China News Service, Hong Kong, March 12th (Reporter Han Xingtong) The 16th Asian Film Awards ceremony was held at the Hong Kong Palace Museum on the evening of March 12th.
Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu Wai won the "Best Actor" for his movie "The Wind Rises Again".
It is reported that this year's Asian Film Awards has a total of 30 shortlisted works from 22 countries and regions.
At the award ceremony that night, the list of 21 award winners was announced one by one, and the awards were presented.
The Korean film "Determination to Break Up" won 3 awards in total, including "Best Actress", "Best Screenplay" and "Best Art Direction"; while "Best Film" was won by the Japanese film "Drive My Car" ("Drive My Car"), the film also won "Best Editing" and "Best Original Score".
Tony Leung won the "Best Actor" award for his movie "The Wind Again" and received the trophy from his wife, Carina Lau, who was the guest of honor.
Earlier, the Asian Film Awards also announced that Tony Leung would be awarded the "Asian Film Contribution Award".
Hong Kong kung fu star Sammo Hung was awarded the "Lifetime Achievement Award" at the 16th Asian Film Awards.
In an interview with a reporter from China News Agency, Sammo Hung said that the epidemic has brought the film industry to a standstill in the past three years, especially action movies, and his daily schedule is to buy vegetables and eat, and he feels that he has nothing to do with the film industry. It was not until the organizer notified that I was awarded the "Lifetime Achievement Award" that I felt that I still had a relationship with the film, so I was very surprised and happy to be awarded this honor.
Sammo Hung said that he looks forward to seeing a new direction for action movies in the future, and he also thanks the audience for supporting Hong Kong movies.
Wang Danni, a Hong Kong actor who once won the "Best New Actor" at the Hong Kong Film Awards for her movie "Anita Mui", said in an interview with reporters on the red carpet that she was very lucky to be able to attend this awards ceremony. Filmmakers from the region meet.
She believes that in the future, everyone will support each other to make Asian films well, so that Asian films will go further and higher.
Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda told reporters that Hong Kong is a very attractive place, and he hopes to have the opportunity to cooperate with Hong Kong filmmakers in the future.
He also mentioned that this awards ceremony brings together Asian filmmakers from different countries and regions, and it is a very rare opportunity regardless of whether the works are awarded or not.
It is reported that the Asian Film Awards have been held since 2007, aiming to commend outstanding Asian film works and talents, and to showcase the multiculturalism and vitality of the Asian film industry.
The annual awards ceremony attracts the attention of many people in the industry and movie fans.
After the past two Asian Film Awards were held in Busan, South Korea, it returns to Hong Kong this year.
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