10th Asian Film Awards : Director YUEN Wo-ping and Japanese Actress KIKI Kirin To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award

(March 3, 2016, Hong Kong/Tokyo) Organized by the Asian Film Awards Academy (AFA Academy), the 10th Asian Film Awards (AFA) will present the Lifetime Achievement Award to veteran Hong Kong action choreographer-director YUEN Wo-ping and venerable Japanese actress Kiki Kirin at the AFA Ceremony on March 17, 2016 (Thursday) at The Venetian Theatre of The Venetian® Macao, one of the most luxurious entertainment venues in Greater China. Previous AFA Lifetime Achievement Award recipients include Korean director IM Kwon-taek, Taiwanese director HOU Hsiao-hsien, Hong Kong director Ann HUI, Hong Kong producer Raymond CHOW, Indian actor Amitabh BACHCHAN and Japanese director YAMADA Yoji. The AFA’s Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes film professionals who inspire excellence in others, and in their lifetimes have made fundamental achievements and lasting impact of outstanding artistic, cultural and commercial significance in Asian cinema.

Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), together with the Hong Kong International Film Festival and the Busan International Film Festival, created the AFA Academy, a nonprofit organization, in 2013 to promote and develop Asian cinema and its talents. Organized by the AFA Academy, AFA will celebrate its 10th anniversary this year.