SCM graduate shines again in film festivals
The 19th Fukuoka Film Festival was held 1-10 July. Seventeen films from
The film b420 was one of the official selections at the 52nd Sydney Film Festival and the Munich Film Festival held in June this year, and in September it will open the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival, organized by the Broadway Cinematheque. The film will go on general release later this year.
The support of his supervisor and friends was critical to his success, Mr Tang said. “I want to express my heartfelt thanks to the three producers, Mr Philip Lee, Mr Peter Yung and Mr Yee Chung-man.” Mr Lee, Assistant Professor of the SCM, supervised Mr Tang’s thesis. “He gave his generous support and helped a lot in the shooting and production processes.” Mr Tang said. The young film-maker also thanked a friend who lent him money to help cover production costs for this low-budget movie.
Mr Tang, now planning other projects, received his Master of Fine Arts from the SCM last year. The feature film b420 was his thesis project. Before shooting b420, Mathew worked as an assistant director for several experienced film directors, including Tsui Hak, Peter Chan, Lee Chi Ngai and Jackie Chan. He wrote the script for Jacob Cheung’s The Kid.