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Subject: [TAKE OVER] HKSAR Film No Top 10 Box Office (January 1 2026)
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[FLUFF OF THE WEEK] Courtesy of Ming Pao, Sing Tao Daily, Apple Daily, 
Oriental Daily, and Ta Kung Pao

1. THIS TOP 10 IS DEDICATED TO

	A. those affected by the Tai Po Wang Fu Court fire, the first 
	responders and the volunteers  

HOW TO SUPPORT FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THE DEADLY TAI PO FIRE
https://hongkongfp.com/2025/11/27/hkfp-guide-how-to-support-families-affected-by-the-deadly-tai-po-fire/

	B. Yuen Cheung Yan who passed away at age 68

	C. Kevin Chu Kam Yin who celebrates his birthday on January 5th

	D. Venus Wong Man Yik who celebrates her birthday on January 1st

	E. Leo Ku Kui Ke who announces the birth of his second son

2. MISCELLANEOUS

* (2026/01/07) The Louis Koo Tin Lok, Raymond Lam, Jessica Hester Hsuan 
(Suen Huen) starred film BACK TO THE PAST (CHUM CHUN GEI) was finally 
"unearthed" 6 years after production.  Under the anticipation of the 
entire city, the film shot up like bamboos at the box office.  Its 
opening day has already broken the record, recording over HK$ 11 million 
in Hong Kong and Macau box office to become the highest opening day box 
office in Hong Kong film history. 
	In the most recently announced numbers, BACK even set a new 
Hong Kong Chinese film first week box office record.  From its December 
31st release last year to two days ago, its Hong Kong and Macau 
cumulative box office has reached HK$ 45,454,742 (42,803,931 in Hong 
Kong) to become the highest grossing first week box office champion for 
Hong Kong and Chinese films in history.

* (2026/01/07) The Joel Chan Shan Chung, Bob Lam Sing Bun and Oscar 
Leung Lit Wai invested in and starred Malaysian Lunar New Year film 
MAMA NOT AGAIN (MAMA YAU YIU GA) has been confirmed for a Lunar New 
Year's Day (February 17th) release.  Yesterday its release has 
unveiled.  The trio put on maid costumes, bit lips and winked.  Even 
Shan Chung reposted the trailer on social media.  "Everyone, please 
don't watch this trailer.  If you clicked on its accidentally, but 
swipe away immediately and don't watch to its end.  Right now my entire 
company is laughing at my female disguise.  I asked them, 'When aren't 
you laughing at Bob?'  They said, 'Bob?  We expected him, but you Chan 
Shan Chung......we really couldn't have guessed!'  (Then one after one 
laughed very disgustingly) Let it go, it's right when you get laughes.  
Comedy requires people to make sacrifices.  Gentle reminder: if you see 
my female disguise scene, you can consider going to the bathroom then 
come back." 

* (2026/01/06) TVB's annual event "TV Awards Presentation 2025" was 
held in Macau the night before.  Bosco Wong Chung Chak and Charmaine 
Sheh Sze Man (Ah Sheh) won the "Best Actor and Actress" and the 
"Greater Bay Area's Favorite TVB Actor and Actress", becoming a double 
Best Actor and Actress.  Eric Tsang Chi Wai received the newly added 
"Honorary Legend" award.  He received the award from his friend Alan 
Tam and immediately announced his resignation as the general manager 
of TVB.  He will serve as the convener of the advisory committee in 
the future to continue to contribute to TVB.  Chi Wai admitted that he 
has been thinking about resigning as the general manager of TVB for a 
long time, and he even needed to resign five times before succeeding.  
He will return to contribute to the film industry in the future.
	Chi Wai was very grateful to see all of the colleagues standing 
up in the audience when he accepted the award, as he was very touched to 
be respected.  He also was very grateful to his friend Alan Tam Wing Lun 
for presenting him with the award, which also proved that his efforts in 
the past 5 years have been recognized by everyone.  It was also what he 
wanted the most when he first joined TVB as an executive.  He was able 
to do what he wanted to do and considered the job done.
	When asked Chi Wai how he would grade himself as a general 
manager, and he smiled and said, "50 something points, iffy.  Because I 
don't do a good job in administration, I don't know how to manage.  
There are many things I want to do but haven't done.  TVB is a very big 
cruise ship, ultimately it is running on gas and can't become electric 
all at once.  The greatest success is that many people praise the TVB 
program for being very entertaining, and the advertisers have come back.  
Actually I am just the prodigal son, responsible for spending money.  I 
don't know how to make money, but I make a program for companies to buy 
advertising.  The success of the programs can earn even more 
advertising.  The most important is for everyone to feel that 
advertising on TVB has improved their businesses.   At first when I 
didn't know anything I spent like mad, after awhile on job I have 
learned be thrifty!"
	When asked if the company has tried to retain him, Chi Wai 
said, "They have tried to retain many times, but I succeeded the fifth 
time.   I was told not to even think about it and kept getting kicked 
out of the door before.  This time I said with a lot of certainty, the 
main reason why I decided to resign this time is that my children want 
me to rest more.  I have already cultivated a great group of people to 
succeed me.  I also wanted to help the company with some new 
developments, so I would not sever ties with the company completely."  
As for the selection of the general manager's successor, Chi Wai said 
that the decision would be up to TVB Chairman Hui To.  He have made 
suggestions but did not give any clear choice.  When asked about the 
members of the new advisory committee, Chi Wai said that he would 
announce it when he found suitable candidates, emphasizing that he 
would not pry people away from the company and would look for more 
different talents to participate in the creation.  He would continue 
to share his philosophy of making TV.  
	Chi Wai said that the 5 years of working at TVB has been neither 
long nor short, and he felt that the most suitable time to announce the 
news of the change was at the award ceremony.  "I came back mainly to 
share my experience, and my colleagues have understood what I wanted to 
share.  I think it is time to retire, actually I have started to take a 
vacation over a month ago.  I only return to the company once a week for 
a meeting until the middle of the month, 5 years ago I started on 
January 21st, and this year on January 21st I will officially leave.  I 
promised that the company that as a consultant I might come back for 
meetings every month, because I still have some future developments I 
want to do with TVB."  
	Although Chi Wai denied that he was unwell and had to resign, he 
stated that he was not used to the normal business hours.  He said, "The 
only thing I am not used to being a general manager is to have meetings 
on time.  In addition making TV is different from making movies.  You 
can rest after finishing one (movie), but you can't with television.  
The job is basically endless.  General manager has to be at meetings all 
the time and can't be late.  I am not used to starting meetings on time, 
I have to sit at the company at 9:30 AM and has many meetings to host.  
I don't get to be late, which to me is the roughest thing.  Sometimes 
meetings are even rougher than coming up with ideas.  I also have to 
handle administrative work, have a sense of responsibility, none of 
which are things I like."  He felt that only by resigning would he have 
more opportunities to meet with viewers, with the general manager job he 
could not perform many onscreen work.  "Being a general manager has a 
huge problem, which is whatever I do seems to represent TVB, so I can't 
speak casually.  I like to talk, talk irresponsibly and joke around.  
TVB is a publicly traded company and could not speak casually.  Then I 
might as well return to be a free person, for me there is no 
restriction.  Instead I can bring even more joy to the audience."  
	Chi Wai said that he also has planned to return to the film 
industry after stepping down.  Ultimately he started in the film 
industry.  Seeing that the film market has been sluggish, he really 
wanted to contribute more. "I haven't paid attention to movies for 5 
years, so I feel I am a little out of touch.  Actually film is the place 
I have learned the most and have the most interest in when he entered 
show business.  I want to return to make movies.  I haven't worked with 
many directors, I want to make some Hong Kong movies and reconnect with 
the Hong Kong audience.  I haven always liked acting, it is an interest 
and an enjoyment.  As for directing and producing I do them out of a 
sense of duty and responsibility to the business.  Cultivating new 
directors, making new subjects are also what I like to do the most." 

* (2026/01/06) Kevin Chu Kam Yin (Ju Jai) with a birthday yesterday 
recently celebrated in advance with his on screen "daddy" and "mommy" 
Louis Koo Tin Lok (Goo Jai) and Jessica Huster Hsuan (Suen Huen) as 
"family of three" and the audience at the Shenzhen tour stop, and the 
scene was warm.  In addition to making a wish for himself, Ju Jai did 
not forget to remind each of the fans present to ask each 10 friends 
to go to the theater to watch a good movie and watch BACK TO THE PAST 
(CHUM CHUN GEI).
	During this period the staff brought out a cake to surprise Ju 
Jai and wish him a birthday.  As "daddy" and "mommy" Koo Tin Lok and 
Suen Huen and the birthday boy Ju Jai make a heart shaped pose together, 
the picture was warm, moving, and saccharine sweet.  As for birthday 
wishes, Ju Jai said with a smile, "You can't just say what the birthday 
wish is."  So he expressed it as a birthday request, a warm reminder for  
everyone to come and watch the movie.  The audience was very 
enthusiastic and sang the birthday song.  Goo Jai and Suen Huen also 
sent blessings to Ju Jai, enabling him to celebrate a happy birthday at 
work.

* (2026/01/05) TVB's annual event TVB Award Presentations 2025" was 
held last night at the Grand Lisboa Palace Resort in Macau.  The most 
watched award race of the night "Best Actress" belonged to Charmaine 
Sheh Sze Man of "THE QUEEN OF NEWS 2" and Jessica Hester Hsuan (Suen 
Huen) of "THE QUEEN OF TOWER", but the latter announced in advance 
that she would not attend the awards ceremony in Macau, so that there 
was no suspense in the race between the queen.  Finally Sheh Sze Man 
also naturally received her fourth Best Actress award; "Best Actor" 
was won by Bosco Wong Chung Chak for the first time with "THE QUEEN 
OF NEWS 2".  "THE QUEEN OF NEWS 2" won 9 awards and became a big 
winner.  TVB thanked Tsang Chi Wai for his outstanding contributions 
last night, awarded him the "TVB Honorary Legend Award", and 
announced his appointment as the convener of the newly established 
advisory committee to continue to promote program innovation and 
strategic alliance.
	TVB's general manager (Programm Content Operation) Tsang Chi 
Wai has been frequently rumored to be leaving the post recently.  Last 
night TVB finally announced that Tsang Chi Wai will be transferred from 
the current position of general manager (program content operation) to 
the newly established advisory committee convener responsible for 
advising the board of directors on new program content and strategic 
direction starting on January 21st, 2026.  Tsang Chi Wai with his ample 
industry experience and unique observation of content creations provide 
strategic suggestions on new technology use and cross platform strategic 
alliance, and continue to promote TVB content ecology development.  
The TVB Awards Presentations 2025" last night presented the "TVB 
Honorary Legends Award" to Tsang Chi Wai as its finale, and his friend 
Alan Tam Wing Lun presented him with the award.  Tsang Chi Wai said, 
"Thank you to the company for presenting this award to me.  The most 
special about the award is the word 'strange'.  Strangely 5 years ago 
I agreed to come in and sit in this spot.  Many friends around me 
described television as a sunset industry, if you don't do it you 
wouldn't lose. Yet I wanted to share my over 50 years of experience 
with colleagues.  TVB has many viewers, shouldering the social 
responsibility of entertaining everyone.  In the past 5 years it has 
made different variety of programs to bring everyone positive energy.  
This is the goal of my return, today I feel I am a little out of gas.  I 
feel the need to resign and hand it to the younger generation to keep 
going and take TVB to greater heights!  I am stepping back temporarily.  
Thank you to colleagues and Hong Kong viewers who has fought shoulder to 
shoulder with me for the past 5 years."  TVB also issued a notice at the 
same about Tsang Chi Wai's transition to his new post starting January 
21st.
	Sheh Sze Man won the Best Actress again with the role of "Man 
Wai Sum" in "THE QUEEN OF NEWS 2", breaking her own record and getting 
on the throne for the fourth time.  Sheh Sze Man could not hide her 
excitement when she received the trophy on stage from Frankie Lam Man 
Lung and his wife Kenix Kwok Ho Ying.  Her eyes were filled with tears 
as she said, "Tonight would be the most memorable night of my life.  
Thank you everyone for appearing in such a beautiful image.  Last 
time I won I felt like I won, but this time Sister Man won.  I have 
become this character, carrying the exciting plot for the audience to 
relate to.  I want to tell Sister Man, 'I really love you, Man Wai 
Sum!'".  She was also grateful to her mother for being strong and 
optimistic in facing her current situation, and thanked her brother for 
taking care of her mother while  allowing her to pursue her dreams 
willfully.  Finally, she concluded with philosophical words.  "History 
is created by human beings, so everyone in the audience can make history 
again as long as they work hard.  I am able to achieve that today, for 
everyone in the audience as long as they don't give up, they too can be 
the next one to make history.  Producer Chung Shu Kai, I hope we can 
make history again."  Later Chung Shu Kai led THE QUEEN OF NEWS 2 
production team to accept the "Best Drama" award.
	When Wong Chung Chak received the "Best Actor" award, he cried 
and said that he thought he would not be able to go on stage again after 
winning the "Greater Bay Area Best Actor", so he could not thank TVB 
Chairman Hui To.  "Before when I spoke I was all messed up.  Thank you 
chairman Hui To for at such a difficult time for productions now to 
provide so many resources to support the production."  He said that he 
has been lucky to have been taken care of by many seniors since his 
debut.  "As it turns out I would really cry!"  Although he was a 
"mischievous star", the teachings and the guidance of Elaine Lok Yi Ling 
and Tsang Lai Chun have deeply affected him.  He also thanked Chung Shu 
Kai and Shaw's colleagues for their support, and finally thanked the 
"Sam Soh" Jaime Chik Mei Chun for often making soup for him.
	"Greater Bay Area Favorite TVB Actor and Actress" were also won 
by THE QUEEN OF NEWS 2' Wong Chung Chak and Sheh Sze Man.  Wong Chung 
Chak first thanked Elaine Lok Yi Ling for treating him like a son for 
many years, and also thanked TVB.  "Actually the mind would really go 
blank!  Thank you TVB.  TVB is where I grew up, and TVB raised me.    
Without TVB, there would be no me Wong Chung Chak.  Of course I have 
to thank brothers and sisters in THE QUEEN OF NEWS 2 cast and crew.  
Thank you to the SNK team, thank you to my Ma.  If she hasn't spent 
my money, I wouldn't have to keep working and I wouldn't run into 
such a good script."   Then he tossed out "Leave it for Ah Sheh to 
speak" like a prophecy, guests Pakho Chau and Raymond Wong Ho Yin then 
announced Ah Sheh as the "Greater Bay Area Best Actress".
	Sheh Sze Man sincerely thanked the fans who supported "THE 
QUEEN OF NEWS" for allowing her to reunite with the role of Sister 
Man, and said, "Without you THE QUEEN OF NEWS 2 wouldn't be born, and 
I wouldn't have the chance to reunite this lovable character of 
Sister Man.  I am very happy, I hope that Hong Kong dramas can 
continue to be carried forward in different regions and places, 
continue to spread the spirit of our Hong Kong dramas and win glory 
for Hong Kong."  "Greater Bay Area Favorite TVB Drama" also went to 
THE QUEEN OF NEWS 2.  The drama won 9 awards and became the big winner.
	Last night's awards ceremony first announced the newcomer 
awards, Carmen Ngai Ka Man won the "Best Female Newcomer", while Kevin 
Liu Yang and Mason Fung Ho Yeung both won the "Best Male Newcomer".  
Fung Ho Yeung was announced first.  When Liu Yang's name was announced, 
he needed those around him to remind him before he realized that he 
won.  He thanked TVB and screamed, "I love Hong Kong!"
	Venus Wong Man Yik defeated the popular Mimi Kung Chi Yan with 
"THE QUEEN OF NEWS 2" to win the "Best Supporting Actress".  Eddie 
Cheung Siu Fai and Pat Ha Man Jik presented the award to her.  When the 
award was announced she was stunned, then she hug Kung Chi Yan and Sheh 
Sze Man as she headed toward the stage.  Winning the award for the first 
time she cried tears of joy as she kept telling herself to stay calm on 
the stage.  She thanked every audience who voted for her, the company's 
senior executives, and did not forget to thank her father-in-law in the 
audience, Tsang Chi Wai.  She said, "It turns out that I would really 
draw a blank, I am very honored to nominate with Sister Kung and all the 
nominees.  Actually in the past few years in the company, what I have 
learned is that I must be very humble and keep working hard.  Because 
being an actor is not a competition, this award is not our ultimate 
goal, and it is a great honor for every work and role we have to be 
remembered.  Thank you so much, thank you all!  An actor doesn't need to 
rely on an award to tell others how good he is, but an award can 
definitely make an actor walk with more persistence."  When interviewed 
backstage, she was asked if she was still a blank?  She said, "Yes!  
Actually you really can't prepare for it.  You would have stage fright.  
(You didn't thank your husband Tsang Kwok Cheung?)  I thanked whoever I 
saw, thank you Director Tsang (husband Derek Tsang Kwok Cheung).  He is 
watching television and latter would come over."
	In the industry for 16 years and nominated for the "Leaping 
Improvement Male Artist" 6 times, James Ng Yip Kwan finally won the 
award this year.  Appearing to be very emotional, his tears and his nose 
were both running all at once.  When Ng Yip Kwan won the Best Rookie 
Award at the 2015 Jade Solid Gold Awards, his fogged up glasses from his 
crying has become a classic scene.  This time they did not fog up.  He 
thanked his family and TVB executives.  He emotionally said that from 
THE VOICE 2, this show business ride has been full of twists and turns 
over 16 years.  He also encouraged everyone that the racetrack of life 
has no end.  "Some people won at the starting line, some play pawns, 
thugs, life has no end.  As long as you strive and keep walking, you 
will definitely see the scenery you want to see.  15 years ago Ng Yip 
Kwan gave people a very subpar impression.  I hope that 15 years later 
when they hear this name it its professional and serious."  Ng Yip Kwan 
said after winning the award, "Spending over a decade to win this award, 
I am very touched.  I understand that I need to spend time to absorb.  
When I win I have good memories, from the singing contest THE VOICE to 
now.  (You were very nervous before the award announcement.)  YEs, I 
had to grind my teeth to be able to relax.  When I found out I won I was 
very ugly, but I wanted everyone to know that I have put in a lot of 
effort and hard work.  However for this award, my glasses didn't fog 
up."
	The "Leaping Improvement Female Artist" went to Sophie Yip Sin 
Man, who has been in the industry for 10 years and has risen in 
popularity last year with the romance variety show "A DATE WITH 
GODDESS".  She thanked the LO AND BEHOLD team, from her first 
episode she worked for 8 to 9 years.  Accompanying viewers on television 
as they had dinner, she felt being an artist was very interesting.  "A 
DATE WITH GODDESS" was even the great harvest, as she publicly thanked 
boyfriend GM Randal Tsang Gin Mong and her future mother-in-law for her 
soups.  She said in her interview that after 10 years in the business, 
she faced the award with a normal state of mind.  Instead when A DATE 
WITH GODDESS won she was moved to tears.  Was GM not winning the 
"Leaping Male" the imperfection?  She said, "Yes, it is.  When I heard 
it wasn't him, my eyes got a little red.  I was even more upset than 
when I won.  (How would you comfort GM?)  Let's see what he would 
need?  I would agree to anything he asks."
	Waiting for the "Best Male Host" award for many years, Bob Lam 
Sing Bun finally got what he wanted.  "I got a squeeze from Mayanne 
(Mak Mei Yan) and I forgot everything.  (Toby) Chan Ting Yan doesn't 
have to worry, I will definitely help you find a boyfriend.  In 2026 I 
won't work on anything else, only you."  Then Bob returned to being 
serious and thanked the voters, TVB executives, his company partners 
and of course his family.  He also mentioned that his children were 
already used to Papa losing, but this time he finally was able to win.  
He hoped that he could make his family feel proud!  He recalled that 
when he first got on television, he faced a lot of negative comments 
online and felt upset.  Finally he pointed out that show business 
journey isn't easy, he would continue to work hard to be the best 
host.  He was so excited that when he raised the award high and put it 
down hard, he accidentally broke the trophy on the podium and caused 
it to split in two.  He immediately looked panicked as the entire 
audience cracked up.  One of the award presenters Wong Cho Nam "made 
the save", tried to help Bob "fix" the award but to no avail.  Bob 
could only carried the award off stage as Wong Cho Nam smiled at Bob 
and said, "No matter how well you spoke it's useless.  This move is 
the most powerful, great."  Jerry Lamb Hiu Fung added, "As a host we 
can only wipe the table a little."  Wong Cho Nam resumed, "You really 
won.  Since the launch of TVB, you are probably the first to break 
the award!  Hit the ground and blossom!"  When interviewed Bob said, 
"I am probably the first artist in history to immediately 'smash' the 
award after winning it, but this is a prop.  Later I would have a real 
award.  I would lock it in a secured box."  He also revealed that he 
helped Chan Ting Yan match with another half who would be worth at 
least 2 billion.  
	The "Best Female Host" went to Stephanie Che Yuen Yuen, who has 
been in the industry for 33 years.  She cried with joy on stage and 
thanked the musicians and program producers she have worked with before.
	"Best Supporting Actor" went to THE QUEEN OF NEWS 2's Matthew Ho 
Kwong Pui.  When he learned that he won, he immediately lowered his head 
at the table and began to sob.  When he raised his head he was still 
very emotional.  On the stage he was unable to speak and needed to 
settle his emotions before he was able to continue.  "I remember the 
last time I was on here to accept an award, it was already 2018's 
Leaping Improvement Award.  I told myself that if I would come up again 
I should use a very long time and spend even greater effort to be able 
to win.  It is not easy at all."  Later he thanked the TVB executives 
and producer Chung Shu Kai, and of course his good partner in the drama 
Sheh Sze Man.  Finally he thanked his family and other half.  "I would 
keep working hard, 2026 is a happy year.  Thank you everyone."
	Eric Tsang Chi Wai returned to TVB in 2021, first as deputy 
general manager and then promoted to general manager.  During his tenure 
he promoted a number of reforms and injected new impetus into TVB.
	Tsang Chi Wai returned to TVB in early 2021 as the deputy 
general manager (variety, music production and programming) and 
administrative committee special consultant.  His first task after 
returning to the nest was to resolve the copyright dispute between TVB 
and the "Big Four Record Labels" since 2009 and finally facilitated the 
"Great Reconciliation of the Century", allowing singers from Universal, 
Warner, Sony and EMI to return to the TVB stage.  In September of the 
same year, he was promoted to general manager (program content 
operation), fully responsible for the production and planning of variety 
shows, drama co-productions and music.
	In terms of programs, he restarted the classic variety show 
"SUPER TRIO" series to evoke collective memories of the audience.  He also  
produced talent shows such as STAR ACADEMY and MIDLIFE SING AND SHINE!, 
which successfully made popular singers such as Gigi Yim Ming Hay, Chantel 
Yiu Cheuk Fei, Albert Chau Kat Pui, and Vic Teo (Cheung Yu Sun).  At the 
same time he promoted the collaboration with Hunan Satellite TV INFINITY 
AND BEYOND ENDLESS MELODY, which attracted a large number of mainland 
audiences with the subject of Hong Kong music and opened up a broader 
platform for TVB.
	In November last year, Tsang Chi Wai was rumored to announce his 
resignation at TVB Anniversary Show.  Although he denied it on the spot, 
he also admitted that "one day he would leave".
	In addition to the fierce competition for major awards, the red 
carpet session before the awards ceremony was also regarded as a prelude 
to the awards ceremony.  A group of male and female artists dressed up 
carefully to compete for the "Best Dressed Male and Female Artist Award".  
	Female artists have their own clever ideas on the sexiness 
scale.  Kelly Cheung Hei Man stood out as the sexiest female artist at 
the venue.  When she and Moses Chan Ho were interviewed, she said that 
because she was busy filming dramas, she had no time to choose what to 
wear and let the image designer to decide.  She jokingly hoped that her 
grandma who loved to "rate" how artists were dressed would "show mercy".  
"The designer gave me this dress at the last minute and it was the only 
one, so I don't have a choice.  Otherwise I wouldn't have anything to 
wear.  I worry about scaring Grandma the most.  Because she is a loyal 
TVB fan, she is always asking why do the girls dress like this!"  Chan 
Ho was asked if he would "dare not look directly"?  He praised Cheung 
Hei Man for having an outstanding figure like a model, which inevitably 
made people look at her twice.
	However Kenneth Ma Kwok Ming, who lost his father not long ago, 
revealed that he was in an okay mood.  He was glad that he has just 
finished filming a series at that time and was able to concentrate on 
housework, but due to many tedious things they have not been completely 
done.  Known for being a filial son in the business, he said that he 
would try to spend as much time as possible with his mother in the 
future;  Later when he mentioned his deceased father, he could not help 
but wipe his tears with a tissue.  Walking with him, Samantha Ko Hoi 
Ning showed her back and said that she chose clothes "according to the 
mood" now.  Her mood that night was towards the goal of "watching the 
back (TV Best Actress)".
	Venus Wong Man Yik won Best Dressed last year, so this year she 
was at ease leaving what she would wear to the stylist.  As for rumors 
that her father-in-law Eric Tsang Chi Wai would leave his post as the 
TVB general manager, would she feel sorry?  Wong Man Yik said, "Over the 
past few years he has established a good relationship network for the 
company, been able to help many artists and colleagues and have a 
positive influence on morale.  Many colleagues have thanked him for 
his hard work and contribution.  As family I want him to be healthy, 
leave more time for vacations and being with his family and friends.  
However Father-in-law would decide and announce his life."  She revealed 
that her husband's family has planned a family trip, if she would not 
have to work she would join them.
	As the Roxanne Ho Pui Ga explained her wardrobe malfunction.  
She did not have time a full fitting, and revealed that she would change 
to something else as the host.  Also attaching importance to "safety" 
were Carmen Kwan Ka Man and Yoyo Chan Chi Yiu; Kwan Ka Man's see-through 
outfit made her struggle to find a suitable base layer, but she was 
confident that she has done enough "360-degree" measures.  She joked 
that "somersaults or running is no problem"; Chan Chi Yiu challenged the 
sexy evening dress and admitted that she had a special breast 
enhancement treatment for this purpose.  "Sometimes I have to be 
responsible as the spokesperson.  For this dress, earlier I went for 
more breast enhancement treatments."  She needed to keep her body 
straight and avoid big movements throughout the night.
	Brian Chu Man Hon in order to win Best Dressed Male Artist 
told the media that they could "feel all they want" to campaign for 
votes.  In the end his wish came true as he and rumored girlfriend Hera 
Chan Hiu Wah won "as a couple".  When interviewed together, Chu Man Ho 
was asked how he felt about what Chan Hiu Wah was wearing.  He praised 
immediately, "Very pretty very pretty very pretty.  (Is she too sexy?)  
No, she is respecting the occasion."  As for the rumored company "love 
ban", they both agreed that they have not heard of it.
	Bowie Lam Bo Yi and Selena Lee Sze Wah last night walked the red 
carpet together.  Nominated for "Best Actress" and "Greater Bay Area 
Favorite TVB Actress", Sze Wah earlier did not campaign for votes.  
Even at the venue she declined any media interview, seemingly to be in 
a state of "forfeiting the race".  When the host talked bout the scene 
when her "THE QUEEN OF NEWS 2" character "Cheung Ka Yin" left the 
television station, she burst into tears and left viewers heartbroken.  
She said, "This scene is pretty memorable.  I feel very lucky to have 
the first season, in which I have a lot of memories and emotions.  
Although it didn't have any dialogue and only music, it was very rich.  
(Online comments hoped that next time would be so tragic.)  It is still 
a happy ending."   
	"Best Actor" and "Greater Bay Area Favorite TVB Actor" nominee 
Bo Yi said, "Thank you TVB for giving me the opportunity to attend 
again.  (How confident are you about winning Best Actor?)  If I don't 
win either award I am done for, I won't be able to go home with any 
dignity."  
	The male and female protagonists of the drama "THE QUEEN OF NEWS 
2" Wong Chak Chung and Sheh Sze Man made their grand finale entrance, 
causing the audience to scream.  Wong Chung Chak joked that he wanted to 
complain that Sheh Sze Man did not campaign for votes for him.  Sheh 
Sze Man said, "Because you are my Best Actor pick"!
	In addition, Chantel Yiu Cheuk Fei and Windy Zhan Tianwen talked 
about Yumi Chung Yau Mei's private photo leak incident again and said 
that they would give her space to meditate and adjust.  Would they be  
worried that the incident would affect Chung Yau Mei's image?  Yiu Cheuk  
Fei emphasized that she would not interfere with the privacy of others, 
while she would let her romantic affairs take their natural courses.  
The two even admitted that they also have a lot of "black pictures" and 
"black history" in their mobile phones, and they would be more careful 
when uploading photos in the future.

TVB AWARDS 2025

BEST SERIES: THE QUEEN OF NEWS 2
BEST ACTOR: Bosco Wong (THE QUEEN OF NEWS 2)
BEST ACTRESS: Charmaine Sheh (THE QUEEN OF NEWS 2)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Matthew Ho (THE QUEEN OF NEWS 2)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Venus Wong (THE QUEEN OF NEWS 2)
GREATER BAY AREA FAVORITE TVB VARIETY AND INFORMATIONAL PROGRAM: A DATE WITH GODDESS
GREATER BAY AREA FAVORITE TVB ACTOR: Bosco Wong (THE QUEEN OF NEWS 2)
GREATER BAY AREA FAVORITE TVB ACTRESS: Charmaine Sheh (THE QUEEN OF NEWS 2)
GREATER BAY AREA FAVORITE TVB SERIES: THE QUEEN OF NEWS 2
PROFESSIONAL SPIRIT AWARD: Cheung Chai Yan
TVB ANNNIVERSARY HONORARY LEGEND: Eric Tsang
BEST VARIETY PROGRAM: MIDLIFE SING AND SHINE! 3
BEST INFORMATIONAL AND SPECIAL TOPIC PROGRAM: SCOOP
BEST MALE HOST: Bob Lam Sing Bun
BEST FEMALE HOST: Stephanie Che
LEAPING IMPROVEMENT MALE ARTIST: James Ng
LEAPING IMPROVEMENT FEMALE ARTIST: Sophie Yip
BEST TELEVISION SONG : SEED OF TRUTH (THE QUEEN OF NEWS 2) (Windy Zhan)
BEST MALE NEW COMERS: Mason Fung, Kevin Liu
BEST FEMALE NEW COMERS: Carmen Ngai
BEST DRESSED MALE ARTIST: Brian Chu
BEST DRESSED FEMALE ARTIST: Hera Chan

* (2026/01/05) On January 3rd, the popular movie BACK TO THE PAST 
(CHUM CHUN GEI) came to Shenzhen for a roadshow, leading actors 
Louis Koo Tin Lok (Goo Jai), Jessica Hester Hsuan (Suen Huen), and 
Kevin Chu Kam Yin formed a "family of three" and appeared.  
Recently Goo Jai has been unwell, so most of the audience's 
questions are answered by Suen Huen and Chu Kam Yin.  Yet Goo Jai 
still lovingly interacted with fans such as shaking hands, signing 
autographs, and taking photos, and was very fond of fans.  According 
to the data of Maoyan Professional Edition, as of 22 o'clock 
yesterday, the mainland box office of BACK TO THE PAST has reached 
1.71 billion yuan (RMB, the same below).  Suen Huen said that if the 
box office would exceed 300 million yuan, you can unlock benefits and 
listen to Goo Jai sing.
	At the beginning of the event, Chu Kam Yin, who played Bo Yi, 
took the initiative to ignite the atmosphere and asked loudly "Who do 
you love the most".  He was very surprised to hear some fans' response 
was "Chu Kam Yin".  Some fans asked Chu Kam Yin, what is the 
relationship between Bo Yi and the Lam Fung played King of Qin in his 
eyes?  "We are brothers, and at the same time, we both want to be 
recognized by our father Hong Siu Lung, so it is very contradictory and 
complicated."
	Some fans asked the leading actors "Do you have breakfast on an 
empty stomach", Chu Kam Yin immediately understood and firmly said, "I 
have".  Suen Huen looked surprised and issued a series of "In real 
life?" "Does anyone eat breakfast after they are full?" and asked Goo 
Jai as if asking for help, "What about you?"  Goo Jai smiled dotingly 
and did not answer.  Until fans reminded her that this was a funny line 
from the movie version BACK TO THE PAST, Suen Huen suddenly realized and 
shouted, "I will watch the movie a few more times."  Finally the creator 
also sent New Year's greetings to Shenzhen fans, wishing that everyone 
would be healthy and happy.  Suen Huen called on everyone to watch BACK 
TO THE PAST a few more times, "When the box office would reach 300 
million yuan RMB, we can unlock benefits and listen to Goo Jai sing!"
	The TV series version A STEP INTO THE PAST was the youthful 
memory of a generation.  A female audience member said that because she 
loved A STEP INTO THE PAST, she used Goo Jai's photo as her WeChat 
avatar.  On the other hand she has never been married, and her mother 
has been very worried for her.  When she saw her avatar, her mother 
asked her if this was your boyfriend?  Mama was very satisfied!  "I'm 
also very satisfied!  Because I have liked Goo Jai for a long time, I 
have bought a lot of Goo Jai's posters and posted them at home.  I am 
very honored to have successfully pursued my dream today."  Goo Jai was 
very moved after hearing this, and immediately approached the fans to 
shake hands and interact so that the fans could realize their dreams.
	Another female fan admitted that the TV series version was 
broadcast when she was in junior high school.  At the time she was 
stressed about her studies, but she would urge herself to finish her 
homework quickly every day so she could sit in front of the TV to watch 
A STEP INTO THE PAST.  25 years later, she was very lucky and happy to 
stand at a cinema in Shenzhen and get close to the creators.  "Although 
I am nearly 40 years old, my original intention has not changed.  I 
still love Suen Huen the most."  Goo Jai immediately ridiculed Suen 
Huen, "There is a girl confessing to you."
	Yesterday before the TVB Awards Presentations 2025, Suen Huen 
was asked, "Would Dr. Tung (Suen Huen's THE QUEEN OF TOWER character) 
attend the TVB Award Presentations?  We really want to see you!"  Suen 
Huen replied immediately, "No."
	An online survey of BACK's real dialogue ratio, Koo Tin Lok 
came in first, Lam Fung second, mainland star Bai Baihe third.  Earlier 
pushed to the "True Lead Actress", Tang Lai Ming was fifth.  Strongly 
promoting the film recently, lead actress Suen Huen only came in 
eleventh.  Some felt bad for her.  "Suen Huen is the most tragic lead 
actress in history.  Her several minute role even had AI and body 
doubles, and she still had to run to a dozen or events, participate in 
a pile of promotion.  To be able to achieve this step truly is purely 
crazy for love."  Suen Huen responded, "The quantity isn't important, 
as long as you are happy from watching I am fine!" 
	In addition, BACK would be released in Taiwan on the 9th.  Koo 
Tin Lok would return after 12 years to promote the film there, and Suen 
Huen would also promote with him in Taiwan 25 years after promoting the 
series. 
	 The Louis Koo Tin Lok, Raymond Lam Fung, Jessica Hester Hsuan 
(Suen Huen), Sonija Kwok Sin Nei and Joyce Tang Lai Ming starred movie 
BACK TO THE PAST (CHUM CHUN GEI) has become a hot topic in the city 
since its release on December 31st, 2025.  As from a series of box 
office successes, the film also brought back collective memories for a 
generation of viewers.  Following the Hong Kong and Macau opening day 
box office of HK$11,299,366 that set a record for the highest opening 
day in the history of Hong Kong films, and the single-day box office 
of Hong Kong and Macau exceeded 10 million for two consecutive days of 
release, the film reported good news yesterday.  The cumulative box 
office in Hong Kong and Macau officially exceeded HK$40 million, and the 
momentum continued to rise.  As of 4 p.m. on January 4, the cumulative 
box office in Hong Kong and Macau reached HK$40,234,443.
	With the movie fever on the rise, the popularity of the theme 
song "The Highest Destiny" that countless audiences grew up with, also 
increased, and the discussion soared.  Earlier the music video of the 
new version with Louis Koo Tin Lok and Raymond Lam Fung received 
enthusiastically response and led to wave after wave of covers and 
reinterpretations online, versions of different languages and different 
styles flooded in one after one and formed an unique atmosphere of "the 
Destiny Universe".
	In order to thank the audience for their love and celebrate the 
box office exceeding 40 million, the film company specifically edited 
and launched an online chorus cover version of the BACK TO THE PAST 
theme song "The Highest Destiny", which gathered the wonderful 
performances of many creators into a "chorus" style video to pay tribute 
to every audience who continues the craze of BACK TO THE PAST with 
music.  The video contains multiple versions that included "Guzheng 
Version" by Wood Instrument Teacher, "Piano Version" by Klafmann Hong 
Kong TV Music, "Cover Version" by Ali Mezzi, "Metal Rock Version" by 
Damien Lam, "Old School Version" by OK Song, "Malay Version" by Mr 
LiewBei Classroom, "Korean Version", "Japanese Version", "French 
Version" by Mystery Sound, and "English Version" by XIXKENLAW and other 
cover clips and footage.  Together they would spell out the touching 
memories that belong to BACK TO THE PAST.

* (2026/01/05) 4 members of the "So Sharp" guy group Oscar Leung Lit 
Wai (Wai Wai), Matthew Ko Kwan Yin, Stephen Wong Ka Lok, Stefan Huynh 
(Wong Cheung Hing) attended the "Yan Chai Charity Poon Choi Banquet" 
event with "MIDLIFE SING AND SHINE" singer Miranda Lee Jia the night 
before, and tasted food with more than 6,000 elderly neighbors.  Wai 
Wai this year for the first time participated in the investment and 
writing of a Malaysian Lunar New Year film, which would be officially 
launched on the Lunar New Year's Day and would star Joel Chan Shan 
Chung and Bob Lam Sing Bun.  He bluntly said that he was nervous 
because of the strong opponents in the same period like BACK TO THE 
PAST (CHUM CHUN GEI) and some outstanding Malaysian domestic Lunar 
New Year films; but he was full of confidence in his own work.  "This 
year would be difficult for us, but every movie has its own story and 
uniqueness.  Not one would be about the same thing as ours.  Ours is 
about family, with laughter, tears and thrills and all the flavors of 
life, as well Bob's breakthrough performance.  Shan Chung of course is 
the television Best Actor.  I hope the audience will support it." 

* (2026/01/04) The movie version of A STEP INTO THE PAST, BACK TO THE 
PAST (CHUM CHUN GEI) has been scheduled to open on New Year's Eve in 
2025.  The original team has made a strong comeback after 25 years, 
setting off a "memory kills" all over the city.  The film even 
continuously set new records in Hong Kong film history!  25 years ago, 
the Louis Koo Tin Lok played Hong Siu Lung took a time machine to 
break into the troubled times of the Warring States period; 25 years 
later, the movie version of the story continues, Hong Siu Lung has 
become a father, and he has a son Hong Bo Yi (played by Kevin Chu Kam 
Yin).  As the years go by, the plot opens a new chapter, and the 
actors of then have also grown on their own.  However time seems to 
be particularly gentle on these actors, especially Jessica Hester 
Hsuan (Suen Huen).  She has been so well kept that people online 
jokingly asked, "Did you have any preservatives?"  In addition to 
sharing the daily maintenance routine, Suen Huen even broke the news 
in a media interview that she and Koo Tin Lok have been "reckless"  
without change for 20 years, and even joked that Koo Tin Lok is 
still just as "bad"!
	After waiting for 25 years, the time-traveling legend of 
BACK TO THE PAST has finally been put on the big screen and made fans of 
the drama back then shout that their childhood memories have come back! 
The Suen Huen palyed Wu Ting Fong not only returned, but also has been 
praised for her appearance being comparable to back then.  Regarding 
online accusation that she seemed to have taken preservatives, Suen Huen 
revealed the secret, "Actually the technology is so powerful, the team 
would definitely fine tune the picture because the current lenses are  
too precise!  Getting older is definite, but I will try to use some 
natural methods to delay it."
.	Suen Huen admitted that she did not deliberately maintain her 
health and was even used to sleeping late at night, but she would be
"engaged" in the bathroom for an hour and a half every morning and 
evening, including applying masks, scraping her face, etc.  She said 
that she heard that many people would become addicted to fine-tuning.  
Although no one knows what will happen in the future, she would rather 
be "diligent" and take her time with natural methods.  She even praised 
co-star Tang Lai Ming for "changing the least", which was the most 
amazing.  Was she worried about the audience comparing the actresses? 
Suen Huen took that in stride. "This is the way in this line of work, 
and technology (screen fine tuning) can indeed help actors prolong their 
longevities; just like when dubbing the drama QUEEN OF THE TOWER, when 
I saw the unedited picture even I would be disappointed."
	In addition to her appearance, her friendship with Koo Tin Lok 
has not changed for twenty years.  The reporter laughed and asked what 
she felt has changed about his old partner Koo Tin Lok, and whether he 
has become more "bad" to her?  Suen Huen immediately laughed, "He has 
always been so 'bad', and in terms of 'verbal jabs' at me he has 
gotten even more severe, haha."  Speaking of many of the interesting 
outtakes from the series back then has leaked out, like when Koo Tin 
Lok 'poked' her, Suen Huen revealed, "He actually was 'poking' my 
'armpit'!  Rewatching these clips really brings back a lot of memories.  
When I was filming a TV series in the past, every time I yawned he 
would put his finger directly into my mouth.  The staff next to me 
would be scared.  After all, he used to be just an actor and everyone 
would have fun and relax.  Now he is also a producer and a star, he has 
to take care of a lot of things on the set.  Actually I would still see 
the old him there, but he may just hide a little deeper."  Suen Huen 
also said that Koo Tin Lok knew that she would not be upset, so he 
spoke to her very directly.  Sometimes others would be surprise to see 
that, but she has long been used to it.  She would say something to Koo 
Tin Lok directly, "I know when I can tell him and when not to disturb 
him, I would look at his face.  Yet there are some things that others 
dare not tell him, but I would say it directly because he needs to 
know."  She also recalled the hardships of filming the drama.  In 
addition to the poor environment, the actors also took turns to fall 
ill.  She herself was hospitalized for a week, and as soon as she was 
discharged from the hospital she immediately went to catch up with 
the shoot.
	As for the newly added "son" Chu Kam Yin in the movie, he 
admitted that he was under a lot of pressure.  He not only had to face a 
group of senior actors, but also to play the historical figure Xiang Yu.   
Yet he pointed out that the atmosphere of the team was very much like a 
family.  The seniors took great care of him and allowed him to relax 
quickly.  Suen Huen also joked that Chu Kam Yin was chosen because he 
looked like her and Koo Tin Lok's "son".  The film had its share of 
action scenes, which he humbly said was the outstanding result of "movie 
magic".
	As for whether the movie would have a sequel, Suen Huen and 
Koo Tin Lok have the same opinion.  They believed that it would depend 
on the box office, but also on the script.  Because of many examples 
before, they had to avoid keep making them until it would become 
"rotten".  "Previously many dramas have been hits, so they just kept 
making them.  DICEY BUSINESS originally would make a second season, but 
I didn't agree because all the characteristics of each role in the 
series were already 'out'.  Not much would be left to talk about, so I 
didn't take it.  Quit awhile you are a head.  I remember that Oscar Best 
Actress Julia Roberts once turned down the PRETTY WOMAN sequel because 
she thought that the sequel would never be as good as the original.  Why 
not leave the best picture forever in the minds of the audience?  The 
costume drama SQUARE PEGS became a modern version, LIFE MADE SIMPLE 
became another story so it was acceptable."
	Yet she felt that BACK TO THE PAST was an exception, 
because the subject of traveling had huge room for development.  They 
could go anywhere and add anything to it.  The film took awhile from 
production to release, one of the actors Dick Liu Kai Chi already had 
no way to watch the completed film.  Suen Huen also felt sorry about 
this, but she also looked at it very openly.  "Everything happens for a 
reason, and everyone has their fate and time."

* (2026/01/04) The Louis Koo Tin Lok, Raymond Lam Fung, Jessica Hester 
Hsuan (Suen Huen), Sonija Kwok Sin Nei and Joyce Tang Lai Ming starred 
BACK TO THE PAST (CHUM CHUN GEI) has achieved consecutive box office 
results since its release on December 31st, 2025.  On the first day 
the box office in Hong Kong and Macau recorded HK$11,299,366 (the same 
below), setting a record for the highest opening day in the history of 
Hong Kong films.  After two days in release, the single-day box office 
in Hong Kong and Macau exceeded 10 million; the cumulative box office 
quickly exceeded 20 million and became a hot topic in the city.  
Entering the fourth day of release, the box office of BACK TO THE PAST 
accumulated more than 30 million and the trend is quite sharp.  As of 
12 noon on January 3rd, the cumulative box office in Hong Kong and 
Macau has reached HK$31,019,886; which is an impressive achievement.  
After the film's release, the discussion continued to heat up, 
successfully attracting audiences of different generations to enter 
and support, setting off a wave of collective memories and seizing the 
focus of the Hong Kong film market recently.  The creative team also 
thanked the audience through short videos and promotional activities, 
thanking fans for their support and waiting over the years, and 
calling on everyone to continue to go to the cinemas to support BACK 
TO THE PAST.
	In addition, Koo Tin Lok missed some Foshan stop's roadshow 
activities due to illness the day before.  Goo Jai appeared with a mask 
at one event, and some fans claimed that he kept coughing.  At another 
event he was already missing.  Lam Fung explained to the audience, 
"Daddy (Koo Tin Lok) is sick, so he couldn't come to promote."  Goo Jai 
was even rumored to be ill and hospitalized, worrying many fans.
	Yesterday Goo Jai through his manager reported that he was safe, 
and he immediately returned to promote in Shenzhen.  "Thank you everyone 
for your concern for Goo Jai.  He is fine and would promote BACK TO THE 
PAST in Shenzhen."  
	Goo Jai appeared to be in good spirits yesterday and did not 
forget to show his humorous nature.  He smiled and said to the audience, 
"Yesterday (the day before) some things had to be dealt with in ancient 
times, so I went back for a while and now I would come back since it's 
done."  He even joked on the spot, "Today (yesterday) it was Lam Fung's 
turn to go back to ancient times to deal with something!"  It caused 
laughter from the audience, and the atmosphere was quite lively.
	BACK TO THE PAST started production in 2019 but was never 
scheduled for release, thus the film has been jokingly called an "urban 
legend" online.  Charles Heung Wah Keung revealed in a mainland 
interview that while making BACK TO THE PAST 4 years ago Koo Tin Lok 
spent all the money and asked him for help.  Heung Wah Keung admired 
Koo Tin Lok and described him as the "Last Night Watchman" of the Hong 
Kong film industry, in order to make movies he also wagered everything 
he had.  4 years ago Goo Jai told him, "If I keep going, I am afraid I 
would have to sleep under the bridge.  Mr. Heung, please support us, 
support Hong Kong film."  Heung Wah Keung learned that Goo Jai has 
already spent over 200 million and invested 20 million more without 
hesitation.  He joked that even if the money would be lost it would not 
matter, because he could not turn Goo Jai down.  Since he had such a 
rare passion for film, supporting Koo Tin Lok was supporting Hong Kong 
film.  If he could not even put up 20 million, he would not be Heung Wah 
Keung.
	Heung Wah Keung also pointed out that he made Koo Tin Lok a 
star.  The young actor made the comedy LA BRASSIERE (JUET SAI HO BRA) at 
the time, but the movie became a big hit and he also became popular.  He 
has heard people call Goo Jai a Hong Kong movie tycoon.  He took low 
budget movie roles for no pay.  Later he invested in films and a special 
effect company, putting both money and effort into this work.  Heung Wah 
Keung praised, "I would never imagine that he would be so brave.  I 
heard he has already invested in several dozen movies."  
	Heung Wah Keung recalled that the Hong Kong film golden age has 
brought him fame and fortune.  Now when fans run into him they would 
still call him "Lung Ng" (His GOD OF GAMBLERS character).  As for the 
current status of the Hong Kong film industry, he sentimentally said 
that "time wasn't on my side".  Hong Kong used to produce several 
hundred movies, last year only a dozen or so were made.  Business 
required timing and opportunity, he was afraid that making money from 
investing in film nowadays would already be very difficult.

* (2026/01/04) The inspirational movie PASS AND GOAL (YIK JUEN SEUNG 
BOON CHEUNG)'s director Jill Wong Pak Kei yesterday led actors Gigi 
Leung Wing Kei and 3 young actors Chan Lok Ting, Tam Chun Yin and Sin 
Cheuk Kiu to the theater to thank the audience.  Although the movie 
since its  release on Christmas Day has not had many shows left, Leung 
Wing Kei just returned to Hong Kong from Spain yesterday morning but 
still made the final sprint to the theater to meet and thank the 
audience.  She even specifically bought a jersey printed with the 
English names of the five young actors at the Barcelona stadium and 
gave them to them, and when she also streamed live online on the spot.  
She chose three people who commented to receive jerseys as well.   As 
the only one who did not receive a gift, the director immediately 
joked, "I'm a kid too!"
	Leung Wing Kei just returned to Hong Kong from Spain 6 AM 
yesterday, but she immediately rushed to the cinema to thank the 
audience.  She said that this year was the first time she 
accompanied her husband back to Spain for Christmas to visit the 
elderly.  She only found out about PASS AND GOAL's Christmas release 
after she has made the plans.  Seeing how hard the young actors were 
promoting the film, she had to try her best to thank the audience as 
soon as she returned to Hong Kong.  She did not know how many shows 
were left, but she still hoped under decent response the audience 
would still be able to support this inspirational movie that was 
purely about children playing soccer.  Speaking of currently BACK TO 
THE PAST (CHUM CHUN GEI) has "occupied" the Hong Kong cinema 
screenings, Gigi said, "It's a pity but I'm also happy, since both 
are Hong Kong films.  I understand that theater chains and theaters 
want to have box office, and everyone has been so supportive of Hong 
Kong films.  The lifespan of our movie is a little shorter, but when 
it runs into a big IP (intellectual property) movie, it is beyond 
the actors' control.  I already have no regrets from being able to 
make this movie.  With the current climate in Hong Kong, it's good to 
have an inspirational movie."  However, some viewers said that with 
only a few children promoting the movie, the campaign seemed less 
than attractive?  Gigi said that she also saw relevant reports and 
felt that they were also actors in the film.  The audience 
appreciation screenings were all done by division of labor and 
cooperation, and whoever had time to do it would.  In the particular 
some of the young actors were new to the industry, which was also a 
good experience for them.  She as a viewer would be very touched to 
witness their gradual growth since when they first started in the 
business.
	Speaking of Gigi wanting to stream live at the Barcelona stadium 
to promote the movie, she said that she originally had no plan and the 
decision was also on the spot.  She also knew that the young actors did 
not have the opportunity to go to Barcelona in person for the time 
being, so she thought of streaming live to take them in to experience 
it.  She thought that was quite interesting, and this time she gave the 
young actor jerseys, Gigi said, "It is very meaningful to me, because 
when my husband and I were dating we were separated,.  The first gift he 
sent me was a Barcelona jersey with my name printed on it.  At the time 
I still did not like soccer very much yet and thought that this was 
the romance of men.  I still have this jersey now.  My husband really 
likes soccer, so of course he has one too."  Would she wear a couple 
outfit to watch the game?  She laughed and said that they would watch 
the game together, but she did not like to wear couple clothes.  
Speaking of the director complaining on the spot about not getting a 
jersey?  Gigi smiled awkwardly and said, "I only remember to buy for 5 
children, I really forgot about him.  I will go back to Spain every 
year, so I will make up for it next time."
	In addition, speaking of Louis Koo Tin Lok (Goo Jai) falling ill 
while promoting BACK TO THE PAST (CHUM CHUN GEI) in the mainland, he was 
rumored to be absent from publicity to go to the hospital.  Gigi said 
that she has just returned to Hong Kong and did not know.  She hoped 
that he would be fine, but she would also wear a mask when she went in 
and out of crowded places.  For example she has been wearing a mask 
before the live stream at the Barcelona stadium, because she did not 
want to get sick as she would prepare to record songs.  She also hoped 
that Goo Jai would be careful and recover as soon as possible.  She 
would also see Goo Jai at the "KING MAKER VI" finals tonight, she would 
see how he was doing then.

* (2026/01/03) Famous director, action director and actor Yuen Cheung 
Yan on New Year's Day (the 1st) passed away at the Queen Elizabeth 
Hospital.  He was 68.  The funeral would take place at the Universal 
Funeral Parlor on February 1st.  Director Lee Lik Chi yesterday 
announced the news of his passing on Weibo.  "Master Yuen Cheung Yan's 
wife gave grave news, Master Cheung Yan passed away due to illness at 
the Queen Elizabeth Hospital this afternoon (the 1st).....may Master 
Cheung Yan have a safe journey."  Jackie Chan, Donnie Yen Chi Tan, Kara 
Wai Ying Hung and others eulogized him on social media.  Jackie Chan 
posted, "Brother Yuen Cheung Yan was not only an excellent action 
director, but also shaped many classic characters."
	Yuen Cheung Yan came form a martial art family.  His father 
was DRUNKEN MASTER (JUI KUEN)'s Yuen Siu Tin, brother is the renowned 
"Number One Action Director in the World" Yuen Woo Ping, and he was a 
core member of the "Yuen Stunt Team".  He followed Yuen Woo 
Ping to develop in Hollywood, serving as the fight choreographer on  
DAREDEVIL.  He once joked in the interview, "Everyone says that Yuen 
Woo Ping is the Number One Action Director in the World, then as the 
second child do I count as the number two action director in the world?"  
He participated in on screen performance, one of his classic character 
had to be the beggar in KUNG FU HUSTLE (GONG FU).  "I see your 
shockingly unique bone structure, an one in a million martial art 
training material.  It's up to you to maintain world peace!"  Through 
those words he sold the BUDDHA'S PALM secret manuel to Stephen Chow 
Sing Chi's character in his childhood.  In his later years he continued 
to make movies.  The Shu Qi starred GOOD AUTUMN, MOMMY was his final 
work.
	Jackie Chan eulogized Yuen Cheung Yan.  "Brother Yuen Cheung 
Yan has left us......when I was little and just started at the Opera 
School and studied with Master Yu Jim Yuen, I knew that we had two 
elder brothers: Yuen Woo Ping and Yuen Cheung Yan.  They entered the 
film industry very early on, later became other elders in the 
business and lent a helping hand to many.  Brother Yuen Cheung Yan was 
not only an excellent action director, but also shaped many classic 
character.  Sometimes with only a few shots, he was still able to leave 
a deep impression, became a stroke of genius and kept these characters 
in the hearts of the audience.  Brother, have a safe journey.  We will 
miss you."
	Yen Chi Tan posted a still from his film with Yuen Cheung Yan 
DRUNKEN TAI CHI (SIU TAI GIK) and wrote.  "From my green first 
encounter at DRUNKEN TAI CHI, to the farewell to martial art world in 
the recent SAKRA (KIU FUNG JUEN), Brother Cheung Yan contributed to the 
light and the shadow.  Your spirit will endure.  We will forever miss 
you.  Have a safe journey."

* (2026/01/03) The movie BACK TO THE PAST (CHUM CHUN GEI) was officially 
released on December 31st, 2025.  Following the opening day box office 
record of $11,299,366 (Hong Kong dollars, the same below) in Hong Kong 
and Macau, the movie received more good news on the first day of 2026. 
BACK TO THE PAST's Hong Kong and Macau cumulative box office has 
officially surprise $20 million.  After two days in release the film 
recorded $21,743,937 and set the record for exceeding 10 million at Hong 
Kong and Macau box office for two consecutive days, as the momentum 
continued to rise.
	After the main creators Louis Koo Tin Lok, Raymond Lam Fung, 
Jessica Hester Hsuan (Suen Huen) and Kevin Chu Kam Yin learned of the 
good results the night before, they immediately made a video to report 
the good news to the audience and thank them.  They even transformed 
into the characters in the film in a fun little sketch, and the 
atmosphere was lively.  In the film, Chu Kam Yin as Hong Bo Yi presented 
lemon tea to Koo Tin Lok as his father Hong Siu Lung and Raymond Lam 
Fung, as Chiu Poon, the King of Qin.  "Dad, king! The lemon tea is 
ready!"  Koo Tin Lok asked rhetorically: "Is it really ready?"  
Immediately afterwards, Suen Huen s Wu Ting Fong entered the shot and 
said with a smile, "We have good news to announce to everyday on the 
first day of 2026!"  Chu Kam Yin excitedly relayed the good news, "The 
cumulative box office BACK TO THE PAST in Hong Kong has exceeded 20 
million!"  Finally, Koo Tin Lok led the other three to shout in unison, 
"Everyone continue to support BACK TO THE PAST!"
	The 2025 Hong Kong film box office total revenue fell nearly 16% 
from two years ago, the situation has become quite concerning.  The Hong 
Kong Box Office Co. Ltd. yesterday announced the overall film market 
condition between January 1st to December 31st 2025.  The year's total 
revenue was HK$ 1.13 billion, a drop of 15.79% from 1.34 billion two 
years ago.  Last year's highest grossing film was the Japanese animation 
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA -- THE MOVIE: INFINITY CASTLE with HK$ 
97.6 million at the Hong Kong box office.  As for the top ten highest 
grossing Hong Kong films, on top remained the currently in release 
ANOTHER WORLD (SAI OI) with HK$ 15.115 million.  In second was THE WAY 
WE TALK (HONG NGOR GUM TIN JUM MOR SUET).  In third PEG O' MY HEART 
(SHOOK MUNG).  The HK$ 400 million production SONS OF THE NEON NIGHT 
(FUNG LUM FOR SHAN) came in fifth with HK$ 11.397 million.  
	Worth of note was that the December 31st release BACK TO THE 
PAST opened with HK$ 11.09 million and immediately placed 7th in Hong 
Kong for the year, and was also the second highest opening box office 
in Hong Kong.  The 2019 opening of AVENGERS: ENDGAME remained on top.

* (2026/01/02) The Louis Koo Tin Lok produced and starred movie with 
Raymond Lam Fung, Jessica Hester Hsuan (Suen Huen), Sonija Kwok Sin Nei, 
Joyce Tang Lai Ming and other original cast members, BACK TO THE PAST 
(CHUM CHUN GEI) landed on the big screen on December 31st, 2025, 
immediately swept across the box office, and set a number of records in 
Hong Kong film history in one fell swoop.  A total of 1,481 screenings 
took place in Hong Kong on the first day, making it the most opening day 
screenings in Hong Kong film story.  It also grossed HK$11,299,366 on 
the opening day in Hong Kong and Macau, making "The Highest First-Day 
Box Office Champion in Hong Kong Film History" in Hong Kong Cinema.  
This record was originally held by THE LAST DANCE (POR. DEI YUK) 
released in 2024 with an opening day box office of HK$7,466,387.  
BACK TO THE PAST significantly pushed the record up by more than 
HK$3.8 million, and also won the Hong Kong film opening championship.
	The film company "One Cool Film" announced the exciting news for 
the team on social platforms.  "The movie "BACK TO THE PAST" was 
officially released on December 31st.  Including the midnight 
screenings, a total of 1,481 screenings were held in Hong Kong on the 
first day -- the most shows on the opening day in Hong Kong film 
history.  In terms of box office, the film recorded $11,299,366 at the 
box office on the first day, which is the highest first-day box office 
champion in the history of Hong Kong films; more than 3 million more 
than the second place.  At about half past nine in the evening on the 
day of the official release, the single-day box office on the opening 
day has exceeded 10 million."  The main creators Koo Tin Lok, Lam Fung, 
Suen Huen, Tang Lai Ming and Kevin Chu Kam Yin immediately made a video 
to thank the audience and sent New Year's Day wishes to the audience: 
"Entering 2026, I wish you all a happy new year! The box office of BACK 
TO THE PAST has reached HK$ 10 million on the first day!  I hope 
everyone will continue to support BACK TO THE PAST!"  
	Its mainland box office has also bee decent.  As for 6:42 PM 
yesterday on the Maoyan professional page data, BACK TO THE PAST in its 
two days in release had a total box office of over 80 million RMB 
(around HK$ 89.01 million); the Maoyan ticket purchase rating is 9.3. 

* (2026/01/02) The first award ceremony in the music industry in 2026, 
the "2025 Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentations", was held last night 
at AsiaWorld-Expo.  The ceremony's theme is "Need You To Do It Because 
It is Hard", meaning that no matter in music or the journey of life, 
hardship requires even more determination and perseverance to keep 
breaking through and challenging yourself.  This kind of spirit is 
exactly the strength to keep moving forward, and Vincy Chan (Wing Yi) is 
a perfect confirmation of this.  20 years after her debut when she won 
the "Professional Recommendation Ultimate Top Ten" song award last 
night, she was moved to tears and shared that she should not trap 
herself because of her age.  The guy group MIRROR was absent, but 
the group and Keung To individually won a total of 3 awards, including 
winning My Favorite Group for 5 consecutive years.  Jay Fung Wan Him won 
the gold prize for male singer for the first time, as well as the bronze 
medal for creative singer and song award.  MC Cheung Tin Fu also won 
three awards, including the Silver Prize for Male Singer, the Ultimate 
Record Award and the Song Award.  Gin Lee Hung Ngai became a big winner 
among female singers, and repeated as the gold prize winner for female 
singer and song award.  Stephy Tang Lai Yan stepped on the stage again 
after 23 years and won My Favorite Female Singer award for the first 
time.
	A total of 49 awards were presented at the ceremony, all of 
which were based on the radio song airplay rate.  Fans would be able to 
vote with one vote per person for the "My Favorite Male and Female 
Singer, Group and Song Awards" through the mobile app to support their 
favorite singers and songs with practical actions.  The final five 
"Ultimate Music My Favorite Songs" have been selected by fans, namely 
Anson Lo Hon Ting's "LEMONADE", Keung To's "ON A SUNNYDAY", Terence 
Lam Ka Him's "APRIL WHISPER", Ian Chan Cheuk Yin's "WRITTEN IN THE 
STARS" and MC Cheung Tin Fu's "LIAR".  Last night the final round of 
voting was held, and the audience voted for their favorite songs on 
the spot. Before the start, clips of the nominations for various 
awards were played on a loop, with Keung To's "ON A SUNNYDAY", Cheung 
Tin Fu's "LIAR", and Lam Ka Him's "APRIL WHISPER" getting the loudest 
cheers.  Due to MIRROR's absence from the award ceremony this year, a 
large number of their fans were missing to canvass votes, and no place 
was set up outside to cheer and take photos outside the venue.
	Keung To was the only MIRROR member to receive an individual 
award at the Ultimate Awards.  He posted on social platforms the moment 
when he watched My Favorite Male Singer award announcement on his mobile 
phone in the car, and "Keung" fan support lights all lit up together in 
the venue.  When counting the votes for My Favorite Song Award, Keung 
To's "ON A SUNNYDAY" pulled away from teammate Anson Lo Hon Ting's 
"LEMONADE" by a large margin.  Keung To won the My Favorite Song Award 
for 6 consecutive years, breaking the records of Eason Chan Yik Shun and 
Jacky Cheung Hok Yau.
	Fung Wan Him won the gold prize for male singers for the first 
time, and also his "first gold" since entering the industry as he 
successfully shook off the "second place for ten thousand years" curse.  
When he received the award he tearfully said he was very scared, because 
he did not know how everyone would react.  "This award is not a year of 
hard work, it is accumulated over many years.  I want to thank myself, I 
wanted to give up singing.  Then I hid at home to write songs, and I was 
given the opportunity by the record company.  I won't forget the 
kindness of the company.  I think when we signed me they were very much 
in doubt, at the time I looked swollen, with messed up teeth and no 
confidence."  Jason Chan Pak Yu received the bronze prize and stated 
that this year he really wanted to receive an award.
	Repeating as the gold prize winner for female singer, Lee Hung 
Ngai revealed that last year she served as the mentor of ViuTV's "KING 
MAKER VI" to accompany young people to pursue their dreams.  "Last year 
went by especially fast, leaving me no time to digest it.  In this age 
to be a singer you must have a strong heart and eighteen types of 
martial arts, the reason why I insist on doing it is because life 
affects life.  Music can make the world even better.  This belief made 
me win an award on this stage for the second time.  I want to share this 
award with people who are working hard and struggling.  Those who work 
hard will not lose."  "Female Silver" Panther Chan Lui cried and said 
that 2025 taught her the word "cherish", cherish the people who love 
her, cherish Cantonese songs and work hard to be a Cantonese song 
singer, and encourage everyone to have fun in time, "because you don't 
know when the person you like will be gone."  The bronze went to Jace 
Chan Hoi Wing.
	The girl group COLLAR won the group gold prize for the first 
time, doing so 20 years after the Twins won the group gold prize in 
2005.  Captain Gao Shum Ching Hau tearfully gave a speech, thanking the 
fans who have always been accompanying them and promising to repay 
everyone with more good songs.
	Silver prize recipient went to Pandora.  Winning the "group 
silver" for the first time after 15 years together, the 3 members 
said, "We really want to cry!"  Bronze prize went to The Hertz.  
"Thank you fans.  When we perform abroad, no one understands what we 
are singing.  Because we insist on singing Cantonese songs, we would 
continue to sing with our own language." 
	Stephy Tang Lai Yan won My Favorite Female Singer Award for the 
first time.  Suppressing her emotions, she told herself that she could 
not cry.  "The last time I was on the stage was 23 years ago.  At the 
time I won the Rookie Award.  After I got off the stage I felt that I 
was too far away from this stage, I didn't know when I would be able to 
go on it again.  I once avoided and doubted, but I never gave up.  I 
know that many people still believe in me and achieve an inspirational 
story."
	The award ceremony first arranged for the singers to enter the 
stage one by one and appear on stage, and then the emcee led the singers 
to pay tribute to the deceased musician Khalil Fong Datong.  With a 
microphone stand placed in the center of the stage, Fong Datong's 
musical partners played and sang many of Fang Datong's classic works 
like "BB88", "Simple Is The Most Romantic", "Park", "Definition of 
Love" and "Love Song".  In the end the screen displayed, "Thank you for 
your music, enabling us to be as one."  
	The first to receive an award was MC Cheung Tin Fu.  He with the 
song IN DOUBT won the "Professional Recommendation Ultimate Top Ten"'s 
number ten song.  He thanked the radio station and record company for 
their support, thanked the fans for voting, allowing him to share his 
story with everyone in the song, and encouraged everyone not to doubt 
themselves and keep going.  Gin Lee Hung Ngai's WHITE NIGHT received the 
9th place.  She thanked "Big Brother" Nicholas Tse Ting Fung for helping 
her compose and produce, and expressed her intention with the song that 
everyone will encounter different challenges, struggles and difficulties 
every day.  It was not easy to walk alone, but you could take every step 
with others.  She said that Hong Kong has experienced a lot of 
unhappiness in 2025, and hoped that everyone would be safe and happy in 
2026, and continue to walk together.  In eighth place was Jay Fung Wan 
Him's "GHIBLI", he hoped that everyone would be full of hope and peace 
in the new year.  Dear Jane's "I CRY BECAUSE YOU CRIED" ranked seventh, 
and after 20 years of debut they said they would continue to make good 
music, and joked that even if not many people know their members' names, 
it was enough for Dear Jane to have a song that can move everyone.  The 
sixth place is Jason Chan Pak Yu's "THE FUTURE I SAW", when he was about 
to speak after receiving the award, the microphone suddenly went silent.   
He covered his face and shouted, "Don't scare me."  When the microphone 
sounded, Chan Pak Yu said that there has never wanted to win in a year 
like this year.  He received applause from the audience.  He said, "I am 
very happy to win the sixth place, thank you to my daughter and wife.   
This song is not a fable, it is a promise, no matter the future is good 
or bad, we will live together."
	The Ultimate Top Ten Songs number four went to Vincy Chan (Wing 
Yi)'s SUGAR FREE.  She thanked her other half for providing emotional 
value.  "Yesterday was my 20th anniversary in the industry.  20 years 
are not a short time, for a period of time I would question what else I 
could give to everyone; but I understand that I should not trap myself 
because of my seniority or age.  A middle aged woman can still have her 
own journey to walk, and the qualification to chase her dreams."  Last 
night Wing Yi's outfit became the focus, and she competed with Ngai Chun 
Sun  for the sexiest in the whole event.
	As for Ngai Chun Sun's "WHITE TUXEDO", it took third place.   
Although his girlfriend objected, he continued to publicly show his love 
to his girlfriend on stage and won applause from the audience.  "I want 
to thank my company's boss, who is also my other half Fu Lin.  She told 
me not to say I love you on the stage, but I really love you."  The 
number one "Ultimate Song Award" was won by Gareth.T (Tong Ling Shan)'s 
NO FULL FRONTAL.
	Many singers were excited and cried when they received the 
award.  Kay Tse On Kay won the second place in the "Ultimate Top Ten" 
with "50/50", saying that she experienced and lost a lot last year.  
This song is from when she fell into an identity crisis in her 40s a few 
years ago.  She felt powerless about many things, had a lot of self-
doubt and struggle.  
	Gareth.T (Tong Ling Shan) won the Ulimate Song Award with the 
hit song NO FULL FRONTAL.  The award presenter Jan Lamb Hoi Fung dyed 
his hair blond, appeared in a black suit and sunglasses, replicated 
Tong Ling Shan's look and turned his back to the audience to "present 
the award with his back".  Tong Ling Shan and the creative team wore 
black leather jackets with some lyrics of "NO FULL FRONTAL" printed 
on the back, and sunglasses to perform the winning song.  He said 
that the last time he stepped on the podium was 3 years ago.  Over 
the past 3 years, he has met more people and learned more things.  
Stepping on the podium again, he thanked the fans who like and 
support him, as well as the online comments that made him work hard 
to improve.  "What I want to say is written in the song.  I want to 
thank the heartbreak of the past, which gave me the opportunity to 
sing NO FULL FRONTAL."  As soon as these words came out, the audience 
went into an uproar.
	Lam Ka Him won the Creative Singer Gold Prize and the Composer 
Award.  When he was announced as the "Creative Singer Gold" recipient, 
Lam Ka Him looked surprised and said that he was very scared, thinking 
that he did not win.  He planned after clearing all the song debts on 
his hands to take a break on the creative journey.  Eason Chan Yik 
Shun's daughter Constance (Hong Tai) won the gold prize for the rookie 
female singer.  She thanked the musician she has collaborated on many 
songs Eason, specifically explaining, "Not my dad!"  and causing the 
audience to laugh.  Amy Lo Wai Man and COLLAR member Day Hui Yat won 
silver and bronze prizes respectively.  Rookie Male Singer Gold Prize 
winner was Regent Lam Wai Chun, Silver Award Edwin Tong and bronze award 
Hayson Kwok Lai Hei.  The gold prize of rookie group was won by IdG 
Bubbles, the silver by Goodnight Lillie and the bronze by Honey Punch.

2025 COMMERCIAL RADIO ULTIMATE SONG CHART AWARDS
https://usca.my903.com/

PROFESSIONL RECOMMENDATION ULTIMATE TOP TEN
10 IN DOUBT (MC Cheung)
9 WHITE NIGHT (Gin Lee)
8 GHIBLI (Jay Fung)
7 I CRY BECAUSE YOU CRIED (Dear Jane)
6 THE FUTURE I SAW (Jason Chan)
5 THE INN (The Hertz)
4 SUGAR FREE (Vincy Chan)
3 WHITE TUXEDO (Jeffrey Ngai)
2 50/50 (Kay Tse)

ULTIMATE MUSIC ULTIMATE SONG: NO FULL FRONTAL (Gareth.T)

ULTIMATE MUSIC COMPOSER: Terence Lam
ULTIMATE MUSIC SONG ARRANGEMENT: Nick Wong
ULTIMATE MUSIC LYRICIST: Wyman Wong

ULTIMATE MUSIC PRODUCER: Gareth Chan

ULTIMATE MUSIC CREATIVE SINGER 
GOLD: Terence Lam
SILVER: Panther Chan
BRONZE: Jay Fung

ULTIMATE MUSIC ROOKIE FEMALE SINGER
GOLD: CONSTANCE
SILVER: Amy Lo
BRONZE: Day Hui

ULTIMATE MUSIC ROOKIE MALE SINGER
GOLD: Regent Lam
SILVER: Edwin Tong
BRONZE: Hayson Kwok

ULTIMATE MUSIC ROOKIE GROUP
GOLD: IdG Bubbles
SILVER: Goodnight Lillie
BRONZE: Honey Punch

ULTIMATE MUSIC GROUP
GOLD: COLLAR
SILVER: Pandora
BRONZE: The Hertz

ULTIMATE MUSIC MALE SINGER
GOLD: Jay Fung
SILVER: MC Cheung
BRONZE: Jason Chan

ULTIMATE MUSIC FEMALE SINGER
GOLD: Gin Lee
SILVER: Panther Chan
BRONZE: Jace Chan

ULTIMATE MUSIC ULTIMATE RECORD: SWEET AND SOUR (MC Cheung)

ULTIMATE MUSIC MY FAVORITE GROUP: MIRROR
ULTIMATE MUSIC MY FAVORITE MALE SINGER: Keung To
ULTIMATE MUSIC MY FAVORITE FEMALE SINGER: Stephy Tang
ULTIMATE MUSIC MY FAVORITE SONG: ON A SUNNY DAY (Keung To)

* (2026/01/01) The Louis Koo Tin Lok, Jessica Hester Hsuan (Suen Huen), 
Raymond Lam Fung starred film BACK TO THE PAST (CHUM CHUN GEI) was the 
continuation of the 2001 TVB series A STEP INTO THE PAST.  Yesterday it 
was released simultaneously in Hong Kong and the mainland.  All Hong 
Kong had 1460 shows.  At a Kai Tak cinema many shows were almost all 
sold out; as for 4PM yesterday the film has taken in HK$ 7.26 million 
and already near THE LAST DANCE (POR. DEI YUK)'s HK$ 8.6 million single 
day box office record.  Last night the BACK TO THE PAST official social 
platforms have already announced that it has reached the highest opening 
day box office in Hong Kong film history and also the 2025 opening day 
box office champion.  According to the mainland Maoyan site as of 7:30 
PM last night, BACK TO THE PAST's total box office was 30 million RMB 
(around HK$ 33.4 million).  Viewers were interviewed after watching BACK 
TO THE PAST at the cinema.  Claiming to be Koo Tin Lok's elementary 
school classmate, Mr. Lai praised the outstanding special effects and 
the decent ending arrangement, overall he was pleased; viewers Ms. Fung 
gave it a 9 out of 10, saying that the film was very nostalgic and 
funny; Mr. and Mrs. Cheung said that when the series aired they have not 
even met each other yet.  In order to watching the movie, they watched 
the series again before going.  
	The 2025 Christmas box office fell over 30% from the same period 
in 2024.  BACK TO THE PAST has been seen as the film to save the 
market and hopefully would bring cheer back to the Hong Kong cinema box 
office; Koo Tin Lok two nights ago attended the premiere and hoped that 
the new film would break THE LAST DANCE' HK$ 8.6 million single day box 
office.  Last night it immediately reported the good news on the film's 
official social platforms, citing that BACK TO THEPAST not only was the 
2025 opening day box office champion but also the highest opening day 
record for a Hong Kong film.  Yesterday many Hong Kong viewers caught 
an early glimpse on the New Year's Eve.  Even though the cinema 
scheduling was very dense, a Kai Tak cinema almost sold out every show.  
During the period many viewers were buying tickets on the spot and lined 
up before hand, some viewers also took the opportunity before the movie 
to take photos with the film promotional plaques.
	Mr. Lai nd his girlfriend Ms. Ng attended together.  The former 
revealed that he was Koo Tin Lok's elementary school classmate, so as 
soon as the movie opened he immediately showed his support.  He said 
that he felt the BACK TO THE PAST ending was decent.  He also followed 
the television series back then and the film has not disappointed him.  
"The special effects are very outstanding, quite a contrast from the 
television series.  The technology has also improved a lot."  Ms. Ng has 
not seen the television series but still thought that the film was very 
entertaining.  "It's pretty interesting.  Because I didn't watch the 
series before, after watching I want to watch the television series."  
	Ms. Fung and her boyfriend attended with her close friend Ms. 
Leung.  They admitted to be A STEP INTO THEPAST fans and have watched 
it when they were little.  They have looked forward to the film release 
for a long time and gave it a 9 out of 10; Ms. Fung said, "If you have 
seen the series you would discover many Easter eggs and familiar scenes.  
It's very entertaining and very funny, and would definitely bring back 
a lot of memories.  The characters seem to have stayed on the screen 
back then, they didn't change much."  Ms. Leung praised BACK TO THE PAST 
for its nostalgia.  "This master apprentice plot between Koo Tin Lok and 
Lam Fung is greatly depicted and touches me the most, but I feel that 
the film is shorter in comparison. This time many new characters have 
been added, so other old characters would not have a lot of screen time 
in return.  However seeing Liu Kai Chi and Tang Yat Kwan were quite 
surprising."  
	Mr. and Mrs. Cheung came as a date and after the show gave the 
movie a score of 8.5.  They said that when the series aired they were 
still in school, have not met each other yet.  However they each caught 
the series on their own, which was a childhood memory for them.  Before 
the BACK TO THE STEP release the couple even watched the series again 
together in preparation for going to the movie.  Mr. Cheung said, "I am 
very moved to see the past characters, most of them didn't really change 
and used their interpretation methods from back then.  It's like seeing 
a group of a very familiar friends.  However if it had Kong Wah it would 
be even better, the master and the apprentice recognition scene was very 
memorable."  Mrs. Cheung praised the movie as well made.  The newly 
added characters this time also meshed very well with the whole thing.  
The appearance of new technology in the film also felt very fresh.	
	Koo Tin Lok two nights ago attended the premiere and audience 
appreciation screening.  He said that yesterday he would go to Guangzhou 
to thank the audience and attend teh premiere, as well as participate in 
a New Year's Eve countdown there.  "This is the first New Year's Eve I 
wouldn't be in Hong Kong.  Of course I am very happy and very honored to 
spend it with Suen Huen."  Suen Huen also expressed her joy.  "I haven't 
spent New Year's Eve at work in many years."
	As the film opened two days ago, the cast promoted hard.  Among 
them Suen Huen's "blue and orange" appearance looked very familiar.  
Some explained online on social media networks.  "I felt a sense of deja 
vu when I saw Suen Huen's outfit.  I thought for awhile......oh!  I am 
sorry!" and posted a photo of the cleaning lady "Sister Kwan" in the TVB 
situation comedy LO AND BEHOLD.  They looked like long lost twin sisters 
as the internet laughed and even suggested a film adaptation for LO AND 
BEHOLD.

[ In Production Now/Soon ]

NIGHT KING
  Can : Yeh Wong
  Lit : Night King
    d. Jack Ng Wai Lun
    Dayo Wong Tze Wah, Sammi Cheng Sau Man, 
      Louise Wong Dan Nei, Fish Liew Chi Yu, 
      Renci Yeung Sze Wing, Mandy Tam Man Huen, 
      Sumling Li, Hazel Lam Hei Tung, Amy Tang Lai Ying,
      Gardner Tse Kwan Ho, Alan Yeung Wai Lun, 
      Siuyea Lo Chun Yip, Dee Ho Kai Wah,
  Opening Lunar New Year 2026
  Teaser : https://youtu.be/kyBl5ogEvvQ

THE SNOWBALL ON A SUNNY DAY
  Can : Gum Dor Bo
    d. Philip Yung Tsz Kwong
    Elaine Jin (Kam Yin Ling), Chung Suet Ying, Edan Lui Cheuk On,
      Jiro Lee Sheung Ching, Harriet Yang Sze Man, 
      Lee Hoi Lam, Lau Shek Yin,
      Nina Paw Hee Ching, Michael Hui Koon Man, Louis Koo Tin Lok,
      Charlene Choi Cheuk Yin, Jo Koo (Kok Cho Lam), 
      Ronnie Chau (Chiu Law Nei), Kris Cheung Kam Ha, 
      Mak Pui Tung, Alan Yeung Wai Lun,
      Angelina Lo Yuen Yen, Aiyana Lo Chung Yan, Jeana Ho Pui Yu, 
      Lokman Yeung, Candy Wong Ka Ching, Johnny Hui (Keung Nei), 
      Bonnie Xian (Sin Sik Lai), Larine Tang Yueping, Wong Yau Nam, 
      Rau So Chun Wai, Wong Ka Wai, Rayna Lee Man, 
      Ning Chan Tsang Ning, Yung Lam Lit
  Opening Lunar New Year 2026

THE MAGE 2
    d. Oxide Pang Chun, Danny Pang Fat
    Josie Ho Chiu Yi, Iman Taheri, 
      Garnder Tse Kwan Ho, Kent Cheng Juk Si

AFTERPIECE
  Can : Dai Sei Mok
  Lit : Act 4
    d. Keane Wong Tak Kin
    Stephen Fung Tak Lun, Chrissie Chau Sau Na, 
      Myolie Wu Hung Yi, Angela Yuen Lai Lam, Alan Yeung Wai Lun, 

SEE YOU MY DEAR
  Can : Nui Yi 2
    d. Jason Lee Tang Yuk
    Chen Bo-Lin, Jennifer Yu Heung Ying, Tai Bo, 
      Cheung Mo Hau (Big Al), Hathy Law Hei Yi

WE'RE NOTHING AT ALL
  Can : Ngor Moon But Si Sup Mor
  Lit : We Aren't Anything
    d. Herman Yau Lai To
    Patrick Tam Yiu Man, Anson Kong Yip Sang, ANSONBEAN (Chan Ngai Sun), 
      Wong Yau Nam, Kearen Pang Sau Wai, Ben Yuen Fu Wah, 
      Amanda Lee Wai Man, Stephanie Che Yuen Yuen, Ken Low Wai Kwong
      Chu Pak Him, Rachel Leung Yung Ting, Thor Lok Chun Wai, 
      Serene Lim (Lam Suen Yu), Chan Suk Yi,  
      Baby Po Pui Yu, Mak Pui Tung, Ellen Liu Oi Ling, Chu Tin,
      Edward Chui Woei Dong, Kumer So Sun Yu, Jane Wong Bui Yee, 
      Donny Ng Chi Hei, Ivan Yuen Man Tai  
  Rating : III
  Opening December 25 2025 (POSTPONED)
  Teaser : https://youtu.be/rOlwvUx3O5U

THE BUTTERFLY BONE
  Can : Sup Gor Hok Yi Dik Siu Nin
  Lit : 10 Youths Who Study Medicine
    d. Mabel Cheung Yuen Ting

CYCLONE
  Can : Chiu Fung
    d. Philip Yung Tsz Kwong
    Liu Yuqiao, Li Yuxuan, Jennifer Suen Wo Yi,
      Lu Zhou, Ye Jingjian, Lee Hoi Lam, Leung Kwan Lun, Yau Chung Wai, 
      Ning Chan Tsang Ning, Larine Tang Yueping, Bui Ka, 
      Leung Ying Ah, Liang Jiali, Jin Chi, Lai Sha
      Cheung Tat Ming, Yui Yuk Mui, Fish Liew Chi Yu

WAKESURF LOVERS
  Can : Long Fa Nam Nui
    d. Fung Chih Chiang (Fung Chi Keung)
    Jeffrey Ngai Chun Sun, Renci Yeung Sze Wing, Kevin Chu Kam Yin

LIVING TO WIN
  Can : MIN SI DUT GUNG DUI 
  Lit : INTERVIEW STRIKE TEAM (tentative title)
    d. Dawn Ho Leung Yu
    Raymond Lam Fung, Jennifer Yu Heung Ying, 
      Bernice Fang (Fong Chi Yau), Venus Wong Man Yik, 
      Rachel Leung Yung Ting, 
      Chow Kun Yuet, Leung Chung Hang,
      Neo Yau Hawk Sau, Kingdom Yuen King Tan, 
  ig : https://www.instagram.com/living.to.win/

  Can : Na Ga Jor Bei Jet Gwai?
  Lit : Did You Marry A Ghost?
    d. Wong Jing 
    Bob Lam Sing Bun, Spencer Leung Sze Ho, 
      Jacquelin Chong Sze Man, Oscar Li Ka, Justin Cheung Kin Sing, 
      Dominic Ho Ho Man, Mak Ling Ling, Xie Sitong, Shang Churan

TOO MANY WAYS TO BE No. 2 
  AKA : THE DEPARTMENT
  Can : YUT GOR BO MOON DIK DAN SUN
  Lit : The Birth of A Department
    d. Mak Tin Shu
    Michael Ning (Bak Ji), Fish Liew Chi Yu, Rachel Leung Yung Ting, 
      Mak Pui Tung, Yoyo Tse Wing Yan, Yukki Tai Yuk Kei, 
      Ng Wing Sze, Larine Tang Yueping, Gardner Tse Kwan Ho

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

  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 Yiu 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 Hung 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

THE MAGE
  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

[ THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER FILMART 2025 ]
  In his first acting role in The Mage, Taheri plays the logically-
  minded chief of police who is at loggerheads with the titular mystic, 
  played by Ho, while investigating a series of mysterious crimes. 

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 Wan 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
  Teaser : https://youtu.be/VR50UVCqpec

SPARE QUEENS
  Can : Dai Fun Jung
  Lit : Big Split
    d. Tom Chung Sing
    Stephy Tang Lai Yan, Chrissie Chau Sau Na, Anson Kong Yip Sun

[ 7TH FIRST FEATURE FILM INITIATIVE ]
  A manager of a struggling ten-pin bowling team has to team up with her 
  lifelong rival. They must put their differences aside, and face new 
  challenges together.

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 executive and the other a 
  mercenary, their vastly different approaches to revenge pit them 
  against each other and set Hong Kong ablaze.

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

  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

ULTIMATE REVENGE
  Can : For Ping
  AKA : 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
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 112 mins.
  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.

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

  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)

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[ NOW SHOWING ]

MAMORU HOSODA'S JOURNEY THROUGH TIME - BELLE
    d. Mamoru Hosoda
    Japanese Animation
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 121 mins.
  Opening January 8 2026

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  Our protagonist, Suzu, is a 17-year-old high school girl, who lives in 
  the countryside of Kochi Prefecture with her father, after losing her 
  mother at a young age. She loves singing with her mother more than 
  anything else, but as a result of her mother’s death was no longer 
  able to sing. It wasn’t long before she and her father grew more and 
  more distant from each other, and Suzu closed her heart to the rest of 
  the world.

  When Suzu felt that writing music was her only purpose left in life, 
  she then discovers the massive online space known as "U," where she 
  takes on her persona, Belle. Suzu quickly realizes that when she is 
  inside "U" as her avatar, Belle, she can sing quite naturally. As she 
  continues to showcase her own music in the virtual world, she fast 
  becomes the rising star of "U."

  Nonetheless, that surprise is short-lived. Suddenly, a mysterious 
  dragon-shaped creature appears before her...

MAMORU HOSODA'S JOURNEY THROUGH TIME - MIRAI
    d. Mamoru Hosoda
    Japanese Animation
  Rating : I
  Length : 98 mins.
  Opening January 1 2026

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  The movie follows a 4-year old boy who is struggling to cope with the 
  arrival of a little sister in the family, until things turn magical. A 
  mysterious garden in the backyard of the boy's home becomes a gateway 
  allowing the child to travel back in time and encounter his mother as 
  a little girl and his great-grandfather as a young man. These fantasy-
  filled adventures allow the child to change his perspective and help 
  him become the big brother he was meant to be.

BACK TO THE PAST
  Can : Chum Chun Gei
    d. Ng Yuen Fai, Jack Lai Chun Lung
    Louis Koo Tin Lok, Raymond Lam Fung, 
      Jessica Hester Hsuan (Suen Huen), Sonija Kwok Sin Nei, 
      Joyce Tung Lai Ming, Bai Baihe, 
      Michael Miu Kiu Wai, Louis Cheung Kai Chung, Kevin Chu Kam Yin, 
      Wu Yue, Timmy Hung Tin Ming, Chris Collins, Jimmy Au Sui Wai, 
      Wong Man Piu, Power Chan Kwok Bong, Liu Kai Chi, Tang Yat Kwan, 
      Edward Chui Woai Dong, Sammy Hung Tin Chiu, 
      Calvin Choy Yat Chi, Eric Tsui Ho Cheong, Ng Sze Wing
      Michelle Saram (Suet Yi)
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 107 mins.
  Opening December 31 2025
  fb : https://www.facebook.com/BackToThePastMovie
  ig : https://www.instagram.com/BackToThePastMovie
  Threads : https://www.threads.com/@BackToThePastMovie
  Teaser : https://youtu.be/hbvB1tzqzRo
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/bouHy4dwclM

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  Wrongly imprisoned after Hong Siu-lung’s time-traveling disappearance, 
  Ken was wrongly imprisoned and lost everything. After his release, he 
  leads his daughter Galie and a team to steal the Cme machine.  
  Equipped with a face-duplication device, Ken plans to pose as the Qin 
  Emperor and realize his dream of being king as his way of making up 
  for everything he lost.

  Meanwhile, in the Qin Dynasty, Hong Siu-lung has been living in 
  seclusion in the countryside with his wives Kam Ching and Ting-fong, 
  his son Bowie, and his blood brother. Life looks peaceful on the 
  surface, but the family are closely watched by the Qin Emperor.

  Ken launches an ambush on the Qin Emperor, but the emperor manages to 
  escape. Meanwhile, Hong knows that as the only person who knows that 
  the Qin Emperor is actually impersonated his disciple, he will be 
  worthless once the Qin unites the warring states. To protect his 
  family, Hong decides to uproot his family. However, before he can 
  leave, the Qin Emperor, comes to Hong for help after escaping Ken's 
  ambush. For the first time in 20 years, the mentor and his disciple 
  are reunited.

[ THE FILM CATALOGUE ]
  Three years ago, Randy Lee, the only son of the richest man in Hong
  Kong, took part in a time traveling experiment back to the Qin 
  Dynasty, to study the First Emperor's elixir of life. But he was never 
  heard from again. Today, his father Lee Ka-chun uncovered 2 mummies 
  near an unexcavated area of the First Emperor's mausoleum, with one of 
  them holding a smart phone. When it was confirmed that the phone 
  belonged to Randy and contained pictures of a bomb defuser called Hong 
  Siu-lung, Lee Ka-chun persuaded Hong Siu-lung to go back in time and 
  bring his son home.

FRESH WAVE AWARD WINNERS HIGHLIGHT (19TH FRESH WAVE) 
  Opening December 27 2025
  Site : https://www.freshwave.hk/
  fb: https://www.facebook.com/freshwavehk

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  In this programme, the winners of Fresh Wave Award, Best Director, 
  Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography (to be announced on 20th 
  December) will be screened.

PASS AND GOAL
  Can : Yik Juen Seung Boon Cheung
  Lit : Reversal of First Half
    d. Jil Wong Pak Kei
    Gigi Leung Wing Kei, Peter Chan Charm Man, Tommy Chu Pak Hong, 
      Rachel Leung Yung Ting, Ling Man Lung, Chan Fai Hung, 
      Henry Chan Ying Lok, Sahal Zaman (Lam Lok), Rondi Chan Lok Ting, 
      Chow Kei Yuet, Tam Chun Yin, Sin Cheuk Kiu
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 104 mins.
  Opening November 9 2025 at the 22nd Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
  Opening December 25 2025
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/RYVDxp-wod4

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  Once a high-flying financial advisor, Hay Man loses everything and
  moves from her Deep Water Bay mansion to her cousin's modest home
  in "Deep Water Bo."  Hoping to restore her fortune, she agrees to
  coach a scrappy U12 football team led by her cousin Ying and
  neighborhood children for a league organized by a clueless rich
  heir. What begins as reluctant duty soon transforms into true
  mentorship, as Hay Man helps the kids confront struggles and regains
  her own sense of purpose. When the underdog team reaches the finals,
  she must choose between luxury past and newfound identity.

[ SCREEN INTERNATIONAL HKFILMART 2025 ]
  This sports drama revolves around a financial consultant who forms a 
  strong bond with children from a football team as they overcome 
  difficulties in chasing their dreams on the field. The ensemble cast 
  includes Gigi Leung, Peter Chan Charm Man, Chu Pak Hong and Sahal 
  Zaman. Producers are O Sing Pui and Kinnie Cheung (Twilight of the 
  Warriors: Walled In). Wong previously directed 2018’s The Strangled 
  Truth and 2015’s S For Sex, S For Secrets.

CIAO UFO
  Can : Joi Gein UFO
    d. Patrick Leung Pak Kin
    Tsui Tin Yau, Charlene Choi Cheuk Yin, Wong Yau Nam
      Michelle Wai Sze Nga, Ng Siu HIn, Rachel Leung Yung Ting, 
      Joey Leung Cho Hiu, Michael Ning (Bak Ji), Tommy Chu Pak Hong
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 122 mins.
  Opening October 29 2019 at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 2019
  Opening October 15 2023 at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 2023
  Opening December 25 2025 (Preview)
  fb: https://fb.com/CiaoUFOTheMovie
  ig : https://ig.com/ciaufomovie

[ HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2019 ]
  Wah Fu Estate in Aberdeen is the home of many urban legends, but few 
  were as outlandish as the one that happened in the 1980s: One night, 
  residents turned their heads to the sky and saw a giant UFO hovering 
  above them for five minutes. No one else could prove or explain the 
  odd phenomenon, but it becomes the pivotal event for three young 
  people in this long-awaited return to form for director Patrick Leung 
  (La Brassiere, Simply Actors). This charming sci-fi comedy also marks 
  the reunion of Tsui Tien-you, Wong Younam and Charlene Choi, who co-
  starred in 2002 teen comedy hit Summer Breeze of Love.

MOTHER BHUMI
    d. Chong Keat Aun
    Fan Bingbing, Natalie Hsu (Hui Yan Yi), Bai Run-yin, Pearlly Chua, 
  Length : 129 mins.
  Opening December 25 2025
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/hEeCNmDHECY

[ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ]
  In a farming community straddling the Malaysia-Thailand border, 
  recently widowed Hong Im resorts to black magic to help locals until a 
  ghost unveils a disturbing truth about her husband's death.

* 38th Tokyo International Film Festival - Main Competition
* 62nd Golden Horse Awards 

WE'RE NOTHING AT ALL
  Can : Ngor Moon But Si Sup Mor
  Lit : We Aren't Anything
    d. Herman Yau Lai To
    Patrick Tam Yiu Man, Anson Kong Yip Sang, ANSONBEAN (Chan Ngai Sun), 
      Wong Yau Nam, Kearen Pang Sau Wai, Ben Yuen Fu Wah, 
      Amanda Lee Wai Man, Stephanie Che Yuen Yuen, Ken Low Wai Kwong
      Chu Pak Him, Rachel Leung Yung Ting, Thor Lok Chun Wai, 
      Serene Lim (Lam Suen Yu), Chan Suk Yi,  
      Baby Po Pui Yu, Mak Pui Tung, Ellen Liu Oi Ling, Chu Tin,
      Edward Chui Woei Dong, Kumer So Sun Yu, Jane Wong Bui Yee, 
      Donny Ng Chi Hei, Ivan Yuen Man Tai  
  Rating : III
  Opening December 25 2025 (POSTPONED)
  Teaser : https://youtu.be/rOlwvUx3O5U

THE SIXTH ROBBER
    d. Huo Suiqiang
    Wu Yue, Bao Beier, Philip Ng Wan Lung, Yuen Biao, 
    Andy Tien (On Chi Kit), Lei Mu
  Length : 106
  Opening December 25 2025
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/tp02lys2RIg

[ CINEMA CITY ]
  After a major armored truck robbery shocks the country, all police 
  clues point to the matrilocal husband Xiaobao and the stubborn father-
  in-law Zhao.  As the police investigation progresses, the father-in- 
  law and son-in-law, who despise each other, have to work together to 
  prove their innocence.  Battling the police and the robbers, they 
  muster up their courage and wits in this life-and-death struggle...

MAMORU HOSODA'S JOURNEY THROUGH TIME - THE BOY AND THE BEAST (4K 
RESTORED)
    d. Mamoru Hosoda
    Japanese Animation
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 119 mins.
  Opening December 25 2025

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  When Kyuta, a young orphan living on the streets of Shibuya, stumbles 
  into a fantastic world of beasts, he’s taken in by Kumatetsu, a gruff, 
  rough-around-the-edges warrior beast who’s been searching for the 
  perfect apprentice. Despite their constant bickering, Kyuta and 
  Kumatetsu begin training together and slowly form a bond as surrogate 
  father and son. But when a deep darkness threatens to throw the human 
  and beast worlds into chaos, the strong bond between this unlikely 
  family will be put to ultimate test—a final showdown that will only be 
  won if the two can finally work together using all of their combined 
  strength and courage.

GIRLS BAND CRY THE MOVIE -YOUTH RHAPSODY-
    d. Kazuo Sakai
    Japanese Animation
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 110 mins.
  Opening December 25 2025

[ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ]
  After she drops out of school and moves to Tokyo by herself, Nina 
  Iseri meets Momoka Kawaragi, the vocalist of her favourite band, and 
  discovers the allure of music.

  Together with Subaru Awa, who always hides her true intentions, Tomo 
  Ebizuka, who was ignored by her parents, and Rupa who has no 
  relatives, Nina starts the rock band Togenashi Togeari. The
  five girls who all have their own worries confront the absurdities of 
  the world and search for their place to belong.

TOKYO GODFATHER (4K RESTORED)
    d. Satoshi Kon
    Japanese Animation
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 92 mins.
  Opening December 24 2025

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  An unexpected Christmas gift suddenly appears in front of three 
  homeless people in Shinjuku. On Christmas Eve, a middle-aged alcoholic 
  Gin, a transgender woman Hana, and a high school runaway Miyuki find 
  an abandoned baby in a pile of garbage. They named her Kiyoko and Hana 
  believes that she is a gift from God. To search for Kiyoko’s birth 
  parents, they start an adventure that is full of miracles on a snowy 
  night in Tokyo.

BERKELEYS DAYS
    d. Clifford Choi Kai Kwong
    Debbie Lo (Law Chung Yan), Timonthy Choi Tsz Hin, 
      Gary Tam Wai Kuen, Melodee Mak Chi Kwan, 
      Lok Yau Yau, Andy Lau Wing Hung, Belinda Law Cheuk Fei
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 118 mins.
  Opening December 23 2025
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/PG0s0g5dL6g

EEL 
    Devin Pan, Misi Ke
  Rating : III
  Length : 103 mins.
  Opening December 23 2025

[ CINEMA CITY ]
  On the outskirts of Taipei lies an isolated island, a place where time 
  and memory dissolve into mist.  Here, a mysterious young woman 
  appears -- beautiful and elusive, embodying something ancient and 
  otherworldly.  Her presence is as fluid and transient as the waters 
  that merge into rivers, a silent guardian of their forgotten stories.  
  A young man returns to his hometown, once dreaming of escape, now 
  caught between  past he cannot touch and an intangible future.  The 
  paths of these two figures cross sin this abandoned yet vital corner 
  of the world.  On the island, where the past lingers in the shadows 
  and the present pulses with hidden forces, their lives intertwine, 
  unraveling mysteries of longing, belonging, and transformation.

THE KING OF KINGS
    d. Seong-ho Jang
    South Korean Animation
    English Voices: Kenneth Branagh, Uma Thurman, 
      Mark Hamill, Pierce Brosnan, Roman Griffin Davis, 
      Forest Whitaker, Ben Kingsley, Oscar Isaac 
    Cantonese Voices: Sammi Cheng Sau Man, Tommy Chu Pak Hong, 
      Cheng Chun Hei, Wong Cho Nam, Eliza Sam Lai Heung, 
      Eric Suen Yiu Wai, Becky Lee Bik Kei
  Rating : I
  Length : 101 mins.
  Opening December 20 2025
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/3LBMUhoYUPs

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  A father tells his son the greatest story ever told, and what begins 
  as a bedtime tale becomes a life-changing journey. Through vivid 
  imagination, the boy walks alongside Jesus, witnessing His miracles, 
  facing His trials, and understanding His ultimate sacrifice. The King 
  of Kings invites us to rediscover the enduring power of hope, love, 
  and redemption through the eyes of a child.

KIS KISKO PYAAR KAROON 2
    d. Anukalp Goswami
    Kapil Sharma, Manjot Singh, Hira Warina
  Length : 144 mins.
  Opening December 20 2025

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  A man tries to marry the woman that he loves but circumstances lead 
  him to marrying a different girl and he ends up getting wed to three 
  women of different religions.

GAMER GIRLS
  Can : Din Gaing Nui Hai
    d. Veronica Bassetto (Bak Wai Kei), Sophie Yang Fan
  Angela Yuen Lai Lam, Alma Kwok Yi Kwan, Sabrina Cheung Man Sha, 
    Ng Wing Sze, Kayan Ng (Kayan9896), Chase Chan Chung Chak 
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 102 mins.
  Opening November 4 2025 at the 22nd Hong Kong Asian Film Festival (10.22-11.09)
  Opening at International Film Festival Rotterdam 2026
  Opening December 19 2025 (Preview)
  Opening February 28 2025
  Teaser : https://youtu.be/evfpwS1qowE
  Site : https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2026/films/gamer-girls

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  When her professional esports team disbands, former captain Summer
  ventures into the corporate world after graduation. Unable to shake
  her passion for competitive gaming, she forms "Gamer Girls", an
  amateur all-female team that transforms local Cha Chaan Teng into
  gaming venues. Just as they gain popularity, gaming companies shut
  down their events citing copyright violations. With Hong Kong
  esports team selections looming, these determined players must
  fight to restore their competition rights. Co-directors Veronica
  Bassetto and Sophie Yang deliver an energetic youth esports tale,
  where winning or losing matters less than fighting side by side to
  forge an ideal world.

[ 6TH FIRST FEATURE FILM INITIATIVE ]
  Youth is always full of confusion, electronic gaming may be a way to 
  achieve hero's dream. This is a story of five passionate girls 
  fighting hard in the gaming world, hoping to break the social 
  stereotype. Yet this is more difficult than it seems, with all the 
  unknown challenges ahead.

GIRLFRIENDS
  Can : Nui Hai But Ping Fan
    d. Tracy Choi
    Fish Liew Chi Yu, Jennifer Yu Heung Ying, 
      Elizabeth Tang To, Han Ning, 
      Natalie Hsu (Hui Yan Yi), Eliz Lao 
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 100 mins.
  Opening at September 20 2025 the 30th Busan International Film Festival 
  Opening December 18 2025 (Preview)

[ GOLDEN SCENE CINEMA ] 
  Through three love stories, we witness a girl's growth. At 17,
  she's naive and inexperienced. At 22, she’s hesitant and lacks
  courage. At 34, she has matured and grown through life's
  challenges. Her journey shows that love can be painful, but
  it's also worth fighting for.

[ SCREEN DAILY HKFILMART 2025 ] 
  Macau-born director Choi reunites with Fish Liew and Jennifer Yu, the 
  cast of her 2016 feature debut Sisterhood, for this female-driven 
  drama chronicling the journey of a girl across 15 years, from her 
  teenage days in Macau, her university years in Taiwan to her busy 
  working life in Hong Kong. Taiwan’s Estela Valdivieso Chen and 
  Jacqueline Liu from Hong Kong serve as producers. At Filmart, the 
  Macau-Taiwan-Thailand-Hong Kong production is presented in the work-
  in-progress section at HAF.

[ 30TH BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Presents a woman's growth and self-discovery through three episodes of 
  love at ages 17, 22, and 34.

DEAR BLACK SHEEP
    d. Mitch Lin
    Bowie Tsang
    Documentary 
  Rating : I
  Length : 113 mins.
  Opening December 18 2025
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/bIy6CkyP4gY
  Site : https://www.distributionworkshop.com/portal_b1_page.php?button_num=b1&cnt_id=134

[ DISTRIBUTION WORKSHOP ]
  "Is cancer a gift?"

  This unsettling question drives Bowie TSANG, a well-known TV host and 
  speaker active in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China, on a six-year journey 
  of exploration. Since 2018, as cancer impacted her loved ones and even 
  her trusted doctor, Bowie sought answers on how to face the disease.

  Through her Vlog, she documented inspiring stories, exploring not only 
  conventional Western treatments but also alternative therapies such as 
  traditional Chinese medicine, integrative mind-body practices, and 
  more. Along the way, Bowie discovered a profound perspective—gaining 
  peace through a "medicine for the mind."

  Her journey invites viewers to rethink the connection between life, 
  illness, and healing.

TWO SEASONS, TWO STRANGERS
    d. Sho Miyake
    Shim Eun-kyung, Yumi Kawai, 
      Mansaku Takada, Shiro Sano, Shinichi Tsutsumi 
  Rating : I
  Length : 89 mins.
  Opening December 18 2025
  Teaser : https://youtu.be/SnYMW7q2m4w

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  In summer, Nagisa, a woman from the city, and Natsuo, a young man 
  visiting his relatives, meet by the sea. Their vacant gazes reflect 
  each other as they exchange awkward words and wade into the rain-
  drenched ocean. In winter, Li, a screenwriter in a creative slump, 
  travels to a snow-covered village with an old camera left behind by a 
  late acquaintance. There, she finds a peculiar, desolate guesthouse 
  run by the enigmatic Benzo. Their conversations rarely connect, yet 
  they set off on an unexpected adventure. Based on two stories by 
  Yoshiharu Tsuge, Sho Miyake's Golden Leopard winner humorously 
  captures the primal joys of journey and the quiet absurdity of being 
  human through striking landscapes, fleeting encounters, and 
  inexplicable moments of oddity.

MAMORU HOSODA'S JOURNEY THROUGH TIME - WOLF CHILDREN (4K RESTORED)
    d. Mamoru Hosoda
    Japanese Animation
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 117 mins.
  Opening December 18 2025

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  Hana is a 19-year-old student who falls in a fairy-tale like love with 
  a wolf man. Over the course of the 13-year story Hana gives birth to 
  two children - older sister Yuki, and younger brother Ame, or 'Snow 
  and Rain'. At first the family quietly lives in the city trying to 
  hide their wolf heritage, but when the "wolf man" suddenly dies Hana 
  makes the decision to move to a rural town, far from their previous 
  city life.

FULL THROTTLE (30TH ANNIVERSARY CHARITY SCREENINGS)
    d. Derek Yee Tung Sing
    Andy Lau Tak Wah, Gigi Leung Wing Kei, David Wu, Chin Kar Lok
  Length : 109 mins.
  Opening December 14 2025 

[ BESTAR FILM HONG KONG ]
  It is Hong Kong in the nineties.  Joe has lacked self-confidence since 
  his mother's death.  In order to get relief from the pain, he 
  participates in illegal motorbike racing.  He also challenges the   
  riders employed by his father against whom he takes out his anger.  
  Besides, he intends to go for open competitions, but he is unable to 
  find a sponsor...

SHORT FILMS SECRET SCREENING (19TH FRESH WAVE) 
  Length : 136 mins.
  Opening December 14 2025
  Site : https://www.freshwave.hk/
  fb: https://www.facebook.com/freshwavehk

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  Length : 102 mins including 34 min interview clip, moderated by Shu 
  Kei

  # An emerging Asian director who is making a splash at international 
  film festivals

UNIDENTIFIED MURDER
  Can : UFO Lei Kei Ming Ong
    d. Kwok Ka Hei, Lee Chun Kit
    Ling Man Lung, Renci Yeung Sze Wing, 
      Ronald Lam Tsz Kit, Peter Chan Charm Man, 
      Kenny Wong Tak Bun, Alan Luk Chun Kwong, Jim Hui Chun Pong 
  Rating : IIB     
  Length : 85 mins.
  Opening November 4 2025 at the 22nd Hong Kong Asian Film Festival (10.22-11.09) (SURPRISE SCREENING) 
  Opening December 13 2025 (Preview)

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] 
  Alien Alert!!! 

  An influencer couple staged a harmless prank in pursuit of clicks and 
  like. Little do they know, their little escapade has gone out of 
  control, spiraling into a real tragedy. A series of accidents, 
  followed by blackmails and Extraterrestrial Encounters somehow echoes 
  and unveils the myth of a mysterious child disappearance 25 years ago!

  A group of five, a chain of bizzare events and layers of schemes and 
  plot twist. It's all-you-can-experience in One Crazy Night! 

HE'S A WOMAN, SHE'S A WOMAN
    d. Peter Chan Ho Sun
    Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing, Anita Yuen Wing Yee, 
     Carina Lau Ka Ling, Eric Tsang Chi Wai, Jordan Chan Siu Chun
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 107 mins.
  Opening July 23 1994 
  Opening December 13 2025 (RE-RELEASE)

GOD OF GAMBLERS
    d. Wong Jing
    Chow Yun Fat, Andy Lau Tak Wa, Joey Wong Cho Yin, Cheung Man
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 126 mins
  Opening December 14 1989 
  Opening December 13 2025 (RE-RELEASE)
  Trailer: https://youtu.be/P67bpsowH9s

WRITTEN (20TH INDPANDA)
    d. Kim Byung-woo
    Lee Jin-seok, Kim Bo-young, Lee Sang-hyuk
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 87 mins. 
  Opening December 12 2025

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  CLOSING Film of the 20th InDPanda International Film Festival
  NETPAC Award, 43rd Karlovy International Film Festival
  The 12th Busan International Film Festival

  From the filmmaker of Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy and The Terror 
  Live. Brand-new DCP, with revised English subtitles, and newly 
  translated Chinese subtitles.

  A wakes up in a bathtub to find that one of his kidneys has been 
  stolen. As he struggles to understand what has happened and searches 
  for his missing organ, he learns that he is just a character in a 
  script and an actor is playing his character.  While the film crew is 
  shooting and the script still unfinished, will A find a way out of his 
  hellish predicament?

GIRLFRIENDS
  Can : Nui Hai But Ping Fan
    d. Tracy Choi
    Fish Liew Chi Yu, Jennifer Yu Heung Ying, 
      Elizabeth Tang To, Han Ning, 
      Natalie Hsu (Hui Yan Yi), Eliz Lao 
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 100 mins.
  Opening at September 20 2025 the 30th Busan International Film Festival 
  Opening December 18 2025 (Preview)

[ GOLDEN SCENE CINEMA ] 
  Through three love stories, we witness a girl's growth. At 17,
  she's naive and inexperienced. At 22, she’s hesitant and lacks
  courage. At 34, she has matured and grown through life's
  challenges. Her journey shows that love can be painful, but
  it's also worth fighting for.

[ SCREEN DAILY HKFILMART 2025 ] 
  Macau-born director Choi reunites with Fish Liew and Jennifer Yu, the 
  cast of her 2016 feature debut Sisterhood, for this female-driven 
  drama chronicling the journey of a girl across 15 years, from her 
  teenage days in Macau, her university years in Taiwan to her busy 
  working life in Hong Kong. Taiwan’s Estela Valdivieso Chen and 
  Jacqueline Liu from Hong Kong serve as producers. At Filmart, the 
  Macau-Taiwan-Thailand-Hong Kong production is presented in the work-
  in-progress section at HAF.

[ 30TH BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Presents a woman's growth and self-discovery through three episodes of 
  love at ages 17, 22, and 34.

TWO SEASONS, TWO STRANGERS
    d. Sho Miyake
    Shim Eun-kyung, Yumi Kawai, 
      Mansaku Takada, Shiro Sano, Shinichi Tsutsumi 
  Rating : I
  Length : 89 mins.
  Opening December 18 2025
  Teaser : https://youtu.be/SnYMW7q2m4w

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  In summer, Nagisa, a woman from the city, and Natsuo, a young man 
  visiting his relatives, meet by the sea. Their vacant gazes reflect 
  each other as they exchange awkward words and wade into the rain-
  drenched ocean. In winter, Li, a screenwriter in a creative slump, 
  travels to a snow-covered village with an old camera left behind by a 
  late acquaintance. There, she finds a peculiar, desolate guesthouse 
  run by the enigmatic Benzo. Their conversations rarely connect, yet 
  they set off on an unexpected adventure. Based on two stories by 
  Yoshiharu Tsuge, Sho Miyake's Golden Leopard winner humorously 
  captures the primal joys of journey and the quiet absurdity of being 
  human through striking landscapes, fleeting encounters, and 
  inexplicable moments of oddity.

MAMORU HOSODA'S JOURNEY THROUGH TIME - WOLF CHILDREN (4K RESTORED)
    d. Mamoru Hosoda
    Japanese Animation
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 117 mins.
  Opening December 18 2025

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  Hana is a 19-year-old student who falls in a fairy-tale like love with 
  a wolf man. Over the course of the 13-year story Hana gives birth to 
  two children - older sister Yuki, and younger brother Ame, or 'Snow 
  and Rain'. At first the family quietly lives in the city trying to 
  hide their wolf heritage, but when the "wolf man" suddenly dies Hana 
  makes the decision to move to a rural town, far from their previous 
  city life.

FULL THROTTLE (30TH ANNIVERSARY CHARITY SCREENINGS)
    d. Derek Yee Tung Sing
    Andy Lau Tak Wah, Gigi Leung Wing Kei, David Wu, Chin Kar Lok
  Length : 109 mins.
  Opening December 14 2025 

[ BESTAR FILM HONG KONG ]
  It is Hong Kong in the nineties.  Joe has lacked self-confidence since 
  his mother's death.  In order to get relief from the pain, he 
  participates in illegal motorbike racing.  He also challenges the   
  riders employed by his father against whom he takes out his anger.  
  Besides, he intends to go for open competitions, but he is unable to 
  find a sponsor...

SHORT FILMS SECRET SCREENING (19TH FRESH WAVE) 
  Length : 136 mins.
  Opening December 14 2025
  Site : https://www.freshwave.hk/
  fb: https://www.facebook.com/freshwavehk

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  Length : 102 mins including 34 min interview clip, moderated by Shu 
  Kei

  # An emerging Asian director who is making a splash at international 
  film festivals

UNIDENTIFIED MURDER
  Can : UFO Lei Kei Ming Ong
    d. Kwok Ka Hei, Lee Chun Kit
    Ling Man Lung, Renci Yeung Sze Wing, 
      Ronald Lam Tsz Kit, Peter Chan Charm Man, 
      Kenny Wong Tak Bun, Alan Luk Chun Kwong, Jim Hui Chun Pong 
  Rating : IIB     
  Length : 85 mins.
  Opening November 4 2025 at the 22nd Hong Kong Asian Film Festival (10.22-11.09) (SURPRISE SCREENING) 
  Opening December 13 2025 (Preview)

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] 
  Alien Alert!!! 

  An influencer couple staged a harmless prank in pursuit of clicks and 
  like. Little do they know, their little escapade has gone out of 
  control, spiraling into a real tragedy. A series of accidents, 
  followed by blackmails and Extraterrestrial Encounters somehow echoes 
  and unveils the myth of a mysterious child disappearance 25 years ago!

  A group of five, a chain of bizarre events and layers of schemes and 
  plot twist. It's all-you-can-experience in One Crazy Night! 

HE'S A WOMAN, SHE'S A WOMAN
    d. Peter Chan Ho Sun
    Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing, Anita Yuen Wing Yee, 
     Carina Lau Ka Ling, Eric Tsang Chi Wai, Jordan Chan Siu Chun
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 107 mins.
  Opening July 23 1994 
  Opening December 13 2025 (RE-RELEASE)

GOD OF GAMBLERS
    d. Wong Jing
    Chow Yun Fat, Andy Lau Tak Wa, Joey Wong Cho Yin, Cheung Man
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 126 mins
  Opening December 14 1989 
  Opening December 13 2025 (RE-RELEASE)
  Trailer: https://youtu.be/P67bpsowH9s

WRITTEN (20TH INDPANDA)
    d. Kim Byung-woo
    Lee Jin-seok, Kim Bo-young, Lee Sang-hyuk
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 87 mins. 
  Opening December 12 2025

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  CLOSING Film of the 20th InDPanda International Film Festival
  NETPAC Award, 43rd Karlovy International Film Festival
  The 12th Busan International Film Festival

  From the filmmaker of Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy and The Terror 
  Live. Brand-new DCP, with revised English subtitles, and newly 
  translated Chinese subtitles.

  A wakes up in a bathtub to find that one of his kidneys has been 
  stolen. As he struggles to understand what has happened and searches 
  for his missing organ, he learns that he is just a character in a 
  script and an actor is playing his character.  While the film crew is 
  shooting and the script still unfinished, will A find a way out of his 
  hellish predicament?

NEVER TOO LATE
    d. Rikki Choy Shui Kei
    Documentary
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 78 mins.
  Opening December 11 2025

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  It's never too late to snap out of an urban routine and immerse 
  oneself in the natural world, as filmmaker Rikki Choy shows in her 
  portrait of Hongkongers who've done just that. A cultural worker 
  turned farmer extols the healing power of nature, a sea-diving model 
  tackles marine pollution, a wildlife buff practices 'wellness 
  photography', and a real estate agent channels his love of birds into 
  paintings. Choy's subjects all highlight the city's gorgeous yet often 
  ignored biodiversity, and sends out the call to respect its riches in 
  this illuminating and inspiring portrait of those who dare to live 
  outside of the rat race and do their share.

THE FAMILY GAME (19TH FRESH WAVE) 
  Length : 94 mins.
  Opening December 11 2025
  Site : https://www.freshwave.hk/
  fb: https://www.facebook.com/freshwavehk

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
BE SOMEBODY
    d. Michal Toczek
    Sebastian Stankiewicz, Jowita Budnik, Klara Bielawka
  Length : 29 mins.
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/kctobqFowU8

[ 19TH FRESH WAVE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL ]
* Best Short Fiction of the Polish National Short Film Competition, 
  Freedom Film Festival 2023  

* Audience Award, Freedom Film Festival 2023

* Golden Hobby-Horse, Krakow Film Festival 2023

* Best Short Fiction and Young Audience Award, Offeliada Film Festival 
  2023

* Outstanding Artistic Achievement in a Fiction film, Sehsuchte 
  International Student Film Festival 2024

  When historical heroes appear in ordinary people's homes, is it a 
  blessing or a curse?  When electrician Wiktor and his family move to a 
  new apartment, they learn that former Polish president and Nobel Peace 
  Prize winner Lech WALESA, who was also an electrician, once lived 
  there. Wiktor's wife Sylwia tries to make a few extra bucks by opening 
  the apartment up to tourists.  Wiktor even impersonates WALESA as part 
  of the tour.  Yet their fortunes hinge on WALESA's real-life fortunes 
  as well.  The business opportunity of the former residence has turned 
  into a family crisis.  The director fashions a darkly humorous student 
  film with a fantastic plot and tragic characters that complement each 
  other.  The film was a hit at The International Association of Cinema, 
  Audiovisual and Media Schools (CILECT) and was shown at several 
  international film festivals.

A DAY IN KWUN TONG
  Can : Chun Yuen
    d. Tung Yeung
    Tai Bo, Huang Lili
  Length : 24 mins.
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/Z0fNakPEd8E

[ 19TH FRESH WAVE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL ]
  A Hong Kong father and Chinese daughter live in different regions and 
  speak different languages.  With their identity and lifestyle 
  antithetical to each other, family members who are supposed to be the 
  closest are actually the most unfamiliar.  CHAN Wing-keung, an elderly 
  man who lives alone, is a security guard at a Kwun Tong park. One day, 
  he accompanies his daughter Tsz-shan, who comes from Chinese Mainland, 
  to renew her ID card and open a bank account in Hong Kong.  They 
  return home and go for a walk at the park where Wing-keung works. 
  Faced with the gap between them, they are hesitant to speak and can 
  only beat around the bush without making a move.  The film gazes at 
  the Hong Kong's cityscape while ruminating sea changes between father 
  and daughter with its shifting aspect ratio. Once again, Hong Kong 
  Film Award-winning actor Tai Bo acts out the loneliness of elderly in 
  a surehanded performance.

GRANDMA NAI WHO PLAYED FAVORITES
  Can : Sei Gwai Por Por Gau Ngor Luen Si
    d. Chheangkea
    Bonrotanak Rith, Saroeun Nay, Sokun Theary Ty, 
      Phalla Im, Chansophorn Buth
  Length : 19 mins.
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/5m2iCMU_gjY

[ 19TH FRESH WAVE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL ]
* Short Film Jury Awards for International Fiction, Sundance Film 
  Festival 2025

* Best Queer Short Award, Provincetown International Film Festival 2025

* Official Selection, International Film Festival of Rotterdam 2025

* Live-action Competition, Short Shorts Film Festival and Asian 2025

  Ghost family members are not exclusive to Thailand and Taiwan. During 
  Ching Ming Festival, Grandma Nai's descendants come to her grave to 
  pay their respects.  Grandson Meng is dating Pech, who hails from a 
  wealthy family. While his relatives pressure them to get married, 
  Grandma Nai can sense that he has something on his mind.  After they 
  leave the gravesite, Meng and Pech's families meet for karaoke. 
  Grandma Nai sneaks out of the cemetery and observes the living.  She 
  gradually realises that Meng is gay and decides to help him out.  The 
  Cambodian-American director is bold and thoughtful while challenging 
  social taboos within his own culture and manages to tackle them with a 
  light-hearted comedy. The film beat out short films from around the 
  world and won the Short Film Jury Award for International Fiction at 
  the Sundance Film Festival.

HE DOESN'T KNOW I KNOW
  Can : Ta But Ji Doh Ngor Ji Doh
    d. Zhang Xiaofei
    Ng Wing Sze, Ernesto de Sousa (So Ka Lok), Simon Lo Man Kit, 
  Length : 22 mins.
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/o36b0nUuCO0

[ 19TH FRESH WAVE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL ]
  The traditional image of a father is full of masculine charm -- 
  strong, brave, and proud—with the male eagle as its symbol. In the 
  post-modern understanding of gender roles, how has the totem animal of 
  a father evolved? Joan returns to Hong Kong to play matchmaker for her 
  father, who happens to be afflicted by a foot injury and is taken care 
  of by the mysterious Kit. Moreover, her father keeps avoiding her 
  matchmaking attempts, leading Joan to suspect that he and Kit are 
  harbouring a secret from her. Award-winning stage actor Simon LO teams 
  up with What If (2025) actors Ernesto DE SOUSA and NG Wing-sze in this 
  magical realist short film about family. The director fills the film 
  with animal symbolism, adding a touch of colour to the gender 
  spectrum.

  Be Somebody is about an electrician, Wiktor, and his family, who 
  moved to the former residence of former Polish President Lech WALESA, 
  who was also an electrician.  Wiktor's wife, Sylwia, tries to make a 
  few extra bucks by opening the apartment up to tourists.  Wiktor even 
  impersonates WALESA as part of the tour. Starring Hong Kong Film 
  Award-winning actor Tai Bo, A Day in Kwun Tong gazes at Hong Kong's 
  cityscape while ruminating on the sea changes between father and 
  daughter, with its shifting aspect ratio. Grandma Nai Who Played 
  Favorites, takes place during the Ching Ming Festival. Grandma Nai's 
  descendants come to her grave to pay their respects. She can sense 
  that her grandson, Meng, who is dating a rich girl, seems to have 
  something on his mind today.  She gradually realises that Meng is gay 
  and decides to help him out.  In He Doesn't Know I Know, Joan returns 
  to Hong Kong to visit her father, who happens to be afflicted by a 
  foot injury and is taken care of by the mysterious Kit. Moreover, her 
  father keeps avoiding her matchmaking attempts, leading Joan to 
  suspect that he and Kit are harbouring a secret from her.

MY DATE WITH A VAMPIRE
  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, 
      Ray Lui Leung Wai, Annie Liu (Lau Sum Yau), Fish Liew Chi Yu, 
      Bonnie Wong Man Wai, Tommy Chu Pak Hong, 
      Phoebus Ng Kai Yeung, Wong Chi Lok, Joey Man Yee Man
      Rosita Kwok Pak Yin, Cecilia So Lai Shan,
      Tse Suet Sum, Kaki Sham,  
  Streaming December 11 2025 in mainland China
  Streaming December 17 2025 in Hong Kong

SCARLET
    d. Mamoru Hosoda 
    Japanese Animation
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 111 mins.
  Opening at October 24th at the 22nd Hong Kong Asian Film Festival (10.22-11.09)
  Opening December 11 2025 
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/qXN_mg_gsKo

[ HONG KONG MOVIE6 ] 
  From visionary Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Mamoru Hosoda comes a
  powerful, time-bending animated adventure about Scarlet, a medieval-
  era, sword-fighting princess on a dangerous quest to avenge the death 
  of her father. After failing at her mission and finding herself 
  gravely injured in an "Otherworld", she encounters an idealistic young 
  man from our present day who not only helps her to heal but shows her 
  the possibility of a future free of bitterness and rage. When 
  confronted again by her father's killer, Scarlet faces her most 
  daunting battle: can she break the cycle of hatred and find meaning in 
  life beyond revenge?

  Venice International Film Festival
  New York Film Festival

TIP OF THE ICEBERG
    d. Kevin Ng Ka Wai
    Eugene Hsiuang, Philippe Joly, Laura Williamson
  Length : 111 mins.
  Opening December 11 2025
  Opening January 29 026
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/6bqkxyEIEf4

MAMORU HOSODA'S JOURNEY THROUGH TIME - SUMMER WARS (4K RESTORED)
    d. Mamoru Hosoda
    Japanese Animation
  Rating : I
  Length : 114 mins.
  Opening December 11 2025

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  Worlds collide in a tale where virtual reality meets actual reality. 
  When Kenji Koiso is pulled from Oz, a popular social networking realm, 
  to play fiancé to classmate Natsuki, he faces a mess of challenges. 
  Between the boisterous and bickering characters of the Jinnouchi clan 
  and the sudden chaos in Oz, Kenji and his new companions must learn 
  the importance of coming together to face the toughest of odds.

THE KILLER
    d. John Woo (Ng Yu Sum)
    Chow Yun Fat, Danny Lee Sau Yin, 
      Sally Yeh (Yip Sin Man), Kenneth Tsang Kong
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 111 mins.
  Opening January 1 1989 
  Opening December 10 2025 (RE-RELEASE)

FINCH AND MIDLAND
  Can : Gum Tin Ying Goi Hung Go Hing
    d. Timothy Yeung Wing Kwong
    Anthony Wong Chau Sun, Theresa Lee Yi Hung, 
      Patrick Tam Yiu Man, Nina Paw Hee Ching, 
      Harriet Yeung Sze Man, Dmitry Chepovetsky
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 110 mins.
  Opening October 5 2025 at the Vancouver International Film Festival
  Opening at October 23rd at the 22nd Hong Kong Asian Film Festival (10.22-11.09)
  Opening December 9 2025 (Preview)

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  In the often overlooked, aging neighborhoods of Scarborough, Ontario,
  four Hong Kong immigrants who arrived in the 1990s quietly unravel in
  middle age. Once a rising star in Hong Kong, a devoted carer for her
  elderly mother, a single mother struggling to make ends meet, and a
  widower yearning for connection – they each clutch fading fragments
  of dignity, community, and hope in a place as worn and forgotten as
  they are. The film portrays these fragile souls reaching out for
  connection – and discovering how far loneliness can stretch. Growing
  up within this immigrant community, the director witnessed firsthand
  the resilience of immigrants, creating a poignant meditation on
  displacement, aging, and the delicate threads that bind us all.

  Vancouver International Film Festival

[ VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2025 ]
  Timothy Yeung's film is a story of big losses, small triumphs, and 
  moments of grace amid the grind of capitalism — in other words, life 
  itself. Four Hong Kong immigrants are living lives of desperation in 
  Scarborough, Ontario: Dan was a pop singer on the rise before his move 
  to Canada, now he's barely scraping by; Eva is a lonely woman whose 
  commitment to her aging mother has held her back in life; Fan is a 
  part-time sex worker struggling to break into real estate; Tony is an 
  aging widower whose factory job is at risk.

  Through these characters, Yeung explores diasporic alienation, 
  economic hardship, and social isolation. His film is rich in cultural 
  specificity, but that never obstructs his wider view. Building 
  outwards from private hopes and personal pain, he creates a rich 
  social document that cradles within it four precious human portraits. 
  Tam, Yeung, Lee, and Wong are superb — their performances ring with   
  commitment and authenticity.

CRUEL STORY OF YOUTH (19TH FRESH WAVE) 
  Length : 100 mins.
  Opening December 9 2025
  Site : https://www.freshwave.hk/
  fb: https://www.facebook.com/freshwavehk

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
MIXED 'N' MATCH
  Can : Wan Jeung Hup Cheung Tuen
    d. Kingston Chow King Kan
    Yeung King-yam, Chan Yu-tim, Cheng Hok-him, Kung Chi-yip
  Length : 30 mins.
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/DT22UpGZlW4

[ 19TH FRESH WAVE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Single-gender schools allow few chances for campus romance. Will 
  inter-school activities provide the right opportunity? Ryan is both 
  eager and afraid of mingling with the opposite sex after studying in 
  an all-boys school for years. One day his friend Jayden makes him join 
  a mixed choir formed with an all-girls school. There, he meets the 
  enthusiastic singer Carol. Unexpectedly, Cupid's arrow carries more 
  than love itself. Ryan will also have to face life lessons such as a 
  test of friendship and the unfairness of the school system. The film's 
  manga-like style and humourous scenes establish perfect comic timing. 
  The innocence and ignorance of youth come alive while the ending 
  suddenly turns into an anti-climax that reveals the bitterness of 
  growing up amidst shattered ideals.

LAST DREAM
  Can : Jui Hau Yut Gor Mung
    d. Tam Kai-yin
    Ocean On Yau-kit, Sin Lok-yan, 
      Tsang Wing-yam, Kirsten Leung Lok-ching
  Length : 21 mins.
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/m0v0WVmlBCc

[ 19TH FRESH WAVE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Freud once said dreams are disguised fulfilments of repressed wishes. 
  Some recurring dreams may have awakened the unfulfilled desires buried 
  deep inside one's heart.  Ceci has passed away at a young age. At 
  night, when her soul wanders and encounters sleepers deep in their 
  thoughts, she will enter their dreams and listen to their hearts.  One 
  night, she meets Kate, who is bothered by mundane matters.  She finds 
  Kate's dreams familiar.  As she recalls fragments of her memories, can 
  past regrets between the two of them be fulfilled in dreams?  The film 
  connects the dimensions of dreams and reality with the girls' delicate 
  emotions and sings an elegy of lost youth.

GINGERBOY
  Can : Boon Shook Nam Hai
    d. Tanaka Miki
    Fujita Kai, Nakafuji Kei, Shima Akari, Ide Mizuki
  Length : 49 mins.
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/8niljD86Dck

[ 19TH FRESH WAVE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL ]
* Third Prize at Cinefondation, 79th Cannes Film Festival

* JAPAN CUTS Award at Indie Forum section, Osaka Asian Film Festival 
  EXPO 2025 -- OAFF 2026

* Official Selection, TAMA NEW WAVE 2024

  After the trials of society, will the rebellious spirit of unruly 
  young men still shine through?  KISHIDA, who is working at his 
  hometown branch, is suddenly transferred to the Tokyo headquarters. He 
  can only stay at the home of his high school friend Kura.  With his 
  reddish-brown hair, Kura resembles Peter Pan himself.  Having dropped 
  out of university and unwilling to enter the adult world, he spends 
  his days dragging KISHIDA along for fun.  Unable to tolerate his 
  friend's decadent lifestyle, KISHIDA also recognises his friend's   
  strange behaviour and abnormal mental state, which makes him gradually 
  distance himself from his friend.  The film cleverly uses suspense to 
  depict the reunion and reacquaintance of the two, revealing the agony 
  and regret of young people entering the adult world.  The film won 
  Third Prize at Cinéfondation of the 78th Cannes Film Festival. 

  In Mixed 'N' Match, Ryan is both eager and afraid of mingling with the 
  opposite sex after studying in an all-boys school for years. One day 
  his friend Jayden makes him join a mixed choir formed with an all-
  girls school, and he meets the enthusiastic singer Carol. In Last 
  Dream, Ceci has passed away at a young age. One night, she meets Kate, 
  who is bothered by mundane matters. As she recalls fragments of her 
  memories, can past regrets between the two of them be fulfilled in 
  dreams? Ginger Boy cleverly uses suspense to depict the reunion and 
  reacquaintance of the two, revealing the agony and regret of young 
  people entering the adult world. The film won Third Prize at 
  Cinéfondation of the 78th Cannes Film Festival.

STRANGER THAN PARADISE (19TH FRESH WAVE)
  Length : 85 mins.
  Opening December 7 2025
  Site : https://www.freshwave.hk/
  fb: https://www.facebook.com/freshwavehk

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
UNSPOKEN
    d. Damian Walshe-Howling
    Kat Dominis, Goran Grcic, Tom Wilson, 
      Matthew Alexander, Mariana Rudan
  Length : 21 mins.
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/KIJpZUdnyWc

[ 19TH FRESH WAVE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL ]
* Grand Prix, International Competition, Clermont-Ferrand International 
  Short Film Festival 2025

* Audience Award for Best Short Film, Annapolis Film Festival 2025

* Best Short Film, CinefestOZ Film Festival 2024

* Grand Prize, Best Shorts Competition Humanitarian Awards 2024

  If love cannot be bound by ethnic boundaries, will communication bring 
  forth a happy ending? In 1979, the Croatian immigrants in Australia 
  launch a wave of protests for independence. Marina, a Croatian, is 
  secretly in love with her Australian boyfriend. One day, she goes to 
  her boyfriend's house for dinner with his parents, but their 
  conflicting political views leave a bad taste in their mouths. 
  Meanwhile, her brothers participate in the protests, with one ending 
  up behind bars and the other returning home injured. Their father is 
  furious. In face of opposing opinions, how will Marina handle her 
  situation?  The director, who is already an excellent actor, creates 
  fierce dramatic tension to shape the barriers between the opposite 
  sides during political debates.  The film has won Grand Prix at the 
  International Competition of the prestigious Clermont-Ferrand 
  International Short Film Festival.  

HOMECOMING AND GOING
  Can : Yik Lau
    d. Ko Sze-yeuk
    Joanne Leung Cheuk-Yan, Bonde Sham Lok Yi, Boing Yuen Hau Wing
  Length : 20 mins.
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/KIJpZUdnyWc

[ 19TH FRESH WAVE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL ]
  For every emigration wave, there is always a wave of return to Hong 
  Kong.  Leaving and returning seem to be the beginning of the journey 
  for rootless Hong Kongers.  Perhaps Hong Kongers are destined to 
  wander in a cycle of uncertainty.  Emily and her fiancé Vincent 
  immigrate to the UK with hopes of starting a new life.  They will take 
  over the home of Megan, an old classmate who has lived there for 
  several years and decided to return to Hong Kong.  The three friends 
  roam around London and will bid farewell to each other after spending 
  the day together.  It is goodbye but it is also the start of a new 
  journey.  The director uses this film to express her own feelings 
  after going through the same journey.  She carefully inserts daily 
  life details to show the cultural differences and reflects on the 
  faint sadness of exchanging fates.

28
    d. Erica Kwok Chung-yee
    Elizabeth Tang To, Sammi Mak Wing Sum
  Length : 28 mins.
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/ShbhtJ4vUU8

[ 19TH FRESH WAVE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Berlin, known for its freedom and inclusiveness of diverse 
  subcultures, is a safe haven for many displaced people.  But urban 
  life may not provide the best living conditions. Idealistic traveller 
  Moon struggles to find accommodation in Berlin but receives a helping 
  hand from Anna, who is also a Hong Konger anxious about her unstable 
  life.  They temporarily stay at the 15-person co-living facility named 
  Hausprojekt 'K28'.  However, this group of migrants—some have 
  experienced social unrest back home and others just want to experience 
  life in a foreign country—are facing eviction. Two women with very 
  different personalities share what they have and face the hardships of 
  life together. The Berlin-based director uses her perspective as an 
  Asian woman to explore the clash between humanism and gentrification. 
  Featuring Golden Horse nominee Elizabeth TANG and artist Sammi MAK in 
  leading roles, the film deromanticises the situation of Hong Kongers 
  living in a foreign land.

GENEOLOGY OF VIOLENCE
    d. Mohamed Bourouissa
    Bilel Chegrani, Nina Zem
  Length : 16 mins.
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/wSA0si7FwiY

[ 19TH FRESH WAVE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL ]
* International Competition Grand Prize, Internationale Kurzfilmtage 
  Winterthur 2024

* Grand Prix, National Competition, Clermont-Ferrand International Short 
  Film Festival 2025

* Special Effects Award by Adobe, Clermont-Ferrand International Short   
  Film Festival 2025

* Children's and Youth Film Competition, International Short Film 
  Festival Oberhausen 2025

  Is violence legal if it complies with the system?  Should violence be 
  suppressed even when facing injustice? Only by tracing back to its 
  roots can we analyse the nature and evolution of violence.  A second-
  generation immigrant drives to pick up his girlfriend for a date. 
  While chatting in the car, he is suddenly stopped and questioned by a 
  police officer who asked him to exit the car for a body search. 
  Embarrassed in front of his girlfriend, his soul escapes his body, 
  only to be trapped in the nightmare of his past.  The French-Algerian 
  director has won an award at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short 
  Film Festival.  Based on his friend’s real life experience, the film 
  uses psychedelic electronic music and mysterious special effects to 
  construct a stream of consciousness world, bluntly explaining how 
  institutional violence deprives the body of autonomy.

  Unspoken happen during the 1979 wave of protests for independence 
  demonstrations by Croatian immigrants in Australia. Marina, a 
  Croatian, is secretly in love with her Australian boyfriend.  One day, 
  she goes to her boyfriend's house for lunch with his parents, but 
  their conflicting political views leave a bad taste in their mouths. 
  Meanwhile, her brothers participate in the protests, with one ending 
  up behind bars and the other returning home injured. Their father is 
  furious.  In face of opposing opinions, how will Marina handle her 
  situation?  Homecoming and Going is an expression of director own 
  feelings after going through the same journey. She carefully inserts 
  daily life details to show the cultural differences and reflects on 
  the faint sadness of exchanging fates. 28 uses an Asian woman's 
  perspective to explore the clash between humanism and gentrification. 
  Featuring Golden Horse nominee Elizabeth TANG and artist Sammi MAK in 
  leading roles, the film deromanticises the situation of Hong Kongers 
  living in a foreign land.  Genealogy of Violence based on the real 
  life experience of director's friend, the film uses psychedelic 
  electronic music and mysterious special effects to construct a stream 
  of consciousness world, bluntly explaining how institutional violence 
  deprives the body of autonomy.

  # The short film Genealogy of Violence contains several sequences with 
  flashing lights that may affect those who are susceptible to 
  photosensitive epilepsy or have other photo-sensitives.

SHAOIN SOCCER
    d. Stephen Chow Sing Chi, Lee Lik Chi
    Stephen Chow Sing Chi, Vicki Zhao Wei, Karen Mok Man Wai, 
      Ng Man Tat, Patrick Tse Yin
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 102 mins.
  Opening July 12 2001
  Opening December 7 2025 (RE-RELEASE)

TOKYO MELODY: A FILM ABOUT RYUICHI SAKAMOTO X RYUICHI SAKAMOTO | PLAYING 
  THE ORCHESTRA 2015 DOUBLE BILL SCREENING
    d. Elizabeth Lennard 
  Rating : I
  Opening December 7 2025

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  To commemorate the passing of beloved virtuoso Ryuichi Sakamoto, Tokyo 
  Melody, a documentary that delves into the mind of the creative 
  genius, has been restored in 4K four decades after its production. Hot 
  off the success of electro trio Yellow Magic Orchestra and the release 
  of his iconic debut original film score, Merry Christmas, Mr. 
  Lawrence, the maestro shares intimate access to career-defining 
  performances and recording sessions for the world to see.

  Inspired by the humming beat of 1980’s metropolitan Tokyo, with 
  Sakamoto's transgressive style and defiant curiosity on full display, 
  Tokyo Melody provides a rare look into the complex mind and artistry 
  of one of the 20th century’s most fascinating artists.

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  After Ryuichi Sakamoto created a massive buzz with Playing the 
  Orchestra 2013, in which he performed with a full orchestra, he 
  updated the concert the following year, conducting the orchestra by 
  himself while playing the piano. A feature-length concert film with an 
  exceptional soundscape, Ryuichi Sakamoto | Playing the Orchestra 2014 
  vividly captures that celebrated 2014 Tokyo concert.

  This iconic concert featured a wide range of the maestro's music, from 
  Yellow Music Orchestra's classics to beloved masterpieces such as 
  Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence and The Last Emperor, all performed with 
  the grandeur of the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra. Immerse yourself 
  into the world of Ryuichi Sakamoto’s music and witness a master 
  creating legacy in real time

DISTANT VOICES, STILL LIVES (19TH FRESH WAVE)
  Length : 85 mins.
  Opening December 7 2025
  Site : https://www.freshwave.hk/
  fb: https://www.facebook.com/freshwavehk

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
THE LAST RANGER
    d. Cindy Lee
    Avumile Qongqo, Liyabona Mroqoza, Makhaola Ndebele, David S. Lee
  Length : 28 mins.
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/I3rT9ZpXGRU

[ 19TH FRESH WAVE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL ]
* Best Live Action Short Film nominee, 97th Academy Awards

* Best Short Narrative, Pan African Film Festival 2024

* Best Drama Short, San Diego International Film Festival 2024

* Best Script, Best Art Direction and Best Actress, Pretoria Film 
  Festival 2024

  Illegal rhino poaching in South Africa is becoming an increasingly 
  serious problem. In addition to implementing conservation measures, 
  the safety of rangers also deserves more attention.  Litha, a girl   
  from a poor family, is on her way to sell a few things when she runs 
  into her friend Khuselwa, a female ranger from the only remaining game 
  reserve.  The two plan to go see the nearby rhinos, but they suddenly 
  encounter three poachers who are illegally hunting rhinos for their 
  horns.  Litha watches Khuselwa engage in gunfire but eventually 
  discovers the cruel truth.  Based on a true story, the film features 
  the vast and magnificent grasslands and wildlife habitats shot by the 
  South African female director.  The killings are shocking and the 
  sadness is profound. This remarkable work was nominated for Best Live 
  Action Short Film at the Academy Awards.

WE MISS, WE MEET, WE MOVE ON
  Can : Lei Hup Hei
    d. Ho Ka-ho
    Chan Tsang-ning, Yuen Yee-Man, Au King-hei, 
      He Yunchi, Kenneth Cheung Moon-yuen,
  Length : 30 min.
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/-SHRd7Gfm4Q

[ 19TH FRESH WAVE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Love is a long road with moments of separation and reunion. Even an 
  experienced driver must remember safety first and keep the clutch in 
  check to avoid repeating the same mistakes in love.  CHAN, a middle-
  aged man with several different types of driver's license, is 
  dissatisfied with young hearse driver Zi-ling's driving skills, so he 
  takes over the position. Two people who lost their better halves 
  embark on a journey of life and death, healing, guilt, and letting go. 
  The film depicts this road trip romance through a series of analogies 
  related to modes of transportation, filling the screen with scenery on 
  the roads of Hong Kong. The film, with its ambitious production scale, 
  also charts the social changes of Hong Kong since the turn of the 
  century.

SLEEPING SWAN
  Can : Chum Shui Dik Tin Ngor
    d. Sato Sonomi
   Suwa Shuri, Shiramoto Ayana, Matsuura Ryo
  Length : 31 mins.
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/9dmQ3IwDQZA

[ 19TH FRESH WAVE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL ]
  If trauma is left untreated for a long time, it will cause one to lose 
  love and other functions. The fowl that does not dance has other 
  difficulties, too. University drop-out Souma saw her peer Marina 
  catching a man who groped a girl. Later, he encounters Marina again 
  and musters the courage to help her when she is being harrassed. The 
  two begin to talk about everything, doing yoga to understand their 
  bodies before Soma finally confides his dark past to Marina. SHIRAMOTO 
  Ayana, the rising star from The Box Man (2024), and new actor SUWA 
  Shuri breathe life into this chance encounter. With MIYAKE Sho and 
  TOMINAGA Masanori collaborator TSUKINAGA Yûta as cinematographer, the 
  film's simple yet moving images gently lead the audience into the 
  state of a contemplative 'sleeping swan'.

SPEAK TO THE TIDE
  Can : Yu Lam Muk Leung Dui Tam
    d. Chu Ka-shing
    Chan Tsang-ning, John Ho Kau, Ocean On Yau Kit, Ko Hon-man
  Length : 30 mins.
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/9dmQ3IwDQZA

[ 19TH FRESH WAVE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL ]
  If a goddess has come down to earth, could she bring back lost time 
  for man?  Ning takes a substitute teaching position at a rural school, 
  hoping to find inspiration for her novel from nature.  One day after 
  class, students Richard and LAM Mak-noeng, a mysteriously masked girl 
  who shares the same name as the Empress of Heaven, come to her for 
  help. It turns out that Mak-noeng is about to disappear.  Faced with 
  such an ethereal problem, Ning takes on the responsibility of a 
  storyteller and seeks a happy ending for this heavenly romance.  The 
  director, who has always been interested in urban issues, has 
  continued to mix historical and fantastical elements like he has done 
  with Interview with Lo-Ting: An Oral History Project (2022).  A modern 
  love story with celestial inspiration, the film gently caresses the 
  remnants of our city and the melancholy of lonely souls.

  In The Last Ranger, Litha meets her friend Khuselwa, a female ranger 
  from the only remaining game reserve. The two plan to go see the 
  nearby rhinos, but they suddenly encounter three poachers who are 
  illegally hunting rhinos for their horns. Litha watches Khuselwa 
  engage in gunfire but eventually discovers the cruel truth.  We Miss, 
  We Meet, We Move On depicts a road trip romance through a series of 
  analogies related to modes of transportation, filling the screen 
  with scenery on the roads of Hong Kong, and charts the social 
  changes of Hong Kong since the turn of the century. SHIRAMOTO Ayana, 
  the rising star from The Box Man (2024), and new actor SUWA Shuri 
  breathe life into this chance encounter in Sleeping Swan.  With simple 
  yet moving images, it gently leads the audience into the state of a 
  contemplative 'sleeping swan'. Speak to the Tide is about one day 
  after class, students Richard and LAM Mak-noeng, a mysteriously masked 
  girl who shares the same name as the Empress of Heaven, come to Ning, 
  a substitute teacher, for help.  It turns out that Mak-noeng is about 
  to disappear.

THE YOUNG AND THE DAMNED (19TH FRESH WAVE)
  Length : 105 mins.
  Opening December 6 2025
  Site : https://www.freshwave.hk/
  fb: https://www.facebook.com/freshwavehk

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
THE BURNING NIGHT
  Can : Yin Yeh
    d. Demon Wong
    Zhao Xuan
    Length : 21 mins.
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/v6VLaqEDQNo

[ 19TH FRESH WAVE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL ]
* Asian International Best Short Award and Governor of Tokyo Award, 
  Short Shorts Film Festival and Asian 2025

* Best Live Action Short Film nominee, Golden Horse Awards 2024

* International Competition, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film 
  Festival 2025

  Rebellious rage ignites the streets, but any danger pales in 
  comparison to national interests.  As the Beijing Olympics approach,
  five marginalised teenagers set off fireworks for fun in Guangzhou. 
  Their reckless behaviour unexpectedly ignites even greater unrest, 
  bringing the long night of joy to an abrupt end.  Chinese director 
  Demon WONG takes a hard look at the restlessness of a young man amidst 
  social turmoil, where loss and loneliness of growing up are fleeting 
  like fireworks -- a tribute to the violent aesthetics of KITANO 
  Takeshi's Hana-bi (1998).  The film impressed the Golden Horse Film 
  Festival with its mature mise-en-scene and editing while picking up 
  Asia International Best Short Award at the Short Shorts Film Festival  
  and Asia.

CAGED DOG
  Can : Jau Huen
    d. Yen Hao-hsuan
    Kuo Tai-yun, Chen Tai-ho
    Length : 42 mins.
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/pCuy3eV_vwM

[ 19TH FRESH WAVE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL ]
* Special Jury Prize, Best Cinematography and Best Performer, Golden 
  Harvest Awards 2025

* Best Live Action Short Film nominee, Golden Horse Awards 2024

  Is it self-serving or altruistic to choose kindness and overlook 
  others' missteps? Is the battle between good and evil positive-sum, 
  negative-sum, or zero-sum?  A-he, a slow-witted high schooler, is 
  bullied to join a gang of troublemakers.  Jie, a model student living 
  in poverty, sees university as the only way out.  Jie volunteers to 
  mentor Ah-he and discovers that he is taking care of the stray dog 
  that has been caged by the troublemakers.  Can the two break free from 
  the prisoner's dilemma and save the dog?  With a mindset of a 
  craftman, YEN Hao-hsuan elevates a student film to industry standards 
  while CHEN Tai-ho's acting has garnered widespread acclaim. The film 
  has been nominated at the Golden Horse Awards and won several prizes 
  at the Golden Harvest Awards.

WHISPHERS IN THE BELLY (OPENING SHORT FILM, 19TH FRESH WAVE)
  Can : Toh Ji Yau Fung
    d. Bobby Yu Shuk-pui
    Bobby Yu Shuk-pui, Yu Mei, Siu Kiu, Yu Daan
  Rating : I
  Length : 20 mins.
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/fPE50iCMgm0

[ 19TH FRESH WAVE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Family pains and abdominal cramps—anyone can allow their body to 
  endure the turbulent intrusion alone.  After living in Norway for 
  years, Ling brings her foreign boyfriend home to Hong Kong.  The 
  family reunion is seemingly harmonious yet unspoken rifts and 
  resentment will be revealed through family therapy.  Will it end in 
  reconciliation or a split-up?  Bobby YU Shuk-pui, winner of Best 
  Director at the 17th Fresh Wave, brings her family's story to the 
  silver screen.  With real-life family members appearing on screen, the 
  film examines intergenerational conflict through the lens of the 
  young. With scenes of conversational therapy shot like direct cinema 
  and shifting between fiction and reality through switching aspect 
  ratios, the film faithfully and naturally presents the emotional 
  vortex among family members.

SIDE A: A SUMMER DAY
  Can : A Min: Ngor Dik Yut Tin
    d. Wan Kin-fai
    Chang Ning, Tsai Cheng-huang, Patricia Lin
  Length : 22 mins.
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/DXCNg4_qGIA

[ 19TH FRESH WAVE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL ]
* Best Live Action Short Film, Golden Horse Awards 2024
* Best Narrative Short Film and Best Performer, Golden Harvest Awards 
  2025
* Best Short Film, Taipei Film Awards 2025

  Some things are difficult to say aloud. Maybe another way is to record 
  it in a tape recorder.  As summer holiday nears its end, Ah-fei has 
  yet to complete an assignment that entails recording a day of his 
  life.  He asks his mother to help him create a happy and fulfilling 
  day.  However, the other side of the tape tells a completely different 
  story.  WAN Kin-fai, who has learned film production from director 
  CHANG Tso-chi, has once again written a story based on his own family 
  who are Chinese immigrants from India.  The film uses the two-sided 
   structure of a tape to compare reality and illusion, and freely moves 
  between time, language, and culture. Coupled with the sincere and 
  touching performances of CHANG Ning and young actor TSAI Cheng-huang, 
  the film swept different best short film awards at the Golden Horse 
  Awards, Taipei Film Awards, and Golden Harvest Awards.

  The Burning Night is set during the Beijing Olympics, and five 
  marginalised teenagers set off fireworks for fun in Guangzhou.  Their 
  reckless behaviour unexpectedly ignites even greater unrest, bringing 
  the long night of joy to an abrupt end.  In Caged Dog, a model student 
  living in poverty, Jie volunteers to mentor Ah-he and discovers that 
  he is taking care of the stray dog that has been caged by the 
  troublemakers.   Whispers in the Belly, director Bobby YU Shuk-pui,    
  brings her family's story to the silver screen.  With real-life family 
  members appearing on screen%2C the film examines intergenerational 
  conflict through the lens of the young.  Side A: A Summer Day has 
  swept different best short film awards.  It uses the two-sided 
  structure of a tape to compare reality and illusion, and once again 
  tells a story based on his own family, who are Chinese immigrants from 
  India.

HAPPY TOGETHER (19TH FRESH WAVE)
  Rating : III
  Length : 82 mins.
  Opening December 6 2025
  Site : https://www.freshwave.hk/
  fb: https://www.facebook.com/freshwavehk

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
EROGENESIS
    d. Xandra Popescu
    Valerie Renay, Yuko Kaseki, Estelle Widmaier, Greta Markurt, 
      Sasha Deckinger, Cecile Perrot
  Length : 15 mins.  
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/t0eNt3S_m6Q

[ 19TH FRESH WAVE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL ]
* Canal+ award, Cannes Semaine de la Critique 2025

  In the past, declining birth rates led women to become reproductive 
  machines.  Can modern technology replace this role and even enhance 
  women's sexual desire?  After a doomsday disaster, only a small number 
  of humans survive.  To solve the problem of procreation, five female 
  researchers devote themselves to inventing an artificial womb.  Yet 
  they become more interested in the study of erogeneity and even 
  conduct experiments in hopes of achieving non-genital sexual pleasure. 
  Until one day, a tomboy named Tom breaks in and changes everything 
  again. The film, with its utopian setting and English narration, 
  satirises the alienated relationship between modern men and women.  
  The liberation of women from the shackles of childbearing is the 
  revelation for human fertility in the future.  This award winner was 
  selected as part of Cannes Semaine de la Critique 2025.

WHEN THE WATER STILLS
  Can : Sum Shui Lui
    d. Yuan Yuan, Myo Aung, Wen Ching, Su Yu-chun
    Zhu Zhi-ying, Wu Nieh-hsuan, Tuan Chun-hao, 
      Hsiao Han-Fang, Lai Yu-fei
  Length : 16 mins.
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/qBsTUWGLsPw

[ 19TH FRESH WAVE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Beauty fades as time passes, but one will still long for a graceful 
  physique even when youthfulness is out of reach.  Jade, a medical 
  cosmetic nurse, has a daughter but still pays great attention to her 
  figure and exercises constantly.  She has sex with her swimming coach 
  and has to touch the bodies of young female customers at work.  One 
  day, her handbag becomes wet and the invisible burden has made her 
  decide to unload everything.  With Short Film Palme d'Or winner QIU 
  Yang as the film's mentor and performances by Golden Bell winner ZHU 
  Zhi-ying and young star WU Nien-hsuan, the talents set a terrifying 
  and eerie tone with gloomy images to reveal the horror of a middle-
  aged woman suffering from anxiety about her appearance.

ALL ABOUT I LOVED YOU
  Can : Mun Ji Huet
    d. Ren Hong-lin, Tan Wei-ting, Yang Ling, Mickey Lai
    Yao Chun-yao, Phoebe Lin, Hsu Huai-min
  Length : 18 mins.
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/Fd-y49E9sGU

[ 19TH FRESH WAVE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL ]
  You may not cherish the partner you have, but sometimes it is not 
  because you want to be with another person.  When contemporary couples 
  seek fertility treatment, can they go hand in hand?  Though Xin is 
  past her prime child-bearing years, she hopes to conceive.  Her 
  partner, Sen, cooperates and maintains his health. However, when the 
  doctor confirms that everything is ready, Sen hesitates and even 
  avoids intercourse.  As ovulation approaches, the couple reaches their 
  breaking point.  Mentored by CHIAN Wei-liang, who has won Golden Horse 
  Award for Best New Director, the talents use low light to gaze at the 
  tense moments between the husband and wife. Golden Bell-winning actor 
  YAO Chun-yao and Phoebe LIN give a pair of restrained performances in 
  their delicate portrayal of a couple whose relationship dynamic is 
  shifting in dissonance.

THE FISHBOWL GIRL
  Can : Gum Yu Gong Siu Jeh
    d. Wu Hung-yi
    Chen Ching, Prapamonton Eiamchan, True Wang, Linus Zeng
  Rating : III
  Length : 23 mins.
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/QeedaR1jutQ

[ 19TH FRESH WAVE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL ]
* Best Live Action Short Film nominee, Golden Horse Awards 2024

* Golden Harvest Awards 2025 nominee

* International Competition, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film 
  Festival 2025

* Best Short Film nominee, Taipei Film Awards 2025

  Love and sex, spirit and desire should be integrated instead of 
  segregated.  We should face all kinds of desires head on.  Wei, a 
  lesbian, goes to Thailand for a graduation trip with friends. 
  Unfortunately, she finds out that her crush has fallen in love with 
  someone else.  In frustration, she goes to a Thai soapy massage parlor 
  with her male friends.  Jin Jin is the only masseuse who is willing to 
  serve Wei.  The two go from being awkward and uncomfortable, to 
  accidentally getting hurt, to communicating with each other.  They end 
  up in harmony and mutual attraction as they naturally grow to enjoy 
  each other's body and the pleasure of sex.  The director uses rich 
  layers of light and shadow to meticulously capture the tenderness and 
  warmth of the female body, creating a sex scene that is both realistic 
  and alluring.  It is undoubtedly one of the most daring short film 
  nominees in the history of the Golden Horse Awards.

  EROGENESIS, with its utopian setting and English narration, satirises 
  the alienated relationship between modern men and women. The 
  liberation of women from the shackles of childbearing is the 
  revelation for human fertility in the future. This award winner was 
  selected as part of Cannes Semaine de la Critique 2025. When the Water 
  Stills is about Jade, a medical cosmetic nurse%2C has a daughter but 
  still pays great attention to her figure and exercises constantly. She 
  has sex with her swimming coach and has to touch the bodies of young 
  female customers at work.  One day, her handbag becomes wet and the 
  invisible burden has made her decide to unload everything.  In All 
  about I Loved You, although Xin is past her prime childbearing years, 
  she hopes to conceive. Her partner, Sen, cooperates and maintains his 
  health. However, when the doctor confirms that everything is ready, 
  Sen hesitates and even avoids intercourse. As ovulation approaches, 
  the couple reaches their breaking point. Director WU Hung-yi uses rich 
  layers of light and shadow in The Fishbowl Girl to meticulously 
  capture the tenderness and warmth of the female body, creating a sex 
  scene that is both realistic and alluring. It is undoubtedly one of 
  the most daring short film nominees in the history of the Golden Horse 
  Awards.

INFERNAL AFFAIRS
    d. Andrew Lau Wai Keung, Alan Mak Siu Fai
    Andy Lau Tak Wah, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, 
      Anthony Wong Chau Sun, Eric Tsang Chi Wai, 
      Sammi Cheng Sau Man, Kelly Chen Wai Lam, Edison Chen Koon Hei
  Rating : IIA
  Lnegth : 101 mins.
  Opening December 12 2002 
  Opening December 6 2025 (RE-RELEASE)
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/jft61nrPaoM

MAI (19TH FRESH WAVE OPENING FILM) 
    d. Tran Thanh
    PHUONG Anh-dào, Tu?n Tr?n, Tr?n Thành, H?ng-dào, HU?NH Uy?n-ân
  Length : 131 mins.
  Opening December 5 2025
  Site : https://www.freshwave.hk/
  fb: https://www.facebook.com/freshwavehk
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/vYTx7uaUTfQ

[ 19TH FRESH WAVE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL ]
  This film, which broke Vietnam’s all-time box office record in 2024, 
  was released in Taiwan under the translated title 'Love Again'; 
  'Vietnam Loves' was the translated title for the 'Asian Cinerama' 
  project in Hong Kong, while the original title, 'Mai', refers to the 
  name of the female protagonist.  None of these offer a complete 
  picture for the audience.  Even more so, no synopsis can provide an 
  accurate description.  Try this: Mai, a massage girl past her prime, 
  moves to the city to work.  She meets Duong, a bar pianist seven years 
  her junior, who pursues her recklessly.  When she finally overcomes 
  her inner demons and accepts his love, she discovers he actually comes 
  from a wealthy family.  However, Duong's mother, learning of Mai's 
  dishonorable past, rejects her and tries to separate the lovers...Now 
  doesn't this all sound quite familiar, resembling the Cantonese social 
  dramas and ethical tragedies of CHOR Yuen, Filmmaker in Focus of last 
  year?  The truth is, Tr?n Thành has adopted a (nearly) hybrid style, 
  combining Douglas SIRK’s melodramatic storytelling, R.W. FASSBINDER's 
  subversive narration, and Pedro ALMODÓVAR's colourful imagery and 
  complex and precise mise-en-scène. Through this constantly changing 
  scenery, sometimes playful and witty, sometimes romantic, at times 
  melancholic, others passionate, the lively portrayal of humankind (the 
  apartment where all sorts inhabit) as in The House of 72 Tenants 
  (1973), Mai's legendary life as heartbreaking as Darling Caroline 
  (1951), the result is truly magnificent.  Tr?n Thành’s two other works 
  also rank 4th and 5th in Vietnam's highest-grossing films of all time. 
  In addition to screenwriting and directing, he is also a renowned 
  actor (especially in comedy), TV host and voice actor, at merely 38 
  years old.

DHURANDHAR
    d. Aditya Dhar
    Ranveer Singh, Sanjay Dutt, Akshaye Khanna, R. Madhavan,
      Arjun Rampal, Sara Arjun
  Rating : III
  Length : 212 mins.
  Opening December 5 2025

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  Dhurandhar is a star-studded saga inspired by incredible true events 
  set in the gritty criminal vein of underworld with a backdrop of 
  Indian patriotism, featuring action sequences, Shakespearean 
  betrayals, and tradecrafts of espionage.

UNDER CURRENT
  AKA : THE OUTSIDER
  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
  Opening December 4 2025 
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/DjrztEMjKMo

[ 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...

ROAD TO VENDETTA
  Can : Sat Sau #4
  Lit : Assassin Number 4
    d. La-Ying Njo Kui Ying (Leung Kui Ying)
    Jeffrey Ngai Chun Sun, Sara Minami, Chu Pak Him, Naoto Takenaka,             
      Rosa Maria Velasco (Wai Law Sha), Takumi Saitoh, Daniel Hong 
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 108 mins.
  Opening September 22 2025 at the Fantastic Fest 2025 
  Opening November 9 2025 at the 22nd Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
  Opening December 4 2025
  Site : https://fantasticfest2025.eventive.org/films/689e035804f969cfc144e61d
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/2OfQzbBbNrw

[ 2025 FANTASTIC FEST ]
  Within the opening moments of NJO Kui Ying’s visually arresting debut 
  feature, a visceral fistfight breaks out on the top floor of a Hong 
  Kong city tram. Bodies hang precariously from the windows in a tangle 
  of flesh and blood that soon leaves one man dead, while the other 
  coolly walks away, shrugging off just another day in the life of a 
  trained assassin. Known only as No. 4, this bleach-blond, stone-faced 
  killer soon finds himself in Japan, where a seemingly straightforward 
  assignment quickly spirals into a breathless game of cat-and-mouse 
  with the Yakuza's deadliest foot soldiers.

  No. 4's client, a young woman with a personal vendetta against the 
  city’s most notorious crime syndicate, ropes him into becoming her 
  unwitting accomplice in a game of revenge that leaves them both out of 
  their depth with a bounty on their heads. As their relationship 
  evolves from professional to personal, they are left with no choice 
  but to fight side by side if they are to survive the next 72 desperate 
  hours.

  Wearing his influences proudly on his sleeve, first-time director NJO 
  steers a classic gun-toting tale of heroic bloodshed into a head-on 
  collision with a sleek, katana-wielding crime story of honour, 
  betrayal, camaraderie, and vengeance. Drenched in neon and buffed to a 
  shimmering polish, ROAD TO VENDETTA owes an inescapable debt to the 
  works of John Woo, Johnnie To, Kinji Fukasaku, and Takashi Miike, even 
  as it doffs its cap to the Hollywood homages—from KILL BILL to JOHN 
  WICK—that have forged this path ahead of it. The result is a composed 
  and enthralling calling card from an emerging new talent, paired with 
  an agile, unflinching leading man, who together make an unstoppable 
  pair. (JAMES MARSH)

[ CINEMA CITY ]
  In Asia, a mysterious assassin organization operates under the guise 
  of a noodle shop hidden in a bustling city, serving as a haven for 
  killers.  Assassin No. 4, orphaned at a young age and raised in the 
  noodle shop, is sent to Japan to eliminate a yakuza boss.  However, he 
  is unexpectedly ambushed by his client, a Japanese girl seeking 
  revenge.  To exact her vengeance, she spares no expense in hiring the 
  assassin and attempts to enlist No. 4 in her grand revenge plan, only 
  for their actions to inadvertently provoke a relentless pursuit by the 
  yakuza, putting both their lives in danger...

MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM: IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS URDR-HUNT -- PATH OF THE LITTLE
CHALLENGER
    d. Tatsuyuki Nagai
    Japanese Animation
  Rating : I
  Length : 75 mins.
  Opening December 4 2025
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/aotLcqvLf-k

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  Mobile Suit Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans Urdr-Hunt "-Path of the Little 
  Challenger-" double featuring Mobile Suit Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans 
  10th Anniversary Short Film "Wedge of Interposition"

  P.D. 323...

  Gjallarhorn's political intervention into the Arbrau central 
  parliament escalated into an armed conflict using mobile suits. The 
  incident was brought to an end by Tekkadan, a group of boys from Mars.

  News of Tekkadan's exploits has also reached the ears of Wistario 
  Afam, who was born and raised at the Radonitsa Colony near Venus. 
  Venus, which lost to Mars in the development race, is a remote 
  frontier planet in which the four great economic blocs show little 
  interest. It is now used only as a penal colony for criminals, and its 
  inhabitants don't even have IDs.

  Then Wistario, who wants to improve the conditions in this homeland, 
  encounters a girl who claims to be the guide to the Urdr-Hunt.

  "Congratulations. You're qualified to enter the Urdr-Hunt."

  Drawn in by this encounter, Wistario now stands at the threshold of 
  the Urdr-Hunt, a race which offers a prize vast enough to easily 
  purchase a whole colony.

  Short Film "Wedge of Interposition" introduction
  In carrying out its mission to escort Kudelia, Tekkadan has achieved 
  overnight fame through the fighting that took place during the 
  election of Arbrau's prime minister. Its name is now known throughout 
  the outer spheres...

  After returning home to Mars, Tekkadan continues moving forward, even 
  resorting to brute-force tactics in order to further expand its 
  organization. Meanwhile, as they watch Orga struggling on his own with 
  the unfamiliar role of leader, Mikazuki and the other Tekkadan members 
  come up with an idea.

MAMORU HOSODA'S JOURNEY THROUGH TIME - THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH 
TIME (4K RESTORED)
    d. Mamoru Hosoda
    Japanese Animation
  Rating : I
  Length : 99 mins.
  Opening December 4 2025

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  Something strange has happened to Makoto Konno. Time has suddenly 
  stopped and moved her backwards. With her newly discovered ability to 
  literally leap backwards in time Makoto finds that tests become a 
  piece of cake, embarrassing situations are corrected and she can have 
  her favorite food anytime she wants. Unfortunately her carefree time 
  traveling has adverse effects on the people she cares for. With every 
  successful leap Makoto somehow alters the fate of those around her. 
  This was not supposed to happen and as she races back in time to fix 
  everything, she notices that her abilities are not limitless but with
  every successful jump she is one step closer to discovering the most 
  wonderful secret in her young adult life.

MONSTA X: CONNECT X IN CINEMAS 
    d. Margo Yeji Lee, Yoondong Oh
    MONSTA X (Shownu, Minhyuk, Kihyun, Hyungwon, Joohoney, I.M)
  Length : 118 mins.
  Opening December 3 2025

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  In July 2025, MONSTA X set the KSPO DOME ablaze over three 
  unforgettable days with their show 2025 MONSTA X CONNECT X.

  From the powerful live band session and a setlist packed with 
  spectacular performances, to never-before-seen behind-the-scenes 
  footage of the preparation process, and exclusive, heartfelt 
  interviews where the members reflect on their intense 10-year journey—
  this film captures it all.

  A chronicle of a decade-long story written together by MONSTA X and 
  MONBEBE.

  Limited 2D & 4DX screenings at select Broadway Cinemas only!

GOOD AUTUMN, MOMMY
    d. Chen Shizhong
    Shu Qi, Bai Ke, Lang Yueting, Tian Niu, Yuen Cheung Yan
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 107 mins.
  Opening December 18 2025 
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/Ja4B4CM25jA

SHE REMEMBERS, HE FORGETS
    d. Adam Wong Sau Ping
    Miriam Yeung Chin Wah, Jan Lamb Hoi Fung, 
      Neo Yau Hawk Sau, Cecilia So Lai Shan, Ng Siu Hin
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 110 mins.  
  Opening November 5 2015
  Opening November 30 2025 (RE-RELEASE) (POSTPONED)
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/lsdMjf2J3j8

SEVENTEEN WORD TOUR [NEW_] IN JAPAN LIVE VIEWING 
    d. HYBE & PLEDIS Entertainment
    SEVENTEEN
  Opening November 29 2025

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  Celebrating their 10th anniversary, SEVENTEEN embarks on a monumental 
  new journey with their world tour [NEW_], symbolizing a fresh start 
  and endless possibilities ahead.

  Known as a performance powerhouse, SEVENTEEN delivers dynamic stages, 
  reimagined choreography, and solo performances that spotlight each 
  member's growth and artistry.

  From Incheon to North America and across Asia, the journey culminates 
  in the Nagoya concert, broadcast live to cinemas worldwide on November 
  29.

  Experience SEVENTEEN's passion, unity, and energy; on the big screen, 
  together with fans around the world.

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
  Rating : III
  Length : 105 mins.
  Opening November 6 2025 at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
  Opening November 27 2025

[ HONG KONG MOVIE6 ]
  Mui, a vibrant young lady with cerebral palsy, has always navigated
  life optimistically despite its challenges. However, her carefully
  constructed world is threatened when her overprotective mother
  insists on a hysterectomy, causing Mui to fear the loss of her
  identity as a woman. Seeking solace and autonomy, she discovers an 
  unique volunteer group providing sexual services for disabled
  individuals. There, she meets Ken, an enigmatic volunteer
  grappling with his own hidden wounds. Their connection deepens,
  blossoming into an affectionate yet elusive bond that challenges
  societal norms and physical limitations. Like Tam's In Your
  Dreams (14th HKAFF Opening Film), Someone Like Me is a
  provocative exploration of desire, identity, and the courage to
  claim one's own narrative.

RESURRECTION
   d. Bi Gang
   Jackson Yee, Shu Qi, Mark Chao, Li Gengxi, Huang Jue, Chen Yongzhong
  Length : 160 mins.
  Opening November 27 2025 
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/35Ybibk_MB4

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  In a world where humanity has lost the ability to dream, one creature   
  remains entranced by the fading illusions of the dreamworld. This 
  monster, adrift in reverie, clings to visions no one else can see — 
  until a woman appears. Gifted with the rare power to perceive these 
  illusions for what they truly are, she chooses to enter the monster's 
  dreams, determined to uncover the truth that lies hidden within.

GOLDEN BOY
  Can : Gum Tung
    d. Joe Chan Wai Koon
    Louis Cheung Kai Chung, Eric Tsang Chi Wai, 
      Lam Suet, Tommy Chu Pak Hong, Rosa Velasco (Wai Law Sha), 
      Leander Lau Ho Lan, Gladys Li Ching Kwan, Doughboy, 
      Mars Cheung Wing Fat, 
      Lawrence Cheng Tan Shui, Anna Ueyama, Ben Yuen Fu Wah,
      Ali Lee Kai Sum, Ruby Lam Yin Ling 
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 92 mins.
  Opening November 21 2025
  Teaser : https://youtu.be/DyDNYvo07-M

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  A decade ago, Cheung Lek was the brightest rising boxing star—known
  as "Golden Boy" -- until a tragic incident stripped him of his
  freedom. Ten years later, released from prison, he comes face to
  face with Fong Yuen, the son he has never met. To claim the
  inheritance left by Fong Yuen's mother, Cheung must learn to live
  with and take care of the boy. Thrust into fatherhood and
  confronted by past regrets, Cheung's life is turned upside down
  once more. Through conflict and gradual reconciliation with his
  son, he begins to understand his true purpose. Confronting the
  ghosts of his past, Cheung decides to return to the ring—not only
  to reclaim his dream, but to become the role model his son
  deserves.

LEFT-HANDED GIRL
    d. Tsou Shih-Ching
    Janel Tsai, Ma Shih-Yuan, Nina Ye, Brando Huang,
      Akio Chen, Chao Xin-Yan
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 109 mins.
  Opening November 3 2025 at the 22nd Hong Kong Asian Film Festival (10.22-11.09)
  Opening November 20 2025

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  A single mother and her two daughters return to Taipei after several
  years of living in the countryside to open a stand at a buzzing night
  market. Each in their own way, will have to adapt to this new
  environment to make ends meet and succeed in maintaining the family
  unity. Three generations of family secrets begin to unravel after the
  youngest daughter who's left-handed is told by her traditional
  grandfather to never use her "devil hand".

[ 22ND HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ]
  In her remarkable solo directorial debut, Tsou Shih-Ching crafts an 
  intimate portrait of three generations wrestling with tradition and 
  change in modern Taipei. After moving from the countryside, single 
  mother Shu-Fen and her daughters–rebellious twenty-year-old I-Ann and 
  curious five-year-old I-Jing -- struggle to make ends meet running a 
  night market noodle stall. When I-Jing's grandfather condemns her 
  left-handedness as demonic, family secrets begin to surface. Co-
  written and produced by Sean Baker, this tender exploration of family 
  bonds and quiet rebellion pulses with the vibrant energy of Taipei's 
  neon-lit streets.

  Critics' Week, Cannes Film Festival
  BFI London Film Festival
  Opening Film, Kaohsiung Film Festival

NOBODY
    d. Shui Yu
  Rating : I
  Length : 119 mins.
  Opening November 20 2025 (Preview)
  Opening December 11 2025
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/PaDFQ-RrZUY

[ EMPEROR CINEMAS ]
  In Chinese folklore, a "Yao" is an animal spirit. A wild young pig Yao  
  from Langlang Mountain dreams of joining the King’s Cave, but after 
  offending the King, he has no choice but to leave Langlang Mountain.
  He then teams up with his friends, namely the Toad Yao, Weasel Yao, 
  and Orangutan Yao, to form a "grassroots scripture-seeking group." 
  They disguise themselves as Monk Tang and his disciples, hurrying to 
  the Western Paradise to fetch the sacred Buddhist scriptures ahead of 
  the real pilgrim team. Along the way, they go through absurd 
  adventures, each achieving their own growth and finally gaining the 
  "true scriptures" that belong to themselves.

A GOOD CHILD
    d. Ong Kuo Sin
    Richie Koh, Hong Hui Fang, Johnny Lu, Charlie Goh, Cheryl Chou
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 105 mins.
  Opening November 20 2025 

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  JIAHAO, a drag queen estranged from his conservative family,
  returns home after his father's passing to help his brother,
  JIA QIANG, to care for their mother, JU HUA, who has been
  diagnosed with dementia.

  As Ju Hua's condition worsens, she becomes increasingly reliant
  on Jiahao  -- reigniting past wounds and emotional strains. One 
  night, a tired Jiahao returns home still in drag, met with
  panic and confusion from his mother who threatens to call the
  police. In a moment of quick thinking, he calms her by
  pretending to be her daughter instead.

  To his surprise, Ju Hua believes him.  Seizing the opportunity,
  Jiahao playfully steps into this new role, determined to mend
  their fractured relationship by creating new memories and
  healing old regrets.  With the unwavering support of his
  boyfriend, DAVID, Jiahao begins a heartfelt journey of
  reconnection, acceptance, and self-discovery—until an unexpected
  revelation from his past changes everything.

LUPIN THE THIRD THE MOVIE: THE IMMORTAL BLOODLINE
    d. Takeshi Koike
    Japanese Animation
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 92 mins.
  Opening November 20 2025
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/HSVZkKHVHKI

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  After nearly 30 years, the genius director Takeru Koike helms a brand-
  new 2D theatrical film for Lupin III! Continuing with the dark, 
  realistic style of the THE IIIRD series, this original story unfolds 
  in a parallel timeline, centred on the legendary thief Lupin III!

  Master of thief Lupin III, alongside his trusted partners Daisuke 
  Jigen, Goemon Ishikawa, and Fujiko Mine, ventures to uncover the truth 
  behind a relentless pursuit targeting them. Their quest leads them to 
  a mysterious island in the Bermuda Triangle, uncharted on any map, in 
  search of the hidden vast treasure. But their journey takes a deadly 
  turn when their plane is shot down, forcing them to crash-landing on a 
  toxic, mist-shrouded "Island of Death."  Surrounded by decaying 
  nuclear weapons, abandoned armaments, and eerie "Garbage People," the 
  group faces a dire situation as lethal gas leaves them with only 24 
  hours to survive!

  The island's overlord, Muom, claims to possess the power of 
  immortality and seeks to destroy the world to rule as its new master. 
  Facing an invincible, undying enemy, Lupin III stakes his thief's 
  honour in a high-stakes battle of wits and courage, taking on an 
  impossible mission in a thrilling final showdown!

24 FLAVOURS
  Can : Yi Sup Sei Mei
    d. Elaine Huang Yiling
    Sylvia Chang Ai-Chia, Angela Yuen Lai Lam, Kenny Bee (Chung Chun To)
      Jordan Lee (Li Xiangxuan), Vana Dong Fan
  Length : 104 mins.
  Opening November 14 2024 in mainland China
  Opening November 16 2025 at the New Zealand Asia Pacific Film Festival

[ THE CAPITOL CINEMA ]
  After years abroad, April returns to her homeland, discovering her 
  divorced parents rekindling old ties. Memories of her extreme self-
  harm resurface as she grapples with her father's infidelity. Facing 
  the impending demolition of the tea shop, April must decide between 
  taking her mother Qiaozhen abroad or supporting her desire to continue 
  the business. Struggling Yongtong silently raises funds for 
  Qiaozhen's shop reopening, inadvertently falling into a scam. April 
  also encounters her resilient half-sister Xiaojing. Amidst the 
  challenges, she begins to reclaim the life, time, and self-reflection 
  she had long avoided.

BANG DREAM!  IT'S MYGO!!!!! -- UTAU, BOKURA NI NARERU UTA AND FILM LIVE
    d. Kohdai Kakimoto
    Japanese Animation
  Rating : I
  Length : 118 mins.
  Opening November 14 2025

HYBRID STORM
  Can : Kei Kuen Fung Bo
    d. Terry Ng Ka Wai
    Kevin Cheng Ka Wing, Hubert Wu Hung Kwan, Annie Liu (Lau Sum Yau), 
      Adam Pak Tin Nam, Shirley Chan Yan Yin, Xia Yan (Janelle Sing),    
      Lau Shek Yin, Lo Hoi Pang, Eva Lai Yin Shan, 
      Wong Man Piu, Jason Lau (Pai Piu)
      Bosco Wong Chung Chak, Raymond Wong Pak Ming, Shek Sau,
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 93 mins.
  Opening November 13 2025 

[ SCREEN DAILY ]
  The new feature follows an anti-corruption investigator who must
  prove his innocence after he being suspended from duties when his
  father is implicated in a customs corruption case.

KUNG FU HUSTLE 
    d. Stephen Chow Sing Chi
    Stephen Chow Sing Chi, Eva Huang Shengyi, Yuen Wah, Yuen Qiu, 
      Bruce Leung Siu Lung, Danny Chan Kwok Kwan, Lam Tsz Chung
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 99 mins.
  Opening November 13 2025 (RE-RELEASE)
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/hA1PH_65SYI

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  In Shanghai, China in the 1940s, a wannabe gangster aspires to join 
  the notorious "Axe Gang" while residents of a housing complex exhibit 
  extraordinary powers in defending their turf.

AGAINST ALL ODDS
    d. Lau Ho Leung
    Philip Ng Wan Lung, Chen Yongsheng, Han Geng, 
      Mitchell Hoag, Louise Wong Dan Nei, Molly Han Mo
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 118 mins.
  Opening November 13 2025 

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  In 1944, Japanese-occupied Hong Kong. James, a Flying Tiger fighter 
  pilot, was shot down by the Japanese Air Force while carrying out a 
  bombing mission over Kai Tek airport. Gutsy, Sister3, Dan and Mimi, 
  guerrillas of the Dongjiang Column, were ordered to sneak into the 
  bowling alley of the Japanese army club to rescue James. Meanwhile, 
  Smiley, a undercover who was ordered to assassinate the senior 
  Japanese officials, finally got an excellent opportunity to carry out 
  his mission at the same bowling alley.

  Unexpectedly, the mission to rescue James and the mission to 
  assassinate the senior Japanese official "collided". After Smiley's     
  identity exposed , he resolutely joined the team. They fought 
  desperately against the Japanese troops, and finally the team made a 
  breakthrough and escaped from danger.

A MIGHTY ADVENTURE
    d. Toe Yuen Kin To
    Animation
  Length : 77 mins.
  Opening November 13 2025 at the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival

[ TAIPEI GOLDEN HORSE FILM FESTIVAL ]
  A grasshopper, a spider, and a butterfly are suddenly transported to a 
  big concrete city. They face a series of exciting and extraordinary 
  micro-adventures. Along the way, they learn to understand themselves 
  better, overcome challenges, and build their self-esteem. These life-
  changing experiences help them grow stronger, happier, and ready to 
  choose their own paths with confidence.

BANG DREAM!  IT'S MYGO!!!!! -- UTAU, BOKURA NI NARERU UTA AND FILM LIVE
    d. Kohdai Kakimoto
    Japanese Animation
  Rating : I
  Length : 118 mins.
  Opening November 14 2025

24 FLAVOURS
  Can : Yi Sup Sei Mei
    d. Elaine Huang Yiling
    Sylvia Chang Ai-Chia, Angela Yuen Lai Lam, Kenny Bee (Chung Chun To)
      Jordan Lee (Li Xiangxuan), Vana Dong Fan
  Length : 104 mins.
  Opening November 14 2024 in mainland China
  Opening November 16 2025 at the New Zealand Asia Pacific Film Festival

[ THE CAPITOL CINEMA ]
  After years abroad, April returns to her homeland, discovering her 
  divorced parents rekindling old ties. Memories of her extreme self-
  harm resurface as she grapples with her father's infidelity. Facing 
  the impending demolition of the tea shop, April must decide between 
  taking her mother Qiaozhen abroad or supporting her desire to continue 
  the business. Struggling Yongtong silently raises funds for 
  Qiaozhen's shop reopening, inadvertently falling into a scam. April 
  also encounters her resilient half-sister Xiaojing. Amidst the 
  challenges, she begins to reclaim the life, time, and self-reflection 
  she had long avoided.

LEFT-HANDED GIRL
    d. Tsou Shih-Ching
    Janel Tsai, Ma Shih-Yuan, Nina Ye, Brando Huang,
      Akio Chen, Chao Xin-Yan
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 109 mins.
  Opening November 3 2025 at the 22nd Hong Kong Asian Film Festival (10.22-11.09)
  Opening November 20 2025

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  A single mother and her two daughters return to Taipei after several
  years of living in the countryside to open a stand at a buzzing night
  market. Each in their own way, will have to adapt to this new
  environment to make ends meet and succeed in maintaining the family
  unity. Three generations of family secrets begin to unravel after the
  youngest daughter who's left-handed is told by her traditional
  grandfather to never use her "devil hand".

[ 22ND HONG KONG ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL ]
  In her remarkable solo directorial debut, Tsou Shih-Ching crafts an 
  intimate portrait of three generations wrestling with tradition and 
  change in modern Taipei. After moving from the countryside, single 
  mother Shu-Fen and her daughters–rebellious twenty-year-old I-Ann and 
  curious five-year-old I-Jing -- struggle to make ends meet running a 
  night market noodle stall. When I-Jing's grandfather condemns her 
  left-handedness as demonic, family secrets begin to surface. Co-
  written and produced by Sean Baker, this tender exploration of family 
  bonds and quiet rebellion pulses with the vibrant energy of Taipei's 
  neon-lit streets.

  Critics' Week, Cannes Film Festival
  BFI London Film Festival
  Opening Film, Kaohsiung Film Festival

NOBODY
    d. Shui Yu
  Length : 119 mins.
  Opening November 20 2025

[ EMPEROR CINEMAS ]
  In Chinese folklore, a "Yao" is an animal spirit. A wild young pig Yao  
  from Langlang Mountain dreams of joining the King’s Cave, but after 
  offending the King, he has no choice but to leave Langlang Mountain.
  He then teams up with his friends, namely the Toad Yao, Weasel Yao, 
  and Orangutan Yao, to form a "grassroots scripture-seeking group." 
  They disguise themselves as Monk Tang and his disciples, hurrying to 
  the Western Paradise to fetch the sacred Buddhist scriptures ahead of 
  the real pilgrim team. Along the way, they go through absurd 
  adventures, each achieving their own growth and finally gaining the 
  "true scriptures" that belong to themselves.

A GOOD CHILD
    d. Ong Kuo Sin
    Richie Koh, Hong Hui Fang, Johnny Lu, Charlie Goh, Cheryl Chou
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 105 mins.
  Opening November 20 2025 

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  JIAHAO, a drag queen estranged from his conservative family,
  returns home after his father's passing to help his brother,
  JIA QIANG, to care for their mother, JU HUA, who has been
  diagnosed with dementia.

  As Ju Hua's condition worsens, she becomes increasingly reliant
  on Jiahao  -- reigniting past wounds and emotional strains. One 
  night, a tired Jiahao returns home still in drag, met with
  panic and confusion from his mother who threatens to call the
  police. In a moment of quick thinking, he calms her by
  pretending to be her daughter instead.

  To his surprise, Ju Hua believes him.  Seizing the opportunity,
  Jiahao playfully steps into this new role, determined to mend
  their fractured relationship by creating new memories and
  healing old regrets.  With the unwavering support of his
  boyfriend, DAVID, Jiahao begins a heartfelt journey of
  reconnection, acceptance, and self-discovery—until an unexpected
  revelation from his past changes everything.

LUPIN THE THIRD THE MOVIE: THE IMMORTAL BLOODLINE
    d. Takeshi Koike
    Japanese Animation
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 92 mins.
  Opening November 20 2025
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/HSVZkKHVHKI

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  After nearly 30 years, the genius director Takeru Koike helms a brand-
  new 2D theatrical film for Lupin III! Continuing with the dark, 
  realistic style of the THE IIIRD series, this original story unfolds 
  in a parallel timeline, centred on the legendary thief Lupin III!

  Master of thief Lupin III, alongside his trusted partners Daisuke 
  Jigen, Goemon Ishikawa, and Fujiko Mine, ventures to uncover the truth 
  behind a relentless pursuit targeting them. Their quest leads them to 
  a mysterious island in the Bermuda Triangle, uncharted on any map, in 
  search of the hidden vast treasure. But their journey takes a deadly 
  turn when their plane is shot down, forcing them to crash-landing on a 
  toxic, mist-shrouded "Island of Death."  Surrounded by decaying 
  nuclear weapons, abandoned armaments, and eerie "Garbage People," the 
  group faces a dire situation as lethal gas leaves them with only 24 
  hours to survive!

  The island's overlord, Muom, claims to possess the power of 
  immortality and seeks to destroy the world to rule as its new master. 
  Facing an invincible, undying enemy, Lupin III stakes his thief's 
  honour in a high-stakes battle of wits and courage, taking on an 
  impossible mission in a thrilling final showdown!

KOKUHO
    d. Lee Sang-Il
    Ryo Yoshizawa, Ryusei Yokohama, Ken Watanabe, Mitsuki Takahata, 
      Shinobu Terajima, Nana Mori, Ai Mikami, Soya Kurokawa, 
      Keitatsu Koshiyama, Masatoshi Nagase, Min Tanaka, 
      Emma Miyazawa, Takahiro Miura, Kyusaku Shimada, Tateto Serizawa,
      Nakamura Ganjiro, Ken Watanabe, Meisa Kuroki, 
  Opening at October 25th at the 22nd Hong Kong Asian Film Festival (10.22-11.09)
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 174 mins.
  Opening November 13 2025 

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  The world of Kabuki, the elaborately stylised, male Japanese 
  theatrical tradition, is the setting for director Lee Sang-il's epic 
  melodrama of artistic ambition, rivalry and betrayal. It is an 
  adaptation of a bestseller by Shuichi Yoshida, and weaves in stunning 
  stagings of classic Kabuki tales that wowed audiences at Cannes 
  Directors' Fortnight. In 1960s Nagasaki, after the death of his yakuza 
  father, gifted teenager Kikuo is taken under the wing of famed Kabuki 
  actor Hanjiro Hanai, even though the great performer already has a 
  son, Shunsuke, who has dedicated his life to the art. Over fifty 
  years, the relationship of the two disciples entwines and twists, and 
  their hearts suffer as much yearning, glory and downfall as their on-
  stage alter-egos.

JUJUTSU KAISEN: SHIBUYA INCIDENT X THE CULLING GAME -- THE MOVIE 
   d. Shota Goshozono
    Japanese Animation
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 88 mins.
  Opening November 13 2025 (Advance Screening)

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  The two protagonists finally meet. Their Cursed Energies clash 
  fiercely.

  This heroic story revolving around curses will unfold once again in 
  theatres...

  October 31st, 2018.
  Amid the bustle of Halloween, a "tent" suddenly descends around 
  Shibuya Station, trapping a large number of ordinary people.

  Satoru Gojo--the greatest sorcerer of our time-- forcibly breaks into 
  the station. But Sorcerers and Cursed Spirits lie in ambush inside, 
  intent on sealing Gojo.

  Yuji Itadori and many other sorcerers gather in Shibuya.

  The "Shibuya Incident", an unprecedented war of curses, is about to 
  begin...

  The battle then escalates to "The Culling Game," a brutal killing game 
  designed by the most vicious sorcerer in history, Noritoshi Kamo.

  Following the "Shibuya Incident", the ten barrier zones across the 
  nation are transformed into demonic dens.

  Amidst the chaos, Yuji's executioner--the Special Grade Sorcerer Yuta 
  Okkotsu--stands in front.

  Desperate, Yuji still continues fighting.

  Okkotsu draws his sword mercilessly.

  The curse's chaos continues to accelerate.

  Itadori and Okkotsu, both taught by the same teacher, are about to 
  engage in a life-or-death duel.

IDOLISH7 FIRST BEAT!  MOVIE EDITION PART 1
    d. Makoto Bessho
    Japanese Animation
  Rating : I
  Length : 106 mins.
  Opening November 13 2025

THE FIRST RIDE
    d. Nam Dae-joong
    Kang Ha-neul, Kim Young-Kwang, Cha Eun-woo, 
      Kang Young-seok, Han Sun-hwa
  Opening November 13 2025
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/4yLXZzDqnLc

[ CINEMA ONLINE MALAYSIA ]
  Four lifelong friends - Tae Jeong, Do Jin, Yeon Min, and Geum Bok -- 
  dreamed of an epic trip abroad, but life got in the way. Years later, 
  older but not necessarily wiser, they finally embark on their long-
  overdue journey. Planned as a carefree getaway, the trip derails into 
  a whirlwind of unexpected chaos, hilariously absurd detours, and 
  buried emotions resurfacing. As they stumble through misadventures, 
  their first ride together turns into a spectacular journey -- one for 
  the ages.

IMAX J-HOPE TOUR 'HOPE ON THE STAGE' THE MOVIE
    d. Junsoo Park
    j-hope
  Length : 90 mins.
  Opening November 12 2025

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  "I won’t forget this. Since this is my Safety Zone."

  Spanning 16 cities and 33 performances with 524,000 ARMY worldwide, j-
  hope's first solo world tour “HOPE ON THE STAGE” celebrates its grand 
  finale.

  Experience the spectacular two-night encore from Goyang - now in 
  cinemas!

  Witness the full spectrum of j-hope's artistry, from the iconic tracks 
  of his solo album "Jack In The Box" and special album "HOPE ON THE 
  STREET VOL.1" to the world premiere of "Killin’ It Girl."  Experience 
  his spectacular live performances on the big screen, complete with 
  exclusive behind-the-scenes moments and special stages featuring Jin, 
  Jung Kook, and Crush.

  Relive the unforgettable, sparkling moment between j-hope and ARMY -- 
  j-hope's true "Safety Zone" -- and experience the final stage of his 
  first solo world tour in HOPE ON THE STAGE THE MOVIE.

  Broadway Circuit will present HOPE ON THE STAGE THE MOVIE on the big 
  screen in cinemas, and will be available in both 2D and IMAX 
  versions!!

OFFICIAL HIGE DANDISM LIVE AT STADIUM 2025
  Length : 121 mins.
  Opening December 12 2025

JINSEI
    d. Ryuya Suzuki
    Japanese Animation
  Length : 93 mins.
  Opening November 10 2025

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  After emerging in Japan's independent animation scene with a series of 
  shorts during the COVID-19 pandemic, Ryuya Suzuki moved back home and 
  spent 18 months creating his first feature film entirely by himself on 
  his iPad. Against the backdrop of contemporary social issues — such as 
  elderly drivers, the dark side of the entertainment industry, the 
  unknown deaths of young people, and war — Suzuki's sprawling animated 
  epic is a cradle-to-grave story of a protagonist who experiences his 
  share of both triumphs and tragedies over his 100 years on earth.

[ COMING SOON ]

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.

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 ......

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 September 20 2024 at the Hong Kong Film Gala Presentation Malaysia
  Opening September 5 2025 (Limited Release)

[ 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 September 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.

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.

BEYOND THE SIN
  Can : Ngok Hung Ji Oi
    d. Kwok Man Ki
    Louis Koo Tin Lok, Gordon Lam Ka Tung, Louis Cheung Kai Chung, 
      Venus Wong Man Yik, Stephanie Che Yuen Yuen, Paulyn Sun Kai Kwan,
      Locker Lam Ka Hei, Renci Yeung Si Wing, Angel Lam Ting, 
      Summer Chan Chi Huen, Laring Tang Yueping, Karena Lam Ka Yan
  Opening January 11 2025 in mainland China
  Opening March 28 2025 in Taiwan
  fb : https://www.facebook.com/beyondthesinmovie/
  ig : https://www.instagram.com/beyondthesinmovie/

[ SCREEN DAILY ]
  This crime thriller follows a former police inspector who begins to
  suspect that his daughter's killer is still at large when more girls
  are found brutally murdered in Macau.

FALLEN TREASURES
  Can : Muk Sung
    d. Elyse Hon
  Rating : I
  Length : 81 mins.
  Opening July 26 2025

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  With over seven decades of history and known as "the Last Sawmill in 
  Hong Kong", Chi Kee Sawmill & Timber has lived through multiple 
  transformations by Hong Kong's timber industry, including the economic 
  boom in the 1970s and 1980s, 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 documentary 
  is a wistful look at the unstoppable machine of urban development and 
  an old-school business has tried to withstand the flow of time.

CHA GUO
    d. Daphné Mandel, Guy Bertrand
  Rating : I
  Length : 37 mins.
  Opening July 26 2025

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  Nestled between the skyscrapers of Hong Kong, housing some of high 
  finance's most creative minds, and the gleaming glass and steel boxes 
  of Shenzhen, China's Silicon Valley where the future is being built, 
  lies a hidden world no less exceptional.
  In this lost country backwater of mountains and vegetable fields, 
  factories still manufacture soy sauce in century old clay pots; Kenny 
  hand makes concrete spacers that hold up some of the world's longest 
  suspension bridges. Cha Guo shines light on the lives of the 
  villagers, craftsmen, farmers and business owners who make up this 
  local village's close-knit community. The people’s philosophy and 
  signature are their resilience and their dedication. They embody "Made 
  in Hong Kong" over generations. Cha Guo celebrates the heroes of Hong 
  Kong and the fabric of what makes it and its people synonymous with 
  warmth and the ubiquitous "can do" attitude. The title Cha Guo 
  embodies the many narratives that connect older generations to the 
  younger through the sharing of something savory and heart-warming. Cha 
  guo is a homemade Chinese tea cake traditionally shared at family 
  gatherings and celebrations. The Directors, Daphné Mandel and Guy 
  Bertrand, set out not only to document this village life and heritage 
  but also to capture its distinctly Hong Kong spirit.

GIRLFRIENDS
  Can : Nui Hai But Ping Fan
    d. Tracy Choi
    Fish Liew Chi Yu, Jennifer Yu Heung Ying, 
      Elizabeth Tang To, Han Ning, 
      Natalie Hsu (Hui Yan Yi), Eliz Lao 
  Opening at September 20 2025 the 30th Busan International Film Festival 
  Opening December 18 2025 (Preview)
  Opening March 5 2026

[ EMPEROR CINEMAS ]
  Through three love stories, we witness a girl's growth. At 17,
  she's naive and inexperienced. At 22, she's hesitant and lacks
  courage. At 34, she has matured and grown through life's
  challenges. Her journey shows that love can be painful, but
  it's also worth fighting for.

[ SCREEN DAILY HKFILMART 2025 ] 
  Macau-born director Choi reunites with Fish Liew and Jennifer Yu, the 
  cast of her 2016 feature debut Sisterhood, for this female-driven 
  drama chronicling the journey of a girl across 15 years, from her 
  teenage days in Macau, her university years in Taiwan to her busy 
  working life in Hong Kong. Taiwan’s Estela Valdivieso Chen and 
  Jacqueline Liu from Hong Kong serve as producers. At Filmart, the 
  Macau-Taiwan-Thailand-Hong Kong production is presented in the work-
  in-progress section at HAF.

[ 30TH BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Presents a woman's growth and self-discovery through three episodes of 
  love at ages 17, 22, and 34.

GAMER GIRLS
  Can : Din Gaing Nui Hai
    d. Veronica Bassetto (Bak Wai Kei), Sophie Yang Fan
  Angela Yuen Lai Lam, Alma Kwok Yi Kwan, Sabrina Cheung Man Sha, 
    Ng Wing Sze, Kayan Ng (Kayan9896)
  Length : 110 mins.
  Opening November 4 2025 at the 22nd Hong Kong Asian Film Festival (10.22-11.09)

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  When her professional esports team disbands, former captain Summer
  ventures into the corporate world after graduation. Unable to shake
  her passion for competitive gaming, she forms "Gamer Girls", an
  amateur all-female team that transforms local Cha Chaan Teng into
  gaming venues. Just as they gain popularity, gaming companies shut
  down their events citing copyright violations. With Hong Kong
  esports team selections looming, these determined players must
  fight to restore their competition rights. Co-directors Veronica
  Bassetto and Sophie Yang deliver an energetic youth esports tale,
  where winning or losing matters less than fighting side by side to
  forge an ideal world.

[ 6TH FIRST FEATURE FILM INITIATIVE ]
  Youth is always full of confusion, electronic gaming may be a way to 
  achieve hero's dream. This is a story of five passionate girls 
  fighting hard in the gaming world, hoping to break the social 
  stereotype. Yet this is more difficult than it seems, with all the 
  unknown challenges ahead.

UNIDENTIFIED MURDER
  Can : UFO Lei Kei Ming Ong
    d. Kwok Ka Hei, Jack Lee Chun Kit
    Ling Man Lung, Renci Yeung Sze Wing, 
      Ronald Lam Tsz Kit, Peter Chan Charm Man, 
      Kenny Wong Tak Bun, Alan Luk Chun Kwong, Jim Hui Chun Pong      
  Length : 85 mins.
  Opening November 4 2025 at the 22nd Hong Kong Asian Film Festival (10.22-11.09) (SURPRISE SCREENING) 

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ] 
  Word Premiere of a Hong Kong Film!

POLICE STORY
    d. Jackie Chan
    Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung Man Yuk, Brigitte Lin (Lam Ching Ha),
      Bill Tung Biu, Chor Yuen
  Length : 101 mins.
  Opening December 14 1985
  Opening January 10 2026 (RE-RELEASE)
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/hB53TeUxu54

FINCH AND MIDLAND
  Can : Gum Tin Ying Goi Hung Go Hing
    d. Timothy Yeung Wing Kwong
    Anthony Wong Chau Sun, Theresa Lee Yi Hung, 
      Patrick Tam Yiu Man, Nina Paw Hee Ching, 
      Harriet Yeung Sze Man, Dmitry Chepovetsky
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 111 mins.
  Opening October 5 2025 at the Vancouver International Film Festival
  Opening at October 23rd at the 22nd Hong Kong Asian Film Festival (10.22-11.09)
  Opening January 15 2026

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  In the often overlooked, aging neighborhoods of Scarborough, Ontario,
  four Hong Kong immigrants who arrived in the 1990s quietly unravel in
  middle age. Once a rising star in Hong Kong, a devoted carer for her
  elderly mother, a single mother struggling to make ends meet, and a
  widower yearning for connection – they each clutch fading fragments
  of dignity, community, and hope in a place as worn and forgotten as
  they are. The film portrays these fragile souls reaching out for
  connection – and discovering how far loneliness can stretch. Growing
  up within this immigrant community, the director witnessed firsthand
  the resilience of immigrants, creating a poignant meditation on
  displacement, aging, and the delicate threads that bind us all.

  Vancouver International Film Festival

[ VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2025 ]
  Timothy Yeung's film is a story of big losses, small triumphs, and 
  moments of grace amid the grind of capitalism — in other words, life 
  itself. Four Hong Kong immigrants are living lives of desperation in 
  Scarborough, Ontario: Dan was a pop singer on the rise before his move 
  to Canada, now he's barely scraping by; Eva is a lonely woman whose 
  commitment to her aging mother has held her back in life; Fan is a 
  part-time sex worker struggling to break into real estate; Tony is an 
  aging widower whose factory job is at risk.

  Through these characters, Yeung explores diasporic alienation, 
  economic hardship, and social isolation. His film is rich in cultural 
  specificity, but that never obstructs his wider view. Building 
  outwards from private hopes and personal pain, he creates a rich 
  social document that cradles within it four precious human portraits. 
  Tam, Yeung, Lee, and Wong are superb — their performances ring with   
  commitment and authenticity.

REVISIT
  Can : Hung Won Gok
    d. Wong Teng Teng
    Cherry Ngan Cheuk Ling, Cheung Wai Hing, 
      Mary Jean Reimer (Yung Jing Jing), Eric Hsiao (Siu Tsz Muk),
      Elvis Chao Kai Yeung, Lee Kwok Wai
  Rating : I
  Length : 89 mins.
  Opening January 15 2026 at Cinema PANDA
  Site : https://woodsholefilmfestival.org/events/revisit/

[ THE 35TH WOODS HOLE FILM FESTIVAL ]
  As Olivia charts her course through Beijing's urban maze post-
  graduation, a fateful call redirects her to Macau. Faced with her 
  grandmother's ailing health, Olivia embraces her role as caregiver. 
  Through their time together, they shared stories, find comfort, and 
  rebuild their relationship.

GIRLS UND PANZER MOTTO LOVE LOVE SAKUSEN DESU!
    d. Masami Shimoda, Takahiko Usui
    Japanese Animation
  Opening January 15 2026

SUNSHINE WOMEN'S CHOIR
    d. Gavin Lin
    Judy Ongg, Ivy Chen, Shu-May Sun, Amber An, Hsin Ling Chung 
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 134 mins.
  Opening January 17 2026 (PREVIEW)
  Opening March 5 2026
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/bPlvhNRbHsA

[ CINANDO ]
  As the birthday song plays, a baby girl is born inside a women's 
  prison, welcomed by four inmates, each burdened by a painful past.  
  When a rebellious newcomer arrives, clashes give way to friendship.  
  After a baby is diagnosed with an eye disease, the inmates form a 
  prison choir to gift the baby girl a final memory. Drawing from real-
  life stories, director Gavin Lin's heartfelt drama blends humor, 
  music, and redemption.

DREAM HOME (INTERNATIONAL VERSION)
    d. Pang Ho Cheung
    Josie Ho Chiu Yi, Eason Chan Yik Shun, Derek Tsang Kwok Cheung,  
      Lawrence Chou Chun Wai, Michelle Ye (Yip Suen), 
      Pal Sinn Lap Man, Juno Mak Chun Lung 
  Rating : III
  Length : 96 mins.
  Opening January 20 2026

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  The year is 2007. Cheng Lai-sheung is about to have enough for a down 
  payment on a flat, but her dream is dashed once again by skyrocketing 
  property prices.  Driven to the brink of desperation by repeated 
  setbacks, Lai-sheung decides to break into her dream home and launch a 
  bloody slaughter, because nothing sends property prices plummeting 
  faster than a few murders.

  The international version of Pang Ho-cheung's notorious slasher is 
  being shown in Hong Kong cinemas for the first time by MOViE MOViE for 
  the film's 15th anniversary!

ESCAPE FROM THE OUTLANDS
    d. Shen Ao
    Shawn Xiao Yang, Xi Qi, Simon Yam Tat Wah, Zheng Kai
  Length : 131 mins.
  Opening January 22 2026
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/IekLcpJHoRE

[ CINEMA CITY ]
  Directed by Shen Ao (NO MORE BETS and DEAD TO RIGHTS), ESCAPE FROM THE 
  OUTLANDS is inspired by the true story of hostages who fought for 
  survival.  The film follows a Chinese journalist, his doctor wife, and 
  an engineer who are kidnapped by a terrorist group amid sudden chaos 
  in a war-torn region.  Trapped with a fellow businessman, they endure 
  105 days of terror and defiance and risk everything in a desperate bid 
  to escape their captors.

GIRLS BAND CRY THE MOVIE -HEY, OUR FUTURE-
    d. Kazuo Sakai
    Japanese Animation
  Length : 110 mins.
  Opening January 22 2026
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/_OrDRPC1Y4s

[ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ]
  After forming the band Togenashi Togeari, Nina confronts her issues at 
  the hometown she escaped from.  Momoka also confronts Diamond Dust, 
  the band that she left.

  Their overcoming of the past inspires the others to do the same, and 
  aim to become pro musicians, but they are unable to adapt to the 
  demands of society and decide to continue as an indie band.

TIP OF THE ICEBERG
    d. Kevin Ng Ka Wai
    Eugene Hsiuang, Philippe Joly, Laura Williamson
  Length : 111 mins.
  Opening December 11 2025
  Opening January 29 026
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/6bqkxyEIEf4

THE WORLD OF LOVE
    d. Yoon Ga-eun
    Seo Su-bin, Chang Hyae-jin, Kim Jeong-sik
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 119 mins.
  Opening January 29 2026
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/_Dqj43mHKiw

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  Enigmatic 17-year-old high school student Lee Joo-in is a cheerful 
  friend, a shameless daughter, a mischievous girlfriend, and a person 
  always hard to predict. One day, some words she says in a fit of anger 
  cause a major scene. Afterwards, she receives anonymous notes 
  questioning her behavior, and cracks begin to appear in her formerly 
  peaceful world.

  Will Jooin, who wanted nothing more than to protect her world, be able 
  to go back to how things used to be?

LOVE SONG
    d. Weerachit Thongjila
    Morisaki Win,Koji Mukai
  Opening January 29 2026
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/HdpN35hykDE

[ EMPEROR CINEMAS ]
  An unfinished love song connects two people in Tokyo and Bangkok.  
  Sota is an overly serious researcher who was suddenly ordered to work 
  in Tokyo.  One day he returns from Tokyo to Bangkok and reunites with 
  Kai whom he had feelings for when they were students.  Kai is active 
  as a photographer and also pursuing music when they reunite.  This 
  makes Sota a bit nervous.  Kai, however, is surprised that Sota 
  recalls the 'unfinished song' he once sang for him.  The duo slowly 
  grow closer once again, but each have a secret as to why they can't 
  complete the song.  Yet this unfinished song connecting the two of 
  them begins to resonate with both once again!

NOTHING MORE TO SAY
    d. Tsim Ka Chun
    Documentary
  Opening January 30 2026
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/s7qgxCaKPE0

CYCLONE
    d. Philip Yung Tsz Kwong
    Liu Yuqiao, Edwynn Li, Jenny Suen
  Length : 116 mins.
  Site : https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2026/films/cyclone

[ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM ]
  Named after a figure from martial-arts literature, Cyclone follows a 
  wanderer travelling from mainland China to Hong Kong in search of 
  gender-affirming surgery. As the journey unfolds, desire and identity 
  blur, echoing Philip Yung's portrait of a city continually redefining 
  its sense of belonging.

  Cyclone is a curious title, alluding to one of modern martial-arts 
  literature and cinema's most tragic heroines: Mei Chaofeng, often 
  translated as Cyclone Mei. Like her literary counterpart, Cyclone is a 
  wanderer, travelling from the People's Republic of China to Hong Kong 
  in search of gender-affirming surgery. Yet the longer the journey 
  takes, the less certain she becomes of her desire. The identity in 
  question and the passage undertaken reach beyond the individual. Yung 
  is also thinking of Hong Kong, a place whose identity is constantly 
  questioned and that keeps searching for a sense of its own belonging.

  Although internationally known for multilayered crime films such as 
  Where the Wind Blows (2022), Philip Yung has long been drawn to more 
  intimate stories. Cyclone feels like a place where everything he cares 
  about has found a home. The narrative is both sprawling and 
  concentrated, profoundly personal yet resonant with the experience of   
  a people. It moves across temporal, regional and cultural barriers 
  with clarity and grace, all the while maintaining an effortless visual 
  beauty. – Vanja Kaludjercic

ATEEZ VR CONCERT LIGHT THE WAY
  Opening January 30 2026

UNEXPECTED FAMILY
  Can : Gor Ga Ga
    d. Li Taiyan
    Jackie Chan, Li Ping, Karlina Zhang Jianing, 
      Peng Yuchang, Pan Bin Long
  Length : 122 mins.
  Opening January 8 2026 in Malaysia

[ HONG KONG MOVIE 6 ]
  Zhong Bufan, a broke tenant struggling to make ends meet in the city, 
  never imagined his life would take such a bizarre turn -- when his 
  elderly landlord, Ren Jiqing, mistakes him for his long-lost son!

  With no savings and nowhere else to go, Bufan ends up stuck under the 
  same roof with a hilarious bunch of oddballs -- Su Xiaoyue, a drifting 
  tenant with her own dreams; Jia Ye, a middle-aged "slash" housing 
  agent who thinks he knows everything; and Jin Zhengu, the nosy but 
  warm-hearted neighbor who treats everyone like family.

  They're not related by blood, but fate -- and cheap rent -- bring them 
  together.  Between Ren Jiqing's unpredictable memory lapses, endless 
  mix-ups, and bursts of fatherly affection, Bufan's life becomes a 
  rollercoaster of laughter, chaos, and touching surprises...until he 
  discovers the old man's secret that changes everything.

THE SNOWBALL ON A SUNNY DAY
  Can : Gum Dor Bo
    d. Philip Yung Tsz Kwong
    Elaine Jin (Kam Yin Ling), Chung Suet Ying, Edan Lui Cheuk On,
      Jiro Lee Sheung Ching, Harriet Yang Sze Man, 
      Marek Li Hoi Lam, Lau Shek Yin,
      Nina Paw Hee Ching, Michael Hui Koon Man, Louis Koo Tin Lok,
      Charlene Choi Cheuk Yin, Jo Koo (Kok Cho Lam), 
      Ronnie Chau (Chiu Law Nei), Kris Cheung Kam Ha, 
      Mak Pui Tung, Alan Yeung Wai Lun,
      Angelina Lo Yuen Yen, Aiyana Lo Chung Yan, Jeana Ho Pui Yu, 
      Lokman Yeung, Candy Wong Ka Ching, Johnny Hui (Keung Nei), 
      Bonnie Xian (Sin Sik Lai), Larine Tang Yueping, Wong Yau Nam, 
      Rau So Chun Wai, Wong Ka Wai, Rayna Lee Man, 
      Ning Chan Tsang Ning, Yung Lam Lit
  Opening February 13 2026
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/HKn1QweJXD8

[ EMPEROR CINEMAS ] 
  Kam Muiday has long been asking her granddaughter Sunnie Lam to buy 
  the same set of lucky numbers in each Mark Six lottery ticket for 
  years.  However, fate played a cruel trick.  During the Lunar New 
  Year's "Snowball Draws", Sunnie was unable to place the bet, and that 
  set of lucky numbers won a jackpot of HK$ 88.88 million.

  Not wanting to shatter grandmother's dream, Sunnie borrowed a villa 
  from her filming colleague Jay Lai, claiming that it was purchased 
  with the winnings.  Sunnie's father, Ken Lam, mother Charlotte Tong, 
  and younger brother Harry Lam, moved into the villa with her 
  grandmother. Living together under one roof gradually healed their 
  once-distant relationships and brought them closer.  However, an 
  unexpected incident ultimately revealed this well-intentioned "villa 
  lie"...

KUNG FU
    d. Giddens Ko
    Leon Dai, Ko Chen-Tung, Berant Zhu, Gingle Wang, Liu Kuan-Ting
  Opening February 13 2026
  Teaser : https://youtu.be/7AI_vwV4h9w

NIGHT KING
  Can : Yeh Wong
  Lit : Night King
    d. Jack Ng Wai Lun
    Dayo Wong Tze Wah, Sammi Cheng Sau Man, 
      Louise Wong Dan Nei, Fish Liew Chi Yu, 
      Alan Yeung Wai Lun, Siuyea Lo Chun Yip, Dee Ho Kai Wah,
      Renci Yeung Sze Wing, Mandy Tam Man Huen, 
      Sumling Li, Hazel Lam Hei Tung, Amy Tang Lai Ying,
      Gardner Tse Kwan Ho, 
  Opening February 17 2026
  Teaser : https://youtu.be/kyBl5ogEvvQ

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  The year is 2012. The once-glamourous Club EJ suddenly experiences a 
  hostile takeover. Much like the nightclub industry, the glory days are 
  over for the club's manager, Foon, despite having stood tall in East 
  Tsim Sha Tsui for decades.

  To make things worse for Foon, the club's new CEO is none other than 
  his cutthroat ex-wife, Madame V!  Determined to change things up, she 
  leaves Foon and his hostesses with no choice but to transform and 
  modernize in order to breathe new life into their business. Little do 
  they know, a powerful conglomerate has been pulling the strings all 
  along to shut down Club EJ for good.

  To save their neon empire, Foon and V must join forces and make an 
  epic last stand with the hostesses against what seems to be inevitable 
  doom.

DOUBLE HAPPINESS
    d. Joseph Hsu Chen-Chieh
    Liu Kuan-ting, Jennifer Yu Heung Ying, Yang Kuei-Mei, Tin Kai Man,
      Tuo Tsung-hua, 9m88, Ken Tsai Fan-hsi
  Opening October 28 2025 
  Opening February 26 2026
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/L3TuZef5dCw

[ TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Tim Kao, the meticulous head chef of a five-star hotel in Taiwan, is 
  set to marry his Hong Kong fiancée Daisy Wu. But Tim's divorced 
  parents refuse to attend the same ceremony—and each insists on hosting 
  their own. To complicate things further, the Feng Shui master chooses 
  the same auspicious date for both events.  Tim, Daisy, their wedding 
  planner Regina, and the best man Tsai must orchestrate two weddings 
  simultaneously in the same hotel, without either parent finding out. 
  Surrounded by a strict father, a demanding mother, and a cast of 
  sharp-tongued relatives, Tim must confront the traumas of his 
  upbringing and ask himself: is he truly ready to start a new family of 
  his own?

GAMER GIRLS
  Can : Din Gaing Nui Hai
    d. Veronica Bassetto (Bak Wai Kei), Sophie Yang Fan
  Angela Yuen Lai Lam, Alma Kwok Yi Kwan, Sabrina Cheung Man Sha, 
    Ng Wing Sze, Kayan Ng (Kayan9896), Chase Chan Chung Chak 
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 102 mins.
  Opening November 4 2025 at the 22nd Hong Kong Asian Film Festival (10.22-11.09)
  Opening at International Film Festival Rotterdam 2026
  Opening December 19 2025 (Preview)
  Opening February 28 2026
  Teaser : https://youtu.be/evfpwS1qowE
  Site : https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2026/films/gamer-girls

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  When her professional esports team disbands, former captain Summer
  ventures into the corporate world after graduation. Unable to shake
  her passion for competitive gaming, she forms "Gamer Girls", an
  amateur all-female team that transforms local Cha Chaan Teng into
  gaming venues. Just as they gain popularity, gaming companies shut
  down their events citing copyright violations. With Hong Kong
  esports team selections looming, these determined players must
  fight to restore their competition rights. Co-directors Veronica
  Bassetto and Sophie Yang deliver an energetic youth esports tale,
  where winning or losing matters less than fighting side by side to
  forge an ideal world.

[ 6TH FIRST FEATURE FILM INITIATIVE ]
  Youth is always full of confusion, electronic gaming may be a way to 
  achieve hero's dream. This is a story of five passionate girls 
  fighting hard in the gaming world, hoping to break the social 
  stereotype. Yet this is more difficult than it seems, with all the 
  unknown challenges ahead.

GIRLFRIENDS
  Can : Nui Hai But Ping Fan
    d. Tracy Choi
    Fish Liew Chi Yu, Jennifer Yu Heung Ying, 
      Elizabeth Tang To, Han Ning, 
      Natalie Hsu (Hui Yan Yi), Eliz Lao 
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 100 mins.
  Opening at September 20 2025 the 30th Busan International Film Festival 
  Opening December 18 2025 (Preview)
  Opening March 5 2026 

[ EMPEROR CINEMAS ]
  Through three love stories, we witness a girl's growth. At 17,
  she's naive and inexperienced. At 22, she's hesitant and lacks
  courage. At 34, she has matured and grown through life's
  challenges. Her journey shows that love can be painful, but
  it's also worth fighting for.

[ SCREEN DAILY HKFILMART 2025 ] 
  Macau-born director Choi reunites with Fish Liew and Jennifer Yu, the 
  cast of her 2016 feature debut Sisterhood, for this female-driven 
  drama chronicling the journey of a girl across 15 years, from her 
  teenage days in Macau, her university years in Taiwan to her busy 
  working life in Hong Kong. Taiwan’s Estela Valdivieso Chen and 
  Jacqueline Liu from Hong Kong serve as producers. At Filmart, the 
  Macau-Taiwan-Thailand-Hong Kong production is presented in the work-
  in-progress section at HAF.

[ 30TH BUSAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ]
  Presents a woman's growth and self-discovery through three episodes of 
  love at ages 17, 22, and 34.

THAT TIME I GOT REINCARNATED AS A SLIME THE MOVIE: TEARS OF THE AZURE 
SEA
    Japanese Animation
  Opening May 21 2026

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[ NORTH AMERICA AREA CONCERTS ]

* JACKSON WANG -- MAGICMAN 2 WORLD CONCERT IN TORONTO

  DATE AND TIME : 
    Sunday, April 12 2026 @ 8 PM

  VENUE LOCATION: 
    Coca-Cola Coliseum
    45 Manitoba Dr.,
    Toronto ON
    https://livemu.sc/JacksonWang2026

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATION:  
    TICKETMASTER CANADA
    https://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/10006378CAEE904E

* JACKSON WANG -- MAGICMAN 2 WORLD CONCERT IN NEW YORK

  DATE AND TIME : Friday April 10 2026 @ 8 PM
 
  VENUE LOCATION: 
    Barclays Center
    620 Atlantic Ave.,
    Brooklyn NY
    https://livemu.sc/JacksonWang2026

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATION:  
    TICKETMASTER
    https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/30006371E1B07D34

* JACKSON WANG -- MAGICMAN 2 WORLD CONCERT IN CHICAGO

  DATE AND TIME : Wednesday April 8 2026 @ 8 PM
 
  VENUE LOCATION: 
    Allstate Arena
    6920 North Mannheim Road
    Rosemont IL 60018
    https://livemu.sc/JacksonWang2026

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATION:  
    TICKETMASTER
    https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/04006373D56199ED

* JACKSON WANG -- MAGICMAN 2 WORLD CONCERT IN VANCOUVER

  DATE AND TIME : Sunday, April 5 2026 @ 8 PM

  VENUE LOCATION: 
    UBC Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre 
    6066 Thunderbird Boulevard,
    Vancouver BC V6T1Z3
    Canada
    https://livemu.sc/JacksonWang2026

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATION:  
    TICKETMASTER CANADA
    https://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/11006378F7D6C786

* JACKSON WANG -- MAGICMAN 2 WORLD CONCERT IN OAKLAND

  DATE AND TIME : Thursday, April 2 2026 @ 8 PM

  VENUE LOCATION: 
    Oakland Arena 
    7000 Coliseum Way
    Oakland CA
    https://livemu.sc/JacksonWang2026

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: 
  TICKETMASTER
  https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C006368E69FF125

* JACKSON WANG -- MAGICMAN 2 WORLD CONCERT IN LOS ANGELES

  VENUE LOCATION:
    Kia Forum
    3900 W. Manchster Blvd.
    Inglewood CA
    https://livemu.sc/JacksonWang2026

  DATE AND TIME: 
    Tuesday, March 31 2206 @ 8 PM (ADDED SHOW)

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS:
  TICKETMASTER
  https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/09006375D607E498

* KEUNG TO "LAVA" LIVE TOUR 2026 - LONDON

  DATE AND TIME: Friday, March 13 2026 @ 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/

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS:
  https://www.axs.com/uk/events/
  
* BIG FOUR (ANDY HUI,DICKY CHEUNG, EDMOD LEUNG, WILLIAM SO) "HAPPY TO 
  SEE YOU ALL" CONCERT IN NORTHERA CALIFORNOIA

  DATE AND TIME : Sunday, February 28 2026 @ 8 PM

  VENUE LOCATION: 
    The Event at Graton Resort and Casino
    288 Golf Course Dr. W.
    Rohnert Park CA
    https://www.gratonresortcasino.com/events/big-four/

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATION:
  TICKETMASTER 
  https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/17006373BBA1D908

* JOANNA WANG "HOTEL LA RUT" CONCERT IN LOS ANGELES

  DATE AND TIME : Thursday March 24 2026 @ 9 PM

  VENUE LOCATION:
  The Roxy Theatre
  9009 Sunset Blvd.,
  West Hollywood CA 

  TICKET PRICES : $ 41.71

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATION:
  ONLINE:
  https://www.axs.com/events/1137164

* JOANNA WANG "HOTEL LA RUT" CONCERT IN SAN FRANCISCO

  DATE AND TIME : Tuesday March 24 2026 @ 7 PM

  VENUE LOCATION:
  Swedish American Hall
  2174 Market St.,
  San Francisco CA

  TICKET PRICES : $ 38.60

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATION:
  ONLINE:
  https://www.ticketweb.com/event/joanna-wang-swedish-american-hall-tickets/14628783

* CHYI CHIN CONCERT IN ATLANTIC CITY

  DATE AND TIME : Saturday March 21 2026 @ 11 PM

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

  TICKET PRICES: $388, 288, 188, 138

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATION:
  ONLINE: https://99concerts.com/chyi-chin-ac

* SILENCE WANG RISE OF ROMANCE WORLD TOUR 

  DATE AND TIME: 
    Sunday, March 22 2206
    Saturday, March 21 2026 

  VENUE LOCATION:
    Rod Laver Arena at Melbourne Park
    Olympic Boulevard and Batman Ave., 
    Melbourne and Olympic Park Trust
    Melbourne VIC 3001
    Australia

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATION:
  LIVE NATION AUSTRALIA
  https://www.livenation.com.au/silence-wang-%E6%B1%AA%E8%8B%8F%E6%B3%B7-tickets-adp1637244

* JOANNA WANG "HOTEL LA RUT" CONCERT IN NEW YORK

  DATE AND TIME : Friday March 20 2026 @ 7 PM

  VENUE LOCATION:
  (Le) Poisson Rouge
  158 Bleecker St.,
  New York NY 10012
  https://lpr.com/lpr_events/jw0126nyc/

  TICKET PRICES : $ 38.93

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATION:
  ONLINE:
  https://lpr.kydlabs.com/e/EV7b25d085-1bef-4ad5-a68f-702a536ca252

* JOANNA WANG "HOTEL LA RUT" CONCERT IN TORONTO

  DATE AND TIME : Wednesday March 18 2026 @ 7 PM

  VENUE LOCATION:
  Horseshoe Tavern
  370 Queens St. W.
  Toronto ON M5V 2A2
  Canada
  https://www.horseshoetavern.com/event/joanna-wang26

  TICKET PRICES : CA $ 62.16

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATION:
  ONLINE:
  https://www.ticketweb.ca/event/joanna-wang-presented-the-horseshoe-tavern-tickets/14548713

* ACCUSEFIVE RUN, RUN RUN 2026 LIVE TOUR THE WORLD

  DATE AND TIME: Sunday, March 15 2026 @ 7:30 PM

  VENUE LOCATION: 
    Darling Harbour Theatre at ICC Sydney
    14 Darling Drive
    Sydney NSW 2000 
    Australia
    https://iccsydney.com.au/events/accusefive-2/

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATION:
  TICKETEK
https://premier.ticketek.com.au/events/SITILYAF26/venues/DHI/performances/EDHI2026679AF

* CHYI CHIN CONCERT IN LAS VEGAS

  DATE AND TIME : Saturday March 14 2026 @ 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, 288, 228, 188, 128, 108

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATION:  
    99 CONCERTS
    https://99concerts.com/chyi-chin-las-vegas

    AXS
    https://www.axs.com/events/1216994

* SILENCE WANG RISE OF ROMANCE WORLD TOUR 

  DATE AND TIME: Saturday, March 14 2026 

  VENUE LOCATION:
    Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
    334 1st Ave. N.,
    Seattle WA 98109

  TICKET PRICES: $ 398, 348, 258, 208, 178, 148, 108

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS:
  TICKETMASTER
  https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0F00639EE4DA876E

* ACCUSEFIVE RUN, RUN, RUN 2026 LIVE TOUR THE WORLD

  DATE AND TIME: Friday, March 13 2026 @ 7:30 PM

  VENUE LOCATION: 
    Festival Hall Melbourne
    300 Dudley St.
    West Melbourne, Victoria 3003
    Australia
    https://www.festivalhall.com.au/all-events/accusefive-%E5%91%8A%E4%BA%94%E4%BA%BA-tickets-ae1330193

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATION:
  TICKETMASTER AUSTRALIA
  https://www.ticketmaster.com.au/accusefive-run-run-run-2026-live-west-melbourne-13-03-2026/event/13006366EEA2B87F

* HACKEN LEE, KEN HUNG, SAMMY SUM "BEST WISHES 2026" CONCERT IN NIAGARA

  DATE AND TIME : Sunday March 8 2025 @ 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/hacken-lee.html

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATION:
  TICKETMASTER CANADA
  https://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/10006374F0AFD4D8

* SILENCE WANG RISE OF ROMANCE WORLD TOUR 

  DATE AND TIME: Saturday, March 7 2026 

  VENUE LOCATION:
    Barclays Center
    620 Atlantic Ave.,
    Brooklyn NY

  TICKET PRICES: $ 398, 348, 298, 248, 208, 168, 138, 98

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS:
  TICKETMASTER
  https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/3000639EF0487C5F

* KENNETH CHOI WORLD TOUR

  DATE AND TIME : Sunday, March 1 2026 @ 4 PM

  VENUE LOCATION: 
    Morongo Casino Resort and Spa
    49500 Seminole Dr.,
    Cabazon CA 92230

  TICKET PRICES: $ 188, 138, 98, 78

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATION:
  TICKETMASTER
  https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/09006379B88B9EAA

  W1 Production
  626-350-1318

  Ng Hing Kee
  626-931-6688

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

* HACKEN LEE, KEN HUNG, SAMMY SUM "BEST WISHES 2026" CONCERT IN LOS ANGELES

  DATE AND TIME: Saturday, February 28 2026 @ 8 PM

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

  TICKET PRICES: $ 338, 288, 238, 188, 158, 128, 98
    
  TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: 
  ONLINE
  https://99concerts.com/hacken-lee-la

  TICKETMASTER: 
  https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0A0063508B7A4A6B

  Ng Hing Kee
  Rosemead
  626-632-1994
  626-931-6688

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

* BIG FOUR (ANDY HUI, DICKY CHEUNG, EDMOND LEUNG, WILLIAM SO) "HAPPY TO 
  SEE YOU ALL" CONCERT IN LAS VEGAS

  DATE AND TIME : Sunday, February 22 2026 @ 8 PM

  VENUE LOCATION: 
    Pearl Theater at Palms Casino Resort
    4321 W. Flamingo Rd.
    Last Vegas NV 89103

  TICKET PRICES: VIP $ 438, 368, 298, 268, 198, 168, 138, 118 

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATION:
   axs
   https://www.axs.com/events/1231175/

* BIG FOUR (ANDY HUI, DICKY CHEUNG, EDMOND LEUNG, WILLIAM SO) "HAPPY TO 
  SEE YOU ALL" CONCERT IN LOS ANGELES

  DATE AND TIME : Saturday, February 21 2026 @ 8 PM

  VENUE LOCATION: 
    Yaamava' Theater 
    Yaamava' Resort and Casino
    777 San Manuel Blvd,
    Highland CA 92346
    https://www.yaamava.com/entertainment/big-four

  TICKET PRICES: VIP $ 438, 368, 298, 268, 198, 168, 138, 118 

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATION:
   axs
   https://www.axs.com/events/1247294/

* HACKEN LEE, KEN HUNG, SAMMY SUM "BEST WISHES 026" CONCERT IN SAN 
FRANCISCO

  DATE AND TIME : Saturday, February 21 2026 @ 7:30 PM

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

  TICKET PRICES: $ 338, 288, 228, 168, 128

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS: 
  99 CONCERTS
  https://99concerts.com/hacken-lee-sf

  TICKETMASTER
  https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C0063549F33779F

  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
  415.730.2007/415.834.1628

* ALEX TO "GET UP" CONCERT IN CONNECTICUT

  DATE AND TIME : Saturday, February 21 2026 @ 11 PM

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

  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
    58 Kneeland Street
    Boston MA
    617.938.8883
    
    Ascend Entertainment 
    803 Hancock Street 
    Quincy MA
    617.786.7981

* CHAO CHUAN CONCERT IN LOS ANGELES

  DATE AND TIME : Sunday, February 15 2026 @ 8 PM

  VENUE LOCATION: 
    Yaamava' Theater 
    Yaamava' Resort and Casino
    777 San Manuel Blvd,
    Highland CA 92346
    https://www.yaamava.com/entertainment/chao-chuan

  TICKET PRICES: $ 300, 250, 200, 150, 70

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATION:
   ONLINE: https://iemshowplace.com

   axs
   https://www.axs.com/events/1280090/


* MARIA CORDERO AND MIMI CHOO M AND M HAPPY DIVAS CONCERT IN RENO

  DATE AND TIME : Saturday, February 14 2026 @ 8 PM

  VENUE LOCATION:
    Reno Ballroom
    401 N. Center St.
    Reno NV 89501

  TICKET PRICES: $ 188, 138, 108, 78

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATION:

  SELLINGTICKET.US
  https://sellingticket.us/m-and-m

  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
  415.730.2007/415.834.1628

* KENNETH CHOI WORLD TOUR

  DATE AND TIME : Saturday, February 7 2026 @ 8 PM

  VENUE LOCATION: 
    The Event at Graton Resort and Casino
    288 Golf Course Dr. W.
    Rohnert Park CA
    https://www.gratonresortcasino.com/events/kenneth-choi/

  TICKET PRICES: $ 138, 108, 88, 68 

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATION:
  TICKETMASTER 
  https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/17006373D1ADF105

  Tickets Inquiry: 
  W1 Production
  1427 W. Valley Blvd., Ste. 201,
  Alhambra CA 91803
  W1production.com 
  626-350-1318

* JAMES NG YIP KWAN (KWAN GOR) "THE MISSING TEN 2.0" CONCERT IN PHILADELPHIA
Special Guests: Kaitlyn Lam

  DATE AND TIME: Friday, February 7 2026 @ 10 PM

  VENUE LOCATION:
    The Event Venter
    Rivers Casino Philadelphia
    1001 N Delaware Ave.,
    Philadelphia PA
    https://www.riverscasino.com/philadelphia/entertainment/the-event-center/kwan-gor

  TICKET PRICES: $88.88

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS:
  ETIX
  https://etix.com/ticket/p/45490037/kwan-gor-missing-ten-20-philadelphia-rivers-casino-philadelphia?gclid=

* JAMES NG YIP KWAN (KWAN GOR) "THE MISSING TEN 2.0" CONCERT IN TORONTO

  DATE AND TIME: Friday, January 30 2026 @ 8 PM

  VENUE LOCATION:
    Toronto Pavilion
    190 Railside Rd.,
    North York ON M3A 1A3
    Canada

  TICKET PRICES: CAD $188 (VIP Meet And Greet: front row concert tickets 
    plus 1:2 photo, Limited), 128, 98, 68 (Restricted View)

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS:
  EVENTBRITE: 
  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kwan-gor-the-missing-ten-20-10th-anniversary-tour-in-toronto-tickets-1965668132298

* RUBBERBAND "A NIGHT IN" CONCERT IN NEW YORK

  DATE AND TIME: Sunday, January 25 2026 @ 8 PM

  VENUE LOCATION:
    Oceana Theatre 
    1029 Brighton Beach Ave.,
    Brooklyn NY 11235

  TICKET PRICES: VIP $248 (Tour Souvenir and Post-Show Meet and Greet), 
    198, 168, 128, 98

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATION
  EVENTBRITE 
  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rubberband-a-night-in-new-york-tickets-197667412451

* RUBBERBAND "A NIGHT IN" CONCERT IN TORONTO

  DATE AND TIME: Friday, January 23 2026 @ 8 PM

  VENUE LOCATION:
    Queen Elizabeth Theatre
    190 Princes' Blvd,
    Toronto ON M6K 3C3
    Canada

  TICKET PRICES: VIP CAD $328 (Tour Souvenir and Post-Show Meet and 
    Greet), 248, 198, 148, 98

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATION
  ADMITONE
  https://queenelizabeththeatre.admitone.com/events/141783

* RUBBERBAND "A NIGHT IN" CONCERT IN VANCOUVER

  DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, January 20 2026 @ 8 PM

  VENUE LOCATION:
    The Vogue Theatre
    918 Granville St.,
    Vancouver BC V6Z 1L2
    Canada

  TICKET PRICES: VIP CAD $328 (Tour Souvenir and Post-Show Meet and 
    Greet), 248, 198, 148, 98

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATION
  ADMITONE
  https://tickets.admitone.com/events/141744

* RUBBERBAND "A NIGHT IN" CONCERT IN SAN FRANCISCO

  DATE AND TIME: Saturday, January 17 2026 @ 8 PM

  VENUE LOCATION:
    Fox Theatre Redwood City
    2215 Broadway Street,
    Redwood City CA 94063

  TICKET PRICES: VIP $248 (Tour Souvenir and Post-Show Meet and Greet), 
    198, 168, 128, 98

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATION
  EVENTBRITE 
  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rubberband-a-night-in-san-francisco-tickets-1975109604997

* CECILIA FONG YEE KEI, ROBERT MAK TAK LAW, FUNG KA CHUN

  DATE AND TIME : Saturday, January 17 2026 @ 7 PM

  VENUE LOCATION: 
    888 Seafood Restaurant
    8450 E. Valley Blvd.,
    Rosemead CA 91770
    https://888seafoodrestaurant.com

  TICKET PRICES: $ 188 (VIP), 168, 128, 98

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATION:
  W1 Production
  626-350-1318

  888 Seafood Restaurant
  626-573-1888

  Easygo LA
  8238 Garvey Ave
  Rosemead CA 91770
  626-931-6688

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

* DAVID TAO "SOUL POWER II" - LONDON

  DATE AND TIME: Friday, March 13 2026 @ 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/david-tao

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATIONS:
  https://www.axs.com/uk/events/1223752/david-tao-tickets

* GALLEN LO, ALICE LAU 2026 NEW YEAR CONCERT IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

  DATE AND TIME : Saturday, January 3 2026 @ 8 PM

  VENUE LOCATION: 
    The Event at Graton Resort and Casino
    288 Golf Course Dr. W.
    Rohnert Park CA
    https://www.gratonresortcasino.com/events/gallen-lo-alice-lau/

  TICKET PRICES: $ 138, 108, 88, 68 

  TICKET OUTLET LOCATION:
  TICKETMASTER 
  https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/17006366B60CA857

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Box office info    : What Box Office Info?
The usual suspects : Internet Movie Database, Yahoo! Hong Kong
Erors : ye olde chaffing editor

For the week ending Sunday January 11 2026

10 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

 9 PASS AND GOAL
  Can : Yik Juen Seung Boon Cheung
  Lit : Reversal of First Half
    d. Jil Wong Pak Kei
    Gigi Leung Wing Kei, Peter Chan Charm Man, Tommy Chu Pak Hong, 
      Rachel Leung Yung Ting, Ling Man Lung, Chan Fai Hung, 
      Henry Chan Ying Lok, Sahal Zaman (Lam Lok), Rondi Chan Lok Ting, 
      Chow Kei Yuet, Tam Chun Yin, Sin Cheuk Kiu

 8 THE HOUSEMAID
    d. Paul Feig
    Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried, Brandon Sklenar, Michele Morrone

 7 KOKUHO 
    d. Lee Sang-Il
    Ryo Yoshizawa, Ryusei Yokohama, Ken Watanabe, Mitsuki Takahata, 
      Shinobu Terajima, Nana Mori, Ai Mikami, Soya Kurokawa, 
      Keitatsu Koshiyama, Masatoshi Nagase, Min Tanaka, 
      Emma Miyazawa, Takahiro Miura, Kyusaku Shimada, Tateto Serizawa,
      Nakamura Ganjiro, Ken Watanabe, Meisa Kuroki, 

 6 THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: THE SEARCH FOR SQUAREPANTS
    d. Derek Drymon
    Nickelodeon Animation

 5 THE KING OF KINGS
    d. Seong-ho Jang
    South Korean Animation
    English Voices: Kenneth Branagh, Uma Thurman, 
      Mark Hamill, Pierce Brosnan, Roman Griffin Davis, 
      Forest Whitaker, Ben Kingsley, Oscar Isaac 
    Cantonese Voices: Sammi Cheng Sau Man, Tommy Chu Pak Hong, 
      Cheng Chun Hei, Wong Cho Nam, Eliza Sam Lai Heung, 
      Eric Suen Yiu Wai, Becky Lee Bik Kei

 4 ANACONDA
    d. Tom Gormican
    Jack Black, Paul Rudd, Thandiwe Newton, Daniela Melchoir, 

 3 ZOOTOPIA 2
    d. Jared Bush, Byron Howard 
    Disney Animation 
    English Voices: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman,
      Ke Huy Quan, Fortune Feimster, David Strathairn, Shakira,
      Idris Elba, Patrick Warburton, Quinta Brunson, Danny Trejo,
      Alan Tudyk, Nate Torrence, Don Lake, Bonnie Hunt, Jenny Slate
    Cantonese Voices: Dayo Wong Tze Wah, Joey Yung Cho Yee, 
      Fish Liew Chi Yu, Jennifer Yu Heung Ying, 
      Marf Yau Yin Tung, Serrini
      Josephine Ng (Chu Fun), Rik Ching Yan Fu, Hero Yuen Ching Fung,
      Aaryn Cheung Ming Wai, Annise Hui Yi Yung, 
      Kwanmoon, Kaka Wan Ka Yuk

 2 AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH
     d. James Cameron
     Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, 
       Stephen Lang, Oona Chaplin, Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis,
       Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Edie Falco, Brendan Cowell,
       Jemaine Clement, Giovanni Ribisi, David Thewlis, Britain Dalton,
       Jack Champion, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, Jamie Flatters, Bailey Bass,
       Filip Geljo, Duane Evans Jr., Matt Gerald, Dileep Rao

 1 BACK TO THE PAST
  Can : Chum Chun Gei
    d. Ng Yuen Fai, Jack Lai Chun Lung
    Louis Koo Tin Lok, Raymond Lam Fung, 
      Jessica Hester Hsuan (Suen Huen), Sonija Kwok Sin Nei, 
      Joyce Tung Lai Ming, Bai Baihe, 
      Michael Miu Kiu Wai, Louis Cheung Kai Chung, Kevin Chu Kam Yin, 
      Wu Yue, Timmy Hung Tin Ming, Chris Collins, Jimmy Au Sui Wai, 
      Wong Man Piu, Power Chan Kwok Bong, Liu Kai Chi, Tang Yat Kwan, 
      Edward Chui Woai Dong, Sammy Hung Tin Chiu, 
      Calvin Choy Yat Chi, Eric Tsui Ho Cheong, Ng Sze Wing
      Michelle Saram (Suet Yi)

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BACK TO THE PAST
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 107 mins.
  Opening December 31 2025
  fb : https://www.facebook.com/BackToThePastMovie
  ig : https://www.instagram.com/BackToThePastMovie
  Threads : https://www.threads.com/@BackToThePastMovie
  Teaser : https://youtu.be/hbvB1tzqzRo
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/bouHy4dwclM

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  Wrongly imprisoned after Hong Siu-lung’s time-traveling disappearance, 
  Ken was wrongly imprisoned and lost everything. After his release, he 
  leads his daughter Galie and a team to steal the Cme machine.  
  Equipped with a face-duplication device, Ken plans to pose as the Qin 
  Emperor and realize his dream of being king as his way of making up 
  for everything he lost.

  Meanwhile, in the Qin Dynasty, Hong Siu-lung has been living in 
  seclusion in the countryside with his wives Kam Ching and Ting-fong, 
  his son Bowie, and his blood brother. Life looks peaceful on the 
  surface, but the family are closely watched by the Qin Emperor.

  Ken launches an ambush on the Qin Emperor, but the emperor manages to 
  escape. Meanwhile, Hong knows that as the only person who knows that 
  the Qin Emperor is actually impersonated his disciple, he will be 
  worthless once the Qin unites the warring states. To protect his 
  family, Hong decides to uproot his family. However, before he can 
  leave, the Qin Emperor, comes to Hong for help after escaping Ken's 
  ambush. For the first time in 20 years, the mentor and his disciple 
  are reunited.

[ THE FILM CATALOGUE ]
  Three years ago, Randy Lee, the only son of the richest man in Hong
  Kong, took part in a time traveling experiment back to the Qin 
  Dynasty, to study the First Emperor's elixir of life. But he was never 
  heard from again. Today, his father Lee Ka-chun uncovered 2 mummies 
  near an unexcavated area of the First Emperor's mausoleum, with one of 
  them holding a smart phone. When it was confirmed that the phone 
  belonged to Randy and contained pictures of a bomb defuser called Hong 
  Siu-lung, Lee Ka-chun persuaded Hong Siu-lung to go back in time and 
  bring his son home.

PASS AND GOAL
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 104 mins.
  Opening November 9 2025 at the 22nd Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
  Opening December 25 2025
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/RYVDxp-wod4

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  Once a high-flying financial advisor, Hay Man loses everything and
  moves from her Deep Water Bay mansion to her cousin's modest home
  in "Deep Water Bo."  Hoping to restore her fortune, she agrees to
  coach a scrappy U12 football team led by her cousin Ying and
  neighborhood children for a league organized by a clueless rich
  heir. What begins as reluctant duty soon transforms into true
  mentorship, as Hay Man helps the kids confront struggles and regains
  her own sense of purpose. When the underdog team reaches the finals,
  she must choose between luxury past and newfound identity.

[ SCREEN INTERNATIONAL HKFILMART 2025 ]
  This sports drama revolves around a financial consultant who forms a 
  strong bond with children from a football team as they overcome 
  difficulties in chasing their dreams on the field. The ensemble cast 
  includes Gigi Leung, Peter Chan Charm Man, Chu Pak Hong and Sahal 
  Zaman. Producers are O Sing Pui and Kinnie Cheung (Twilight of the 
  Warriors: Walled In). Wong previously directed 2018’s The Strangled 
  Truth and 2015's S For Sex, S For Secrets.

UNDER CURRENT
  AKA : THE OUTSIDER
  Rating : IIB
  Length : 115 mins.
  Opening December 4 2025 
  Trailer : https://youtu.be/DjrztEMjKMo

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  A renowned charity foundation is holding its annual charity party. 
  It's a glamourous meeting of the foundation's friends, associates and 
  the city's most elite socialites. Just as foundation chairman Ko 
  Shing-man is about to give his annual speech to the attendees, Yeung 
  To -- the foundation's chief financial officer -- suddenly hangs to 
  his death on the stage.

  As suspicions surround Yeung's death, rumors of a missing $200 million  
  charitable donation begin to run rampant, attracting the attention of 
  the masses. The mystery brings barrister Ma Ying-fung and police 
  officer Orr Ting-bong together as they form a temporary partnership to 
  uncover the truth behind the foundation's dealings. Can they expose 
  all the dark truths behind the foundation's wrongdoings and restore 
  justice?

[ 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...

KOKUHO 
  Rating : IIA
  Length : 174 mins.
  Opening at October 25th at the 22nd Hong Kong Asian Film Festival (10.22-11.09)
  Opening November 13 2025 
  Teaser : https://youtu.be/1V6IPJEF7xg

[ BROADWAY CIRCUIT ]
  The world of Kabuki, the elaborately stylised, male Japanese 
  theatrical tradition, is the setting for director Lee Sang-il's epic 
  melodrama of artistic ambition, rivalry and betrayal. It is an 
  adaptation of a bestseller by Shuichi Yoshida, and weaves in stunning 
  stagings of classic Kabuki tales that wowed audiences at Cannes 
  Directors' Fortnight. In 1960s Nagasaki, after the death of his yakuza 
  father, gifted teenager Kikuo is taken under the wing of famed Kabuki 
  actor Hanjiro Hanai, even though the great performer already has a 
  son, Shunsuke, who has dedicated his life to the art. Over fifty 
  years, the relationship of the two disciples entwines and twists, and 
  their hearts suffer as much yearning, glory and downfall as their on-
  stage alter-egos.

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For the week starting January 3 2026 (Week 1) 

VIUTV CHILL CLUB CHART 

 5 EXIT TO A WHOLE NEW WORLD
  Can : Tung Wong Ling Yat Gor Sai Dik Chook Hau
  Kiri T.
  https://youtu.be/6rfPCq170qA

 4 WISH YOU ALL THE BEST
  Can : Nei Fai Lok Jau Ho 
  Aiden Hung Jor Sing
  https://youtu.be/G61iYo7v954

 3 KINTSUGI
  Can : Gum Gai
  Jer Lau Ying Ting
  https://youtu.be/fXhBoXjA0RA

 2 FLYIN' FOR YOUR LOVE
  Can : 2882 Dim 85
  Lagchun
  https://youtu.be/IWDyhfWqmAc

 1 OVER OVER
  The Absent Brother
  https://youtu.be/PfMwxbrTxfY

TVB JADE SOLID GOLD 

 5 DO NOT DISTURB
  Can : Ching Muk Dai Yiu
  Angela Hui Wan Ching
  https://youtu.be/YmnupEiKL7w

 4 AHEAD OF THE FAREWELL
  Can : Chiu Chin Go Bit
  Jinny Ng Yeuk Hei
  https://youtu.be/2jkNV0z7GQ8

 3 NOW I CAN'T UNKNOW THIS
  Can : Yu Hor Bin Wui But Ji Doh
  Dear Jane
  https://youtu.be/22523-wyQ0Y

 2 I DREW YOU A BLACK CARD
  Can : Sau Kui Hak Kat
  Jay Fung Wan Him
  https://youtu.be/dbO-5kOZEWY

 1 MOUNTAIN LOVERS
  Can : Shan Hai Luen Yun
  Aska Cheung Chi Ho
  https://youtu.be/Mf3D7FAZcyU

METRO RADIO HIT DOMESTIC CHART

 5 THE BLOOMING LOTUS
  Can : Sing Hoi Ji Lin
  Manson Cheung Chun Kiu
  https://youtu.be/hzeFqudRKUs0

 4 DON'T JUDGE THIS SONG
  Can : But Yiu Lun Ping Jeh Sau Gor
  Gordon Flanders
  https://youtu.be/fl0Wf01sj4c

 3 HEART OF GOLD
  Can : Yut Sun Yuen Ming
  Jeffrey Ngai Chun Sun
  https://youtu.be/LYdDd3Vvmp4

 2 I DREW YOU A BLACK CARD
  Can : Sau Kui Hak Kat
  Jay Fung Wan Him
  https://youtu.be/dbO-5kOZEWY

 1 SNOWFLAKE
  Can : Suet Fa
  Yumi Chung Yau Mei / Simon On Chun Ho
  https://youtu.be/VBHh9aZu2nU

COMMERCIAL RADIO 903 TOP 20

 5 SCUM
  Can : Chook Sun
  Kaho Hung
  https://youtu.be/e2JevX3lBrc

 4 THE COURAGE I OWE MYSELF
  Can : Ha Chi But Yu Shun Ji Gei Yut Chi
  COLLAR
  https://youtu.be/l2d_3xhdfSI

 3 I TOLD A.I. ABOUT YOU
  Jaime Cheung Tin Wing
  https://youtu.be/8mZSd0eHB7Q

 2 SAND MANDALA
  Can : Sha Ji Man Law Lor
  Raymond Lam Fung
  https://youtu.be/Ovfd_PAJjWc

 1 THE SEA
  Can : Hoi
  Marf Yau Yin Tung
  https://youtu.be/aQvbixeZCR8

RTHK CHINESE POP CHART 

 5 NOVARA
  Vic Teo (Cheung Yu Sun)
  https://youtu.be/cqHpwbCtUNg

 4 YOUR NAME MY HYMN
  Can : Nei Dik Ming Ji Ngor Dik Sing Si
  193 Denis Kwok Ka Chun
  https://youtu.be/kG12Dmbu-DE

 3 DON'T OWE YOU A FRIEND
  Can : But Him Nei Gor Pung Yau
  Yumi Chung Yau Mei
  https://youtu.be/u2X0uzmhxH8

 2 THE BLOOMING LOTUS
  Can : Sing Hoi Ji Lin
  Manson Cheung Chun Kiu
  https://youtu.be/hzeFqudRKUs

 1 DRENCHED IN SUNLIGHT
  Can : Yeung Guong Po Jiu
  Jacky Cheung Hok Yau
  https://youtu.be/J1D9rldAaUw

HUAXIA ORIGINAL GOLD SONG CHART (Week 51) 

 5 SKY AND SEA AS ONE
  Can : Tin Hoi Yut Sum
  Charlie Zhou Shen, Shan Yichen
  https://youtu.be/Xixi0VpTjKE

 4 HOW LONG HOW LONG
  Can : Dor Gau Dor Gau
  Fu Xinbo
  https://youtu.be/9pt25ldNs94

 3 FALLING NUMB
  Can : Min Yik Tai
  Rainie Yang
  https://youtu.be/OpEli2T3TD8

 2 IT'S ME
  Can : It's Me Yut Jik Mai
  Ella Chen Chia-hua
  https://youtu.be/K_XFbfzFLvQ

 1 THREADS OF ME
  Can : Yu Hup
  AccuseFive
  https://youtu.be/Y-O1P0ZdbNQ

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