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Hong Kong, 13 February 2012 – The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFFS) today announced details of Road to AFA, a behind-the-scenes video series on Asian cinema to be screened in the run-up to the 6th Asian Film Awards (AFA). Road to AFA offers an inside view of Asia’s burgeoning film industry and the nominees for this year’s awards. HKIFFS also launched the People’s Choice Awards today, giving the public the chance to participate directly in this year’s AFA. Both programmes are aimed at introducing the AFA to more people and territories throughout the region.
Road to AFA
The first ever such video series created for the AFA, Road to AFA is one of the big build-up campaigns to the Asian Film Awards Presentation Ceremony. It is a video series of approximately 18 episodes of three minutes each featuring renowned filmmakers, nominees behind the scenes footage, and look at the film industries of selected regions including Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia (Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines). The series will provide greater insight into the films and filmmakers that the AFA celebrates and help to raise public awareness of the awards.
Interviewees include directors HOU Hsiao-hsien, Teddy SOERIAATMADJA and Brillante MENDOZA, actors Donny DAMARA and KO Chen-tung, actresses Eugene DOMINGO and GWEI Lun-mei, cinematographer CHIN Ting-chang and editor Lee CHATAMETIKOOL among many others.
The episodes will be available to view on the AFA website (http://www.asianfilmawards.asia) and will be screened on various broadcast television and online channels in the region, including CCTV-6 (China Movie Channel), Phoenix TV, STAR Chinese Movies, STAR World, StarHub, Yahoo! and many more in the lead-up to the 6th Asian Film Awards Presentation Ceremony, which will be held on 19 March 2012.
[ Hong Kong, 8 February 2012 ― The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFFS) announced today that Indonesian director Edwin will receive the Edward Yang New Talent Award at the upcoming 6th Asian Film Awards (AFA). The AFA Presentation Ceremony will be held on 19 March 2012 at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre in Hong Kong. Edwin is only the third filmmaker to receive the Award, which was set up at the 2nd Asian Film Awards in 2008.
Edwin is currently attending the 2012 Berlinale where his latest film, Postcards From the Zoo, is competing for the coveted Golden Bear. He said, “I am excited by the news of this award. It’s both a vindication of what I’ve been doing, and an encouragement to me as a filmmaker. It’s an honour for me and for independent film in Indonesia.”
1 February 2012, Hong Kong – The 36th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) will be held in Hong Kong from 21 March to 5 April 2012, the 6th Asian Film Awards (AFA) will be held on 19 March 2012 and the 10th Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) will be held from 19 to 21 March 2012. Journalists and industry press are invited to sign up for media accreditation at http://society.hkiff.org.hk/en/app/accreditation/media/apply starting from 3 February 2012.
The HKIFF is one of Asia’s most reputable platforms for filmmakers, film professionals and filmgoers from all over the world to launch new works and experience outstanding films. It draws thousands of film fans, industry professionals and press from around the world annually.
The AFA seeks to highlight the best in Asian cinema to the world, and to promote Asian film culture both regionally and internationally. Eminent filmmakers, distinguished guests and acclaimed talents from around the world are invited to bestow awards upon the winners of each category, making the ceremony a dazzling extravaganza as well as an influential cultural event that helps position Hong Kong as the centre of Asian cinema.
The 6th Asian Film Awards announces nominations in 14 categories as Singaporean director Eric KHOO is named Jury President
Hong Kong, 17 January 2012 – The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFFS) announced today the nominees in the 14 categories and the jury for the 6th Asian Film Awards (AFA). Eric KHOO, Singapore-based director and producer, will take up the mantle of Jury President, heading the panel of international film community notables who will select the winners of these prestigious awards. The Asian Film Awards Presentation Ceremony will be held at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre Grand Hall on 19 March 2012.
Organised by the HKIFFS and funded by CreateHK and the Film Development Fund, supported by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, the AFA recognises and celebrates the achievements of the preceding year in Asian film through 14 award categories: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Newcomer, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Screenwriter, Best Cinematographer, Best Production Designer, Best Composer, Best Editor, Best Visual Effects, and Best Costume Designer.
From over a thousand of eligible films, up to six nominees in each category have been selected throughout the Asian regions. The full list of nominations includes 32 films from 11 countries and regions, all chosen for their outstanding contribution to Asian cinema in 2011. The nominations this year come from a dazzling array of Asian films, from major mainstream action blockbusters such as The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate and romances such as You Are the Apple of My Eye, to festival favourites that have won tremendous critical acclaim, including Nader and Simin: A Separation and The Mirror Never Lies.
“In the past year, we have seen Asia’s film industry grow, prosper and truly shine in every way,” said Mr. Wilfred WONG, SBS, JP, Chairman of the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFFS). “Not only on the screen, but behind the scenes as well, where directors, producers, composers and designers, have spent countless hours working tirelessly to create films they love and want to share with the world.”
The 6th Asian Film Awards will also recognise the outstanding efforts and careers of professionals in the Asian film industry with three special awards: the Lifetime Achievement Award, the Edward Yang New Talent Award and the Award for 2011’s Top-Grossing Asian Film.
The award-winning director of critically acclaimed hits Mee Pok Man, 12 Storeys and Be With Me, Jury President Eric KHOO, helped to put Singapore on the international film map. He will lead a jury consisting of 12 film professionals with internationally recognised experience and expertise in cinema.
Best Film 最佳電影
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Film Title |
Country/Territory |
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1 |
NADER AND SIMIN, A SEPARATION 《伊朗式分居》 |
Iran 伊朗 |
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2 |
POSTCARD 《明信片》 |
Japan 日本 |
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3 |
THE FLOWERS OF WAR 《金陵十三釵》 |
Mainland China 中國大陸 |
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4 |
THE FLYING SWORDS OF DRAGON GATE 《龍門飛甲》 |
Hong Kong / Mainland China 香港 / 中國大陸 |
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5 |
WARRIORS OF THE RAINBOW: SEEDIQ BALE 《賽德克·巴萊》 |
Taiwan 台灣 |
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6 |
YOU DON’T GET LIFE A SECOND TIME 《巴打旅痕團》 |
India 印度 |
