Asian Film Awards Academy to Host Masterclass with Chinese Action Choreographer & Director Tony Ching

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) will host a masterclass with acclaimed Chinese action choreographer and director Tony Ching (aka Ching Siu-Tung) on Tuesday 18 September at its headquarters, 195 Piccadilly in London. The event is in partnership with Asian Film Awards Academy (AFA Academy), financially supported by Create Hong Kong and Hong Kong Film Development Fund.

The masterclass will examine Ching’s pioneering style of cinematic martial arts for films such as Hero (2002), the BAFTA-nominated House of Flying Daggers (2004), and The Sorcerer and the White Snake (2011). The event will also highlight his career as a director, during which he has aided the development of the action-fantasy genre of Chinese filmmaking with A Chinese Ghost Story (1987). Ching was also the chief action choreographer for the Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

Event details:

BAFTA Masterclass with Tony Ching in partnership with Asian Film Awards Academy

Financially supported by Create Hong Kong and Hong Kong Film Development Fund

18:30 – 20:00 Tuesday 18 September at BAFTA, 195 Piccadilly in London,

Public tickets will go on sale on Friday 17 August at 12.30pm. To book tickets, please visit www.bafta.org/whats-on