Campus Digest

Academy of Film alumni dazzle at the 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards

Wednesday, 26 June 2024

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Ms Rachel Leung won the "Best Supporting Actress" Award for In Broad Daylight (Photo Credit: Lok Yee @62.lly)
Ms Norris Wong (right) won the “Best Original Film Song” for theme song of The Lyricist Wanna be. (Photo Credit: Hong Kong Film Award)
Ms Norris Wong (3rd right) and her team, including her 1st Assistant Director Ms Li Yushan (2nd right), who is also the graduate of the master programme of the Academy of Film. (Photo Credit: Ms Norris Wong)

 

HKBU Academy of Film alumni were honoured at the 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards. At the award presentation ceremony on 14 April, Ms Rachel Leung, a graduate of the higher diploma programme, secured her second "Best Supporting Actress" award for her role in In Broad Daylight. Ms Yoyo Tse, a graduate of the higher diploma programme, was honoured with the "Best New Performer" award for her exceptional performance in Fly Me to The Moon. Ms Norris Wong, a graduate of the master programme, won the “Best Original Film Song” award for her lyrics of the theme song of The Lyricist Wanna Be, which she directed herself.

A number of Academy of Film alumni and lecturer received nominations at the Awards:

Mr Felix Chong Man-keung, an alumnus, was nominated for "Best Director" and "Best Screenplay" for The Goldfinger. Mr Albert Poon Yick-sum and Ms Kate Tse Oi-lam, a guest lecturer and an alumnus, respectively, were nominated for "Best Art Direction" for In Broad Daylight. Mr Keith Chan Hiu-chun, an alumnus, was nominated for "Best Film Editing" for Time Still Turns The Page.