Exclusive visit to the Hong Kong International Film and Television Exhibition, Andy Lau’s new film is coming

1905 movie network feature　"Movies are hard to do, and you have to do a lot of things yourself!" At the 28th Hong Kong International Film and Television Exhibition (FILMART) in 2024, he appeared at the Emperor Film booth to help move chairs, set up display booths for new starring films, and "cleanse" the character posters of co-actors and actors.

It’s time for the annual Hong Kong Arts Festival. The Hong Kong International Film and Television Exhibition is one of the founding projects of the Hong Kong Film and Television Entertainment Expo. This year, we will continue to serve as its film and television entertainment ambassador.

As Asia’s largest cross-media and cross-industry film and television entertainment trade platform, this year’s Hong Kong International Film and Television Exhibition attracted more than 750 exhibitors from 25 countries and regions. In addition to major film and television companies in Hong Kong, there are more than 30 regional exhibition halls, which are constantly crowded every day.

Many Hong Kong film and television production companies familiar to Chinese mainland audiences, such as Media Asia, Emperor Films, Anle Films, Oriental Films, Tianxia One, Universal Films, and Yindu Institutions, have booths and announced new films. The lineup of exhibitors from the Chinese mainland this time is very large. Ali and Bilibili are participating in the exhibition for the first time. Tencent, iQIYI, Yaoke, Huace, Noon Sunshine, etc. also displayed the latest film and television works.

At the booths of major exhibitors and the film and television entertainment companies’ film and television conferences, which new movies that have never been exposed before made their debut here, and which officially announced blockbuster works announced the latest developments?

Throughout this year’s Hong Kong International Film and Television Exhibition, has there been a new "Hong Kong style"? 1905 Movie Network takes you to the scene to get first-hand information.

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Although Andy Lau himself did not come to the scene, there were large poster stills of films starring him in the exhibition area of Emperor and Wanyu, including "Anger" and "Oriental Wall Street", which were still very eye-catching.

The model actor Andy Lau has maintained high productivity, and new works are ready to be released. In addition to these long-announced works, this time there is a new one: Lau will cooperate with the first "super blockbuster", which is jointly created by Ali Pictures and Anle Films. However, the title of the film has not been announced yet, which has whetted everyone’s appetite.

Another model worker is a frequent guest at the Hong Kong International Film and Television Exhibition. As the boss of One World, he made an appearance with more than ten new films under his banner this time, and appeared to promote two key new films and two key new films in cooperation with Alibaba and Media Asia respectively, and released the latest previews.

"Guardian" directed by the director, Gu Tianle and, Lin,, etc., from the perspective of cross-departmental undercover within the police force, trying to break through the traditional undercover theme creation.

The first trailer for "Siege of the Kowloon Walled City," directed by Louis Koo, James Hung, Lam, and others, shows a fistfight scene that is quite fierce. Zheng Baorui said that what impressed him most about this project was the desire to make the Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong feel different in the 1980s.

After setting the record for the first Hong Kong-made box office to break the billion-dollar box office record in history, the next movie starring "Breaking Hell" is highly anticipated, and the first stills were exposed at the press conference. According to the creator, the film is based on the Hong Kong funeral industry. It is the cooperation between Huang Zihua and two generations of comedians after 32 years, and is being posted productin.

After filming the biopic of the founder of Wanchai Wharf, the director will go into filming the diplomatic espionage blockbuster "Kashmir Princess" that has been in preparation for five years. The chief producer revealed at the launch of the key film project in Guangdong Province that the film will start in August and September this year. The story is based on the "Kashmir Princess Incident" on the eve of the Bandung Conference in 1955, focusing on the hidden front of the national security staff, written by the screenwriter.

"It’s a difficult story to write," Mr. Yu said. "It has to be rich enough in historical materials and intense in theatrical conflict. It’s a huge project to restore a lot of the old Guangdong street scenes, the Kai Tak airport in Hong Kong, the Kowloon walled city and the special street buildings in Central."

This time, two new films "Smiling Ao Jianghu" and "Macau Action" are highlighted. "Smiling Ao Jianghu" is another martial arts remake created by Queen Wang Jing. It is still adapted from a part of the original book and is expected to be released this year.

Wang Jing’s producer and director duo followed up the series to recreate "Macau Action", which is a gift film for the 25th anniversary of Macau’s return to China. Starring, it will focus on the story of the mainland and Macau prosecutors working together to crack down on financial crimes. It is also planned to be released this year.

The movie version has not been released for a long time. Director Li Zhenlong has two new works, "Evil" and "Doomsday Restart", both of which are dark in style. The director of "Stormtrooper"’s new work "Zero Day Catastrophe" has a disaster theme from the elements of the first poster.

Posters at the booth showed that the titles of the two films that were officially announced by American Asia Entertainment before: the starring film and the "Broke Girl" starring Beth Beale were changed. "Broad Daylight" was renamed "Reverse Scale" and "The Sharp Sisters" was renamed "Hello, Ma Daling".

Producer-directed crime film "Storm of National Debt" made its debut in the exhibition area of Media Asia. The film is based on the "327 National Debt Crisis" that shook the entire Chinese securities and futures industry.

The director’s "Waiting for Dawn" is set in the Republic of China, and the story will focus on the story of three young people who use their youth and blood to fight against the dark world. She said that the film will be very youthful and watchable.

The director, Wang Jing, will adapt the novel of the same name by the famous mystery novelist Huyanyun, "Sweeping Rat Ridge," about a decade-long mystery triggered by a serial murder case. The director described the protagonist of the film as "a criminal without a crime", and the characters are very fresh.

In addition, in the film list released by major film industries, many animated films such as "The Rise of the Great Sage" and "Langya List" have also attracted attention.

According to the creator, "Falling to Earth" took 5 years to create, based on the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, and will tell the adventures and growth journeys of the descendants of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl; "The Rise of the Great Sage" was produced in 9 years and is planned to be released globally simultaneously. After that, prequels and postquels of the series will be created; "Langya Bang", a classic IP, will be adapted into an animated film and released the first concept poster.

Since the series, the director has not directed a new film for five years, and the long-rumored "Monster Hunt" is still stranded. As the "Father of Shrek", his next work will also return to the animated film industry.

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This year, it is obvious that the film and television companies of the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong have cooperated more closely, working together to move from "integration" to "common prosperity".

The big message on the first day of the opening was the "Hong Kong Arts Revitalization Plan" released by Alibaba Entertainment, which announced that in the next five years, it will invest no less than 5 billion Hong Kong dollars in the four major areas of Hong Kong drama, film, performance and young talent training.

This plan was jointly initiated by Ali and local film and television institutions such as Anle Pictures, Stupid Kids Pictures, Oriental Pictures, Huanxi Media, Media Asia Group, Universal Entertainment, Meiya Entertainment, One World Group, TVB, Shaw Brothers, and Emperor Films.

Li Jie, president of Alibaba Pictures, said that Alibaba Pictures has been invited to join the Hong Kong Film Industry Association and the Hong Kong Film Merchants Association, and the second global headquarters of Alibaba Pictures will be officially located in Hong Kong. "Alibaba is not only a mainland company, but also a Hong Kong company," he said.

Ali took the initiative to embrace Hong Kong art, drinking Xiangjiang plumbing, and Hong Kong film and television companies also participated more in the film and television works dominated by the mainland market.

For example, Media Asia will co-produce "Decoded" and "Manslaughter 3" with Chen Sicheng. "Decoded" is directed by Chen Sicheng and leads the lead role. It is adapted from the novel of the same name. The 15-second preview of the press conference is made public for the first time, condensing the life of the lonely mathematical genius Rong Jinzhen. "Manslaughter 3" continues to be overseen by Chen Sicheng, who revealed that it will be directed by a young director, and the starring role will return. It is under intensive preparation.

Click to watch the trailer for "Decoded":Chen Sicheng and Liu Haoran decrypted the trailer, three shots are a lifetime, and the plasticity is very strong

In addition to movies, in the field of dramas, the content of Hong Kong dramas in the new era in the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong, China, is also "two-way running".

Youku has recently released the "Hong Kong Arts Revitalization Project" episode list, and has cooperated with a number of Hong Kong film and television production companies to launch a number of episodes. It has cooperated with TVB on "News Queen 2", "Black Moonlight", "Forensic Pioneer VI" and "After the Giant Tower", cooperated with Shao Group on "Law Enforcement", "Behind the Fame" and "Golden Age", cooperated with World Asia on "Successor of Family Glory", "Revenge of Family Glory Alliance" and "Gold Suction Game", and cooperated with Ledao Interactive Entertainment on "Black Net Sniper" and "Fearless" with Tianxia One.

Tencent Video has also decided to strengthen its investment in the content of Hong Kong dramas and deepen cooperation in the layout of diverse content in the field of dramas. At the Tencent Video Promotion Conference of "Boutique Drama Offerings · Leap Bay Area", it officially announced that it will join hands with TVB to launch new boutique Hong Kong dramas such as "The Cliff of Women and Heroes", "Enterprise Strongman", "Anti-Black Heroes" and "Criminal Investigation 12". At the same time, it has launched the "Boutique Film Library Sharing Plan", and has successively launched 2,000 classic Hong Kong dramas including many martial arts classic IPs to relive the charm of traditional Hong Kong dramas.

In the Yindu organization film and television project tour, Yindu organization and Huayi Brothers official propaganda cooperation 36 episodes of civilian epic historical legend drama "Endless Life", through the story of the little people, to reproduce the changes of Hong Kong society from 1884 to 1899, reflecting the fate of the country and the nation.

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One of the long-standing problems facing the revitalization of Hong Kong arts is the "green and yellow", which urgently needs emerging excellent creative forces and fresh faces and appeal that are different from the previous generation of Hong Kong-made superstars. At FILMART, many film and television companies have realized this problem and increased their support for young filmmakers from all aspects.

In Huanya’s film list, there is a new crime suspense film "Three Kills" with a budding director; the three films "Red Bean", "Prison Diary" and "Bringing Happiness Closer" officially announced by Yindu institutions are the first feature films of the new director; "The Love I Fell in Love" promoted by World One Pictures is also the director’s debut.

Among them, "Red Bean" starred by, Deng Lixin, Wei Junsheng, etc., telling the emotional story of a family in a family-run sugar water shop. The trailer was released for the first time at the press conference, continuing the nostalgic spirit of the times. "The Love I Dated" is a romantic comedy about online fraud jointly performed by Zhang Tianyuan.

Such a "mentoring" of senior producers + young directors and senior actors + young actors is becoming the lineup model adopted by many local films in Hong Kong.

At the same time, Chinese mainland film and television companies are also willing to give Hong Kong’s new generation more opportunities and provide a stage for development. For example, Youku New Hong Kong Drama has decided to cooperate with young Hong Kong actors such as He Yiting, Liu Yingying, Liu Peiyue, etc. Ali Pictures will launch a five-year strategic cooperation with the Baptist University Film School to provide scholarship incentives for 20 outstanding young filmmakers.

"Impostor," produced and directed by Liu Weiqiang, was officially announced at the release of the single film of OneAsia. When it comes to why he is the producer, Liu Weiqiang said that he is getting older and that the industry needs the spirit passed down from generation to generation – "Young directors have good ideas, of course they have to try their best to help. It’s like when my husband asked me to shoot, but many people wouldn’t let me shoot, so Mr. Lin agreed to shoot."

The revitalization of Hong Kong’s arts is not a simple slogan. The key is to have fresher and innovative content and a new generation that can "top". The new wind blowing at the Hong Kong International Film and Television Exhibition has to continue to blow.