Ann Hui Receives Camellia Award at Busan Festival Opening — SkimNews
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- Ann Hui received the Camellia Award at the opening ceremony of the Busan International Film Festival
- Ann Hui addressed the festival press conference about her experiences as a woman filmmaker working in a male-dominated industry
- Ann Hui shared her thoughts on how Hong Kong cinema has evolved during her Busan appearance
- The article's headline frames her press conference as covering what she learned from women bosses and Hong Kong's new generation of filmmakers, though the article body is truncated mid-question
Why it matters: The Camellia Award is a career-lifetime honor, giving Hui one of Asia's largest cinema stages to publicly address gender barriers in filmmaking and weigh in on Hong Kong cinema's trajectory — a platform rarer than standard premieres.
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