5 Nov 2024獨媒#4202
霍啟剛批杜琪峯「無靈魂論」非常自私 將個人創作低潮歸咎香港政治氣候
Hong Kong director Johnnie To said in a recent interview with BBC Chinese that he had produced fewer works in recent years because he was at the lowest point of his life. He said he and Hong Kong had “lost their souls”, prompting responses from various sectors. Kenneth Fok, a Legislative Council member representing the sports, performing arts, culture and publishing sectors, also posted a response that evening without naming To. Fok said the remarks blamed Hong Kong’s current political climate for the speaker’s personal “creative low” and described the claim that “I and Hong Kong have both lost our souls” as extremely selfish. He also said that people with a certain standing should be even more careful with their words.
香港導演杜琪峯在近日《BBC中文網》的專訪中，指近年減產是因為正處於人生最低潮，認為自己與香港「無咗靈魂」，言論引起各界回應。體育、演藝、文化及出版界立法會議員霍啟剛晚上亦發文不點名回應，指言論將個人「處於創作低潮」歸咎於香港當前政治氣候，並聲言自己「和香港都失去靈魂」是非常自私，又認為對方具有一定地位就更需要謹言慎行。
5 Nov 2024獨媒#4203
杜琪峯稱香港無靈魂 何敬康不同意：應尊重內地電檢原則調整
Hong Kong director Johnnie To recently told BBC Chinese in an interview that he was in the lowest point of his life in recent years, explaining the decline in his output and saying that he and Hong Kong had “lost their souls”. The remarks sparked widespread reaction. Andrew Wai Kwong Fung, a former government news coordinator, wrote that To was nostalgic for Hong Kong in the past and urged him to “look forward”. Adrian Pedro King Hong Ho, a New People's Party legislator, also wrote today that they disagreed with To’s comments, stressing that Hong Kong and mainland China have different film censorship systems. They said the mainland’s socialist and film censorship principles should be respected, and that those seeking to enter the mainland market should “make some adjustments” or consider developing markets in other regions and reducing filming costs, rather than merely making unreasonable accusations that there is “no freedom of speech” and that Hong Kong has “lost its soul”.
香港導演杜琪峯近日接受《BBC中文網》專訪，剖白近年產量減少的原因，指近年正處於人生最低潮，認為自己與香港「無咗靈魂」。言論一出即引起廣泛迴響，前政府新聞統籌專員馮煒光發文，指杜琪峯眷戀往昔香港，呼籲他「向前看」。新民黨立法會議員何敬康今日亦發文，表示不同意杜琪峯的言論，強調香港與內地有不同電檢制度，應尊重內地的社會主義與電檢原則，如要打入內地市場便應「做些調整」或考慮開拓其他地區市場及降低拍攝成本，而非只是無理指責「沒有言論自由」和「失去靈魂」。
21 Feb 2023The Points#6082
杜琪峯「電影為人發聲」言論後 其出品電影《命案》突取消採訪
The film *Mad Fate*, produced jointly by Johnnie To, Soi Cheang and Yau Nai Hoi, had arranged for director Soi Cheang and male lead Lokman to speak to the media at the airport this week after attending the Berlin Film Festival. However, the media were notified suddenly the day before the interview that the *Mad Fate* team had decided to cancel the airport interview, citing unstable flight connections and saying it did not wish to rearrange the original flights.
由杜琪峯、鄭保瑞、游乃海攜手製作的電影《命案》，團隊原訂今個星期在出席柏林影展後，安排導演鄭保瑞及男主角楊樂文（Lokman）於機場接受傳媒採訪。
但傳媒在採訪前一天突收到通知，《命案》團隊稱由於航班接駁不穩定，經商議後不希望將原來的航班重新編排，因此取消接機採訪將。
18 Feb 2023獨媒#6068
稱電影為人民發聲 「杜琪峰bot」微博被封 內媒料9部新作或遭禁
Director Johnnie To recently attended a press conference at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival, where a reporter asked about the significance of films. He said films were often the first target of dictators, and that “all countries and peoples around the world striving for freedom should support films.” To’s remarks sparked widespread discussion, but netizens discovered yesterday that the “Du Qifeng bot” Weibo account, which reposted his messages and remarks, had suddenly been blocked. According to mainland Chinese media reports, nine films he directed or produced may be unable to secure a theatrical release.
導演杜琪峯日前出席第73屆柏林影展記者會，被記者問到電影的意義，他表示電影往往首當其衝被獨裁者針對，認為「全球爭取自由嘅國家同人民都要支持電影。」杜琪峯的言論引起廣泛討論，但昨日有網民發現，轉發其消息及言論的「杜琪峰bot」微博帳號突然被封。據内媒報導，9部由他擔任導演或監製的電影或不能上映。
16 Feb 2023獨媒#6059
首任柏林影展評審 杜琪峯：電影為人民發聲，爭取自由者要支持
Ahead of the opening of the 73rd Berlin Film Festival, the jury met the media and was asked about the importance and meaning of films, including, “What makes cinemas so special that cinemas will never die?” Hong Kong director Johnnie To, serving as a juror at the festival for the first time, answered first in Cantonese, saying that when people lose their freedom, films are usually the first to bear the brunt of dictators’ attacks: “I think countries and people around the world fighting for freedom should support films, because they speak for you.”
第73屆柏林影展即將揭幕，評審率先會見傳媒，並被記者問到電影的重要性和意義（“What makes cinemas so special that cinemas will never die?”）。首次擔任該影展評審的香港導演杜琪峯率先以廣東話回答，稱當人民失去自由，電影通常首當其衝，被獨裁者對付：「我覺得全球爭取自由嘅國家同人民都要支持電影，因為佢係同你發聲。」
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