​The Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA) of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau and the Hong Kong Film Development Council (FDC) led an industry delegation to attend the 38th China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival. At the Golden Rooster Film Presentation Hong Kong Promotion Conference under the Golden Rooster Film Market, CCIDA organises "Tony Leung x Stanley Kwan: In Conversation with the Next Generation of Hong Kong Talents" to engage veteran and new-generation Hong Kong filmmakers to share views on film inheritance and innovation. The event showcased different facets and creativity of Hong Kong films to industry professionals and audiences from the Chinese Mainland, fostering opportunities for mutual exchange and collaboration.
      
     Speaking today (November 13) at the "Tony Leung x Stanley Kwan: In Conversation with the Next Generation of Hong Kong Talents", the Commissioner for Cultural and Creative Industries, Miss Drew Lai, said that the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival, as a prestigious cinematic event of our country, serves as an important platform for filmmakers from Hong Kong and Chinese Mainland to exchange creative ideas, start new dialogues, and explore co-operation opportunities. She expressed hope that through conversations between different generations and introduction of the latest works from the Hong Kong cinema, guests and industry professionals in attendance will gain a deeper understanding of Hong Kong's emerging filmmakers, unlock new collaboration opportunities, and promote high-quality new development in the film industries of both Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland.
      
     With the aim to help increase exposure and opportunities for Hong Kong's new-generation film talents in the vast market of the Chinese Mainland, "Tony Leung x Stanley Kwan: In Conversation with the Next Generation of Hong Kong Talents" was held at the Golden Rooster Film Presentation Hong Kong Promotion Conference under the Golden Rooster Film Market. Hong Kong film luminaries, veteran director Stanley Kwan and actor Tony Leung, had a heart-to-heart dialogue, sharing experiences in Hong Kong filmmaking. The two were then joined by five new-generation actors, Jeffrey Ngai, Peter Chan, Ng Wing-sze, Yanny Chan and Summer Chan, to exchange ideas on, inter alia, the industry's apprenticeship and inheritance of Hong Kong films, and how to tap opportunities amidst film market transformation. The event was well received, having attracted several hundred film practitioners and other stakeholders from the Chinese Mainland.
      
     In addition, CCIDA and the FDC held screenings of four Hong Kong films during the Festival, including two films funded by the Film Development Fund, namely, "Pass and Goal" and "Good Game". The creative team of the four films attended post-screening sharing sessions to interact with audience; they included director Jill Wong, actors Gigi Leung and Peter Chan of "Pass and Goal"; director Dickson Leung and actor Yanny Chan of "Good Game"; director Robin Lee of "Four Trails"; director Njo Kui Ying and actor Jeffrey Ngai of "Road To Vendetta". Two Hong Kong classic works - "Modern Red Chamber Dream" and "Garden of Repose" - were also screened, showcasing the history of Hong Kong films and depicting past customs and the cityscape of Hong Kong.

Ends/Thursday, November 13, 2025
Issued at HKT 22:25

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