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From Veteran director Johnnie To's gangster film Election II: Harmony Is a Virtue and director Pang Ho Cheng's Isabella, which won the prestigious Silver Bear Award in Berlin for the Best Soundtrack, were presented as the opening films last night. The annual showbiz extravaganza will line up more than 200 movies from all over the world from April 4 to 19, and the centerpiece of the three-week event, which is often referred to as This year's Best Actor Award has a list of top names in contention, including the two stars from the gangster film Election, Tony Leung and Simon Yam; Wait Till You're Older star Andy Lau; Everlasting Regret male lead Tony Leung Ka Fai; and Divergence star Aaron Kwok. There are also many great women with their eye on the Best Actress Award:
The Best Director Award also has many well deserving potential winners, including Andrew Lau and Alan Mak for Initial D, Derek Yee with 2 Young, Peter Chan with Perhaps Love, Tsui Hark who directed Seven Swords, and Johnnie To for Election. Some of last year's most popular flicks were Initial D, Election, Seven Swords, Perhaps Love and The Myth, and have made it into the nominations for Best Film.
(CRI April 5, 2006) |
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