The Federation Of Motion Film Producers of Hong Kong has issued a press release to substantiate that Hong Kong’s official Oscars submission, A Light Never Goes Out, has been disqualified from the race.
However, chatting with Deadline, the Federation and the producers of the movie say they nonetheless haven’t been given the rationale for the choice.
Comprising main Hong Kong business figures, the Federation is accountable for deciding on Hong Kong’s submission to the Oscar’s Best International Feature class. A translation of the Chinese-language assertion reads:
“The new choice committee of the Federation Of Motion Film Producers of Hong Kong Limited chosen A Light Never Goes Out to characterize Hong Kong within the 96th Academy Awards for Best International Film and undergoes a good system that’s primarily based on the established procedures up to now.
“However, we received notice that, unfortunately, A Light Never Goes Out failed to continue the journey. Now, the Federation is communicating with the Academy about the reason for the rejection. A Light Never Goes Out was voted for by most of the selection committee and was highly anticipated. It’s such a pity that it failed to continue the race. This event is rare and regrettable.”
Speculation concerning the choice began to construct on native social media over the weekend after AMPAS (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) issued an inventory of the 88 movies which are eligible for the Best International Feature class – with Hong Kong clearly absent.
Directed by Anastasia Tsang, A Light Never Goes Out revolves round one lady’s plight to avoid wasting her deceased husband’s legacy in making neon indicators, which as soon as outlined the cityscape of Hong Kong. The solid of the movie contains Sylvia Chang, Simon Yam, Henick Chou and Cecilia Choi.
The independently produced movie lately acquired a North American theatrical launch by means of Orchid Tree Media and has screened at festivals together with Asian World Film Festival in Culver City and the Hawaii International Film Festival.
Previous Hong Kong submissions to the Oscars’ Best International Feature class have included Philip Yung’s Where The Wind Blows, Jimmy Wan’s Zero To Hero and Derek Tsang’s Better Days, with the latter movie making it by means of to the ultimate 5 nominated movies.