Actors Kenny Wong, Jozev Kiu, director Herman Yau, and numerous talents and directors from Hong Kong and Thailand graced the event with their presence, making it a star-studded occasion.
Phnom Penh
The teams of " Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In", " Out of Shadow " and “As It Burns" personally visited Phnom Penh, Cambodia to participate
Bali
Screening six Hong Kong film, Renowned director Stanley Kwan and other Hong Kong filmmakers and professionals in attendance
Sammo Hung
Sammo Hung traveled to Singapore to attend the "Masterclass Series" events organized by the Asian Film Awards Academy, including screenings of two of his self-written and directed films — “Warriors Two” and "The Bodyguard,” a press conference, and the highlight, a masterclass session.
Jeonju
Students participated in the Jeonju International Film Festival in South Korea for the first time. They attended screenings, festival activities, masterclass lectures, and exchanges with filmmakers and festival programmers from all over Asia.
“In Conversation with Asian Filmmakers” Series (Sharing Sessions)
Bringing top filmmakers from all over Asia to Hong Kong to communicate and interact with local audiences and international fans.
Kurosawa Kiyoshi x Fruit Chan
Renowned thriller master KUROSAWA Kiyoshi and Hong Kong’s independent film pioneer Fruit CHAN shared their creative philosophies and cinematic insights during the AFA17 Featured Programmes Masterclass.
Hong Kong
Striving to connect cinephiles and filmmakers across different regions in Asia and expanding the Asian film market worldwide, we hope to facilitate diverse cultural consumption within the global community through the cinematic medium.
Yogyakarta
producer Saville Chan of “A Light Never Goes Out”, actress Vanora Hui and composer Chu Wan Pin from “In Broad Daylight” attended the event in Indonesia
Dubai
Asian Film Awards Academy has collaborated with Dubai independent cinema Cinema Akil for the first time to host the "Asian Cinerama: Hong Kong Film Festival" in Dubai from November 10th to 16th.