On August 8, according to online media reports, after the State Film Administration issued a notice to suspend the registration of mainland films for the Golden Horse Awards, all mainland films and personnel were not allowed to register for the 56th Golden Horse Film Festival in 2019. Immediately afterwards, many film companies in Hong Kong also expressed their support for the decision of the Film Bureau to cancel the registration of all works participating in the Golden Horse Awards in the company and advance and retreat together with mainland films.
According to Hong Kong media reports, the movie "Sweeping Drugs 2" starring Andy Lau and Louis Koo will withdraw from the Golden Horse Awards, and the registration for the Golden Horse Awards has been cancelled.
"Anti-Drug 2" investor and owner of Universe, Lin Xiaoming, said bluntly, "Our company has no applications this year!" His attitude was tough, but his "straightforward speech" was very gratifying.
The movie "Apostle Walker 2" starring Louis Koo and Zhang Jiahui, and the movie "Jiyuantai No. 7", written by Yang Fan and directed by Zhao Wei and Wu Yanzu, have already signed up for the Golden Horse Awards this year, but the registration has been cancelled. In response to the call of the Film Bureau, these well-made Hong Kong films could have won an extra award and more honors, but now they have given up registration and withdrew from the Golden Horse Film Festival.
especially "Jiyuantai No.7", this is the first Chinese animation film shortlisted for Venice to win the Golden Lion Award. The recent high-scoring movies such as "Sweeping Drugs 2", "Apostle Walker 2", and "Jiyuantai No. 7" are all powerful players competing for the Golden Horse Awards. Now they have cancelled registrations in support of the film bureau's decision.
In addition to Universe, Lin Jianming, the boss of Media Asia, another major film company in Hong Kong, also made it clear that all films of the company have been ordered not to participate in the "Golden Horse Awards." On August 7, a reporter contacted the person in charge of Media Asia's "Film Department". The person in charge responded that "What I know is that this year's film did not participate in the selection of the Golden Horse Awards." It seems that the company's order has been resolutely implemented .
The owner of "Xinghao Film" in Hong Kong, who started out as a literary film, also said that he "supports the decision of the National Film Bureau" and his artists and films will not participate in the Golden Horse Awards.
In addition, there is currently no movie "When the Wind Resurrects", starring Tony Leung and Aaron Kwok. It has been reported to have signed up for the Golden Horse Awards, and the owner of the film’s Meiya company responded that "it is in the late stage and did not participate."
The Golden Horse Awards this year has missed the registration of so many wonderful films in mainland and Hong Kong. I don’t know the "quality", but I can't blame others. I have given a cool song to the Golden Horse Award. I can only say that I have suffered from it.
