Actor turned director and producer Stephen Fung (Tai Chi Zero) and actress Angela Yuen (Chilli Laugh Story, The Narrow Road) in conversation with Screen International’s Jean Noh

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Actor turned director and producer Stephen Fung (Tai Chi Zero) and actress Angela Yuen (Chilli Laugh Story, The Narrow Road) in conversation with Screen International’s Jean Noh

Cinema from Hong Kong was celebrated under the banner ‘New Cinema, New Talents’ at a special Cannes event hosted by the Hong Kong Film Development Council and Create Hong Kong.

Two panels at Cannes’ Hong Kong Pavilion on Thursday and Friday (May 18-19) showcased Hong Kong’s up-and-coming talent along with veteran actor-turned-director-and-producer Stephen Fung of Tai Chi Zero and Netflix’s Wu Assassins.

(Panel from left) filmmakers Stephen Fung, Sophie Yang (Gamer Girls), Albert Leung (Stuntman), Nick Cheuk (Time Still Turns The Pages), Sasha Chuk Tsz-yin (Fly Me To The Moon)

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(Panel from left) filmmakers Stephen Fung, Sophie Yang (Gamer Girls), Albert Leung (Stuntman), Nick Cheuk (Time Still Turns The Pages), Sasha Chuk Tsz-yin (Fly Me To The Moon)

He was joined on the first day by actress Angela Yuen (Chilli Laugh Story, The Narrow Road) to talk about acting and his evolution in the film industry.

On the second day, Fung shared insights and experiences with filmmakers Sophie Yang (Gamer Girls), Albert Leung (Stuntman), Nick Cheuk (Time Still Turns The Pages), Sasha Chuk Tsz-yin (Fly Me To The Moon) - all four of whom are winners of Hong Kong’s First Feature Film Initiative

It was hosted by Screen International’s Asia editor Jean Noh.

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