第16回アジア・フィルム・アワード：アジアのレジェンド俳優サモ・ハン・キンポーさん、特別功労賞を受賞
今でも賞をいただけること、特に私のキャリアを認めてくれる賞をいただけるのは、とても嬉しく、同時に驚いています。」
アジア全域版アカデミー賞「第16回アジア・フィルム・アワード」（AFA）は、アジア映画界・アジア文化に大いに貢献し、多大なる影響を与えたアクション映画界のレジェンド俳優、サモ・ハン・キンポーさんに特別功労賞 “Lifetime Achievement Award”を授与することを発表しました。
今回の受賞に際し、サモ・ハン・キンポーさんは、「今でも賞をいただけること、特に私のキャリアを認めてくれる賞をいただけるのは、とても嬉しく、同時に驚いています。」と語っています。同氏は2023年3月12日（日）に香港にて開催される授賞式にも参加予定です。
AFA特別功労賞は、アジアの映画界において芸術、文化、商業的に永年にわたり多大なる業績と顕著な実績を残す、極めて優れた映画人を称える賞です。なお、先日発表の通り、俳優・阿部寛さんの「Excellence in Asian Cinema Award」の受賞も決まっており、授賞式にも参加予定です。
サモ・ハン・キンポーさんの詳細のご略歴、コメントについては、AFAのウェブサイトをご覧ください。（英語・中国語）
AFA16授与式は、3月12日（日）に、香港故宮文化博物館 Jockey Club Auditoriumにて開催され、阿部寛さんをはじめ、日本からも多数の方々の参加が予定されています。
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