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Lifeline (1997 Film)
''Lifeline'' is a 1997 Hong Kong action disaster drama film directed by Johnnie To and starring Sean Lau, Alex Fong and Carman Lee. Plot Yau Sui (Sean Lau) is a senior firefighter of the Tsz Wan Shan Fire Station who has an arrogant attitude because of his extensive experience. By chance, Sui meets Annie (Carman Lee), a doctor who becomes troublous after a recent breakup with her boyfriend. Sui consoles her and they begin a relationship. Meanwhile, Sui strikes a rivalry with the newly transferred senior officer of the fire station, Raymond Cheung ( Alex Fong), often getting into disputes. Later, a big fire erupts in a weaving factory located in Tsuen Wan, where Sui, Raymond and their team members arrive to the scene, where the fire level rose to 5th alarm. Because of many hazardous objects present, an explosion occurs, releasing toxic gas. To deal with the dilemma, Sui and Raymond must put their rivalry aside and work together. Cast *Sean Lau as Principal Fireman Yau Sui (ζ ...
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Johnnie To
Johnnie To Kei-fung (born 22 April 1955) is a Hong Kong filmmaker. Popular in his native Hong Kong, To has also found acclaim overseas. Intensely prolific, To has made films in a variety of genres, though in the West he is best known for his Hong Kong action cinema, action and crime film, crime movies, which have earned him critical respect and a cult film, cult following, which includes American filmmaker Quentin Tarantino. To's biggest international successes include ''Breaking News (2004 film), Breaking News'', ''Election (2005 film), Election'', ''Election 2'' (a.k.a. ''Triad Election''), ''Exiled (2006 film), Exiled'', ''Mad Detective'' and ''Drug War (film), Drug War''; these films have appeared in a number of international film festivals, been distributed theatrically in France and the United States, and been widely sold to foreign countries. His films, often made in collaboration with the same group of actors, screenwriters and cinematographers, frequently explore them ...
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Raymond Wong Ho-yin
Raymond Wong Ho-yin (born 25 August 1975) is a Hong Kong people, Hong Kong television and film actor. Early life Wong completed his secondary education in Hong Kong Tang King Po College and went on to receive a degree from the City University of Hong Kong. He worked as a model after he graduated from his secondary school, and was discovered by director Johnnie To. Film career Afterwards, Wong entered the film business and became a full-time film actor. However, most of his early film roles were minor. ATV period In 2002, Wong transformed himself into a television actor and joined Asia Television. He participated in number of ATV dramas, such as ''Son from Past'' and ''Central Affairs''. Since then, he successfully caught Hong Kong audiences' attention. TVB period In 2007, Wong joined Television Broadcasts Limited. He gained his fame in 2009 by portraying Wu Ting-hin in ''Sweetness in the Salt''. He earned nominations in TVB Anniversary Awards in the category for ''Best Supporting ...
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1997 Films
The year 1997 in film involved many significant films, including ''Titanic (1997 film), Titanic'', ''The Full Monty'', ''Gattaca'', ''Donnie Brasco (film), Donnie Brasco'', ''Good Will Hunting'', ''Boogie Nights'', ''L.A. Confidential (film), L.A. Confidential'', ''The Fifth Element'', ''Nil by Mouth (film), Nil by Mouth'', ''The Spanish Prisoner'', and the beginning of the film studio DreamWorks Pictures, DreamWorks. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1997 by worldwide gross are as follows: Box office records *''Titanic (1997 film), Titanic'' became the first film in history to pass at the box office on March 1, 1998. ''Titanic'' held the record for the List of highest-grossing films, highest-grossing film of all time for 12 years until it was surpassed by ''Avatar (2009 film), Avatar'' (also directed by James Cameron) on January 25, 2010. *The ''Jurassic Park'' franchise became the List of highest-grossing films#Highest-grossing franchises and film series ...
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Hong Kong Cinemagic
Hong Kong Cinemagic, sometimes referred to as HKCinemagic, was a bilingual ( French and English) website providing a repository for information about Chinese language films from Hong Kong, China and Taiwan, and the people who created them. The website contained news, interviews, film reviews and a database of people, films and film studios as well as an illustrated glossary of terms. The web magazine existed in various forms for over two decades. the database contains over 10,000 films. The site was updated for the last time in December 2017. The site was designed and was maintained by Marc Delcambre, Jean-Louis OgΓ© and Thomas Podvin. The key staff and editors were StΓ©phane Jaunin, Arnaud Lanuque, Van-Thuan Ly, Philippe Quevillart and David-Olivier Vidouze. History The original HKCinemagic1 site was created in late 1998 by Laurent Henry and Thomas Podvin, and initially hosted on Wanadoo France, it began as a site dedicated to directors Tsui Hark and Wong Kar-wai. As the sit ...
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Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award
The Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award () is the annual award given by the Hong Kong Film Critics Society in Hong Kong since 1994. The award is determined by votes cast in three rounds after a substantial discussion session between the members of the society. The transcript of each discussion can be found in the annual journal of Hong Kong film reviews which is published by the society every year. The society presents the awards in a informal yet prestigious ceremony. Over the years, several venues have been used for the awards presentation, including Planet Hollywood Restaurant (closed), Hong Kong Art Centre, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, and Hong Kong Film Archive. Awards ceremonies Notes External links Official siteHong Kong Film Critics Society Awardsat Internet Movie Database {{Chinese Film Award Shows Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards Cinema of Hong Kong Hong Kong film awards Awards established in 1995 Annual events in Hong Kong 1995 esta ...
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Hong Kong Film Award For Best Sound Design
The Hong Kong Film Award for Best Sound Design is an award presented annually at the Hong Kong Film Awards for a film with the best sound design. As of 2016 the current winners are Kinson Tsang, George Yiu-Keung Lee and Chun Hin Yiu for ''The Taking of Tiger Mountain ''The Taking of Tiger Mountain'' () is a 2014 epic action adventure film directed by Tsui Hark, produced by Huang Jianxin and Yu Dong, and based on the novel ''Tracks in the Snowy Forest'' by Qu Bo. A Chinese-Hong Kong co-production, the story ...''. Winners and nominees References External links Hong Kong Film Awards Official Site {{Authority control Hong Kong Film Awards ...
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Hong Kong Film Award For Best Action Choreography
The Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Choreography is an annual Hong Kong industry award presented to a choreographer or a group of choreographers for the best achievement in action choreography. Since action scenes have an essential role in Hong Kong action cinema, this award is regarded as an important category. History The award was established at the 2nd Hong Kong Film Awards (1983) and the first winner in this category was the group of choreographers Sammo Hung, Lam Ching-ying, Yuen Biao & Billy Chan Wui-Ngai for their contribution in staging the action scenes of '' The Prodigal Son''. Action choreographers with the most wins: #Jackie Chan – 10 # Jackie Chan Stunt Team – 7 # Stephen Tung – 7 #Yuen Woo-ping – 6 #Donnie Yen – 5 #Sammo Hung – 4 Action choreographers with the most nominations: #Jackie Chan – 23 #Sammo Hung – 23 # Stephen Tung – 20 #Ching Siu-tung – 19 # Jackie Chan Stunt Team – 17 #Corey Yuen – 16 #Yuen Woo-ping – 15 # Chin Ka-lok ...
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Hong Kong Film Award For Best Editing
The Hong Kong Film Award for Best Editing is an award presented annually at the Hong Kong Film Awards for best editing in a Hong Kong film. As of 2018 the current holder is Li Ka Wing for ''Chasing The Dragon''. Winners and nominees References External links Hong Kong Film Awards Official Site {{Hong Kong Film Awards Chron Hong Kong Film Awards ...
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Hong Kong Film Award For Best New Performer
The Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer is an annual Hong Kong industry award presented to an actor or actress for the best performance by a new artist. The performance is often, but not obligatory, the debut role of the artist. History The award was established at the 2nd Hong Kong Film Awards (1983) and the first winner in this category was Ma Si-San for her role in the film ''Boat People''. There are 5, sometimes 6, nominations for the category of Best New Performer from which one actor or actress is chosen the winner of the Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer. The HKFA for Best New Performer was sometimes awarded for a very young actor or actress such as Xu Jiao, who was only nine years old at the time of the award, or Ian Gouw, a nine-year-old Malaysian actor who won in both supporting actor and best new artist categories for his performance in ''After This Our Exile'', and Sahal Zaman, a ten-year-old Pakistani-born Hong Kong actor who won this award for ...
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Hong Kong Film Award For Best Director
The Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director is an award presented annually at the Hong Kong Film Awards (HKFA). It is given to honour the best director of a Hong Kong film. The 1st Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony was held in 1982, with no formal nomination procedure established; the award was given to Allen Fong for his direction of ''Father and Son (1981 film), Father and Son.'' After the first award ceremony, a nomination system was put in place whereby no more than five nominations are made for each category and each entry is selected through two rounds of voting. Firstly, prospective nominees are marked with a weight of 50% each from HKFA voters and a hundred professional adjudicators, contributing towards a final score with which the top five nominees advance to the second round of voting. The winner is then selected via a scoring process where 55% of the vote comes from 55 professional adjudicators, 25% from representatives of the Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild and 20% from all ...
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Hong Kong Film Award For Best Film
The Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film is an annual Cinema of Hong Kong, Hong Kong industry award presented to the films which is considered the best of the year. History The award was established at the 1st Hong Kong Film Awards (1982) and the first winner and the sole participant in this category was ''Father and Son (1981 film), Father and Son'', a film by Allen Fong. From the 2nd Hong Kong Film Awards (1983), there are 5, sometimes 6, nominations for the category of Best Film from which one film is chosen the winner of the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film. The most recent recipient of the award was ''To My Nineteen Year Old Self'', a documentary directed by Mabel Cheung and William Kwok and produced by Eunice Wong, which was honoured at the 41st Hong Kong Film Awards (2023). Winners and nominees 1982 β€” 1999 2000 β€” present See also * Hong Kong Film Award * Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor * Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress * Hong Kong Film Award for Best ...
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17th Hong Kong Film Awards
The 17th Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony, honored the best films of 1997 and took place on 26 April 1998 at Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. The ceremony was hosted by Carol Cheng Carol Cheng Yu Ling (; born 9 September 1957), nicknamed Do Do, is a Hong Kong host and actress. Cheng made her break in TVB series, ''Man in the Net'' (1979-1980). She is the first to win both the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress and th ... and Cheung Tat Ming, during the ceremony awards are presented in 17 categories. Awards Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (). References Official website of the Hong Kong Film Awards {{DEFAULTSORT:Hong Kong Film Awards 1998 *1998 1997 film awards 1998 in Hong Kong Hong ...
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