Festivals
Venice Film Festival is set to honor Tilda Swinton and Ann Hui with Golden Lions for career achievement, Variety reports. Scheduled to take place September 2-12, the the 75th edition of the Italian...
Awards, News
Ann Hui’s “The Golden Era” continues its domination of Chinese film awards. Hong Kong’s 2015 Oscar submission for the foreign-language-film category has thus far garnered Hui, its director,...
The Hong Kong Directors’ Guild named Ann Hui Best Director in an awards ceremony Thursday night for her war biopic “The Golden Era.” The picture also won the Best Film and Best Actress...
Two works from female filmmakers have been chosen as their countries’ selections for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. Hong Kong has submitted Ann Hui’s The Golden Era as its pick. The...
Festivals, News, Women Directors
Though the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival (September 4–14) may prove an effective launching pad for award-hungry actresses, the new lineups announced today affirm our earlier assessment...
Festivals, News
The world premiere of Hong Kong director Ann Hui’s The Golden Era will close the 71st Venice Film Festival (August 27-September 6). It will be screened out of competition. The Golden Era centers...
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