The film“Nezha”(Nezha 2) will be released in Hong Kong and Macau from February 22. Speaking at the Hong Kong premiere of“Nezha 2” Monday, the director of the culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSARG) , law suk-pui, said“Nezha 2” is an unprecedented success, Singdao.com reported, will be a good example for Hong Kong to follow.
Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism of the HKSARG, law suk-pui, attended the Hong Kong premiere of“Nezha 2” on May 18. Source: Hong Kong Point News
Luo shupei said“Nezha 2” has achieved tremendous success in the spring festival on the mainland, with a cumulative box office of 12 billion yuan and a number of records, making it the eighth highest-grossing film of all time in the world, the report said, also became the country’s top box office animation list. She said that“Nezha 2” further demonstrated the growing sophistication of Chinese animation productions, which have achieved unprecedented success in the mainland and around the world. She thinks it is a good example for Hong Kong to follow.
Law said that in last year’s policy address, the“Film Development Fund” was set up to provide financial support to the film industry to make films to promote traditional Chinese culture. She hoped that the new scheme would encourage more Hong Kong directors to express their creativity in making films on Chinese culture, let Hong Kong and overseas audiences know more about the profoundness of Chinese traditional culture and philosophy. She also said she would seriously consider how to provide more assistance to the Hong Kong film industry, so that the Hong Kong film industry to revive.
Tickets for“Nezha”, directed by Jiaozi, will be available for pre-sale in Hong Kong and Macau Saturday, Hong Kong media reported. Guests including chairman of the Hong Kong and Macau distributors of“Nezha 2”, King Albert Yeung, Chairman of Oriental Pictures, Mr Raymond Wong, and chairman of Huanya Group, Mr Peter Lam, toasted the success of“Nezha 2” in Hong Kong and Macau.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Raymond Wong said“Nezha 2” is the first Chinese film that has grossed more than 10 billion yuan. It successfully brings Chinese culture to the world and shows the world the achievements of Chinese animation, according to Hong Kong Point News, he was proud of it. “Ne Zha 2” will be screened in Hong Kong, where people will experience the bloom moment of Chinese animation.