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danceofadream
Dance of a Dream
Dancing Instructor Nam Sun was popular among his students and attracted much attention in social gatherings. Even Banquet service waitress Kim fell for him in the grand ballroom when Nam Sun met the rich dancing woman, Tina. Their dancing performance in the ballroom has yielded much applause. On the other hand, Kim found herself in the queue of paying expensive tuition fee at Nam Suns dancing school the next day. In order to pay for the tuition, Kim worked double shifts and at the same time, practiced hard on Waltz. Nam Sun knew Kim has a feeling for him but still turned her down cruelly. Only until Kim left ... ...

Director:

Andrew Lau

Year/Length:

2001, 94-min

Cast:

Andy Lau, Anita Mui, Sandra Ng

21st Hong Kong Film Awards

  • Best Supporting Actor Nomination

 

45th San Francisco International Film Festival

  • Official Invitation

 

52nd International Berlin Film Festival

  • Official Selection of the International Forum of New Cinema

 

4th Far East Film Festival

  • Official Invitation
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fulltimekillers
Fulltime Killer
For years O resided on an isolated world of killing. A disciplined perfectionist, he knew any contacts with the outside world would jeopardize his life. The death of his love Nancy only added to his loneliness. Tok, a flamboyant newcomer, fancied the thrill of killing and was driven to become the No.1 killer. The only challenge stood on his way was O. Tok thus forced O out of seclusion by approaching his secret crushK Interpol agent Lee has been investigating O for years. Just when he was closed to cracking the case, O vanished altogether with Chin after a violent shootout. Lee had a hard time letting go of the case. He knew Tok wanted to challenge O into a duel. So who will be the winner? What Lee needed now, was someone to finish the story for him ... ...

Director:

Johnnie To, Wai Ka Fai

Year/Length:

2001, 101-min

Cast:

Andy Lau, Takashi Sorimachi, Simon Yam, Kelly Lin

21st Hong Kong International Film Festival

  • Best Film Editing Nominaiton

 

Festival De Film Asiatique De Deauville

  • Official Invitation

 

7th Golden Bauhinia Awards

  • Best Supporting Actor Nomination
  • Best Photography Nominaiton

 

52nd International Berlin Film Festival

  • Official Selection of the International Forum of New Cinema

 

21st Hong Kong Film Awards

  • Best Film Editing Nomination

 

4th Far East Film Festival

  • Official Invitation

 

45th San Francisco International Film Festival

  • Official Invitation

 

38th Golden Horse Film Festival

  • Best Special Effects Nomination
  • Official Invitation


Toronto International Film Festival 2001

 

6th Pusan International Film Festival

  • Official Invitation
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amongthestars
Among the Stars
A second film of the directors trio of Moon, Stars, and Sun. This film focused on the uncertainty of love, on tracing the tracks of the broken heart. It also looked into the poetics of the cityK It dealt with the seemingly brief encounter of strangers on the street V a woman experiencing problems with her husband bumped into her old boyfriend and stirred up her hidden emotional currents and made her reevaluate her marriage, and eventually reconciled with her husband. But all this came too late when her husband dies in a plane crash... 

Director:

Chang Wai Hung

Year/Length:

2000, 88-min

Cast:

Wilson Yip, Chan Shan Shan

 Jeonju International Film Festival, Korea 2001


Singapore International Film Festival, Singapore 2001


Fribourg International Film Festival, Switzerland 2001


Festival Cinema Africano, Italy 2001


Alexandria International Film Festival, Egypt 2001


Oslo Films From the South Film Festival, Norway 2001

 

Fukoka International Film Festival, Japan 2000

  • "We Love Cinema Award"
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andsoandso
And So And So
A look at life in Hong Kong from the margins of society: a young kid fells in love with a teacher... Two weird teenagers revisited their old school and found a long forgotten friend... Two illegal immigrants encountered a mysterious pregnant woman on a deserted island. These ten bizarre stories were by turns humorous, wistful, romantic, and endlessly surprising.

Director:

Kwok Wai Lun

Year/Length:

2000, 90-min

Cast:

Jim Wai Leung, Hu Chung, Chan Wai, Szeto Yu Wai

Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival 2000

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afighterblue
A Fighter's Blues
After 13 years of imprisonment, once a boxing champion Tiger releases from the prison. He finds out his lover Pim was dead and left him a daughter Ploy. Blaming Tiger is the cause to her mothers death Ploy dislikes Tiger. With the mediation of Mioko, their relationship slowly improves. On the other hand, Thai Boxing Promoter, Sombat challenges Tiger to fight with his Thai Champ Tawon. It is time for Tiger to forget about his past and fears, and move on to become a real champion in life ... ...

Director:

Lee Yan Kong

Year/Length:

2000, 105-min

Cast:

Andy Lau, Tokiwa Takako

6th Changchun China Film Festival

  • Official Invitation

 

20th Hong Kong Film Awards

  • Best Actor Award Nomination
  • Best Cinematography Nomination
  • Best Editing Nomination

 

6th Golden Bauhinia Awards

  • Best Actor Award

 

5th Shanghai International Film Festival

  • Official Invitation
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