35th Hong Kong Film Awards
| 35th Hong Kong Film Awards | |
|---|---|
 Final revision poster modified by Hong Kong Film Awards Association | |
| Date | 3 April 2016 |
| Site | Hong Kong Cultural Centre |
| Hosted by | Sean Lau |
| Directed by | Derek Yee |
| Highlights | |
| Most nominations | Port of Call (13) |
The 35th Hong Kong Film Awards presentation ceremony took place in Hong Kong Cultural Centre on 3 April 2016. The host of the awards ceremony was Sean Lau.[1] Due to the fact that the dystopian film Ten Years, seen to be critical of China's influence over Hong Kong, was nominated for best picture in the awards, the state-owned China Central Television did not air the program as it had previously for every year since 1991. The Chinese government was reported to have ordered the state broadcaster not to broadcast the ceremony.[2]
Winners and nominees
Here are the listed winners and nominees taken from the official website.[3]
| Best Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Film | Producer(s) | Result | |
| Ten Years | Andrew Choi, Ng Ka Leung | Won | |
| Ip Man 3 | Raymond Wong Bak-Ming, Pang Yuk-Lam | Nominated | |
| Little Big Master | Benny Chan Muk-Sing, Alvin Lam, Stanley Tong Man-Hong | Nominated | |
| Port of Call | Julia Chu | Nominated | |
| The Taking of Tiger Mountain | Huang Jianxin, Nansun Shi, Yu Dong | Nominated | |
Censorship
The Hong Kong Film Awards announced 21 film awards in all, but there were only 20 according to reports in the mainland Chinese news media.[4] Major mainland news websites, including Sina and Tencent, which covered the awards ceremony on 3 April 2016 neglected to mention the winner of best picture, considered one of Asia's top film awards.[5][6] In mainland Chinese cities where TVB, the main Hong Kong television channel, is aired, users on social media reported that the programme was blacked out and replaced with a cooking programme.[4]
References
- ↑ Master of Ceremonies of 2016's Presentation Ceremony (in Chinese)
- ↑ Sala, Ilaria Maria (11 March 2016). "Ten Years – the terrifying vision of Hong Kong that Beijing wants obscured". The Guardian.
- ↑ Nomination List of The 35th Hong Kong Film Awards (in Chinese)
- 1 2 http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/05/world/asia/hong-kong-china-film-award-ten-years.html
- ↑ Wu, Venus; Kwok, Donny (3 April 2016). "Film depicting China's shadow over Hong Kong wins top Asian award". Reuters.
- ↑ Brzeski, Patrick; Chu, Karen (3 April 2016). "Controversial Dystopian Movie 'Ten Years' Wins Best Picture at Hong Kong Film Awards". The Hollywood Reporter.
External links
- Official website of the Hong Kong Film Awards
- Hong Kong Film Awards 2013 University of Hong Kong Library