The Hawaii International Film Festival welcomed two international artists as part of its “Spotlight on Hong Kong” program
Actress and singer Stephy Tang is this year’s “Hong Kong Filmmaker in Profile” and promoted her feature films “My Prince Edward” and “Spare Queens” this weekend.
HIFF’s 2022 Hong Kong filmmaker honoree Josie Ho is also on Oahu screening her new film, “The Mage.” She was unable to attend HIFF at the time due to a family emergency in Melbourne.
Both artists say they want to introduce more
Both artists say they want to introduce more audiences to Hong Kong’s movie industry.
“I’m so happy that Anderson Lee and Hong Kong TDC and everybody voted for my current film to come,” she said.
“I make films in Hong Kong and elsewhere in the world, but Hong Kong is my home. It’s where I was born,” Ho added. “I think Hong Kong films had a very strong impression of my childhood and I think it had not been doing the same as before, but we are 852 Films is just a mosquito sized company, but we’re trying to always find those elements and factors in the old 80s Hong Kong films and try to do that, try to put those elements back into our film and have fun with it.”
You can catch Ho’s supernatural thriller The Mage
You can catch Ho’s supernatural thriller “The Mage” at Consolidated Theaters in Kahala at 8:30 p.m. Nov. 1.
Ho says the film shares a message of unconditional love and immeasurable karma.
“Stories can begin in Hong Kong. I think the emotions can be universal,” Tang said. “Hong Kong films are also always very local, but I think emotion is universal so every people, no matter what culture you are, no matter your background and your languages, you can feel the emotions with all the characters. So I want to bring more and more Hong Kong films to all of you around the world, and I hope you can connect with us.”
The Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office (HKETO) organizes events across the U.S. to promote Hong Kong movie culture.
We are honored to work with HIFF again
“We are honored to work with HIFF again as a long-term partner to present the ‘Spotlight on Hong Kong’ film program,” said HKETO Director D.C. Cheung.
Joining Ho and Tang in the program are Ho’s husband actor/producer Convoy Chan and doctor-turned-actor Iman Taheri.
HIFF’s awards reception takes place on Sunday, Nov. 1, at the Halekulani Resort starting at 6 p.m.
HIFF screenings on Oahu run through November 5th. The festival then moves to the neighbor islands, with screenings through the 15th.
For more information, visit hiff.org.
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