The Asian Movie Awards Academy has unveiled a star-studded lineup for its nineteenth version, asserting three main masterclass occasions that includes Hwang Dong-hyuk, creator of Netflix’s international phenomenon “Squid Sport,” acclaimed Chinese language director Jia Zhangke, and prime actor Zhang Ziyi.
Introduced by AFAA and supported by the Cultural and Inventive Industries Growth Company and the Movie Growth Fund, the March 15 program will happen on the Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre in Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui district. The masterclasses span performing, auteur filmmaking and collection creation, inviting audiences to discover up to date cinema from a number of views.
The Asian Movie Awards Academy, a non-profit group based by the Busan, Hong Kong and Tokyo worldwide movie festivals, goals to have a good time excellence in Asian cinema whereas selling and recognizing Asian movies and expertise.
The academy beforehand introduced it will droop all aggressive award classes for this yr’s ceremony, presenting solely particular honors in a “dignified and minimalist method” following final yr’s devastating Hong Kong fireplace that claimed greater than 150 lives. The revised format aligns with Hong Kong authorities steering for restrained public occasions following the tragedy.
Hwang’s masterclass will study his artistic journey from social dramas like “Silenced” to the comedy “Miss Granny,” exploring how years of persistence culminated in “Squid Sport,” which remodeled childhood video games into themes of sophistication and survival that resonated globally.
Jia, identified for his understated realism in movies together with “Pickpocket,” “Platform” and “Nonetheless Life,” will talk about his artistic philosophy. The director, a daily presence at Venice, Cannes and Berlin movie festivals, has spent a long time capturing lives in a altering China.
Zhang’s session, mixed with the awards ceremony, will give attention to her strategy to character-building and increasing narrative area for Chinese language actors on the world stage. Identified for performances in “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” “The Grandmaster” and “Jasmine Ladies,” Zhang has additionally served as a juror at main movie festivals.
AFAA additionally unveiled three Youth Ambassadors: Thai actor Phiravich Attachitsataporn (Imply), Hong Kong’s Natalie Hsu and Taiwan’s Kent Tsai. The rising Asian actors from totally different areas will attend the awards ceremony, highlighting new power shaping Asian cinema’s future.
Since 2023, the Asian Movie Awards’ featured applications have acquired enthusiastic response, with screenings and talks drawing robust curiosity. This yr’s lineup will even embrace Asian Cinerama and In Dialog occasions, with additional particulars to be introduced.
