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Those with memories of Hong Kong Cinema from the late 1990’s will remember the Category III explosion with the likes of “Naked Killer” gaining a following and cementing Wong Jing as one of the premier filmmakers of the era. Today with the local industry becoming more and more sanitised, Fire Lee offers us a throwback to this period with his latest release “Husband Killers”.

A contract killer (Stephy Tang) and a cat burglar (Chrissie Chau) find out they share the same man and decide to kill each other. After discovering the man has another woman (Gaile Lok), the two of them team up to hunt him down along with his mistress. It turns out to be a plot orchestrated by their man to eliminate the three of them all at once. Infuriated, the trio swear to slay the cheater.

This brief synopsis presents similarities to the Cameron Diaz vehicle “The Other Woman...

Born in Hong Kong in 1972, Chapman To begun his acting career in television series to subsequently move to cinema in 2000. Since then, he has been working steadily in a mix of comedies and more authorial movies like “Infernal Affairs” I & II, Pang Ho-cheung’s “Isabella”, the “Golden Chicken” series, “Vulgaria” and “Aberdeen”. Due to his support to Hong Kong’s umbrella movement, the Chinese government blacklisted him and he hasn’t been able to work or show his work in Mainland China since.

His directorial debut was “Let’s Eat” in 2016, a Hong Kong/Singapore/Malaysia co-production and he is now at his second work on the director chair with “The Empty Hands”, a story about falling and finding the strength to get up again.

On the occasion of “The Empty Hands” screening at Far East Film Festival, we speak with him about living with a “sickness”, his black belt...

New York Asian Film Festival heads on global trawl for content, festival blind spots, ‘fear of China’.

As the 17th New York Asian Film Festival (Nyaff) enters its final weekend, executive director Samuel Jamier and deputy director Stephen Cremin discuss why premieres aren’t always the be-all-and-end-all, the ‘fear of China’, Nyaff’s faithful audience, and international festival blind spots.

Presented by Film Society Of Lincoln Center and Subway Cinema and backed by a range of Asian bodies and New York-based private donors, the event runs from June 29-July 15 at Film Society Of Lincoln Center.

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June 22, 2018 – The 17th New York Asian Film Festival will award Hong Kong’s Stephy Tang its Screen International Rising Star Asia Award on July 7th before a screening of her film The Empty Hands.Tang, a former volleyball star and model, started out in the entertainment business as the lead singer of the phenomenally popular girls’ band The Cookies before launching her successful solo career. In addition to concerts, albums and television appearances, she started her own fashion label and wrote a romance novel. In film, she is best known for her pairing with Alex Fong in a series of popular rom-coms directed by Patrick Kong from 2006-2015.

Nyaff is celebrating Tang for her recent shift in career direction, taking on a series of more challenging roles. In Cheung Wing-kai’s “Somewhere Beyond the Mist”, she plays a pregnant policewoman investigating a morbid murder case; in Chapman To’s “The Empty Hands...

Former singer and model to attend screening of The Empty Hands.

Hong Kong’s Stephy Tang has been announced as this year’s recipient of the Screen International Rising Star Asia Award at the 17th New York Asian Film Festival (Nyaff) on July 6.

Tang, a former volleyball star, singer and model, will collect the annual honour before a screening of Chapman To’s The Empty Hands. The festival is set to run from June 29-July 15.

Tang started out in entertainment as the lead singer of girl band The Cookies prior to launching a successful solo career. In addition to concerts,...

“The Empty Hands” is a martial arts themed drama that proves that there is much more to karate than just seeing people get thrown around in the dojo.

The Empty Hands screened at Osaka Asian Film Festival, that will be on March 9th to 18th.

The film tells the story of Mari Hirakawa, a half-Japanese, half-Chinese young woman living in a karate dojo where her father still teaches. Moreover, her life is in a mess, as she is a real slacker with a dead end job. As a child, she was forced to practice karate by her father, but after losing a competition, she gave up practicing altogether. To make things worse, she also has a relationship with a married man who still lives with his wife.

One day, her father dies, leaving her with the dojo. She sees this as an opportunity to subdivide it into small apartments so...

We are pleased to announce Oaff 2018’s Award winners. The Audience Award will be announced at the closing ceremony on March 18th.

Grand Prix (Best Picture Award)

No. 1 Chung Ying Street [中英街一号]

Hong Kong｜Director: Derek Sung-kee Chiu (趙崇基)

Most Promising Talent Award

Mikhail Red

Philippines｜Neomanila Director

Best Actress Award

Iijima Shuna (飯島珠奈)

Japan｜Bad Poetry Tokyo [東京不穏詩] Actress

ABC Award

Take Me To the Moon [帯我去月球]

Taiwan｜Director: Hsieh Chun-Yi (謝駿毅)

Yakushi Pearl Award

Ryza Cenon

Philippines｜Mr. and Mrs. Cruz Actress

Japan Cuts Award

Kushina, what will you be [クシナ]

Japan｜Director: Hayami Moët (速水萌巴)

Housen Short Film Award

Cycle-Cycle

Japan｜Director: Kanai Junichi (金井純一)

Jury Statement on Grand Prix (Best Picture Award): No. 1 Chung Ying Street [中英街一号]. What impressed us about “No. 1 Chung Ying Street” is how personally it affected us and provoked our emotions deeply, and we feel emotionally connected to the young people in this powerful and brave movie.

Oaff proudly announce that Hong Kong star Mr. Chapman To (杜汶澤) will receive this year’s Osaka Asia Star ★ Award, which will be given to a star artist who has played an important role in the Asian film world, and whose further achievement is also expected.

Mr. Chapman To has displayed multifaceted talents as a Hong Kong-based actor, director and producer, boldly venturing into new fields throughout his long and brilliant career. Mr. To’s latest directorial film, “The Empty Hands” (空手道), will be screened in the Competition and the Special program at Oaff 2018.

To welcome him to Oaff, we will host a special talk in which he will discuss his background and career. The Osaka Asia Star award ceremony and special talk will be held on March 17.

Osaka Asia Star ★ Award Ceremony + Special Talk Date: March 17(Sat) 17:00 Venue: Cine Libre Umeda Ticket: Advance ¥1300/ Door ¥1500 Screenings of “The Empty...