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Hong Kong Film "Beyond The Dream" Wins Best Adapted Screenplay at Taiwan's #GoldenHorseAwards, Scriptwriter #TsangChunWing: "Hong Kong Add Oil!"

One more Hong Kong film receives award from the Taiwan's 57th Golden Horse Film Awards on November 21, 2020. The feature length film "Beyond The Dream" from Hong Kong won the Best Adapted Screenplay.

Scriptwriter Tsang Chun-wing from Hong Kong received the award in person and said in his thank you speech the difficulties in finding funding to support Hong Kong's local production. He praised the extraordinary performance of actor #LauChunHim and actress #CeciliaChoi in bringing the film to life.

At the end of his speech, Tsang said in Cantonese "Heung Gong Ga Yau", which means "Hong Kong, Fight On".

"Beyond the Dream" is a romantic psychodrama directed by Hong Kong director #ChowKwunWai. Chow also contributed to the film Ten Years like the other award-winning Hong Kong director #ZuneKwok did:

https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/26830

Source: Apple Daily #Nov21
Kiwi CHOW, Director of <Revolution of Our Times>: I would sacrifice myself for justice, movie is only a path

By Translated by Guardians of Hong Kong December 28, 2021 • 30 December 2021

At the age of 18, when he already abandoned school life for three years, Chow asked himself how much he would sacrifice for movies. With weak English and poor HKCEE (HK Certificate of Education Examination) results, he was standing at a crossroad in his life. The question was “Should I return to school and try to get into the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) and learn how to make movies (which I love so much)? Or should I abandon this path?”. “It seemed that I must do something most painful (take examinations) before something I will…

 Source: InMediaHK.net #Nov28

Author: LEUNG Ho-yee

#Documentary #Movie #ChowKwunWai #RevolutionOfOurTimes

Full Story:

https://telegra.ph/Interview-Kiwi-CHOW-Director-of-Revolution-of-Our-Times-I-would-sacrifice-myself-for-justice-movie-is-only-a-path-12-30
Kiwi Chow: Honesty Is My Bottom Line

By Translated by BeWater HK on Apr 4, 2022 • 18 May 2022

Host: The “Siege of Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)” marked the waning of the Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill (Anti-ELAB) Movement. We invite the Director for comments on how the failed encounter at PolyU affected the Anti-ELAB protesters.

Chow: The “Siege of PolyU” was covered in the documentary. They (the protesters) had persevered for an extended time. They were so exhausted, both physically and psychologically, that they had to leave, notwithstanding their unwillingness to give up or retreat. (Taking a deep breath) From June to November, for so many months they withstood tear gas and their bodies were telling them something.

Source: https://youtu.be/sMLeApx5wVY
#May18

#CHOWKwunWai #RevolutionofOurTimes

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https://telegra.ph/Kiwi-Chow-Honesty-Is-My-Bottom-Line-05-18