Movie Box Review

The Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild 2011 Spring Banquet and award ceremony took place two nights ago in Sheung Wan. Its new president was announced to be director Derek Yee Tung Sing, while the honorary award went to Sammo Hung Kam Bo. The event announced the two year per term 14th term president, vice president and the executive committee memberships. Having been the president before, Yee Tung Sing will lead again. Vice presidents will be Andrew Lau Wai Keung, Alex Law Kai Yui, Gordon Chan Ka Seung and Manfred Wong (Man Jun). At the same time the honorary award winner was announced to be Hung Kam Bo. The 2010 New Actor gold prize went to THE LEGEND IS BORN: IP MAN (IP MAN CHIN JUEN)'s To Yu-Hang, silver prize went to BRUCE LEE MY BROTHER's Jennifer Tse Ting Ting, and the bronze prize went to BRUCE LEE MY BROTHER's Hanjin Tan (Chen Woon Yan); the 2010 New Director was ONCE A GANGSTER (FEI SA FUNG JUNG SHUEN)'s Felix Chong Man Keung. The 2010 Most Recommended Film went to DETECTIVE DEE AND THE MYSTERY OF THE PHANTOM FLAME (DIK YUN KIT ji TUNG TIN DAI GOK), STOOL PIGEON (SIN YUN), GALLANTS (DA LUI TOI) and LOVE IN THE PUFF (CHI MING YU CHUNG GIU) (in no particular order). As for the 2010 Most Outstanding Director the prize went to DETECTIVE DEE AND THE MYSTERY OF THE PHANTOM FLAME's Tsui Hark, STOOL PIGEON's Dante Lam Chiu Yin and LOVE IN A PUFF's Pang Ho Cheung.

Because Yee Tung Sing and Chan Ka Seung could not attend due to work, vice president Man Jun spoke on behalf of Yee Tung Sing. Yee Tung Sing stated that this time he was in trouble because being elected was not only not an advantage but also very hard to swallow. He joked that he ran into a "drug gang" and an executive committee plot. Lau Wai Keung said that as the market took off, the vice president seats went from two to four to share in the duties. Lau Wai Keung often visited the White Dragon King in Thailand. He said that he would go a dozen times or so every year and said that the White Dragon King was in great health.

Jennifer Tse Ting Ting two nights ago with BRUCE LEE MY BROTHER won the Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild's New Actor silver prize. She thanked Manfred Wong (Man Jun) and director Raymond Yip Wai Man, as well as everyone for their support. She said, "This is a support. Many people have heard of my name because my entire family is in the movies. They feel I would have this gene. I am not certain that I have it or not, but definitely will work hard from a blank slate until I know how to." Ting Ting said that originally she was going to attend a celebration of a friend who will wed soon, but she had to take time to accept the award. As for her boyfriend Andy On Chi Kit and her, she said, "Since everyone ask so many times, we really have to have a serious talk." Ting Ting said that most of her friends were married with children. Earlier she borrowed her brother Nicholas Tse Ting Fung's son Lucas to attend a friend's gathering. She liked children very much and might be even crazier after having one.

Does Ting Ting's boyfriend like children? She said, "Earlier when we played with Quintus (Tse Ting Fung's second son), my boyfriend just held him up in the air. Suddenly Quintus threw up on his wrist, he was laughing and tumbling as he asked the maid to take care of him. You can imagine whether he likes children. Mommy (Deborah Li) told me to save this video."

Joyce Cheng Yun Yi two nights ago not only host the event with Barbara Wong Chun Chung and Derek Kwok Chi Kin but also performed two songs. She dedicated WITH LOVE to Sammo Hung Kam Bo who won an award. Yun Yi joked that she would recommend herself to directors for movies and said that she wanted to play a bitch. She thought that she could play very mean.