April 9, 2023
STONEWALLING was the big winner at the 47th Hong Kong International Film Festival.
🏆Firebird Award (Best Film)
🏆Best Actress (Huang Xiaoxiong, Yao Honggui)
🏆Fipresci Prize
香港国际电影节协会今日假香港文化中心大剧院，举行本年度「火鸟大奖」竞赛颁奖典礼。《石门》成为最大赢家，勇夺「新秀电影竞赛（华语）」的火鸟大奖最佳电影、最佳女演员及「国际影评人联盟奖」。
Co-directed by Huang Ji and Otsuka Ryuji, Stonewalling was named Best Film for the Young Cinema Competition (Chinese Language). The jury commended it for ‘reminding us of the confusion, difficulty and suffering women face nowadays, and the inescapable responsibilities they have to shoulder’. The film’s two female leads, Huang Xiaoxiong and Yao Honggui, respectively playing the mother and the daughter, jointly received the Best Actress award for their distinguished and interactive performances. Besides winning the Firebird Award, Huang Ji and Otsuka Ryuji’s Stonewalling was also the pick of the FIPRESCI Prize jury for its profound cinematic portrayal of a young woman who finds inner power that intensely connects audiences.
FIREBIRD AWARD Juries and comments: Zhang Liu, Hsu Hsiao-Ming, Mary Stephen
Firebird Award
"This film deals head-on with contemporary society, reminding us of the confusion, difficulty and suffering women face nowadays and the inescapable responsibilities they have to shoulder. It inspires the audience to reflect on this important issue in modern society. It is an invaluable film replete with empathy."
Best Actress to Huang Xiaoming, Yao Honggui
"Both the characters of the daughter and the mother are equally important, complementing each other in this film. Their interactive performances give credibility to this unique story. Through their different perspectives, the audience is deeply moved by the experiences of these women. The mother’s role is particularly demanding, while the daughter’s performance requires enormous dedication and courage."
FIPRESCI Juries and their reviews: Manoj Barpujari, Maja Korbecka, Yung-Hang Bruce Lai
Manoj Barpujari
https://fipresci.org/report/hong-kong-2023-barpujari
Maja Korbecka
https://fipresci.org/report/hong-kong-2023-korbecka
Yung-Hang Bruce Lai
https://fipresci.org/report/hong-kong-2023-lai
踏入第五年的「新秀电影竞赛（华语）」，由黄骥、大塚龙治合导的《石门》荣获火鸟大奖最佳电影，获评审团表扬「重新提醒女性所面对的迷茫、困顿和痛苦，以及她们所要承担的那种无处可逃的责任」；分别饰演母女的黄小雄及姚红贵凭精湛的互动演出双双荣获最佳女演员。今年的「国际影评人联盟奖」由《石门》同时夺得，三位评审一致认为影片「深刻描绘一位年轻女子，虽受困于社会环境与阶级分化之中，却仍奋力寻求内在力量」。