Hong Kong Pulls Out of Golden Horse Awards Following Chinese Ban
The Chinese film industry has banned Chinese filmmakers from submitting their entries for the upcoming Golden Horse Awards, which will be held on November 23 in Taipei.
According to reports, many Hong Kong films are also following China’s lead, with some Hong Kong film companies withdrawing their nominations for the prestigious film award. Notable production companies like EEG are changing their focus for China’s Golden Eagle Awards instead.
Hong Kong actors Andy Lau (劉德華), Louis Koo (古天樂) and their film The White Storm 2 – Drug Lords <掃毒2天地對決> was reported to have removed its nominations from the list of contenders. Universe Entertainment, the production company behind The White Storm 2, said it never submitted the film to the Golden Horse Awards in the first place.
Line Walker 2: Invisible Spy <使徒行者2：諜影行動> starring Nick Cheung (張家輝), Louis Koo, and Francis Ng (吳鎮宇), and No. 7 Cherry Lane <繼園臺七號> directed by Yonfan (楊凡), also cancelled their submissions. Hong Kong’s Media Asia Entertainment announced that it will not be competing for the Golden Horse Awards this year. Filmko Entertainment said it will respect the China Film Administration, and its managed artists will not be attending the awards.
Filmko managed artists include Gigi Leung (梁詠琪) and Him Law (羅仲謙).
There were reports claiming that Theory of Ambitions <風再起時> starring Tony Leung (梁朝偉) and Aaron Kwok (郭富城) was submitted for Best Picture, but Mei Ah Entertainment has since denied the reports, saying that the film is still in its post-production period and therefore was never submitted for competition.
The first Golden Horse Award ceremony was held in 1962, and was known as the Chinese version of the Oscars. The ceremony, alongside the Hong Kong Film Awards, were regarded as two of the most prestigious film awards in Asia.
Source: mtime
This article is written by Addy for JayneStars.com.
Oh here we go… China is flexing and everyone is bending over backwards. It’s petty. They’re like kids throwing tantrum bc someone doesn’t like or want to play with them. Lol.
It sucks for the people who put in the works and efforts on these films.
@jjwong Many says the same about US too
@hohliu No doubt!
@jjwong Lol…… On another hand. I feel sorry for the people.
@jjwong Yup…and it’s not just that – China already said that any HK artist who attends the awards will be put on some type of blacklist….oh and let’s not forget the travel ban to Taiwan as well…so they basically don’t want any association whatsoever with Taiwan. Don’t be surprised if sooner or later, even saying the word “Taiwan” will be forbidden too, lol.
@llwy12 On a personal note. @llwy12, my name is LLWY and date of birth is 12. I use llwy12 in my emails and other chatlines. Whenever I read your comments, it always confirms me for a second….Lol.
I don’t think missing one award show out of the dozens that the Chinese and Hong Kong film industry can participate in around the globe will make much of a short-term nor long term impact in regards to their hard work and effort towards the industry.
Also, I prefer to see a strong and harmonious government that still have control of the private sector, rather than a country that has little control that one can argue, a corporation’s self-interest can be lobbied (bribed) for a price within a nation’s senate and congress.
@anon Interesting reply.
Same thing happened when South Korea installed American THAAD missiles where they banned SK entertainment, which is why Korean celebs stopped showing up in China. America and China are headed for a real economic cold war and this just the new normal.