Hong Kong Film Awards

Annual film award Hong Kong Film Awards香港電影金像獎Current: 44th Hong Kong Film AwardsAwarded forAchievements in filmmakingLocationHong KongPresented byHong Kong Film Awards Association LtdRewardHong Kong Film Award statuetteFirst award9 March 1982Websitewww.hkfaa.com ← 43rd · 44th · 45th → The Hong Kong Film Awards (HKFA; Chinese: 香港電影金像獎), founded in 1982, is an annual film awards ceremony in Hong Kong. The ceremonies typically take place in April, and have mostly been held at the Grand Theatre of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre since 1991. The awards recognise achievement in various aspects of filmmaking, such as directing, screenwriting, acting and cinematography. The awards are regarded as the Hong Kong equivalent of the Academy Awards. The HKFA, incorporated into Hong Kong Film Awards Association Ltd. since December 1993, are currently managed by a board of directors, which consists of representatives from thirteen professional film bodies in Hong Kong. Voting on eligible films for the HKFA is conducted January through March every year and is open to all registered voters, which include local film workers as well as critics, and a selected group of