All articles by Silvia Wong – Page 21
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Malaysian funding plan runs into controversy
Malaysian director-screenwriter Adman Salleh's third feature, Paloh, is proving almost as controversial as his last film, Amok, which was once banned in its home country. Paloh is claimed to be the first Malaysian film that touches on the sensitive issue of the inter-racial relationship between the Chinese and the Malay. ...
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Hong Kong to construct 'Avenue of Stars'
A long-awaited project to create a Hollywood-style Avenue of Stars has finally taken off in Hong Kong. A 440 m long walkway featuring some 100 floor plaques will be built at the Waterfront Promenade in Tsim Sha Tsui to showcase Hong Kong's film industry. Cheung Tung Joe, chairman of the ...
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14 directors team for Hong Kong SARS shorts
Hong Kong's film industry is joining various sectors in the community to demonstrate its fighting spirit against the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). According to Cheung Tung Joe, chairman of the Hong Kong Film Awards Association, a total of 14 directors have offered their services to the making of 12 ...
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Hong Kong launches production guarantee fund
In a bid to boost the flagging local film industry, the Hong Kong Government officially launched the Film Guarantee Fund yesterday. The new fund was created to help local companies secure bank loans for film production as well as to establish a solid film-financing infrastructure to facilitate the long-term development ...
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Nansun Shi to advise new Chinese video distribution joint venture
Despite her recent resignation from Media Asia Group, Hong Kong's film industry veteran Nansun Shi is to stay on as senior advisor to the group.Shi took up the top post 18 months ago after Peter Lam has become the largest single shareholder of the group. One of her main roles ...