Ning Hao's new film "Mr. Red carpet" will be held at the Toronto Film Festival and starring Andy Lau will receive a special contribution award.

Mr. Red carpet, directed by Ning Hao and starring Andy Lau, will be shown in the main screening unit of the 48th Toronto International Film Festival for its world premiere. Recently, the Toronto International Film Festival once again announced that the organizing committee will award Mr. Andy Lau the "Special contribution Award", which will be officially awarded in September, and Andy Lau will become the first Chinese filmmaker to receive the award.

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**Andy Lau became the first Chinese filmmaker to win the award. Foreign media praised him as a leading figure in Asian films.

As one of the most famous film festivals in the world, the Toronto International Film Festival is known as the "weather vane of the Oscars". The Special contribution Award (Special Tribute Awards) won by Andy Lau is one of the "Annual contribution recognition" (Tribute Awards), which is an international honor with great gold content. The purpose of the award is to recognize outstanding filmmakers who have made contributions in different fields of film production this year. Oscar's first Chinese actress Michelle Yeoh, Oscar-winning actor Brandon Fisher and legendary American singer Dion Warwick have all won different categories of awards under the award.

During his more than 40 years of film career, Andy Lau has participated in a number of classic works, including wandering the Earth 2, Sister Tao, Carmen in Mong Kok, the True Story of Alfie, and Infernal Affairs, and has been praised by foreign media as "the leader of Asian films". This time, Andy Lau became the first Chinese filmmaker to win this honor, which is well deserved. As Cameron Bailey, CEO of the Toronto Film Festival Organizing Committee, said: "as an industry icon and all-round comprehensive artist, Mr. Liu has an amazing film experience, paving the way for a generation of performers."

**Ning Hao, Liu Dehua and his new film "Mr. Red carpet" appeared in the main screening unit and the two of them worked together for the first time.

This time, Andy Lau and director Ning Hao will jointly present his new film "Mr. Red carpet" to the main screening unit of this film festival for the world premiere, and Andy Lau will also appear in the conversation unit to share his film insights. Although Mr. Red carpet is their first collaborative work, the relationship between Andy Lau and Ning Hao has a long history-in 2006, director Ning Hao filmed Crazy Stone with the support of Andy Lau's new director's support program for "Asian New Star Director." as a result, the style of "Ning-style Comedy" was created, which filled the gap in the market of domestic black humorous films. Therefore, this "Mr. Red carpet" is also a "willing work" that many fans have been waiting for for a long time, and director Ning Hao has also adopted a new style of expression in the film, which is worth looking forward to.

Directed by Ning Hao and starring Andy Lau, the film is a satirical comedy that focuses on the entertainment industry and Vanity Fair. In the film, Liu Weichi, the superstar played by Andy Lau, tries to win international trophies by starring in rural films after missing out on the award again. In order to play this role well, he went deep into the countryside to experience life, but the situation occurred frequently, causing farce constantly. He tried to solve it, but his arrogance once again triggered a national attack. In the face of this unprecedented career crisis, where will he go? It is reported that the film Mr. Red carpet is expected to be released in 2023. Please look forward to it.