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AMTD's New Movie "Mother Bhumi" Gains Prestigious Recognition at International Film Festivals
AMTD Group Inc. ("AMTD" or the "Group"), alongside The Generation Essentials Group ("TGE", NYSE: TGE), a subsidiary of the Group under AMTD Digital (NYSE: HKD), jointly announce that AMTD's latest film, "Mother Bhumi" (the "Movie"), has garnered multiple major nominations at international film festivals.
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[{"type":"text","content":"PARIS and NEW YORK and SINGAPORE, Oct. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- AMTD Group Inc. ("AMTD" or the "Group"), alongside The Generation Essentials Group ("TGE", NYSE: TGE), a subsidiary of the Group under AMTD Digital (NYSE: HKD), jointly announce that AMTD's latest film, "Mother Bhumi" (the "Movie"), has garnered multiple major nominations at international film festivals.","length":423,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Mother Bhumi scored eight nominations at the 62nd Golden Horse Awards, including Best Narrative Feature, Best Director, Best Leading Actress, Best Sound Effects, Best Cinematography, Best Makeup & Costume Design, Best Original Film Score, and Best Original Film Song.","length":271,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"In addition, the Movie was selected for the main competition at the 38th Tokyo International Film Festival, where it will also have its World Premiere.","length":151,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Directed by award-winning Malaysian filmmaker Chong Keat Aun, Mother Bhumi is a Malaysia–Hong Kong–Italy co-production movie, starring Fan Bingbing with Natalie Hsu, Bai Run-yin, and Pearlly Chua. The Movie is set in the late 1990s in a rural area of northern Malaysia near the Thai border, where multiple ethnic groups coexist. Amid ongoing rice-field disputes and rising unrest, Hong Im, a widowed Chinese-Siamese farmer and ritual healer, transformed into Mother Bhumi, confronting the colonial wounds embedded deep within the land. The official trailer of the Movie has been unveiled today.","length":594,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"AMTD is one of the lead production companies of this Movie, with Dr. Calvin Choi, founder of AMTD IDEA Group and AMTD Digital, serving as the executive producer.","length":161,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"About AMTD Group","length":16,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"AMTD Group is a conglomerate with a core business portfolio spanning across media and entertainment, education and training, and premium assets and hospitality sectors.","length":168,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"About AMTD IDEA Group","length":21,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"AMTD IDEA Group (NYSE: AMTD; SGX: HKB) represents a diversified institution and digital solutions group connecting comp...