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The Hong Kong Film Awards, founded in 1982, is an annual film awards ceremony in Hong Kong.
Lau Ching-wan in a still from Sons of the Neon Night. The film is leading in nominations for the 44th Hong Kong Film Awards, with 12 nods.
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Sons of the Neon Night leads 2026 Hong Kong Film Awards nominations

Amid controversy over four titles removed from the ballot, Sons of the Neon Night and Back to the Past dominate the award nominations.

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Why did the Hong Kong Film Awards drop 4 eligible films from its 2026 list?

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Actor Anthony Wong stays active in local theatre and collaborates with filmmakers. Photo: Felix Wong
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Profile | How Chow Yun-fat became one of Hong Kong’s most down-to-earth superstars

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How Ann Hui skilfully tackled dementia in lauded Hong Kong film Summer Snow

Hui’s 1995 film Summer Snow presented a warm and gentle picture of Alzheimer’s disease, a stigmatised subject in Hong Kong at the time.

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Video | Hong Kong screen legend Simon Yam ventures into fine art

Renowned Hong Kong actor Simon Yam is set to hold his first art exhibition in December 2025 in what is expected to be a showcase of his transition from acting to visual artistry

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Profile | ‘It’s great playing the villain’: the rise of Hong Kong actor Francis Ng

Francis Ng’s journey from background roles to Hong Kong cinema stardom showcases the actor’s versatility and enduring legacy.

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Profile | When Sally Yeh dominated Hong Kong music and film in the 1980s and ’90s

After learning Cantonese from George Lam, Canada-raised Yeh became a Cantopop queen and shared the big screen with the likes of Chow Yun-fat.

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Profile | From best actress to banned in mainland China, Hong Kong star Deanie Ip

The acclaimed actress and singer who rose to screen fame playing Andy Lau’s mother is one of Hong Kong’s most outspoken entertainers.

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Andy Lau kisses Deanie Ip as the pair celebrate winning the best actor and best actress awards for A Simple Life at the 2011 Golden Horse Film Awards in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on November 26, 2011. Photo: Reuters
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Makers of Hong Kong hit film ‘Four Trails’ in talks over worldwide distribution

Brothers Robin and Ben Lee plan to get the film, which has pulled in more than US$1.3 million, ‘out as far and as wide as possible’.

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“Four Trails” producer Ben Lee said he wanted to highlight Hong Kong’s greenery and skyline. Photo: Edko Films Ltd
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Profile | Hong Kong actress and singer Gigi Leung’s 3 decades in the limelight

With over 50 films, more than 20 albums, charity work and a business under her belt, Gigi Leung has packed a lot into her 30-year career.

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Fala Chen’s Chanel 2025-26 cruise collection adventure at cinematic Lake Como

The Chinese-American actress stayed at charming Villa d’Este, channelled old Hollywood glam herself, and commented, ‘You don’t walk through these gorgeous buildings and villas in your sweatpants’.

Marvel star Fala Chen hung out with Sofia Coppola and Lupita Nyong’o at Lake Como, ahead of Chanel’s 2025-26 cruise collection. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong entertainment

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In takes top prize at Hong Kong Film Awards

Best actor and actress awards go to Sean Lau and Michelle Wai.

Cast and crew members of Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In celebrate the best film win. Photo: Eugene Lee
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Profile | How Hong Kong actor Nick Cheung rolled with the punches to emerge on top

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A Japanese ice-cream parlour’s pop-up, a chance to invest in artistic mini pouches and an opportunity to sample Hong Kong heavy metal await.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Hong Kong Film Awards 2025: who will win and who should win

Twilight of the Warriors and The Last Dance are expected to scoop up most of the prizes, but are any films more deserving of the awards?

(From left) Terrance Lau Chun-him, Louis Koo Tin-lok and Philip Ng Wan-lung in a still from Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In, a top contender at the Hong Kong Film Awards 2025.
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Review | The Last Dance (extended version): what the deleted scenes entail

The highest grossing Hong Kong film ever returns with 12 minutes of extra scenes that add some comedy, but do they warrant a re-release?

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Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | Fala Chen started out as a beauty queen. Now she’s a Hollywood star

From a chance pageant win to starring in international blockbusters, Fala Chen’s journey is a testament to her talent and determination.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

How Johnnie To’s action thriller Vengeance hit all the right targets

Starring Johnny Hallyday, Anthony Wong, Lam Ka-tung and Lam Suet, the 2009 Hong Kong-France co-production brought the best out of both sides.

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Johnny Hallyday in a still from Vengeance (2009), a Hong Kong-France co-production directed by Johnnie To and also starring Anthony Wong, Lam Ka-tung, Lam Suet and Simon Yam.
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Recap | The directors reshaping Asian cinema, from Jia Zhangke to Ray Yeung

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Jia Zhangke, a Chinese film and television director, screenwriter, producer, actor and writer. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
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Review | The Way We Talk: Chung Suet-ying shines as a deaf woman finding herself

Chung Suet-ying delivers a powerful performance in Adam Wong’s The Way We Talk, which explores identity and deaf culture with great humanity.

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Hong Kong society

Gaming icon Hideo Kojima hails Hong Kong Kowloon Walled City film as ‘phenomenal’

Metal Gear video game series creator says ‘no end’ to the things he loved about action film Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

The Last Dance is front-runner for 43rd Hong Kong Film Awards

Drama about funeral rites nominated in nearly every category; Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In, set in Kowloon Walled City, has 14 nods.

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Dayo Wong (left) and Michael Hui in a still from The Last Dance, which leads nominations for the 43rd Hong Kong Film Awards with 18 nods. Photo: Emperor Motion Pictures
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | Faye Wong, actress, Cantopop diva and twice divorced mum

A ‘natural-born actress’, Wong Kar-wai said. The bestselling female Cantopop artist. Yet Faye Wong left it all behind to be a wife and mum.

Hong Kong singer-actress Faye Wong, wearing a high heel hat, performs in Hong Kong in 2003. Twice married and twice divorced, Wong walked away from her career in 2005, and has appeared only sporadically on stage since then. Photo: Reuters
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Profile | Meet Gordon Lam Ka-tung, a movie star decades in the making

An actor who grew up poor and had to wait decades for his first film awards, Gordon Lam has risen steadily to the top of Hong Kong cinema.

Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Twilight of the Warriors named the best Hong Kong film of 2024 by critics

Director Soi Cheang Pou-soi scores third win in four years for martial arts drama set in Kowloon Walled City; Papa wins two major awards.

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