Johnnie To

Briefs, December 23, 2012

23 Dec 2012

Secretary for Food and Health Dr Ko Wing-man said yesterday that the government was mulling whether to review the law to better monitor cooking oil companies.

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Johnnie To, Sean Lau win at Golden Horse Awards

25 Nov 2012

Hong Kong director Johnnie To Kei-fung won best director for Life Without Principle and Sean Lau Ching-wan was named best actor for his role in the movie at Taiwan's Golden Horse Film Awards last...

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Johnnie To, Chen Kaige on Oscars long list for best foreign film

9 Oct 2012

French blockbuster Les Intouchables and Austrian Michael Haneke’s Palme d’Or winner Love are hot tips for best foreign language Oscar, from a long-list of candidates. Hong Kong movie master...

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Udine

29 Apr 2012

It was Johnnie To Kei-fung's 57th birthday last Sunday, and Italy's Udine Far East Film Festival seemed a fitting place for him to celebrate it.

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PTU set for North America release, but where did they get that cover?

21 Feb 2008

Johnnie To Kei-fung should be happy to note that his 2003 film PTU: Police Tactical Unit will be released on DVD in North America late next month. The movie will come out through Dragon Dynasty...

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Movie masters

24 Mar 2006

Two of Hong Kong's best-loved filmmakers will be honoured at this year's Hong Kong International Film Festival with the screening of their best films from the last decade.

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Opinion

Tom Holland

Worrying economic parallels between China and India

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Howard Winn

Elsie Leung caught up in Rusal's byzantine politics

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Cannes contingent celebrates a century of Chinese cinema

To celebrate 100 years of Chinese cinema, Hong Kong's contingent is well represented at this year's Cannes Film Festival, which opened on Thursday.

John Woo is a member of the jury...

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Hong Kong film picked to compete at Cannes

Hong Kong film director Johnnie To Kei-fung's new movie, Election, will compete for the prestigious Palme d'Or award at next month's Cannes Film Festival.

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Breaking news with a difference

Promotional material for the new Johnnie To Kei-fung movie Breaking News is breaking with tradition, blurring the lines between journalism and advertising.

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Leading directors lose the plot

For those who have enjoyed Jimmy Liao's illustrated story book Turn Left Turn Right, Johnnie To Kei-fung and Wai Ka-fai's big screen adaption might be a disappointment.

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