A Light Never Goes Out
Promotional poster
Traditional Chinese燈火闌珊
Simplified Chinese灯火阑珊
Literal meaning"Waning lights"
Hanyu PinyinDēng huǒ lán shān
Jyutpingdang1 fo2 laan4 saan1
Directed byAnastasia Tsang
Written byAnastasia Tsang
Tsoi So-man
Produced bySaville Chan
StarringSylvia Chang
Simon Yam
Cecilia Choi
CinematographyLeung Ming-kai
Music byAlan Wong
Janet Yung
Production
company
A Light Never Goes Out Ltd.
Release dates
October 25, 2022 (TIFF)
March 2, 2023 (Hong Kong)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese

A Light Never Goes Out (Chinese: 燈火闌珊) is a 2022 Hong Kong drama film produced by Saville Chan and directed by Anastasia Tsang in her directorial debut. The film had its world premiere at the 2022 Tokyo International Film Festival.[1] The film was the winner of 5th First Feature Film Initiative and received funding from the Film Development Fund. It was also selected to represent Hong Kong in the Best International Feature Film category at the 96th Academy Awards, but was later revealed to have been disqualified for currently undisclosed reasons.[2][3]

Premise

Devastated by the loss of her skilled neon sign-making husband, a wife decides to carry on his unfinished dream of making neon signs.

— TIFF[1]

Cast

Production

A Light Never Goes Out is the feature debut of Anastasia Tsang, who graduated from Sorbonne University's film department. The film is produced by The Way We Dance's Saville Chan and reunites Sylvia Chang with Simon Yam, with whom she previously worked in the 1982 horror comedy He Lives by Night.[4][5]

Release

The film was showcased for its U.S. premiere at the 22nd New York Asian Film Festival in 'Hong Kong Panorama' section on 25 July 2023.[6][7]

Awards and nominations

Awards Category Recipient Result Ref.
59th Golden Horse AwardsBest Leading ActressSylvia ChangWon[8]
Best Visual EffectsDennis YeungNominated
FIPRESCI PrizeA Light Never Goes OutNominated
41st Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actress Sylvia Chang Nominated [9]
Best New Performer Henick Chou Nominated

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "【A Light Never Goes Out】｜ 35th Tokyo International Film Festival(2022)". 2022.tiff-jp.net. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  2. ↑ Pond, Steve (30 October 2023). "89 Films Enter International Race at 96th Academy Awards". The Wrap. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  3. ↑ Shackleton, Liz (11 December 2023). "Hong Kong's Oscars Submission 'A Light Never Goes Out' Disqualified; Reason Remains Unclear". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Wong, Silvia; Noh, Jean. "14 Asian films to tempt festival directors in 2022". Screen. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "《燈火闌珊》紀錄褪色香港 張艾嘉不計酬勞參演︰還有好角色可演". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 4 February 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "A Light Never Goes Out: 22nd New York Asian Film Festival". NYAFF. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "New York Asian Film Festival 2023". Film at Lincoln Center. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  8. ↑ Hsin-yu, Wang; Hsin-Yin, Lee (27 September 2022). "Hong Kong film 'Limbo' leads Golden Horse Award nominations". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "Nomination List of The 41st Hong Kong Film Awards". Hong Kong Film Awards. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
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