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Time Still Turns The Pages
''Time Still Turns the Pages'' () is a 2023 Hong Kong drama film directed by Nick Cheuk and produced by Derek Yee, with Cheuk also writing the story and co-editing the film. The film stars Siuyea Lo and Ronald Cheng in lead roles, with Lo portraying a secondary school teacher who recalls his childhood abuses and trauma while helping a suicidal student. The film premiered at Shanghai International Film Festival on 11 June 2023. It also opened the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival on 13 October 2023, before being released theatrically on 16 November. The film received five and twelve nominations respectively in the 60th Golden Horse Awards and 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards. Cast *Siuyea Lo as Mr. Cheng / Cheng Yau-chun: a traumatised secondary school teacher who had witnessed his brother's suicide due to academic pressure. **Curtis Ho and Yukki Tai as younger versions of Cheng Yau Chun *Ronald Cheng as Cheng Chi-hung: a senior counsel and a stern and abusive father. *Sean Wong as E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Cheuk
Nick Cheuk Yik-him (; born 21 October 1987) is a Hong Kong director and screenwriter best known for his directorial debut '' Time Still Turns the Pages'' (2023), which earned him Best New Director in the 60th Golden Horse Awards and Best New Director in the 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards. Biography Cheuk was born on 21 October 1987, in Hong Kong. He is the son of Warner Cheuk, the incumbent Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong. He had his secondary education at Raimondi College, the alma mater of his father, but did not perform well academically. However, he became immersed in video editing after creating NBA highlight reels with Windows Movie Maker and received positive feedback on online forums. He also sparked interest in films after watching the 1997 film '' Good Will Hunting''. He had poor relationships with his parents, as his father wanted him to become a lawyer or doctor instead of studying humanities subjects. Only getting 8 marks in the Hong Kong Cert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabrina Ng
Sabrina Ng Ping (; born 1 November 1996) is a Hong Kong actress and a member of YouTube sketch comedy group Pomato best known for her lead and titular role in romance film ''Say I Do To Me'' (2023), which earned her a nomination for Best New Performer in the 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards. She also starred in lead roles in the drama films ''Time Still Turns the Pages'' (2023) and '' The Lyricist Wannabe'' (2024). Biography Ng was born on 1 November 1996, in Hong Kong. She studied at Salesian Yip Hon Millennium Primary School and was classmate with singer Edan Lui. She later attended Hong Kong Design Institute and graduated with a higher diploma in film, television and photography. After graduation, she began to work as a freelance post-production editor. In 2016, she met one of the founding members of YouTube comedy skits group Pomato and was invited to join the group as a regular cast member. She began to appear in the short films and online videos produced by Pomato and receive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirror Media
Mirror Media () is a Taiwanese media company. It was founded in 2016 as an eponymous tabloid magazine, and also owns the subsidiaries , , , Mirror Voice (鏡好聽) and MBRAVO (鏡采創意). Background Pei Wei was chief editor and publisher of the Taiwanese edition of '' Next Magazine''. During his tenure as editor, Pei was credited with the growth of ''Next Magazine''. A number of articles published in the magazine during his editorship resulted in legal action against ''Next'', as well as Pei personally. A 2002 report on allegations of embezzlement within the National Security Bureau resulted in a raid of company offices. For reports on the personal lives of politicians published within ''Next Magazine'', Pei has been subject to lawsuits alleging libel and defamation. Mirror Media was founded in 2016, with Pei leading a group of former ''Next Magazine'' employees. Mirror Media subsequently became the main competitor of ''Next Magazine''. Television , a subsidiary of Mirror Med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Economic Times Holdings
Hong Kong Economic Times Holdings Limited also known as HKET Group, is a Hong Kong publisher. Its main product was '' Hong Kong Economic Times'' and its website ''hket.com''. The company also publishes book and magazines. Publications Apart from ''HKET'', other publications under the printed media segment of the group include: *''Sky Post'', a free newspaper (Mondays to Fridays) Launched on 27 July 2011. *'' e-zone'', a mass market IT magazine (Mondays) (For retail sale) A mass market IT weekly magazine that focuses on trends in information and communications technology. It features application of PC hardware and software, tablet and smartphones how-to, digital AV products highlights and analysis on corporate IT strategies. e-zone was spun off from HKET for total retail sale in late 2003. *''U Magazine'' () – A weekly travel magazine. *''iMoney'', a financial retail weekly (Saturdays) (For retail sale) ''iMoney'' was a financial weekly launched on 27 October 2007. Its content ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
So Far Away (Avenged Sevenfold Song)
"So Far Away" is a song by the American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, released as the third single for their fifth studio album, ''Nightmare''. The single was released on April 5, 2011, via Warner Records. The song is a tribute to the band's original drummer Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan, who died in his sleep on December 28, 2009. Writing In the special edition of '' Revolver'' magazine that was released the same day as the ''Nightmare'' album, Gates stated that he originally started out writing the song "So Far Away" in honor of his grandfather. However, the song is now primarily about his former bandmate, best friend and previous drummer of Avenged Sevenfold, The Rev, who died on December 28, 2009. During most concerts, the band performs the song as a tribute to the Rev by having the audience hold up their lighters or cell phones during the song as the stage background features a banner commemorating the Rev's legacy. Release "So Far Away" was first released by KROQ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold (abbreviated as A7X) is an American heavy metal band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1999. The band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist M. Shadows, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Zacky Vengeance, lead guitarist and backing vocalist Synyster Gates, bassist and backing vocalist Johnny Christ, and drummer Brooks Wackerman. Avenged Sevenfold are known for their diverse rock sound and dramatic imagery in album covers and merchandise. The band emerged with a metalcore sound on their debut album ''Sounding the Seventh Trumpet'' and continued this sound through their second album '' Waking the Fallen''. However, the band's style had evolved by the group's third album and first major label release, '' City of Evil'', into a heavy metal and hard rock style. The band continued to explore new sounds with its self-titled release and enjoyed continued mainstream success before their drummer, James "The Rev" Sullivan, died in 2009. Despite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Feature Film Initiative
The First Feature Film Initiative (; FFFI) is a scheme of the Hong Kong government, organised by Create Hong Kong (CreateHK) of the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau and supported by the Film Development Council, to nurture talents for the film industry. It is a competition on screenplay and production proposals, and the winning teams receive funding from the Film Development Fund to make their first feature films. The competition is divided into Higher Education Institutions Group (HEIG) and Professional Group (PG), the former recommended by higher education institutions or member institutions of the Vocational Training CouncilEach of the following institutions can recommend two teams: The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the City University of Hong Kong, the Open University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Lee Wai Lee), Hong Kong Design Institute, the Chinese Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sing Tao Daily
The ''Sing Tao Daily'' () (also known as ''Sing Tao Jih Pao'') is Hong Kong's oldest and second-largest Chinese language newspaper. It is owned by Sing Tao News Corporation, of which Kwok Ying-shing () is chairman. Its English language sister paper is ''The Standard''. Sing Tao's Toronto edition is partly owned by Star Media Group, the publisher of the ''Toronto Star'', a Torstar Corporation company. History Sing Tao Daily is the oldest Chinese-language daily newspaper in Hong Kong, having commenced publication on 1 August 1938.Sing Tao Holdings Ltd Annual Report 2002, Profile of the Group The first overseas edition of the paper was launched in 1963 in San Francisco, where the group’s first overseas office was set up in May 1964. In 1992, ''Sing Tao Daily'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Student Suicides In Hong Kong
In Hong Kong, the suicide rate of primary, secondary, and post-secondary students is relatively high, particularly beginning in the 2014–2015 academic year. The suicide cases are not connected, but the frequency of suicides aroused public's attention to the mental health and academic pressure of Hong Kong students. General background Statistics Since the commencement of the 2015 school year, a large number of students have committed suicide. Over 70 suicide cases were reported from 2015 to 2017. The alarming frequency of youth suicide is very worrying as the numbers continue to rise. This has raised concerns that students in Hong Kong face too much academic stress. Based on records from the Coroner's Court, there were 70 suicide incidents of individuals aged 15–24 in 2015 and 23 of them were full-time students. Various media reports state that suicide can be contagious and can intensify copycat effect. This illustrates that more deaths could occur. The distribution of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Reporter (Taiwan)
''The Reporter'' () is an independent non-profit Taiwan-based digital media outlet launched in December 2015 focusing on investigative journalism. It is a member of the Global Investigative Journalism Network. Ownership and editorial team The Reporter is independently owned by The Reporter Foundation which is overseen by a board of 11 members, directed by Huang Jong-tsun, who was the Minister of Education from 2002 to 2004. The media outlet employs about 25 full-time staff. The editor-in-chief is Sherry Lee (李雪莉), who previously worked as an editor at ''Commonwealth Magazine.'' Coverage The first major story from ''The Reporter'' was its report on labor abuses and human trafficking in the Taiwanese fishing industry in January 2017. It won several awards for this report, including the Award for Excellence in Human Rights Reporting, Information Graphics, and Investigative Reporting from the 2017 Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) Awards and the 2016 Chinese Multim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Chan (actor)
Peter Chan Charm Man (, born 24 October 1982) is a Hong Kong actor best known for his debut role in the drama film ''Three Husbands'' (2018), which earned him nominations for Best New Performer in the 38th Hong Kong Film Awards and Best Newcomer in the 13th Asian Film Awards. In 2023, he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in the 41st Hong Kong Film Awards with his performance in the drama film ''Table for Six'' (2022). Biography Chan was born on 24 October 1982, in Hong Kong. Chan worked as a clerk after graduating from secondary school. He discovered his passion in acting and quitted his job to attend Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts at the age of 24. He graduated with a BFA in performing arts in 2012. Chan then featured in several stage plays and received numerous awards, including a Hong Kong Drama Award and a . In 2018, Chan made his feature film debut in the drama film ''Three Husbands''. He was nominated for Best New Performer in the 38th Hong Kong Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Chan
Jessica Chan Yee Chun (; born 2 June 1996) is a Hong Kong actress and a member of YouTube sketch comedy group Trial & Error. Biography Chan was born on 2 June 1996, in Hong Kong. She was fond of being an actress while growing up. Chan later attended City University of Hong Kong to study finance and graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in 2018. She featured in several short films and music videos during university years, and worked in the public relations industry for two years after graduation. In 2020, she was approached by Neo Yau, the founder of Trial & Error, who was impressed by her performance after watching her music videos. Chan quitted her job and joined Trial & Error to pursue an acting career in the same year. She was one of the regular members of the comedy skits group and received public attention after filming short films ''Beyblade Christmas Eve'' (爆旋平安夜) and ''Godfather'' (教父). In 2021, Chan received her first onscreen role in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
