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Denise Tsang

Hong Kong blockbuster The Last Dance has won two awards at Italy’s popular Udine Far East Film Festival, the latest in a string of accolades.
It was the only Hong Kong film to win an award at this year’s festival, the organiser announced on Saturday.
The drama earned nearly HK$170 million (US$21.9 million) at the box office as of May 2, the highest-grossing Hong Kong film of all time.
The festival, which focuses on screening films from around Asia, awarded the “Black Dragon Audience Award” and the “Audience Award” to the extended version of the movie.
The extended version of The Last Dance, which included 12 extra minutes of previously unseen footage, was released on April 4, the date of the Ching Ming Festival.
The film tells the story of a debt-ridden wedding planner, played by Dayo Wong Tze-wah, who tries his hand at being a funeral agent out of desperation, and a Taoist priest, played by Michael Hui Koon-man, who struggles to stay on good terms with his children, played by Chu Pak-hong and Michelle Wai Sze-nga.
Writer and director Anselm Chan Mou-yin shared the news on his Instagram account and thanked the judging panel and audience. Wai expressed excitement about the film’s awards and recognition in Italy.
The film was a big winner at the 43rd Hong Kong Film Award last month, sweeping five awards – best original film score, best screenplay, best original film song, best supporting actor and best actress.

At the Udine festival, Taiwanese actress and director Sylvia Chang was awarded the Golden Mulberry Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Two films featuring Chang were shown at the festival. The first was the 1984 romantic comedy Shanghai Blues, directed by Hong Kong auteur Tsui Hark, with Chang in the lead role.
The second was Daughter’s Daughter, starring and produced by Chang in 2024. It won the prize for best screenplay at the Golden Horse Awards that year.


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Drama starring Dayo Wong and Michael Hui is only Hong Kong film to win an award at this year’s festival, organiser says


Drama starring Dayo Wong and Michael Hui is only Hong Kong film to win an award at this year’s festival, organiser says.


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Hong Kong blockbuster The Last Dance wins 2 awards at Udine Far East Film Festival

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Drama starring Dayo Wong and Michael Hui is only Hong Kong film to win an award at this year’s festival, organiser says