Mabel Cheung’s controversial documentary To My Nineteen-year-old Self scooped Best Picture at the Hong Kong Film Awards on Sunday night (April 16), where the crowds also applauded an appearance by …
Malaysia-born Yeoh, who recently became the first Asian woman to win an Oscar for Best Actress, started her career in the Hong Kong film industry and has been making a celebratory return trip to the city over the past week.
Cheung’s documentary, which follows six schoolgirls over a perod of ten years, won Best Picture despite being earlier pulled from the awards after some of the girls said they hadn’t consented to any public screenings. The film was resubmitted by its co-director, William Kwok, who attended the awards. Cheung did not attend the ceremony although two of the six girls featured in the film made an appearance.
Kwok encouraged Hong Kong filmmakers to continue making documentaries: “Don’t be afraid, because documentaries are needed. Use the lens to record what is happening, remember to keep rolling, keep going, don’t be afraid – shoot first, edit first, and release first.”was the biggest winner at the awards – taking five prizes for Best Director, Best Actor , Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction . , for which she also picked up the award for Best Original Film Song.
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