Hong Kong Film Award
The Hong Kong Film Awards (HKFA; Chinese: 香港電影金像獎), founded in 1982, is an annual film awards ceremony in Hong Kong. The ceremonies are typically take place in April, and have mostly been held at the Grand Theatre of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre since 1991. The awards recognise achievement in various aspects of filmmaking, such as directing, screenwriting, acting and cinematography. The awards are regarded as the Hong Kong equivalent of the Academy Awards.
| Hong Kong Film Awards 香港電影金像獎 | |
|---|---|
| Current: 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards | |
| Awarded for | Achievements in filmmaking |
| Location | Hong Kong |
| Presented by | Hong Kong Film Awards Association Ltd |
| Reward(s) | Hong Kong Film Award statuette |
| First awarded | 9 March 1982 |
| Website | www |
The HKFA, incorporated into Hong Kong Film Awards Association Ltd. since December 1993, are currently managed by a board of directors, which consists of representatives from thirteen professional film bodies in Hong Kong. Voting on eligible films for the HKFA is conducted January through March every year and is open to all registered voters, which include local film workers as well as critics, and a selected group of adjudicators.