Stars come out for HK film awards

   BEIJING, March 23 -- A movie by a director of Republic of Korea is the top contender at the 33rd Hong Kong International Film Awards in Hong Kong -- a rare gathering of movie talent from China to Bollywood that will feature Oliver Stone and William Hurt as presenters.

Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan (C) and mainland actresses Fan Bingbing (R) and Xu Jingle attend the world premiere of their movie "Shinjuku Incident" as part of the kickoff for the Hong Kong International Film Festival March 22, 2009. (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    Kim Jee-won's "The Good, the Bad, the Weird" is up for eight awards in 13 categories, including best film and best director for Kim. Song Kang-ho, who won best actor at the 2007 awards, was nominated again, and co-stars Jung Woo-sung and Lee Byung-hun are contending for best supporting actor.Full story