Hong Kong action film star Sammo Hung is to receive a lifetime achievement award at the Asian Film Awards (AFA), which is set to return as an in-person event later this month.
The martial arts veteran will receive the honour at the 16th AFAs on March 12 and is awarded in recognition of his “great contribution and far-reaching influence on Asian films”.
Hung’s 60-year career spans actor, action choreographer, director and producer, and includes features such as action comedies Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog and Odd Couple; paranormal horror comedies Encounters Of The Spooky Kind and The Dead And The Deadly; gangster action film Shanghai, Shanghai; and comedy film series Lucky Stars.
His work on the first two Ip Man films both won best action choreography at the Hong Kong Film Awards and his performance in Ip Man 2 won the best supporting actor prize at the 5th AFAs in 2011.
Hung said of the honorary award: “I’m so happy and surprised that I can still win awards these days, especially an award that affirms my entire performing career.”
Next week’s ceremony will take place at Hong Kong Palace Museum on March 12, the night before the anticipated in-person return of Hong Kong Filmart.
It also marks a comeback for the AFAs, which did not take place in 2022. The ceremony was held in Busan, South Korea, in 2021 after taking place online the previous year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The last time the AFAs were held in Hong Kong was 2019.
The awards aim to highlight the best films from Asia are a joint initiative of Hong Kong, Busan and Tokyo film festivals with the Asian Film Awards Academy (AFAA).
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