Categories of Awards

1. BEST FILM
2. BEST DIRECTOR
3. BEST SCREENPLAY
4. BEST ACTOR
5. BEST ACTRESS
6. BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
7. BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
8. BEST NEW PERFORMER (see note 2)
9. BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
10. BEST FILM EDITING
11. BEST ART DIRECTION
12. BEST COSTUME & MAKE UP DESIGN
13. BEST ACTION CHOREOGRAPHY
14. BEST ORIGINAL FILM SCORE (see note 3)
15. BEST ORIGINAL FILM SONG (see note 4)
16. BEST SOUND DESIGN (see note 5)
17. BEST VISUAL EFFECTS (see note 6)
18. BEST NEW DIRECTOR (refer to Part IV)
19. BEST FILM FROM MAINLAND AND TAIWAN (refer to Part III)

Notice:
Names of candidates and companies participating in election of any award and /or the “Best Film” award shall be presented in the front or end roller credit of the Hong Kong releasing version under the same category as the specific award(s) being elected for.
　

(II) ELECTION PROCEDURES

First Round Election
　

1. Two voting portions including (a) registered HKFA Voters and (b) First Round 100 Professional Adjudicators. The result of each group will comprise 50% of the first round’s total score. The first 5 highest-scores of each category will enter into the second round election (final assessment).
2. HKFA Voter : Any person who fulfills the HKFA voter registration qualifications (see note 7) and have successfully registered with the Hong Kong Film Awards Association.
   　
3. The First Round 100 Professional Adjudicators (see note 8) is formed by industry and media professionals. Its combination is determined and invited by the Voting Affairs Committee of Hong Kong Film Awards Association.
   　
4. There will be no more than five nominations in each award in principle, but with the following exception: If there is a tie between two nominees in the fifth slot, six nominees will be permitted in that award. If there are more than two nominees with equal scores in the fifth slot, the number of nominations for that award will be reduced to four.
   　
5. If an actor/actress is nominated for the same film in both leading and supporting role categories, the nomination will only be valid in the category for which he or she receives the higher score.
   　
6. Nominations that fail to fulfill the criteria stated in this booklet will be declared as ineligible, his/her nomination qualification will be withdrew. Such vacancy will be replaced by the next highest scores.
   　
7. The First Round 100 Professional Adjudicators are not eligible to vote in the role of HKFA voter during the first round election and be one of the Second Round 55 Professional Adjudicators, but eligible to vote in the role of film association member in the second round election.

Second Round Election
　

1. The second round election (final assessment) is carried out through the voting by two groups (a) the Second Round 55 Professional Adjudicators and (b) Executive Committee Members of HKFA and members of Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong.
2. The Second Round 55 Professional Adjudicators (see note 8) is formed by industry and media professionals. Its combination is determined and invited by the Voting Affairs Committee of the Hong Kong Film Awards Association. The result will comprise 55% of the second round’s total score. All adjudicators are eligible to vote in the role of HKFA voters in the first round election (nomination voting) but not eligible to vote in the role of film association member in the Second Round.
3. Executive Committee Members of HKFA and members of Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong are eligible to vote on relevant professional awards and all other awards (see the following table). The result of relevant professional awards will compromise 25 % while the result of other awards will comprise 20% of second round’s total score. All members could vote with more than one membership but can cast only one vote for each award category in principal.
   
   * All members can cast only one vote for each award in principal.
   
   　

   Executive Committee Members of HKFA	Relevant professional awards		Other Awards
   Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild	Best Director Best New Director Best Visual Effects	25% 25% 25%	20% 20% 20%
   Hong Kong Screen Writers' Guild	Best Screenplay	25%	20%
   Hong Kong Performing Artistes Guild	Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best New Performer	25% 25% 25% 25% 25%	20% 20% 20% 20% 20%
   Society of Cinematographers (H.K.)	Best Cinematographer Best Visual Effects	25% 25%	20% 20%
   Hong Kong Stuntman Association	Best Action Choreography	25%	20%
   Hong Kong Film Arts Association	Best Art Direction Best Costume & Make Up Design Best Visual Effects	25% 25% 25%	20% 20% 20%
   Society of Film Editors (H.K.)	Best Film Editing Best Visual Effects	25% 25%	20% 20%
   Association of Motion Picture Post Production Professionals	Best Sound Design	25%	20%
   Hong Kong Movie Production Executives Association		0%	20%
   Hong Kong Cinematography Lighting Association		0%	20%
   Motion Picture Industry Association(MPIA)		0%	20%
   Hong Kong Theatres Association		0%	20%
   Hong Kong Chamber of Films Ltd		0%	20%
   	Relevant professional awards		Other Awards
   Composers and Authors Society Of Hong Kong	Best Original Film Score Best Original Film Song	25% 25%	20% 20%
   Voting ratio of “Best Film” and “Best Film From Mainland And Taiwan”
   Members of the above Professional Associations, 1 vote per person.	Best Film Best Film From Mainland And Taiwan		(45%) (45%)

   
   
   　

4. Should any of the Executive Committee member of HKFA and member of CASH be nominated for any of the awards, he / she will be disqualified from voting for that award but still qualify for voting other awards.
   
   　
5. Should any of the second round professional adjudicator be nominated for any of the award, his/her vacancy will be replaced by another filmmaker of the same category decided by HKFA Board of Directors.
   
   　
6. Should any film be nominated for the “Best Film” or “Best Film From Mainland And Taiwan” award, its related film company(s), production company(s) and distribution company(s) will be disqualified from voting for the nominated award but they are still qualify for voting other awards.
   
   　
7. If there are tie scores between two nominees, both will win the award. However, if more than two nominees have equal scores, the Second Round 55 Professional Adjudicators will vote again among the nominees with equal scores to determine the winner.
   
   　

(III) Eligibility of “Best Film From Mainland and Taiwan”


Any Chinese film from Mainland or Taiwan (non-Hong Kong films) will be spontaneously considered as participating in election of the award “Best Film From Mainland and Taiwan” in The 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards when its first-time theatrically release is held in Hong Kong during the period January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013 for at least five shows in a week with paid admission, 60 minutes or more in duration and by means of 35mm film or Digital Cinema format (see note 9).

Definition of “Film from Mainland and Taiwan”

Language and region of eligible films: Eligible films MUST meet the following conditions:
　

1. Chinese languages (including official and vernacular languages used in the Chinese-speaking regions of the world) should be used in at least 1/2 of the film (excluding dubbing). For film with no dialogue, it shall be decided by the subtitles of the original film.
2. At least one film company is legally registered in Mainland China or Taiwan. Its/their name(s) shall be presented as one of the presenters in the front or end roller credit.
   　

Election Procedures

First Round Election :

1. Two voting portions including (a) registered HKFA Voters and (b) First Round 100 Professional Adjudicators. Each voter is eligible to select five films. The result of each group will comprise 50% of the first round’s total score. The first 5 highest- scores will enter into the second round election (final assessment).

2. There will be no more than five nominations in principle, but with the following exception: If there are tie scores between two nominations in the fifth slot, six nominations will be permitted in that award. If there are more than two nominations with equal scores in the fifth slot, the number of nominations for that award will be reduced to four.

Second Round Election :

1. The second round election is carried out through the voting by two groups (a) the Second Round 55 Professional Adjudicators and (b) Executive Committee Members of HKFA and members of Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong. Each member can cast one vote only. The result of Second Round 55 Professional Adjudicators will comprise 55% while result of other members will compromise 45% of the second round’s total score.

2. If there are tie scores between two nominations, the Second Round 55 Professional Adjudicators will vote again to determine the award winner.

　

(IV) "BEST NEW DIRECTOR"
　

Eligibility

1. Nominees of the Best New Director must be Hong Kong residents and hold Hong Kong Permanent Identity Cards. No age limit is applicable.
2. Nominees should not have directed for more than two films (co-direct films will not be counted). The first-time releasing of nominated film(s) must be in Hong Kong with paid admission for at least five shows in a week during 2013. The duration of the film must be =60 minutes or more and released by means of 35mm film or Digital Cinema format (see note 9).
   　
3. Nominees may had been nominated for similar award but shall have never been rewarded with any similar award.
   　
4. The film the nominee being elected for shall be directed by the nominee only. The new director shall not be eligible when he/she is one of the collaborating directors. Meanwhile, the collaborated directing films shall not be counted as one of the two films which lead the new director to be eligible as nominee of “Best New Director”.

Election Procedures

First round election

• The first round election is carried out through the voting by members of the Hong Kong Film Directors’ Guild and HKFA voters (Only for the group of film critics and professionals in film culture and education). Each of them can only cast one vote.
• There will be no more than three nominations in principle, if there are two nominees with equal scores in the third slot, the number of nominations will be increased to four.
  　

Second round election

• The second round election is carried out by the following three groups :
  the Second Round 55 Professional Adjudicators ( 55% of the total score)
  Members of the Hong Kong Film Directors’ Guild ( 25% of the total score)
  Executive Committee members of HKFA and members of CASH ( 20% of the total score)
  
  If there are tie scores between two nominees, the 55 Professional Adjudicators will vote again to determine the award winner.
  
  　

(V) VOTING METHOD

First Round Election

The Hong Kong Film Awards Association will post all voting materials to HKFA voters and the First Round 100 Professional Adjudicators. All voting forms must be returned to HKFA office before the deadline. After verifying voter’s signature, all forms will be delivered to the official accountant for vote counting.

Second Round Election

• The Hong Kong Film Awards Association will post all voting materials to the Second Round 55 Professional Adjudicators. All voting forms must be returned to the official accountant before the deadline.
• Executive Committee Member associations of HKFA and CASH are responsible for postingthe voting materials (provided by HKFA) to their members. All voting forms must be returned to HKFA office directly before the deadline. After collecting the voting forms and initially verifying them, all forms will be delivered to the official accountant for counting.
  
  　

(VI) VOTING DEADLINE

Verified according to the post-marked date, any overdue vote will be declared as invalid.

First Round Election (Nomination Voting)

22 January 2014

Second Round Election (Final Assessment)

27 March 2014

* If any dispute or special cases arises throughout the election, the Board of Directors of the Hong Kong Film Awards Association shall take into consideration the circumstances and reserves the right for final decision.

　

《NOTES》