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Titolo: [BC] Resoconto dell'Hong Kong Film Awards 2003

Dal South China Morning Post, per cui pago un non poi cosě caro
abbonamento annuale, eccovi l'articolo con tutti i dettagli sull'Hong
Kong Film Awards 2003.
Curiosa la presenza del Presidente di Hong Kong, Tung Chee-Wa,
recentemente molto criticato dai cittadini, che ci ha fatto una
discreta figura di merda (da notare il titolo dell'articolo).
Enjoy...
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Tuesday, April 6, 2004
And the award for comic relief goes to ... Mr Tung
By Vivienne Chow 
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Politics reared its head at the Hong Kong Film Awards last night, with
jokes directed at Tung Chee-hwa by host Dayo Wong Chi-wah.
Mr Tung, sitting in the front row for the ceremony at the Hong Kong
Cultural Centre, listened as Wong cracked jokes about the debate
surrounding political reform.
"The Hong Kong film industry has contributed greatly to Hong Kong
society, but the city's biggest dilemma is about the political
reforms, which Mr Tung should know very well. That's why we made the
film Turn Left, Turn Right."
Wong went on: "Hopefully one day our society will be so embracing that
the mice will fall in love with the cats [a pun on the Cantonese title
of the movie Cat and Mouse]."
Earlier, the deafening silence which greeted Mr Tung when he stepped
out of his limousine had stood in stark contrast to the warm welcome
that the assembled film fans gave their silver-screen idols.
 
Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa (right) presents the Best Asian Film
Award to a representative (from Shochiku Company) of The Twilight
Samurai's makers, as Ng Sze-yuen, looks on.
But it wasn't all bad for Mr Tung. The president of the Federation of
Hong Kong Film Workers, Ng See-yuen, delivered a stream of praise for
Mr Tung's efforts to support the movie industry when he joined the
chief executive on stage to present the trophy for Best Asian Film.
For his part, Mr Tung said although he was no movie junkie, he had
managed to catch the Infernal Affairs series and the epic Hero.
He vowed to watch last night's award winners - when he found the time.
"Hong Kong movies make us proud," said Mr Tung.
 
Best Actress Cecilia Cheung with Best Actor Andy Lau.  
The night wasn't without its share of confusion. Comedian Eric Tsang
Chi-wai left the audience and nominees alike flummoxed when he
announced the Best Actor trophy had gone to "Wah Tsai" - the nickname
shared by both Simon Yam Tat-wah and Andy Lau Tak-wah. Lau looked more
than a little relieved when Tsang cleared up matters and declared him
the winner.
Entertainment websites including 
cinema.com.hk
 were flooded with
complaints that host broadcaster TVB's advertisements had cut off some
performances and speeches.
 
Simon Yam Tat-wah (left), Sandra Ng Kwun-yu (centre) and Jacky Cheung
Hok-yau were runners-up for Best Actor and Actress at this year's film
awards.
On the style front, colourful dresses returned to the forefront after
last year's ceremony at which most stars wore black as a mark of
respect to Canto-pop legend Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing, who had died
about a year ago.
Karena Lam Ka-yan wore a greyish-blue night gown, while Wong's co-host
Josie Ho Chiu-yee was a picture of innocence in an elegant pink dress,
decorated with a silk rose. Ho arrived with Francis Ng Chun-yu - who
caught plenty of attention himself in a pink men's cheong sam, paired
with sneakers.
Athena Chu Yan was one of the most-photographed stars of the night -
largely thanks to a plunging white gown.
THE WINNERS
Best Film: Running on Karma 
Best Director: Johnny To (PTU) 
Best Actor: Andy Lau (Running on Karma) 
Best Actress: Cecilia Cheung (Lost in Time) 
Best Supporting Actor: Tony Leung Ka-fai (Men Suddenly in Black) 
Best Supporting Actress: Josie Ho (Naked Ambition) 
Best Screenplay: Wai Ka-fai, Yau Nai-hoi, Au Kin-yee and Yip Tin-shing
(Running on Karma)
Best New Performer - Andy On (Star Runner); 
Best Cinematography - Arthur Wong Ngok-tai (The Floating Landscape); 
Best Film Editing - Chan Ki-hop (The Twins Effect); 
Best Art Direction - Bill Lui (The Twins Effect); 
Best Costume & Make Up Design - Yee Chung Man (The Twins Effect); 
Best Action Choreography - Donnie Yen (The Twins Effect); 
Best Original Film Score - Peter Kam (Lost in Time); 
Best Original Film Song - Chang Kong (Infernal Affairs II); 
Best Sound Design - Kinson Tsang (The Twins Effect); 
Best Visual Effects - Eddy Wing and Yee Kwok-leung (The Twins Effect);
Best Asian Film - The Twilight Samurai (Japan); 
Best New Director - Pang Ho-cheung (Men Suddenly in Black)

Best Visual Effects - Eddy Wing and Yee Kwok-leung (The Twins Effect);
Questo e' il motivo per cui sono curioso di sapere qualcosa di piu' di
"Heat Team", l'ultima produzione di D.Lam del 2004 ;-)

 Best New Director - Pang Ho-cheung (Men Suddenly in Black)
uno degli ospiti al FEFF. Lo hai visto 'sto film?
Ciao
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