EXCLUSIVE: Hong Kong sales company Golden Scene has added a trio of titles to its bumper Filmart slate ahead of their world premieres at Hong Kong International Film Festival, including Herman Yau’s We’ve Got Nothing At All.
Starring Patrick Tam Yiu-man, Anson Kong from boyband Mirror and Ansonbean, the LGBTQ+ thriller follows a retired forensic investigator who uncovers the tragic romance of a marginalised gay couple through the case of a fatal bus explosion. Director Yau is known for his commercial hits such as the Shock Wave film franchise. His latest feature is fully financed and produced by his production outfit The Plan Company.
The Dating Menu is a bittersweet romantic comedy in which a private chef books four dates through dating apps and cooks up four unique meals as he embarks onto an unknown future in Hong Kong and Taiwan. A new generation of Hong Kong actors lead the cast, including Lo Chun Yip, Rachel Leung, Renci Yeung and Kearen Pang. It is directed by Amos Why (Far Far Away) and Frankie Chung who previously produced Everyphone Everywhere for Why and is now making his directing debut.
Almost Home is a documentary produced by Man Lim Chung and Ann Hui, which explores what home means for three female Hong Kong writers. Hon Lai-chu, Lee Wai-yi and Human Ip each tell their homegrown stories about a constantly changing city. Director Jiang Wenjie is the DoP and editor of Man’s documentary Keep Rolling on auteur Hui.
Golden Scene previously picked up three titles: Ang Geck Geck Priscilla’s Ah Girl, which won the youth jury award at Rotterdam and will make its Asian premiere in the young cinema competition at HKIFF (April 1-12); Philip Yung’s Hong Kong Chinese New Year comedy The Snowball On A Sunny Day; and Patrick Leung Pak-Kin’s Ciao, UFO, a frontrunner at the upcoming Hong Kong Film Awards, with 10 nominations including best film.
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