANADA
  https://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/10006131B90B1B11

* TERESA CARPIO 
  with Special Guests Rico Sam, Yuki Jiang

  DATE AND TIME : Saturday, November 30 2024 @ 7 PM

  VENUE LOCATION:
    888 Seafoord Restaurant
    8450 Valley Blvd. Ste 121
    Rosemead CA 91770

  TICKET PRICES: VVIP $ 168, VIP 148, REG 128

  RESERVATIONS: 
    626-493-4895 Ms. Wong

    888 Seafood Restaurant
    626-573-1888
 
* TWINS SPIRIT NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

  DATE AND TIME : Saturday, November 30 2024 @ 8 PM
  DATE AND TIME : Friday, November 29 2024 @ 8 PM

  VENUE LOCATION: 
    Encore Theater
    Wynn Las Vegas
    3131 Las Vegas Blvd. S.,
    Las Vegas NV

  TICKET PRICES: $ 388, 288, 188, 158

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATION:
  https://99concerts.com/twins-las-vegas

* TERESA CARPIO 
  with Special Guests: Shirley Lei, Yan Xiangyu

  DATE AND TIME : Friday, November 29 2024 @ 7 PM

  VENUE LOCATION:
    PearlBay Restaurant
    43635 Boscell Rd. 
    Fremont CA 94538

  TICKET PRICES: VIP $ 1488 (ten people) Regular 1388 (ten people)

  FOR TICKETS PLEASE CONTACT: 
    510-573-1174
    415-231-9111
 
* JAM HSIAO "WILD" CONCERT IN LAS VEGAS

  DATE AND TIME: Thursday, November 28 2024 @ 9 PM
    3770 Las Vegas Blvd S
    Park MGM
    Las Vegas NV 89109-4337

  TICKET PRICES : VIP $ 288, 228, 188, 148, 98

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATION:  
    TICKETMASTER: 
    https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/2E00611BEAF96959

    ONLINE: https://iemshowplace.com/
    718-888-3113

* TWINS SPIRIT NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

  DATE AND TIME : Wednesday, November 27 2024 @ 11 PM

  VENUE LOCATION: 
    Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa
    1 Borgata Way
    Atlantic City NJ

  TICKET PRICES: $ 338, 288, 188, 138

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATION:
  https://99concerts.com/twins-ac

* JANE ZHANG LIGHT WORLD TOUR 2024 CONNECTICUT 

  DATE AND TIME : Wednesday, November 27 2024 @ 11:30 PM

  VENUE LOCATION: 
    Mohegan Sun Arena
    1 Mohegan Sun Blvd
    Uncasville CT

  TICKET PRICES : VIP $ 288, 228, 188, 108

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: 
   ONLINE: http://www.iemshowplace.com
    TICKET HOTLINE: 718-888-3113

    International Entertainment Marketing
    40-09 Prince Street 2/F
    Flushing NY 11354
    718.888.3113

    809 57th Street 4/F
    Brooklyn NY 11220
    718.437.7717

    Global Travel International Corp.
    1681 Rt. 27 Suite 3
    Edison NJ
    732.819.8883

    Kneeland Wireless/Oriental Travel
    58 Kneeland Street
    Boston MA
    617.938.8883
    
    Ascend Entertainment 
    803 Hancock Street 
    Quincy MA
    617.786.7981

* TERESA CARPIO 
  with Host Color Wong 
  Special Guest Chen Xiao

  DATE AND TIME : Monday, November 25 2024 @ 7 PM

  VENUE LOCATION:
    Furama Restaurant
    2828 S Wentworth Ave.
    Chicago IL 60616

  TICKET PRICES: VVIP $ 148, 128, 108 (dinner included)

  CONTACT: 
    Color Wong 773.983.3881 Weixin: Colorwong3881
    Maggie Wong 773.909.9868
    Emily Wong 773.727.9178
    Kay Wong 773.943.0608
 
* TERESA CARPIO 
  with Special Guest Richard Edwards 

  DATE AND TIME : Sunday, November 24 2024 @ 7:30 PM

  VENUE LOCATION:
    Park Asia Restaurant
    6521 8th Avenue 
    Brooklyn NY 11220

  TICKET PRICES: VVIP $ 1680/table, 1480/table, 1380/table

  RESERVATION NUMBER: 929.587.5262, 718.833.1688

* TWINS SPIRIT NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

  DATE AND TIME : Saturday, November 23 2024 @ 7:30 PM

  VENUE LOCATION : 
    OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino Resort
    6380 Fallsview Blvd.,
    Niagara Falls ON 
    Canada
    https://fallsviewcasinoresort.com/events-and-promotions/schedule-of-events/Mango-Productions-Hugeman-presents-Twins-Spirit.html

  TICKET PRICES : VIP CA$ 388, 298, 238, 198, 148

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: 
  TICKETMASTER CANADA
  https://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/10006125A9893424

* JAM HSIAO "WILD" IN ATLANTIC CITY

  DATE AND TIME: Saturday, November 23 2024 @ 10 PM

  VENUE LOCATION: 
    Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena 
    Atlantic City
    1000 Boardwalk
    Atlantic City NJ

  TICKET PRICES : VIP $ 288, 228, 188, 148, 98

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS:
    TICKETMASTER: 
    https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/020061229D1A1C67

    ONLINE: https://iemshowplace.com/JAMAC2024/ 
    TICKET HOTLINE: 718-888-3113

    International Entertainment Marketing
    40-09 Prince Street 2/F
    Flushing NY 11354
    718.888.3113

    809 57th Street 4/F
    Brooklyn NY 11220
    718.437.7717

    Global Travel International Corp.
    204 Bridge St. D.
    Metuchen NJ
    732.819.8883

    Yangtze Trading and Travel
    931 Arch Street BSMT
    Philadelphia PA
    215.922.8700

* TERESA CARPIO 
  with Special Guest Richard Edwards 

  DATE AND TIME : Friday, November 22 2024 @ 7:30 PM

  VENUE LOCATION:
    Fortune Palace Restaurant
    8609 20th Avenue 
    Brooklyn NY 11214

  TICKET PRICES: VVIP $ 1680/table, 1480/table, 1380/table, 1280/table

  RESERVATION NUMBER: 929.281.3518, 929.587.5262

* TWINS SPIRIT NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

  DATE AND TIME : Wednesday, November 20 2024 @ 8 PM

  VENUE LOCATION : 
    UBC Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre 
    6066 Thunderbird Boulevard,
    Vancouver BC V6T1Z3
    Canada
  TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: 
  TICKETMASTER CANADA
  https://www.ticketmaster.ca/

* MIMI CHOO CHARITY CONCERT IN VANCOUVER

  DATE AND TIME : Sunday, November 10 2024 @ 7:30 PM

  VENUE LOCATION: 
    River Rock Casino Resort
    8811 River Road,
    Richmond BC V6X 3P8
    Canada 

  TICKET PRICES: VVIP CA$ 238, VIP 148, 108, 88

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS:
  SUP Bookstore 
  Aberdeen Centre Level Two
  4151 Hazelbridge Way
  Richmond BC V6X 4J7
  Canada
    
* ERIC CHOU THE ODYSSEY RETURNS WORLD TOUR AUSTRALIA

  DATE AND TIME: Sunday, November 10 2024 @ 8 PM

  VENUE LOCATION:
    Qudos Bank Arena
    Olympic Blvd and Edwin Flack Avenue
    Sydney Olympic Park
    New South Wales 2127 
    Australia
    https://qudosbankarena.com.au/event/eric-chou

  TICKET PRICES: AU$ 388, 328, 288, 238, 188, 138

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS:
  https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=ERICHOU24&v=SSD
    
* JADE MUSIC FEST PRESENTS 
CONCERT OF CONVERGENCE WITH ENNO CHENG AND SERRINI

  DATE AND TIME : Friday, November 8 2024 @ 7:30 PM

  VENUE LOCATION: 
    Vogue Theater
    918 Granville Street
    Vancouver bC

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATION:
  ADMITONE PRO
  https://admitone.com/events/jade-music-fest-vancouver-9635702

* ERIC CHOU THE ODYSSEY RETURNS WORLD TOUR AUSTRALIA

  DATE AND TIME: Friday, November 8 2024 @ 8 PM

  VENUE LOCATION:
    John Cain Arena 
    Melbourne Park
    35 Olympic Blvd., 
    Melbourne VIC 3004
    Australia
    https://johncainarena.com.au/event/eric-chou-odyssey-returns-2024/

  TICKET PRICES: AU$ 388, 328, 288, 238, 188, 138

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS:
  https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=ERICHOU24&v=VFA

* ERIC CHOU THE ODYSSEY JOURNEY WORLD TOUR LONDON

  DATE AND TIME: Sunday, November 3 2024 @ 8 PM

  VENUE LOCATION:
    OVO Arena
    Wembley
    Arena Square, Engineers Way,
    Wenbley Park, Wembley
    HA9 0AA
    United Kingdoms
    https://www.ovoarena.co.uk › events › detail › eric-chou

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS:
  https://www.axs.com/uk/events/677066/eric-chou-tickets

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For the week ending Sunday November 4 2024

10 THE VOLUNTEERS: THE BATTLE OF LIFE AND DEATH
    d. Chen Kaige
    Zhu Yilong, Zhang Zifeng, Xin Baiqing, Wu Jing

 9 STUNTMAN
  Can : Mo Tai Jeh
    d. Albert Leung Koon Hiu, Herbert Leung Koon Shun
    Stephen Tung Wai, Terrance Lau Chun Him, Cecilia Choi Sze Wan, 
      Philip Ng Won Lun, Max Cheung Tat Lun, 
      Lam Yiu Sing, Rachel Leung Yung Ting
      Stephanie Che Yuen Yuen, Keith Ng Shui Ting, To Yin Gor

 8 HIGH FORCES
  Can : NGAI GEI HONG SIN
  Lit : Crisis Flight
    d. Oxide Pang Chun
    Andy Lau Tak Wa, Zhang Zifeng, Qu Chuxiao, Tamia Liu Tao, 
      Guo Xiaodong, Jiang Mengjie

 7 THE WILD ROBOT
    d. Chris Sanders
    DreamWorks Animation
    English Voices: Lupit Nyong'o, Pedro Pascal, Kit Connor, Bill Nighy
    Chinese Voices: Joey Yung Cho Yee

 6 LOVE LIES
  Can : Ngor Tam Dik Na Cheung Luen Oi
    d. Ho Miu Ki
    Sandra Ng Kwan Yu, MC Cheung Tin Fu, Stephy Tang Lai Yun, 
      Chan Fai Hung, Emotion Cheung Kam Ching, 
      Ronald Cheng Chung Kei, Jo Koo Cho Lam, Elva Ni, 
      Joman Chiang, Lam Yiu Sing, Norman Noel

 5 ANORA
    d. Sean Baker
    Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn

 4 POSSESSION STREET
  Can : Cheh Mall
  Lit : Malicious Mall
    d. Jack Lai Chun Lung
    Philip Keung Ho Man, Candy Wong Ka Ching@COLLAR, Alan Yeung Wai Lun,
      Ernesto de Sousa (So Ka Lok), Cheung Wing Cheung, 
      Kathy Wu (Ng Ka Sing), Steven Fung Min Hang,
      Hung Shui Kei, Luvin Ho (Ching Wai), Johnson Yuen Tak Cheong, 
      Chan Wing Yung, Nicky Wong Yung Tai

 3 THE SUBSTANCE
   d. Coralie Fargeat
   Demi Moore

 2 VENOM: THE LAST DANCE
    d. Kelly Marcel
    Tom Hardy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Rhys Ifans
     Stephen Graham, Peggy Lu, Clark Backo, Alanna Ubach, 

 1 CESIUM FALLOUT
  Can : Fun Sing
  Lit : Burnt City
    d. Anthony Pun (Poon Yiu Ming) 
    Andy Lau Tak Wa, Bai Yu, Karen Mok Man Wai,
      Gardner Tse Kwan Ho, Ivana Wong Yuen Chi, Louise Wong Dan Nei,
      Fish Liew Chi Yu, Michael Wong Man Tak, Kent Cheng Juk Si, 
      Bowie Lam Bo Yi, Kenny Wong Tak Bun, Jeffrey Ngai Chun Sun, 
      Dee Ho Kai Wa, Leung Chung Hang, 
      Locker Lam Ka Hei, Wesley Wong Hoi Kit
      John Chiang Dai Wai, Patra Au Ka Man, Michael Chow Man Kin,
      Natalie Hsu (Hui Yan Yi), Eric Kwok Wai Leung, Cheung Tat Ming, 
      Wu Yanshu, Tanya Tong Yao, Pak Yiu Chan, 
      Max Cheung Tat Lun, Deon Cheung Chun Chi

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Summaries for some of the films above.  Some contain SPOILERS

CESIUM FALLOUT
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 138 mins.
  Opening November 1 2024 in mainland China
  Teaser 1 : https://youtu.be/Cq0-flEXqew
  Teaser 2 : https://youtu.be/_ftyxHQFpQc

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  Hong Kong's historic first radiation disaster blockbuster!

  After a fire accident triggers a radiation leakage, the entire city
  suddenly finds its survival hanging by a thread. In order to tackle the
  impending catastrophe, expert Simon Fan joins the emergency crisis
  response team led by Acting Chief Executive Cecilia to tackle this
  catastrophic disaster. With the lives of 7 million people on the line,
  the fire brigade is tasked with stopping the spread at all costs by
  entering the radiation zone. Facing this unprecedented calamity, will
  Hong Kong wake up to an overnight annihilation?

POSSESSION STREET
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 95 mins.
  Opening October 31 2024 
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/s8mKpLMpTe4

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  On the most ominous day in every sixty years, a mysterious protection by
  talismans in a deserted mall is accidentally breached, releasing strange
  orange smoke. Those who inhaled eventually became "zombies", sparking a
  massive slaughter in the mall!

  Video store owner Sam, his daughter Yan, Feng Shui Master Mak and few
  remaining tenants desperately fend off the zombie onslaught. But the
  zombies are nearly indestructible, even talismans could not stop them.
  And strangely, not everyone who died turned into a zombie. After battles
  between the living and the dead, the mall became hellish.

  Master Mak discovered from the ancestral scripture that these "zombies"
  are actually related to the "Seven Po"...

[ 2024 BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ASIAN COTENTS AND FILM MARKET ]
  An aging mini mall located in a bustling commercial district is about to
  be torn down for re-development. Yan notices the crack on the wall
  expanding to a gaping hole. She and other tenants discover an
  underground tunnel adorned with disturbing scratch marks on the walls.
  Something awful happened here long ago… The tunnel leads to an
  underground altar filled with specimen jars of wilted plants. On it sit
  seven flowers, each with a unique color. They are fertilized with human
  remains - ears, eyes, noses, tongues, organs, etc. - and irrigated via
  human blood. Suddenly, one flower's petals unfurl to unleash a cloud of
  drifting pollen: surreal, elegant and creepy. Petals blossom as the
  remaining six flowers fire pollen into the air. Yan and Kit cover their
  mouths as they watch seven other mall tenants rot away, turning into
  murderous living dead. If one of those Undead or infectious pollen
  escape, it would be dire for Hong Kong. It isn't simply a battle for
  their survival, but for Hong Kong's. Yan, Kit and Master Mak will fight
  till they fall...

HIGH FORCES
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 119 mins.
  Opening October 3 2024 in Malaysia
  Opening October 10 2024 
  Teaser : https://youtu.be/Fj0XjqIUMxE
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/GcwLL7BklBM

[ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ]
  "Is anyone there? Yes..." A mysterious message from Gao Haojun came from 
  10,000 meters in the air. A five-star luxurious A380 airplane was
  hijacked on itsmaiden flight. The hijacker Mike is threatening the lives
  of all 800 passengers onboard and Gao's wife and daughter.  Gao, an 
  international security expert, stepped up to deal with the hijackers. 
  Will he be successful save all the passengers and resolve the crisis?

[ CINEMA ONLINE MALAYSIA ]
  Gao Haojun is a former Special Police officer. One time while subduing
  robbers who were robbing a jewellery shop, Gao accidentally blinds his
  daughter, Xiaojun, which shatters his family and is guilt ridden as a
  result. After his wife, Yuan, leaves him with their daughter, Gao
  resigns from the police force and becomes an international security
  expert. Years later, Gao bumps into his ex-wife and daughter while
  boarding the luxurious Airbus A380. However, during the flight, 12
  hijackers seize the plane and hold its 800 passengers hostage while at
  over 10,000 feet in the air. As the hijackers mercilessly kill
  passengers on the economy class, Gao steps forward and engages in a
  battle of brains and brawns against the hijackers where Xiaojun also
  secretly assists her father by providing him intel.

[ SCREEN DAILY ]
  This action thriller takes places on a plane where a former SWAT
  member is caught up in a mid-air hijack with hostages including his
  own daughter. 
       
THE VOLUNTEERS: THE BATTLE OF LIFE AND DEATH
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 145 mins.
  Opening October 1 2024

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  It tells the story of the third to fifth battles in the War to Resist
  U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea, among wich Battle of Cheorwon will be
  the highlight. Li Xiang, Fu Chongbi, Cai Changyuan from 63rd Army and
  others will come on Stage.

STUNTMAN
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 113 mins.
  Opening September 26 2024 
  Teaser : https://youtu.be/yuId0bB2LW0
  fb : www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090464305290
  ig : https://www.instagram.com/stuntman.film/
  Site : https://hiff.org/events/stuntman/

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  LEE Sam was the undisputed king of stunt choreography during the golden
  era of Hong Kong action cinema in the 80s. After a devastating stunt
  accident, Sam steps away from the industry for 30 years. However, his
  old friend, a veteran director, has now persuaded Sam to work as the
  stunt choreographer on what will be the director's last film.

  The only catch is that his film stars Wai - Sam's former stunt crew
  member who has since become a famous action star in his own right. Sam
  and Wai have a contentious history, with Sam's infamously overbearing 
  and demanding personality clashing with Wai's own ego and ambition. By
  chance, Sam crosses paths with a young, ambitious stuntman named LEE
  Sai Long, who sees this as an opportunity to advance his career. Long is
  caught between Sam and his former protégé turned rival. At the same
  time, Long helps Sam to reconcile with his estranged daughter, Cherry.

  As Sam returns to the world he once dominated, he must confront his
  past, mend fences with Wai, and overcome their personal conflicts in
  order to deliver an epic final action spectacle for the director's swan
  song. However, in the midst of shooting a robbery heist, Sam's
  shortsightedness endangers the public, and members of his crew are
  arrested, causing him to be fired.

  As the pressure mounts and the stakes rise, Sam must decide what he's
  truly fighting for—reclaiming his former glory or reconnecting with the
  daughter he's taken for granted.

[ SCREEN DAILY FILMART 2023 ]
  An once-famous stunt director pursues a comeback but disrupts the 
  relationship with his daughter in the process.

LOVE LIES
  Rating : I
  Length : 116 mins.
  Opening July 15 2024 at the 2024 New York Asian Film Festival 
  Opening July 21 2024 at the Malaysia International Film Festival
  Opening July 26 2024 at M Plus (Preview)
  Opening August 23 2024 (Preview)
  Opening September 12 2024
  Teaser : https://youtu.be/6o-eMc9CaMc
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/c1v4-GhyeGQ
  fb: www.facebook.com/loveliesfilm
  ig: www.instagram.com/loveliesmovie
  Site : https://hiff.org/events/lovelies/

[ SCREEN DAILY ]
  A widowed gynaecologist falls for a French engineer on a 
  dating app, which turns out to be a romance scam.  Nevertheless, 
  she insists it is true love despite being swindled out of a 
  large sum of money.

[ 2024 NEW YORK ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Are online "romance scams" always destructive? In this moving,
  absorbing feature debut from Ho Miu-ki, Sandra Ng plays Veronica,
  a wealthy, widowed doctor who falls for a middle-aged French
  engineer on a dating app. Soon, "Alain" has convinced her to
  provide large infusions of funds and Veronica’s friends urge her
  to report him to the police. But even as she assures them it's
  true love, Alain must steel his heart of gold and quell his
  second thoughts to continue bringing in cash or risk painful
  consequences. With a hilarious Stephy Tang as the young
  scammer's coach, this captivating film probes the unlikely
  emotional connection that forms between a lonely young man and
  a vibrant older woman—and sets crucial scenes in the
  pretty-as-a-postcard Sapporo.

[ M PLUS ]
  A successful obstetrician-gynecologist whose love life has stagnated,
  Veronica casually downloads a dating app for some harmless fun. Little
  does she know that the dashing French engineer on the other end of the
  line is actually a local con artist named Joe. The young man
  inadvertently joined a group of online scammers led by the oddball
  veteran Mr. White and the maudlin temptress Joan. As their fake
  relationship grows, so have Joe's guilty conscience and Veronica's
  hopes. First-time director Ho Miu-ki takes on the romantic comedy
  formula from a refreshing and topical angle, inquiring the essence of
  romantic love through the prism of deceit.

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For the week starting November 2 2024 (Week 44) 

VIUTV CHILL CLUB CHART (Week 45)

 5 GAME OF LIFE
  Anson Kong Yip Sun feat. John Chiang Jr.
  https://youtu.be/NCuJwjcnnr4

 4 SEE YOU SOON, IT'S NOT A GOODBYE
  Can : Wui Joi Gein Dik
  Jay Fung Won Him
  https://youtu.be/SRG29U7Fw_o

 3 IDOL IS DEAD
  Can : Gau Jeung Yi Sei
  Gareth T
  https://youtu.be/24iWWT9hj4

 2 YOU
  Can : Nei
  Aaron Kwok Fu Sing
  https://youtu.be/uqVa3TWzgBQ

 1 ME-TIME
  Can : Yut Gor Yun Hung Gai ME-TIME
  The Absent Brother (Lui Pung Yi Yau)
  https://youtu.be/Zl8gWLT3Svk

TVB JADE SOLID GOLD 

 5 HATE IS WHAT YOUR SNORT
  Can : Chi Gung Teet Fun
  Charmaine Fong Ho Man
  https://youtu.be/E4B_ABJas_4

 4 AT LEAST HE IS NOT LIKE YOU
  Can : Ji Siu Ta But Chi Nei
  Chantel Yiu Cheuk Fei
  https://youtu.be/ZRtCutwwCNA

 3 TO MY DEAR DEAREST
  Can : Cup Chun Oi Dik Chun Oi
  Priscilla Chan Wai Han
  https://youtu.be/xc_R85Rkyxw

 2 YOU
  Can : Nei
  Aaron Kwok Fu Sing
  https://youtu.be/uqVa3TWzgBQ

 1 TALK ABOUT LOVE
  Can : Tam Luen Oi
  Della Ding Dong X Jinny Ng Yeuk Hei
  https://youtu.be/HsZoj7fgKas

METRO RADIO HIT DOMESTIC CHART

 5 SOUL SINGULARITY
  Can : Ling Won Kei Yi Dim
  Lolly Talk
  https://youtu.be/fW0vVnJw7Io

 4 PAMPER U
  Can : Ngor Yeung Nei
  Jace Chan Hoi Wing
  https://youtu.be/HoXat0lZKxw

 3 JUST A LULLABY
  Can : Yiu Nam Ha Dik Gor
  Phil Lam Yik Hong
  https://youtu.be/sZuNlhlfRL4

 2 TO MY DEAR DEAREST
  Can : Cup Chun Oi Dik Chun Oi
  Priscilla Chan Wai Han
  https://youtu.be/xc_R85Rkyxw

 1 THE ART OF LEAVING
  Can : Lei Hup Dik Ngai Suk
  Andy Leung Chiu Fung
  https://youtu.be/luDh_LFw8X0

COMMERCIAL RADIO 903 TOP 20

 5 CHEAT DAY
  Jason Chan Pak Yu (feat: milet)
  https://youtu.be/3O23UKsNB2Y

 4 SEE YOU SOON, IT'S NOT A GOODBYE
  Can : Wui Joi Gein Dik
  Jay Fung Won Him
  https://youtu.be/SRG29U7Fw_o

 3 THE LAST DANCE 
  Can : Po Doh Juen Sun
  Terence Lam Ka Him
  https://youtu.be/3ZVt2fBcPak

 2 CURIOSITY
  Can : Ho Kei
  Ashley Lin (Lam Hoi Ling)
  https://youtu.be/3Ij8f5sXYcI

 1 HUNT YOU DOWN
  MIRROR
  https://youtu.be/t6zktg-Freg

RTHK CHINESE POP CHART 

 5 SEE YOU SOON, IT'S NOT A GOODBYE
  Can : Wui Joi Gein Dik
  Jay Fung Won Him
  https://youtu.be/SRG29U7Fw_o

 4 YOU
  Can : Nei
  Aaron Kwok Fu Sing
  https://youtu.be/uqVa3TWzgBQ

 3 THE 101ST SEE YOU
  Can : Dai Yut Ling Yut Ch Joi Gein
  Natalie Ho Chun Kei
  https://youtu.be/JDinwABWJdI

 2 NAKED 
  Can : Bei Chek Lor Gung Chek Lor
  Jocelyn Chan Ming Hei
  https://youtu.be/EPpxnVKENHQ

 1 FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD
  Can : Sun Oi Gai Yun
  Tang Siu Hau
  https://youtu.be/QIWasCe4IU8

HUAXIA ORIGINAL GOLD SONG CHART (Week 43) 

 5 TWENTY THREE
  Can : Choi Sup Yi Sam
  Khalil Fong Datong
  https://youtu.be/R_0dH5_XDTc

 4 GIVE YOU TIME
  Can : Fung Si Guong Yu Nei
  Charlie Zhou Shen
  https://youtu.be/xLfPsTHjhFc

 3 FLY, MOONLIGHT
  Can : Fei Ba Guong Yue
  Ouyang Nana
  https://youtu.be/DoWl9yMa-hg

 2 OUT OF CONTROL
  Can :Fong Jook
  Silence Wang Sulong
  https://youtu.be/l0QRGlXw3v4

 1 LIKE A CHILD
  Can : Hai Ji Hei Like A Child
  Bibi Zhang Bichang 
  https://youtu.be/wOOZS3FKLrI

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