Since premiering at last year's Taiwan Golden Horse Film Festival, the “Chinese Oscars”, Norris Wong‘s debut dramedy “My Prince Edward” (2019) will reach North american theatres through Cheng Cheng Films starting September 4th. The film will also arrive at VOD and DVD on December 15th.
Distributor Cheng Cheng Films states: “Before “My Prince Edward,” Norris Wong had won wide admiration for her writing in some of most groundbreaking Cantonese TV series recent years. Challenging macroscale gender and social economic pressures her worldwide peers face with this directorial debut, she poured real individual experience into a microscale story set in her neighborhood in her home city. Her humane and multidimensional filmmaking soothes the disorientation and anger we consume from sensational headlines on related issues. It's a notable cinematic contribution from a Hong Kong's homegrown woman to the city's global discourse. Witnessing legendary veterans William Chang (“The Grandmaster,” “In the Mood for Love”), Paw Hee-ching (“The Way We Are”) and multi-talented star Stephy Tang (“The Empty Hands”) collectively lifting the gem also renews our faith in the close-knit industry as lovers of Hong Kong cinema.”
Norris Wong is one of the just-announced recipients of the Hong Kong Film Revival Plan Development Fund. Mabel Cheung and Alex Law (Duo behind “An Autumn's Tale“) will execute produce her second directorial feature. New York-based Cheng Cheng founded in 2015 specializes in distributing award-winning Chinese language films in North America. The company's previous releases include Teng Congcong's acclaimed debut Send Me to the Clouds, Taiwan's Oscars entry The Great Buddha+ by Huang Hsin-Yao and Yang Chao's Berlinale Silver Bear winner Crosscurrent.
Since premiering at last year's Taiwan Golden Horse Film Festival, the “Chinese Oscars”, Norris Wong‘s dramedy “My Prince Edward” (2019) will reach North american theatres through Cheng Cheng Films starting September 4th. The film will also arrive at VOD and DVD on December 15th.
Distributor Cheng Cheng Films states: “Before “My Prince Edward,” Norris Wong had won wide admiration for her writing in some of most groundbreaking Cantonese TV series recent years. Challenging macroscale gender and social economic pressures her worldwide peers face with this directorial debut, she poured real individual experience into a microscale story set in her neighborhood in her home city. Her humane and multidimensional filmmaking soothes the disorientation and anger we consume from sensational headlines on related issues. It's a notable cinematic contribution from a Hong Kong's homegrown woman to the city's global discourse. Witnessing legendary veterans William Chang (“The Grandmaster,” “In the Mood for Love”), Paw Hee-ching (“The Way We Are”) and multi-talented star Stephy Tang (“The Empty Hands”) collectively lifting the gem also renews our faith in the close-knit industry as lovers of Hong Kong cinema.”
Hong Kong Film Awards:Best New Director, Best Original Film Score
China's Cinephile Prize: Best Picture
Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award: Best Screenplay, Film of Merit(August 12th, 2020, New York, NY)
Screenings Added Weekly, updates on MyPrinceEdward.com
NEW YORK: New York Asian Film Festival 9/4
HAWAII: Hawaii International Film Festival 11/5
VANCOUVER: Festival Screening TBA, 9/24
SAN DIEGO Festival Screening TBA 10/23
SAN FRANCISCO: Festival Screening TBA, 10/15
HALIFAX: Festival Screening TBA 9/17
ST JOHN Festival Screening TBA 10/14
TORONTO: Kingsway Theatre, 8/28
VANCOUVER: Vancouver International Film Centre, October date TBD
LOS ANGELES: Lammle Theatres 9/4
WINSTON SALEM, NC: A/perture Cinema 9/4
CHICAGO: Festival Screening TBA, 10/1
ATLANTA, GA Plaza Theatre 9/4
MOUNT VERNON, WA: Lincoln Theatre 9/4
BOULDER, CO International Film Series 9/4
OLYMPIA, WA Olympia Film Society 9/4
HUNTINGTON, NY Cinema Arts Centre, date TBD
WINCHESTER, VA Alamo Drafthouse Film Club, Date TBD
