The Academy Awards for the New and Old Hong Kong films have been selected

The most moving scene of this year's Academy Awards ceremony was not that veteran actors Hui Yinghong and Jin Yanling shed tears on the spot, but that when the Best New Director Award was presented, the stage was filled with a row of new directors. After waiting for so many years, although Hong Kong's new generation of films cannot be said to have taken over, at least they have begun to collectively stand up and display their abilities and talents.

The 36th Hong Kong Film Awards Ceremony was held in Hong Kong on the evening of the 9th. For their roles as "parents" in "Without a Mind", Zeng Zhiwei and Jin Yanling won the Best Supporting Actor Award and Best Supporting Actress Award respectively; Hui Yinghong was awarded the third gold medal award for her passionate and emotional performance in "Lucky Is Me"; Lin Jiadong, Andy Lau's good brother and supporting actor for many years, also took the lead and was awarded the Best Actor Award for the first time. In addition to the "old actors", young Hong Kong filmmakers have also performed well. Huang Jin, the 28-year-old director of "Unknowing", won the New Director Award, and "Five Steps", also directed by the new director, won the Best New Actor Award (Hu Zi Tong), allowing everyone to see the hope of Hong Kong films replacing the old and rejuvenating them.

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the night of the Academy Awards ceremony, Hui Yinghong won the Best Actress Award for "Lucky Is Me". This is the third time that Hui Yinghong has been awarded the Academy Award. Previously, she won the 1st and 29th Academy Actress Awards for "Elder" and "Demon" respectively. "Lucky Is Me" is a movie that focuses on the small people at the bottom of Hong Kong society. Hui Yinghong plays a lonely old man with a strange personality and suffering from Alzheimer's disease. After hearing the news of her award, Hui Yinghong seemed very excited. She almost slipped and fell on stage, and couldn't help but shed tears when she delivered a speech on stage because she thought of her mother who had just passed away. "My mother is a patient with Alzheimer's disease, and I was particularly touched by this play. Before I came to the awards ceremony, I greeted my mother who was already in the sky. I played this play because I hope more people will know about Alzheimer's disease." Like Hui Yinghong, there was also Jin Yanling, who won the Best Supporting Actress Award for "Unknowing". Jin Yanling won the award last year for her "Searching for Plum Blossom", and this year it is Lianzhuang. She came on stage and shed tears while thanking new director Huang Jin for letting her win the Academy Award again: "Director Huang Jin is about the same age as my daughter, and 'Ignorance' is really a gift from him. Thank you very much."

Zeng Zhiwei and Jin Yanling played Yu Wenle's parents in "Unknowing", for which he won the Best Supporting Actor Award. As a senior figure in the Hong Kong film industry, Zeng Zhiwei couldn't help but feel a lot."The last time I won the award was because of new director Peter Chan's" Sweet Honey ". Now I still win the award because of the new director's film, Huang Jin's" Unknowing ". I am very pleased that a young filmmaker like Huang Jin can contribute such thoughtful films to Hong Kong films."

Young people take on responsibilities

. As Zeng Zhiwei said, the most gratifying thing about this Hong Kong Film Awards is to see a group of young filmmakers take the lead. These include Huang Jin, director of "Without Understanding"; Chen Zhifa, director of "Five Steps", starring Jiang Haowen and Hu Zi Tong; Luo Yaohui, director of "Lucky Is Me"; Zeng Guoxiang, director of "July and Ansheng" and also son of Zeng Zhiwei, etc. "Blindness", which won a lot at this year's Academy Awards, came out of the "First Drama Film Project" of the Hong Kong Film Bureau. It cost only HK$2 million and took 16 days to complete. It used a family tragedy to depict the current public's indifference and unfriendliness towards mental patients, telling the story of how a father and son faced the past with heavy guilt. Although 28-year-old Huang Jin is directing a feature film for the first time, he is very skillful in using imaging techniques and has a sense of responsibility for both films and society. Huang Jin said when receiving the New Director Award: "I hope the film can make some changes for the city, tell the audience what we filmmakers want to say, and let everyone think more. This is a more important thing than money."

Zeng Guoxiang's first drama "July and Ansheng" led the nomination stage with 12 nominations, but won only one award for Best Original Film Music on the night of the award. Zeng Guoxiang bluntly said that he had always treated awards with a normal mind, but after his father won the award, he suddenly had the hope of his father and son receiving the award on the same stage. "It wasn't until after my father won the award that I seriously wanted to win it. It would be very meaningful if we could win the award together. Such an opportunity is very rare." Unlike many young directors in Hong Kong who focus on local themes, Director Zeng Guoxiang's first film ("July and Anson") chose to be set in the mainland. He revealed that the background of his next work will still be placed in the mainland, telling the story of what happened on a mainland campus.

Hong Kong's new generation of films has stood up.

Hong Kong's film talents are scarce, and it has been a topic that has been discussed in recent years. As soon as the nomination list is announced every year, there will be a lot of complaints: No matter how they go back and forth, they are all familiar old faces-Zhang Jiahui, Leung Jia-fai, Kwok, To Qifeng... Not only is this true for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor, but even the technical awards are also familiar names over and over again-the sound effects are in the pockets of Jin Peida and Zeng Jingxiang, and the art design and costume styling are no different than Zhang Shuping, Xi Zhongwen, and Wu Lilu-who wins the prize sometimes just depends on who participates in the film shortlisted, that's all.

After this cycle has been repeated for several years, the Academy Awards, an award mechanism that is close to the Oscars, has turned itself into a small circle in the industry's entertainment. But this is not the situation that Hong Kong filmmakers want to see. The real reason behind this is actually the shortage of Hong Kong film talents. The new generation of young filmmakers has not grown up for a long time and can only rely on the older generation of filmmakers to support it. Coupled with the shrinking local film market in Hong Kong, many mature filmmakers are moving north for development. Without mentoring, the growth of young filmmakers will naturally slow down.

At this year's Hong Kong Film Awards, although "July and Ansheng", which is more familiar to mainland audiences, only won the technical award, compared with the leading scenery when the nominations list was announced, it was a bit shocking; although the best actress Hui Yinghong, the best supporting actress Jin Yanling and the best supporting actor Zeng Zhiwei are all old faces, more awards were still given to young filmmakers and their works. For example,"Unknowing", which won three awards: the New Director Award and the Best Supporting Actor Award, is the first feature film of 28-year-old young director Huang Jin.

The most moving scene of this year's Academy Awards ceremony was not that veteran actors Hui Yinghong and Jin Yanling shed tears on the spot, but that when the Best New Director Award was presented, the stage was filled with a row of new directors. After waiting for so many years, although Hong Kong's new generation of films cannot be said to have taken over, at least they have begun to collectively stand up and display their abilities and talents.

Editor: yvette