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Kiwi Chow
Kiwi Chow Kwun-wai (; born 16 April 1979) is a Hong Kong filmmaker. Career Since his graduation, Kiwi Chow has participated in different processes of film production, including as a continuity supervisor, editor, and assistant director. Since 2005, he has been working as a guest lecturer at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. In 2013, his first feature-length film ''A Complicated Story'' had its world premiere at the Hong Kong International Film Festival. His most successful and well-known film '' Ten Years'' won the Best Film Award at the 35th Hong Kong Film Awards. He released his third feature-length film '' Beyond the Dream'' in 2020. It was among the top ten highest-grossing films in Hongkong that year. In 2021, Chow's new film '' Revolution of Our Times'', a documentary about the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests, was invited to be shown in the "Special Screening" section of the 2021 Cannes Film Festival The 74th annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 6 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chow (surname)
Chow is a Chinese and English surname. Origins As an English surname, Chow originated as a nickname, from Middle English , meaning "chough" or "jackdaw". As a Chinese surname, Chow may be a romanisation of the pronunciations in different varieties of Chinese of the following surnames, listed based on their Pinyin romanisation (which reflects the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation): * Zhōu (), romanised Chow based on its Cantonese pronunciation () * Zōu (), homophonous with the above surname in Cantonese, though not in other varieties of Chinese * Qiū (), romanised Chow based on its Cantonese pronunciation () * Zhào () * Cáo () * Qiú () Statistics According to statistics cited by Patrick Hanks, there were 1,459 people on the island of Great Britain and 49 on the island of Ireland with the surname Chow as of 2011. In 1881 there had been 19 people with the surname in Great Britain, mainly in Yorkshire. The 2010 United States Census found 17,059 people with the surname Cho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
35th Hong Kong Film Awards
The 35th Hong Kong Film Awards presentation ceremony took place in Hong Kong Cultural Centre on 3 April 2016. The host of the awards ceremony was Sean Lau. The state-owned China Central Television did not air the program as it had previously for every year since 1991; this was because the film nominated for best picture in the awards, ''Ten Years (2015 film), Ten Years'', was seen to be critical of China's influence over Hong Kong. The Chinese government was reported to have ordered the state broadcaster not to broadcast the ceremony. Awards Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (). Censorship The Hong Kong Film Awards announced 21 film awards in all, but there were only 20 according to reports in the mainland Chinese news media. Major mainland news websites, including Sina Corp, Sina and Tencent, which covered the awards ceremony on 3 April 2 016 neglected to mention the winner of best picture, considered one of Asia's top fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1979 Births
Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ''Chiquitita'' to commemorate the event. ** The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full Sino-American relations, diplomatic relations. ** Following a deal agreed during 1978, France, French carmaker Peugeot completes a takeover of American manufacturer Chrysler's Chrysler Europe, European operations, which are based in United Kingdom, Britain's former Rootes Group factories, as well as the former Simca factories in France. * January 7 – Cambodian–Vietnamese War: The People's Army of Vietnam and Vietnamese-backed Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation, Cambodian insurgents announce the fall of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and the collapse of the Pol Pot regime. Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge retreat west to an area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Horse Award For Best Documentary
The Golden Horse Award for Best Documentary Feature is given at the Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards, Golden Horse Awards.Charles Leary''The People Are Missing: The 25th Taipei Golden Horse International Film Festival (and 40th Golden Horse Awards)'' In ''Senses of Cinema'', Issue 30 Winners and nominees ''Note:'' There was no Golden Horse Film Awards held in 1964 and 1974. References {{Golden Horse Film Awards Golden Horse Film Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Cannes Film Festival
The 74th annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 6 to 17 July 2021, after having been originally scheduled from 11 to 22 May 2021. American director Spike Lee was invited to be the head of the jury for the festival for a second time, after the COVID-19 pandemic in France scuttled plans to have him head the jury of the 2020 Cannes Film Festival. The Official Selection was announced on 3 June 2021. French film director Leos Carax's musical film ''Annette'' was the opening film of the festival. Arthur Harrari's '' Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle'' opened the Un Certain Regard section. The Honorary Palme d'Or was awarded to American actress and filmmaker Jodie Foster, and Italian filmmaker Marco Bellocchio. The Palme d'Or went to ''Titane'', directed by Julia Ducournau, who became the second female director to win the award and the first to win not jointly with another director (in 1993 Jane Campion had won jointly with Chen Kaige). At the awards ceremony on 17 July 2021, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019–2020 Hong Kong Protests
The Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill Movement, also known as the 2019 Hong Kong protests, or the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests, were a series of demonstrations from 15 March 2019 in response to the introduction by the Hong Kong government of the 2019 Hong Kong extradition bill, Fugitive Offenders amendment bill on extradition. It is one of the largest series of demonstrations in the history of Hong Kong, with thousands arrested in violent scenes. By mid-2020, the Hong Kong government had declared the restoration of peace and stability with the imposition of the Hong Kong national security law, national security law. The protests began with a sit-in at the government headquarters on 15 March 2019 and a demonstration attended by hundreds of thousands on 9 June 2019, followed by a gathering outside the Legislative Council Complex on 12 June which stalled the bill's second reading. On 16 June, just one day after the Hong Kong government suspended the bill, a larger protest took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revolution Of Our Times (Documentary)
''Revolution of Our Times'' () is a 2021 Hong Kong documentary film directed by Kiwi Chow. With interviews and footage of the frontline protest scenes, the film covers the stories of the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests. The documentary takes its name from a locally well-known political slogan "liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times" which has been ruled as illegal by the Hong Kong High Court. The film had its debut in the 2021 Cannes Film Festival in France and is currently banned in China and Hong Kong. Synopsis For many years, Hong Kongers have fought for freedoms and democracy but have yet succeeded. In 2019, a proposed extradition legislation ignited heated debates in Hong Kong and gave birth to wave after wave of protests. The documentary features seven groups of protesters and pieces their tales together into one big story to chronicle the protest movement. Legality Issues The documentary gets its name from the second half of a ubiquitous political slogan of "liberate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong International Film Festival
The Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF), is one of Asia’s oldest international film festivals. Founded in 1976, the festival features different movies, filmmakers from different countries in Hong Kong. HKIFF screens around 230 films from more than 60 countries in different major cultural venues across the territory every year. New films are featured as gala premieres, with the directors and cast presenting on the red carpet and meet-and-greet sessions in theatres. The 46th edition of the festival was held from 15 August to 31 August 2022. The lineup included 204 films from 67 countries including 38 world, international or Asia premieres. ''Where the Wind Blows'' by Philip Yung and ''Warriors of Future'' by Ng Yuen-fai were opening films and ''Tori and Lokita'' by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne was the closing film of the festival. ''A New Old Play'' by Qiu Jiongjiong won the 'Firebird Award' for the best film for the Young Cinema Competition. History Previously operat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China. With 7.5 million residents of various nationalities in a territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world. Hong Kong is also a major global financial centre and one of the most developed cities in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing Empire ceded Hong Kong Island from Xin'an County at the end of the First Opium War in 1841 then again in 1842.. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 after the Second Opium War and was further extended when Britain obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898... British Hong Kong was occupied by Imperial Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II; British administration resume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Complicated Story
''A Complicated Story'' is a Hong Kong drama film, directed by Kiwi Chow based on the novel of the same title by Yi Shu. The film is headlined by actors Jacky Cheung, Jacqueline Zhu, Stephanie Che, and Zi Yi. The film had its world premiere at the Hong Kong International Film Festival on 26 March 2013, and was theatrically released in Hong Kong on 16 January 2014. Cast *Jacky Cheung as Yuk Cheung *Jacqueline Zhu as Liu Yazi *Stephanie Che as Kammy Au *Zi Yi as Law Chun Ming *Lo Hoi-pang as Wan *Cherrie Ying as Tracy T. *Deanie Ip as Gipsy *Elaine Jin *Lee Ou Fan *John Shum John Sham Kin-Fun (born 1952) is a Hong Kong actor and film producer. His English name is sometimes written as John Shum. Whilst known primarily for his comedic acting roles in Hong Kong cinema, he also spent time as a political activist. Biogra ... as Steven *Tina Lau References 2013 films Hong Kong drama films 2013 drama films 2010s Cantonese-language films Milkyway Image films Films set in Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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