The Asian Film Awards Academy has unveiled three special awards for the 19th Asian Film Awards. Zhang Ziyi will receive the Excellence in Asian Cinema Award, with Liu Haoran and Terrance Lau receiving the AFA Next Generation Award and AFA Rising Star Award, respectively. All three recipients will attend the ceremony in person.
The special awards come as the AFAA has scaled back this year’s edition in the wake of last year’s deadly Hong Kong fire, suspending competitive categories and the red carpet in favor of a format the academy described as dignified and minimalist.
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