Martial arts legend Sammo Hung has been tapped as jury president for the 18th Asian Movie Awards, whereas South Korean supernatural thriller “Exhuma” and Hong Kong motion pic “Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In” dominate the nominations.

South Korean supernatural thriller “Exhuma,” helmed by director Jang Jae-hyun and marking the return of veteran actor Choi Min-sik, leads with 11 nods together with greatest movie, director, actor and actress. The movie weaves components of feng shui and conventional shamanism in its story of an ominous grave investigation.

Hong Kong motion movie “Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In” follows with 9 nominations. Based mostly on Yuyi’s “Metropolis of Darkness” novel and set within the Eighties Kowloon Walled Metropolis, the movie is competing for greatest movie, supporting actor and a number of technical awards.

Soi Cheang’s Hong Kong motion movie “Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In” follows with 9 nominations. Based mostly on Yuyi’s “Metropolis of Darkness” novel and set within the Eighties Kowloon Walled Metropolis, the movie is competing for greatest movie, supporting actor and a number of technical awards.

Japanese director Yoshida Daihachi’s black-and-white drama “Teki Cometh,” tailored from Tsutsui Yasutaka’s 1998 novel, secured six nominations. The movie a few retired professor’s struggles shares the depend with “All We Think about As Gentle,” directed by Cannes Grand Prix winner Payal Kapadia. The French-Indian-Dutch-Luxembourg co-production explores the lives of three ladies in Mumbai.

Hong Kong choices embody Nick Cheung’s “Papa,” starring Sean Lau, who returns to the perfect actor race since AFA9. “The Final Dance,” that includes Michael Hui in his first greatest actor nomination since AFA11, explores Hong Kong’s funeral business. Each movies acquired three nominations every. “All Shall Be Effectively” earned display veteran Maggie Li Lin Lin her first-ever movie award nomination for supporting actress.

As beforehand introduced, Japanese actor Dean Fujioka (“Fullmetal Alchemist,” “Hit Me Anybody One Extra Time”) will function ambassador alongside youth ambassadors Thai actress Aokbab Chutimon (“Unhealthy Genius,” “Starvation”), Taiwanese actor Austin Lin (“Marry My Lifeless Physique”), Hong Kong’s Lo Chun Yip (“Time Nonetheless Turns the Pages”), and Japan’s Okada Masaki (“Drive My Automobile”).

The ceremony, set for March 16 at Hong Kong’s Xiqu Centre, will showcase 30 movies from 25 nations competing throughout 16 classes. The occasion will broadcast dwell through the Asian Movie Awards Academy’s official channels.

The Asian Movie Awards Academy was established by the Busan, Hong Kong and Tokyo Worldwide Movie Festivals to advertise Asian cinema and foster business connections all through the area.