Hong Kong filmmakers announce host of new projects
John Woo, Fruit Chan and Ringo Lam films among those heralded at industry fair Filmart
Cinema-goers can look forward to a host of new movies from Hong Kong filmmakers - including projects by veteran directors John Woo, Johnnie To Kei-fung, Derek Kwok Chi-kin, Fruit Chan Gor and Ringo Lam Ling-tung.
There's also Wong Jing's 100th film, and several films from relative newcomers to the director's chair, among them screen veteran Nick Cheung Ka-fai, singer-turned-filmmaker Juno Mak Chun-lung, and actress Carrie Ng Ka-lai.
And there's the usual sprinkling of sequels, such as The Vanished Murderer - a follow-up to 2012 crime mystery The Bullet Vanishes - The Monkey King 2 in 3D and From Vegas to Macau 3, the latter two scheduled to hit Hong Kong cinema screens at Lunar New Year 2016.
They were among the films touted to local and international distributors on Monday, the opening day of this year's Hong Kong International Film and TV Market (Filmart). It marked the launch of the Entertainment Expo Hong Kong at the Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai, and coincided with the opening of the 39th Hong Kong International Film Festival on the other side of Victoria Harbour.
As reported last week, Woo will direct thriller Manhunt, an adaptation of Juko Nishimura’s Hot Pursuit, after he wraps up his two-part romance epic The Crossing. The Japanese novel was first made into a film in 1976 starring Ken Takakura and directed by Junya Sato.
