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The Hong Kong Film Awards, founded in 1982, is an annual film awards ceremony in Hong Kong.
Controversial documentary takes top prize as other pictures cash in at the box office to prove cinema industry doom-mongers wrong.
The death of Kenneth Tsang Kong, a cinema and television icon for six decades, has been met with a flood of tributes from those in the entertainment industry and beyond.
Annual highlight of city entertainment industry may have been a low-key online affair, but it could have done more to please and inspire fans at a difficult time.
New, more flexible rules for co-productions is an opportunity for local production houses to contribute more to the development of creative industries here and on the mainland.
- Macau-born titan of Hong Kong’s cultural scene voices Donna Ong’s fascinating documentary that looks at cinema and the city’s post-war history through his eyes
- In a film with a profusion of archive footage and stills, Law describes his intellectual and political awakening. Ultimately, though, he has no great insights
Veteran Tony Leung takes best actor prize for his role as a flamboyant con-man in crime thriller The Goldfinger.
Martial arts film icon and the 2024 Hong Kong Film Awards’ Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Sammo Hung talks about his movies, stars like Donnie Yen, Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan – and eating.
Sandra Ng Kwan-yue, now a respected Hong Kong actress and producer, started out playing minor, unattractive roles in the 1980s. But through hard work and humility, she carved a path to success.
The same five titles dominate the nominations in all major categories of the Hong Kong Film Awards 2024. Post film editor Edmund Lee predicts the winners and reflects on who or what actually should win.
Nicholas Tse, the son of actor Patrick Tse Yin and actress Deborah Lee, has not just had a successful singing and acting career, he also founded a restaurant chain and a post-production company.
From singer to actor to director, Stephen Fung has worked with Marvel’s Paul Rudd, is close friends with Daniel Wu and married Shu Qi – we look at the story of the prolific Hong Kong showbiz figure.
This year’s Hong Kong Film Awards are completely dominated by the same five front runners, although one – In Broad Daylight – stands out from the pack with 16 nominations.
Hong Kong actor Chapman To, famous for his roles in the Infernal Affairs films, and a number of lowbrow comedies, found working in Hong Kong difficult after his vocal support for pro-democracy causes.
Leon Lai Ming, one of the most well-liked celebrities in Hong Kong and one of the ‘Four Heavenly Kings of Cantopop’, has been in show business for more than 35 years.
On the 20th anniversary of Anita Mui’s death, we look back at the singer’s rise to fame, move into acting, and her legacy of philanthropy in support of hospitals and Hong Kong’s young and old.
We rank the 37 Hong Kong films that were released locally in 2023, from greats like A Guilty Conscience – the city’s highest-grossing local film ever – and Lost Love to stinkers like Prison Flowers.
Lau Ching-wan, sometimes credited as Sean Lau, is known for being a faithful husband of 25 years to former Miss Hong Kong Amy Kwok and for an illustrious career that has earned him multiple honours.
Once called the Marilyn Monroe of Hong Kong, actress Cherie Chung rose to fame during the 1980s and appeared in almost 50 films – before walking away from it all at the age of 31.
Hong Kong’s First Feature Film Initiative was founded in 2013 to spot new directing talent and help fund their first features. We look at the performance of the 13 films funded in the FFFI’s first 10 years.
Cantopop singer Ronald Cheng has had a colourful past – he was once arrested for putting a flight attendant in a headlock – but now he is one of Hong Kong cinema’s most beloved comedy stars.
A Cantopop singer on a similar level as Anita Mui, Sandy Lam and Faye Wong, Sammi Cheng is also a celebrated actress and style icon – but her relationship with husband Andy Hui has made headlines.
US-born actor Daniel Wu, of Westworld, Tomb Raider and One Nite in Mongkok fame, was on holiday in Hong Kong when he was cast in a commercial. Twenty-five years later, he has nearly 70 films under his belt.
Hong Kong’s entry for best international feature film at the 2024 Oscars is A Light Never Goes Out. We recall other entries from the past 10 years, from Better Days to Zero to Hero and Port of Call.
Discovered by director Wong Jing in the 1980s, Sharla Cheung appeared in over 50 films and was a frequent collaborator of another Hong Kong director, Stephen Chow.
Born in mainland China, Carina Lau grew up thinking she’d be a factory worker, but moved to Hong Kong and, through hard work, built an acting career despite a kidnap ordeal. She met and wed fellow actor Tony Leung.
Known today as a leading Hong Kong actor, Aaron Kwok started his career as a backup dancer, before being anointed one of the ‘Four Heavenly Kings of Cantopop’. He’s also a husband and proud father.
Macanese actress Isabella Leong called a halt to her acting career – one that had nearly put her on Hollywood’s map – when she began dating Richard Li, the younger son of Li Ka-shing.
Actor Louis Koo tells the Post he wants to take Hong Kong cinema in ‘new directions’ to secure its future, and reveals it was director Johnnie To who gave him the idea to found his own film studio, One Cool Group.
Malaysian-born Hong Kong actress Fish Liew has had a busy few years in the world of acting and modelling – we sat down with the talented star to chat all things film and fashion
Pushing creative boundaries and marching to the beat of his own drum, director Stephen Fung Tak-lun has captivated audiences for over 25 years – Style cornered him to talk time, timepieces and ageing gracefully
Ann Hui, Tsui Hark, Patrick Tam: from the mid-1970s on, Hong Kong New Wave directors shook up the city’s film industry, bringing new techniques and a new style of filmmaking. We recall key players and their films.
Cantopop star and actress Kelly Chen has been capturing the hearts of music and movie fans for three decades. Her secret? ‘I’ve just tried my best to grab any opportunity.’
Karen Mok was a movie and Cantopop sensation in Hong Kong during the 1990s and 2000s, and she’s sat down with the Post numerous times to talk. We recount some of her best quotes.
