Renaissance Awards 2020
In the times of storm, there is still light.
“There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” — Musician poet Leonard Cohen
We believe that with harder times, there comes more abundant creativity. Independent creative works, as the force of the forceless, as the light of the lightless, are the power of the powerless. They escape through every single crack, and run towards the land of freedom.
The Renaissance Awards is founded on the belief in creative and avant-garde works. With the challenge to the mainstream and taboos, with the breakthrough of cogitation and aesthetics, with the concern about the truth and the disadvantaged, avant-garde works consist of both the spirit of times and liberty. This is what the Renaissance Awards hopes to recommend. We encourage independent works in the Sinophone world that pioneer and care the society, while gathering more appreciators who value autonomy and freedom.
We are not running out of choices. The wings of freedom always shine upon us.
Finalists
Translated titles (marked with an asterisk) are used where an original English title is not present.
Music Award:
Kinakaian Mother Tongue – Abao
《kinakaian 母親的舌頭》ABAO 阿爆（阿仍仍）
Phantom Rhythm – Gong Gong Gong
《幽靈節奏》工工工
Harsh – Sophy Wong
《殘》王嘉儀
Drama Film Award:
Suk Suk – Ray Yeung
《叔．叔》楊曜愷
Detention – John Hsu
《返校》徐漢強
Beyond the Dream – Kiwi Chow
《幻愛》周冠威
Documentary Film Award:
Bamboo Theatre – Cheung Cheuk
《戲棚》卓翔
Lost Course – Jill Li
《迷航》李哲昕
3cm – WONG Siu Pong
《3cm》黃肇邦
Literature Award:
Light Hidden in Dust* - CHOW Hon Fai
《光隱於塵》周漢輝
Everything I’ve Told You about that Mountain* - LIU Chen Chi
《我所告訴你關於那座山的一切》／劉宸君
Non-fiction Writing Award:
Sparks of Life: The German Experience with Ageing – Yimen Chen
《看見生命的火花：德國高齡社會紀行》／陳伊敏
Salt to the Sea: Interviews of the Hong Kong Post 90’s Generation – Bobo Choy
《海浪裏的鹽——香港90後世代訪談故事》／蔡寶賢
The Kaohsiung Incident, Not So Long Time Ago – Hsiangyen Tang
《時光悠悠美麗島：我所經歷與珍藏的時代》唐香燕
Timeline
March 2020 – Open for Nomination
May 2020 – Announcement of List of Finalists
5 June 2020 – Polling Open for “Initium X Renaissance Communications Grand Prize”
TBD – Award Ceremony
TBD – Showcase of Finalist Works & Public Forums