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Lim Kah Wai
Lim Kah Wai ( ; born 28 July 1973) is a Malaysian film director based in Osaka, Japan. He is best known for his work on the films ''Magic and Loss'', '' Fly Me to Minami'' and ''No Where, Now Here''. Career Lim's debut feature film, ''After All These Years'', is a suspense film, starring Wenchao He and Massa Dazhong. His second film, ''Magic and Loss'', starring Kim Kkot-bi and Kiki Sugino, premiered at the Busan International Film Festival. His third film, ''New World'' (Shinsekai Story), starring Tomonaga Koumei and Shi Ka, premiered at the Hong Kong International Film Festival. In 2013, Lim made his fourth film, ''Fly Me to Minami'', starring Sherine Wong, Kenji Kohashi and Baek Seol Ah which screened at the Vancouver Asian Film Festival. The film was nominated for Grand Prix at the Osaka Asian Film Festival. His fifth directorial, ''Love in Late Autumn'', starring Irene Wan, Patrick Tam and Charmaine Fong Charmaine Fong Ho-man () is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuala Lumpur
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Hong Kong International Film Festival
The Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF), is one of Asia’s oldest international film festivals. Founded in 1976, the festival features different movies, filmmakers from different countries in Hong Kong. HKIFF screens around 230 films from more than 60 countries in different major cultural venues across the territory every year. New films are featured as gala premieres, with the directors and cast presenting on the red carpet and meet-and-greet sessions in theatres. The 46th edition of the festival was held from 15 August to 31 August 2022. The lineup included 204 films from 67 countries including 38 world, international or Asia premieres. '' Where the Wind Blows'' by Philip Yung and '' Warriors of Future'' by Ng Yuen-fai were opening films and '' Tori and Lokita'' by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne was the closing film of the festival. ''A New Old Play'' by Qiu Jiongjiong won the 'Firebird Award' for the best film for the Young Cinema Competition. History Previously o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1973 Births
Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam. * January 17 – Ferdinand Marcos becomes President for Life of the Philippines. * January 20 – Richard Nixon is Second inauguration of Richard Nixon, sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. Nixon is the only person to have been sworn in twice as President (First inauguration of Richard Nixon, 1969, Second inauguration of Richard Nixon, 1973) and Vice President of the United States (First inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953, Second inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1957). * January 22 ** George Foreman defeats Joe Frazier to win the heavyweight world boxing championship. ** A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charmaine Fong
Charmaine Fong Ho-man () is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer-songwriter and film actress. In 2019, Fong released a new song " Explicit Content (人話)" which she composed. Its lyrics expressed her stance toward the anti-government protests explicitly. The music video of the song, made up of protest footage and scenes of police brutality, was highly popular upon release, the number of views exceeded 400 thousand by the second day of release. As it was rare for public figures to voice out their stance and opinions on political issues, citizens that support the social movement praised Fong as a true singer for Hong Kong. In January 2022, local media reported that ten Canto-pop singers and groups had been put on a blacklist of government-funded broadcaster RTHK, with radio DJs having been ordered not to play their songs. Fong was reportedly on the list. In response to a letter by lawmaker Tik Chi-yuen requesting clarification, RTHK wrote: "RTHK has been supporting the developme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Tam (actor)
Patrick Tam (; born 19 March 1969) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. Career He first set foot into the entertainment industry after winning the 1988 New Talent Awards in Hong Kong alongside another notable Hong Kong singer, Sammi Cheng who was second runner-up. After an unsuccessful stint in the music industry, Patrick was about to give up a career in the entertainment industry when he was approached by a TVB representative thus embarking on a journey into the world of acting. He got his first break when he received the Best Supporting Actor award at the 18th annual Hong Kong Film Awards in 1999 for his role as ''Push Pin'' in '' Beast Cops'' His next notable achievement was a Best Supporting Actor award at the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival for his role as ''Man'' in '' Born Wild'' in 2001. Personal In 1996, Patrick met and eventually dated fellow TVB colleague, actress Astrid Chan before separating over personality differences. In 2003, he married Fiona Chan on Chri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irene Wan
Irene Wan Bik-ha (born Wen Bik-ha on 30 July 1966) is a Hong Kong actress, singer and producer. Her father was an officer of the Republic of China Army. In her early years, she was known as a "sexy beauty". After her marriage, Wan faded out of the entertainment industry and occasionally participated in dramas and films. She is currently based in mainland China. Early life and career She was born and lived in District 8 of Rennie's Mill squatter district in the New Territories of Hong Kon. She is the youngest of four brothers and three sisters. Growing up her family was poor. Her father had been an officer of the Republic of China (Kuomintang) Army and settled in Hong Kong after fleeing Mainland of China. The artist Chen Yulian was her next door neighbor, and Wang Xiaofeng was also the neighbor below her residence. When Irene Wan was a child, she often played with boys in the same district, mainly playing table tennis and badminton with them. She once attended Mingyuan Primary Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osaka Asian Film Festival
The Osaka Asian Film Festival (OAFF, ) is an annual film festival held in Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan in March. The festival began in 2005 and currently introduces Asian films. History In December 2005, the Korean Entertainment Film Festival was inaugurated in Osaka to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the establishment of Japan–South Korea relations. In 2016, the festival was renamed Osaka Asian Film Festival to include not only Korea films, but also those from East Asian countries, such as Hong Kong, Japan and China. In addition, Malaysian and Thai films from South Asia were also introduced in the 3rd Festival in 2007. At the 4th festival in 2009, film critic Sōzō Teruoka was appointed the programming director. "From Osaka, to the whole Japan, then to Asia!" was adopted as the theme in order to introduce premiering films and new directors from Japan.大阪アジアン映画祭開幕 日本初の作品一挙上映.『産経新聞（大阪）』.2009年3月14日� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver Asian Film Festival
The Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF) is an annual film festival held in Vancouver, British Columbia for about 4–5 days in November. Launching in 1996, it is Canada’s oldest Asian film festival, exhibiting films and videos by North American artists of Asian heritage. It was founded in 1995 and debuted in September 1997. Since then, tens of thousands of film lovers have experienced a diverse selection of North American-Asian and international films. Each year VAFF attracts close to 4,000 audience members over its four-day festival and year-round events. It also reaches many more through word of mouth, pre-festival events, and traditional and social media throughout the year. Awards include a juried award for Best Canadian Short. Categories include: Narrative (i.e. drama, comedy, romance), Documentary, Animation, and Experimental. Visiting artists have included Tzi Ma, Osric Chau, Ham Tran, Justin Lin, Michael Kang and Jessica Yu, as well as BC filmmakers, Mina Shum and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baek Seol Ah
Baek (), also often spelled Paek, Baik, Paik is a Korean family name. In the year 2000, there were 351,275 people with this surname in South Korea. The word means the color white. Baek (白) "白" has a Cantonese origin from the Yuan dynasty and Goryeo dynasty. *Baek Wu Kyung (白宇經) of the Suwon Baek clan, cousin of Bai Juyi of the Tang Dynasty, is the origin of this name. Baek (苩) Some Baekje refugees from the late Silla age had this surname. *Paik Ga (苩加), Mahan ruler *Paik Yong (苩龍), Silla general *Paik Ki (苩奇), Baekje general *Paik Ga (苩加), Baekje painter List of famous Baeks ;Baek *Baek A-yeon, South Korean singer and songwriter *Cha-seung Baek, Korean-American former professional baseball pitcher *Baek Doo San, fictional character in ''Tekken'' fighting games *Baek Ji-hoon, South Korean football player *Baek Ji-young, South Korean singer *Baek Jin-hee, South Korean actress *Baek Minseok, South Korean writer *Baek Sung-hyun, South Korean actor *Baek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenji Kohashi
Kenji may refer to: * Kenji (given name), a masculine Japanese given name, and list of people & characters with this name * Kenji (era), a Japanese era spanned from 1275 to 1278 * ''Kenji'' (manga) (拳児), a 1980s manga by Matsuda Ryuchi * "Kenji" (song), a song on Fort Minor's 2005 album ''The Rising Tied'' *'' Gyakuten Kenji'' or ''Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth'', a 2009 adventure video game *J. Kenji López-Alt James Kenji López-Alt (born October 31, 1979) is an American chef and food writer. His first book, '' The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science'', became a critical and commercial success, charting on the ''New York Times'' Bestseller ..., an American chef and food writer See also * Genji (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherine Wong
Sherine Wong Sook Ling (; born 28 March 1979) is a Malaysian model, winner of Miss Malaysia Universe in 1998 and represented Malaysia in the Miss Universe 1998. She is currently a full pledge model in Hong Kong. Personal life Born on 28 March 1979, Sherine Wong grew up in Kuala Lumpur. During her high school days, she was excelled in athletics. She represented her school and Malaysia in triple jumps and long jumps competition. She graduated in 2005 with Bachelor of Business & Commerce at Monash University, Australia. Beauty pageants Miss Malaysia Universe 1998 Standing at 5'9', when she was just 18 years old, Wong participated in Miss Malaysia/Universe 1998 pageants. She was crowned as the Miss Malaysia/Universe 1998 winner at Kota Kinabalu, Sabah where the final round of the pageant was held. She represented Malaysia in the Miss Universe 1998 pageant in Hawaii. Miss Asia 2004 After winning the title of Miss Malaysia Universe 1998, Wong started off as fashion model ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
