Local actor Mark Lee and his co-star Peter Yu won awards at the Ho Chi Minh City International Film Festival for their performances in the film Wonderland. Lee expressed surprise and gratitude for his first international film award.
SINGAPORE – Local actor Mark Lee and his family were having dinner with friends at Canopy HortPark on April 13 when he received a WhatsApp message from screenwriter Michelle Chang: “Hi Mark. You won for Best Actor at the Ho Chi Minh City International Film Festival .”
The two play middle-aged fathers who bond over their love for their daughters in the Mandarin and Hokkien film, Wonderland, directed by award-winning Singaporean film-maker Chai Yee Wei. It is Lee’s first international film award. He was previously nominated for Best Leading Actor at the Golden Horse Awards in 2020 for the comedy-drama Number 1.🎉 CÔNG BỐ GIẢI THƯỞNG NAM CHÍNH XUẤT SẮC NHẤT TẠI LIÊN HOAN PHIM QUỐC TẾ THÀNH PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINH 2024 🎬...Yu was out running errands when the messages came in. “This is my first international acting award for a feature film,” he said.
In an earlier interview, Chai said Wonderland was born of several real-life experiences and events that he had witnessed in his youth.
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