Billy Chan Wui-Ngai 陳會毅

Starting a film production company during the decline of Hong Kong cinema is a rather risky business, but for producer/director/screenwriter Tsui Siu-Ming, it holds special meaning. He believes his company Sundream Motion Pictures Limited can improve the state of Hong Kong's film industry.

Films made in Hong Kong are mostly low- and mid-budget, and the focus on the mainland Chinese market significantly narrows the range of subjects, since stories about gambling, triads and horror are practically banned there. So one has to make films for two markets — China and the rest of the world. At the same time, contemporary Hong Kong pictures lack originality, Tsui notes. He believes the future belongs to young independent directors. For example, people like Lam Kin Loong, who made the first film for the Sundream studio — the horror 49 Days, which was mentioned in earlier news.

The studio Sundream Motion Pictures Ltd. also plans to release three more major projects — the aforementioned epic Battle of Minds with Andy Lau, the Johnnie To police thriller Eye in the Sky with Simon Yam, and an untitled comedy from Eric Tsang.