Crime Film ‘Trivisa’ Takes Top Prize at Hong Kong Film Award
Live broadcast of award ceremony was blocked in mainland China when Trivisa, which is banned there, was mentioned at the presentation (source: scmp @ 10 apr 2017)
Hong Kong crime film Trivisa – which is banned in mainland China – scooped the Best Film award at the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards, the city’s answer to the Oscars. It took a total of five awards on Sunday night.
The film’s director, Johnnie To Kei-fung, originally produced the film as a training exercise for younger directors without any intention to win prizes.
The film industry has speculated that the ban may be related to the film’s co-director, Jevons Au Man-kit, who was also a co-director of Ten Year which won the best film award last year.
THE WINNERS
Best film – Trivisa
Best Director – Frank Hui, Jevons Au, Vicky Wong (Trivisa)
Best Actor – Gordon Lam (Trivisa)
Best Actress – Kara Wai ( Happiness )
Best Supporting Actor – Eric Tsang (Mad World)
Best Supporting Actress – Elaine Jin (Mad World)
Best New Performer – Tony Wu (Weeds on Fire)
Best Screenplay – Trivisa
Best Cinematography – Peter Pau, Cao Yu (See You Tomorrow)
Best Film Editing – Allen Leung, David Richardson (Trivisa)
Best Art Direction – See You Tomorrow
Best Sostume and Make-up Design – The Monkey King 2
Best Action Choreography – Operation Mekong
Best Original Film Score – Peter Kam, Yusuke Hatano (Soul Mate)
Best Original Film Song – Anthem of Shatin Martins (Weeds on Fire)
Best Sound Design- Kinson Tsang, George Lee Yiu-Keung ( Cold War 2 )
Best Visual Effects – The Monkey King 2
Best New Director – Wong Chun (Mad World)
Best Film from China and Taiwan – Godspeed
via lovinghk
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