The withdrawal of Johnnie To is because of ‘previously signed film production contractual obligations.’ FMTNews
HONG KONG: One of Hong Kong’s best-known film directors resigned as jury president of a prestigious movie awards event in Taiwan, weeks after Beijing ordered all Chinese artists not to participate in the Nov 23 show.
The withdrawal of the maker of Cantonese movies such as “Election” and “Running Out of Time” was because of “previously signed film production contractual obligations,” according to the Facebook post. China’s Communist Party regards the island as its territory to be taken by force if necessary and has made many attempts to isolate Taiwan and Tsai Ing-wen, its democratically elected, independence-leaning president. Tsai is facing re-election in January.
Asia’s financial hub has seen pro-democracy protests since early June, with some of the rallies turning violent.
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