On May 19, Hong Kong Christian artist Steven Ma Junwei won the "Best New Director Award" at the "Third MOVIE6 National Film Awards" for his film about depression.
In his acceptance speech, the novice director expressed his gratitude to his Heavenly Father for his care and protection so that he can successfully complete the shooting. Afterwards, he expressed on a Microblog: "Thank you Lord for helping me shoot the film Till We Meet Again. Thank you to everyone who voted for me. Thank you to the whole team, both those in front of the camera and those behind the scenes, thank you for your efforts! I will work harder in the future to be a competent film director and will continue to create and shoot more realistic films that show concern for the grassroots and disadvantaged communities. I hope everyone will continue to support me and my Pony Studio! Thanks! "
That night, Ma shared on Microblog about his step-by-step growth from making a stage play to being a director. He thanked God for his leadership and gave glory to his Heavenly Father:
"In 2015 I started to write my first stage script entitled Xu Zhimo’s Accidental Meeting. After it was performed in Hong Kong in 2016, I was grateful that this stage work was selected by the '19th China Shanghai International Art Festival' as the only officially recognized stage work from Hong Kong to be presented in the Mainland in 2017. On October 28, 2018, my first social documentary TV program Similarity was released. Continue to Go, which I personally conceived, produced and hosted, was broadcast on 'Turn on TV'. Afterwards, in August 2019, I was grateful that this TV program received the "Best Creative Award" and "Screen Silver Award" from the 52nd American International Film and Television Festival. In May 2019, the film Till We Meet Again was filmed and launched on December 5 of the same year. Up until May 2020, I am grateful to have received the "Best New Director" award from The Third Movie6 National Film Awards.‘’
- Translated by Abigail Wu
基督徒艺人马浚伟电影《生前约死后》获奖感恩上帝眷顾：一切荣耀归天父！
5月19日，香港的基督徒艺人马浚伟凭借在关注抑郁症的电影《生前约死后》荣获“第三届MOVIE6全民票选电影大奖”最佳新导演奖。
在获奖感言中，新手导演马浚伟表达了对天父眷顾的感恩，保守他能够顺利完成拍摄。随后，他在微博上表示：“感谢主！感谢每位投我票的观众，感激《生前约死后〉 台前幕后整个团队，感谢你们的付出！未来我会更努力去做一个用心和称职的电影导演、也会继续去创作和筹拍更多关心社会基层和弱势社群的写实电影，希望大家继续支持我，支持小马工作室！感恩！“
当晚，他在微博上分享了自己对于自己开始做舞台剧到现在做导演的一步步成长，感恩上帝的带领，并将荣耀归于天父：
"2015年，我开始写我的第一个舞台剧剧本「偶然•徐志摩」，2016在香港公演后，在2017年感恩被「第十九届中国上海国际艺术节」评选为官方认可唯一代表香港在内地巡演的舞台作品。2018年10月28日，我的第一个亲自构思、监製及主持的社会纪实电视节目「同理•继续走」在「开电视」播出。及后在2019年8月，我这个电视节目感恩获得「第52届美国国际电影电视节」颁发「最佳创意奖」和「萤幕银奖」两个大奖项。2019年5月，电影《生前约死后》正式开机拍摄，在同年12月5号在全港院线上映。直至2020年5月，我感恩获得「第三届Movie6全民票选电影大奖」颁发「最佳新导演」奖项。"
On May 19, Hong Kong Christian artist Steven Ma Junwei won the "Best New Director Award" at the "Third MOVIE6 National Film Awards" for his film about depression.
In his acceptance speech, the novice director expressed his gratitude to his Heavenly Father for his care and protection so that he can successfully complete the shooting. Afterwards, he expressed on a Microblog: "Thank you Lord for helping me shoot the film Till We Meet Again. Thank you to everyone who voted for me. Thank you to the whole team, both those in front of the camera and those behind the scenes, thank you for your efforts! I will work harder in the future to be a competent film director and will continue to create and shoot more realistic films that show concern for the grassroots and disadvantaged communities. I hope everyone will continue to support me and my Pony Studio! Thanks! "
That night, Ma shared on Microblog about his step-by-step growth from making a stage play to being a director. He thanked God for his leadership and gave glory to his Heavenly Father:
"In 2015 I started to write my first stage script entitled Xu Zhimo’s Accidental Meeting. After it was performed in Hong Kong in 2016, I was grateful that this stage work was selected by the '19th China Shanghai International Art Festival' as the only officially recognized stage work from Hong Kong to be presented in the Mainland in 2017. On October 28, 2018, my first social documentary TV program Similarity was released. Continue to Go, which I personally conceived, produced and hosted, was broadcast on 'Turn on TV'. Afterwards, in August 2019, I was grateful that this TV program received the "Best Creative Award" and "Screen Silver Award" from the 52nd American International Film and Television Festival. In May 2019, the film Till We Meet Again was filmed and launched on December 5 of the same year. Up until May 2020, I am grateful to have received the "Best New Director" award from The Third Movie6 National Film Awards.‘’
- Translated by Abigail Wu
