Milky Li Hoi Ching

Apart from mostly big-budgeted films that have already confirmed, there are not that many Hong Kong films announced to be released in 2011, so it appears that it'll be another year dominated by Chinese/Hong Kong co-productions. The local industry is simply finding it too difficult making 100 percent local production these days. Here are five Hong Kong films you should get ready for next year, including a pair that will reign supreme in Cannes this coming May.

2011 will be another busy year for Pang Ho-Cheung, as it was confirmed that he planned a “Love In A Puff” sequel to shoot sometime next year. The director recently relocated to Beijing, expanding his market to the mainland China and has already planned to work on several projects - without forgetting about his local Hong Kong market.

It was hard to pick this one as the best film of the year. I really admire Kwok and Cheng’s courage to make this film, and I think they totally didn’t disappoint and in fact surprised a lot of people with it. The box office might not do this film justice, and I could see thousands and more people drawn to the dazzling Kung Fu action of Ip Man 2 instead.

It has been confirmed that Johnnie To will direct a new romantic drama film next year, with Sammi Cheng (Infernal Affairs) and Louis Koo (Triad Election) playing the co-leads. Johnnie To reportedly said that he wanted to make “pure love and romantic story” as his next project. He also hinted that it would likely include the participation of filmmaker Wai Ka-Fai.

It was initially reported last year that Dante Lam (Fire of Conscience) would be directing what would possibly be the Peter Chan’s produced remake of Shaw Brothers’s 1975 film The Flying Guillotine, but now Taiwanese director Su Chao Pin, who previously directed this year’s Reign of Assassins (which preemed at the Venice), will direct the remake.