From left: Rita Wong, Penny Lam, Mike Ao Ieong and Peeko Wong, all filmmakers in Macau. From left: Rita Wong, Penny Lam, Mike Ao Ieong and Peeko Wong, all filmmakers in Macau.
From left: Rita Wong, Penny Lam, Mike Ao Ieong and Peeko Wong, all filmmakers in Macau.
Clarence Tsui
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Opinion

The Projector by Clarence Tsui

Why Macau’s filmmakers are struggling to make their mark – there is no movie industry to speak of

  • The lack of a film industry or schools in the casino hub means new directors have little support, unlike their Chinese or Hong Kong counterparts

Clarence Tsui
Clarence Tsui

Updated: 3:12pm, 6 Dec, 2018

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From left: Rita Wong, Penny Lam, Mike Ao Ieong and Peeko Wong, all filmmakers in Macau. From left: Rita Wong, Penny Lam, Mike Ao Ieong and Peeko Wong, all filmmakers in Macau.
From left: Rita Wong, Penny Lam, Mike Ao Ieong and Peeko Wong, all filmmakers in Macau.
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Clarence Tsui

Clarence Tsui

Clarence Tsui, a Hong Kong film critic and programmer, was the South China Morning Post’s Film Editor (2005-2012).