Huang Ji and Otsuka Ryuji’s “Stonewalling” won the Chinese-language section of the Hong Kong International Film Festival’s Firebird Young Cinema competition. Lila Aviles’s “Totem” won the equivalen…
The festival began on March 30 and concluded on Sunday evening with a world premier screening of “Vital Sign” at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre’s Grand Theatre. The screening was accompanied by cast and crew including, director Cheuk Wan-chi, producer Jacqueline Liu and performers Neo Yao, Angela Yuen, Ng Wing-sze, Tony Wu and So Yuet-yin.
In the Chinese film section, Hong Heng-fai won the best director award for “Kissing the Ground You Walked On.” The best actor prize went to Li Xuejian for his role in “To Love Again.” A special mention was also given to “Bad Education,” the directorial debut of Taiwan actor Kai Ko which is amassing a growing haul of festival selections and awards.
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