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Chinachem Group Supports HAF Again
The Way We Talk Film Director Adam WONG Sau-ping (centre) and his team receive the CCG Grand Award from Sylvia Chung (1st right), Chief Business Impact Officer of Chinachem Group.
Chinachem Group (“Chinachem”) is delighted to congratulate the team of The Way We Talk, which won the CCG Grand Award at the 22nd Hong Kong – Asia Film Financing Forum (“HAF22”) yesterday afternoon (13 March), hosted by the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (“HKIFFS”). Sponsored by the Chinachem for the second consecutive year, the CCG Grand Award is aimed at recognising a Hong Kong film project with the most potential while also supporting local film talent. The Way We Talk is directed by Hong Kong renowned filmmaker Adam WONG Sau-ping, with Jacqueline LIU and HO Hong as executive producer and producer respectively.
Sylvia Chung, Chief Business Impact Officer of Chinachem Group addressed at the HAF22 Award Ceremony, “With a deep commitment to fostering arts and cultural development, Chinachem is thrilled to collaborate with HKIFFS again in presenting the second edition of the CCG Grand Award to an outstanding locally-produced film project. The Group will continue to support the arts and cultural industries, with the aim of enriching people’s quality of life, nurturing our local talent, and bringing positive impact to the Hong Kong film industry and the wider community.”
HAF is Asia's premier film financing platform, bringing Asian filmmakers with in-development and work-in-progress film projects to Hong Kong annually for co-production ventures. The Way We Talk is one of five Hong Kong projects shortlisted for the CCG Grand Award and will receive a cash prize of HKD200,000.
Details of CCG Grand Award recipient:
Project title: The Way We Talk
Director: Adam WONG Sau-ping
Executive Producer/Producer: Jacquelin LIU and HO Hong
Synopsis: Wolf, born into a deaf family, embraces sign language with confidence despite obstacles in life; Sophie, having received a cochlear implant at a young age, continuously strives to be seen as "normal" despite having a "deaf accent". Alan, with a cochlear implant like Sophie, is capable of both spoken language and sign language; he advocates for diverse modes of communication within the deaf community. Bound by love and friendship, the three embark on a self-discovering journey that is not without its moments of pain.