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- 5/4/2024
- by Rob Sheffield
- Rollingstone.com
Hong Kong saw “A Guilty Conscience” become the highest-grossing film of all time at its local box office. But the wider cinema market in Hong Kong remained stuck far below pre-pandemic levels.
Data from Hong Kong Box Office Limited, a joint venture between Motion Picture Industry Association (Mpia) and the Hong Kong Theatres Association, showed annual cinema revenue of Hk$1.43 billion ($184 million) in 2023.
That was a 25% improvement on 2022, when the industry was battered by on-off closures due to government Covid-control measures, and managed only Hk$1.14 billion ($146 million). But the 2023 score also remained 25% shy of 2019, the last pre-pandemic year, when box office reached Hk$1.92 billion ($246 million).
Hyper-local courtroom drama, “A Guilty Conscience” earned Hk$115 million ($14.7 million), but it was the only local title to make it into the territory’s top ten chart in 2023. Next in line were “Oppenheimer” (Hk$72.8 million), “Mission: Impossible -Dead Reckoning Part 1” (Hk$60.5 million), “The Super Mario...
Data from Hong Kong Box Office Limited, a joint venture between Motion Picture Industry Association (Mpia) and the Hong Kong Theatres Association, showed annual cinema revenue of Hk$1.43 billion ($184 million) in 2023.
That was a 25% improvement on 2022, when the industry was battered by on-off closures due to government Covid-control measures, and managed only Hk$1.14 billion ($146 million). But the 2023 score also remained 25% shy of 2019, the last pre-pandemic year, when box office reached Hk$1.92 billion ($246 million).
Hyper-local courtroom drama, “A Guilty Conscience” earned Hk$115 million ($14.7 million), but it was the only local title to make it into the territory’s top ten chart in 2023. Next in line were “Oppenheimer” (Hk$72.8 million), “Mission: Impossible -Dead Reckoning Part 1” (Hk$60.5 million), “The Super Mario...
- 1/3/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Organised by the Busan, Hong Kong and Tokyo International Film Festivals, and supported by Create HongKong and the Film Development Fund, the Asian Film Awards Academy (Academy or Afaa) has spearheaded efforts to promote Asian cinema around the world year-round. As part of the Asian Film Awards (Afa), its flagship event and the largest celebration of Asian cinema in the world, the Academy appoints an emerging Asian star every year as Youth Ambassador to act as the face of the awards and to take part in outreach activities. For the first time in its history, the Academy has appointed not one, but four celebrated Asian stars as the Youth Ambassadors of the 17th Afa: (in alphabetical order) Liu Kuan-Ting, Mario Maurer, Miyazawa Hio and Will Or.
Embodying numerous countries and cultures, Asia is a region that is rich in diversity, and that diversity has always been reflected in its films,...
Embodying numerous countries and cultures, Asia is a region that is rich in diversity, and that diversity has always been reflected in its films,...
- 12/28/2023
- by Suzie Cho
- AsianMoviePulse
The Hong Kong star was named Asian Filmmaker of the Year at Busan International Film Festival.
Hong Kong superstar Chow Yun-fat has reflected on the struggles of filmmakers under Chinese censorship and how it contrasts with the creative freedom in Korean cinema.
Speaking at Busan International Film Festival, where he received the Asian Filmmaker of the Year Award last night, the star of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was asked by Screen for his take on the state of Hong Kong cinema.
“We have a lot of censorship requirements in mainland China so our scripts must go through a lot of...
Hong Kong superstar Chow Yun-fat has reflected on the struggles of filmmakers under Chinese censorship and how it contrasts with the creative freedom in Korean cinema.
Speaking at Busan International Film Festival, where he received the Asian Filmmaker of the Year Award last night, the star of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was asked by Screen for his take on the state of Hong Kong cinema.
“We have a lot of censorship requirements in mainland China so our scripts must go through a lot of...
- 10/5/2023
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Feted in Busan this week as the Asian Filmmaker of the Year, Hong Kong superstar Chow Yun-fat bemoaned censorship in China for its impact on the film industry.
“We have a lot of censorship requirements in mainland China. Scripts must go to many departments. So, we need [to portray] clear situations in scripts. Honestly, we will try our best to make movies with Hong Kong spirit. In the 1980s people watched a lot of Hong Kong films. I’m proud,” said Chow at a press event at the Busan International Film Festival on Thursday.
“After 1997 [the year when Hong Kong ceased to be a British colony and was returned to China] a lot of things changed. We have to pay attention to our government. Otherwise, it will be hard to get the money to make movies. The Mainland market is so huge.”
Insisting that he is “just an ordinary person,” Chow spent much of the rest of the event emitting a joyful and relaxed aura, discussing his love...
“We have a lot of censorship requirements in mainland China. Scripts must go to many departments. So, we need [to portray] clear situations in scripts. Honestly, we will try our best to make movies with Hong Kong spirit. In the 1980s people watched a lot of Hong Kong films. I’m proud,” said Chow at a press event at the Busan International Film Festival on Thursday.
“After 1997 [the year when Hong Kong ceased to be a British colony and was returned to China] a lot of things changed. We have to pay attention to our government. Otherwise, it will be hard to get the money to make movies. The Mainland market is so huge.”
Insisting that he is “just an ordinary person,” Chow spent much of the rest of the event emitting a joyful and relaxed aura, discussing his love...
- 10/5/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The festival will open with ‘Because I Hate Korea’ and close with ‘The Movie Emperor’.
The Busan International Film Festival has revealed the full line-up for its 2023 edition and announced that Hong Kong star Chow Yun-fat will receive the Asian Filmmaker of the Year award.
The festival in South Korea will open with the world premiere of Jang Kun-jae’s Because I Hate Korea and close with Ning Hao’s Chinese film industry satire The Movie Emperor, starring Andy Lau, following its debut at Toronto.
At an online press conference today, organisers also revealed that Hong Kong star Chow Yun-fat...
The Busan International Film Festival has revealed the full line-up for its 2023 edition and announced that Hong Kong star Chow Yun-fat will receive the Asian Filmmaker of the Year award.
The festival in South Korea will open with the world premiere of Jang Kun-jae’s Because I Hate Korea and close with Ning Hao’s Chinese film industry satire The Movie Emperor, starring Andy Lau, following its debut at Toronto.
At an online press conference today, organisers also revealed that Hong Kong star Chow Yun-fat...
- 9/5/2023
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
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