AMTD's New Movie "Mother Bhumi" Gains Prestigious Recognition at International Film Festivals

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AMTD (HKD) announced that its latest film Mother Bhumi received major festival recognition on Oct 24, 2025. The film earned eight nominations at the 62nd Golden Horse Awards, including Best Narrative Feature and Best Director, and was selected for the main competition at the 38th Tokyo International Film Festival, where it will have its World Premiere. Directed by Chong Keat Aun and starring Fan Bingbing, the Malaysia–Hong Kong–Italy co-production lists AMTD as a lead producer with Dr. Calvin Choi as executive producer. The official trailer was unveiled on the announcement date.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

About AMTD Group

AMTD Group is a conglomerate with a core business portfolio spanning across media and entertainment, education and training, and premium assets and hospitality sectors.

About AMTD IDEA Group

AMTD IDEA Group (NYSE: AMTD; SGX: HKB) represents a diversified institution and digital solutions group connecting companies and investors with global markets. Its comprehensive one-stop business services plus digital solutions platform addresses different clients' diverse and inter-connected business needs and digital requirements across all phases of their life cycles. AMTD IDEA Group is uniquely positioned as an active super connector between clients, business partners, investee companies, and investors, connecting the East and the West. For more information, please visit www.amtdinc.com or follow us on X (formerly known as "Twitter") at @AMTDGroup.

About AMTD Digital Inc.

AMTD Digital Inc. (NYSE: HKD) is a comprehensive digital solutions platform headquartered in France. Its one-stop digital solutions platform operates key business lines including digital media, content and marketing services, investments as well as hospitality and VIP services. For AMTD Digital's announcements, please visit https://ir.amtdigital.net/investor-news.

About The Generation Essentials Group

The Generation Essentials Group (NYSE: TGE), jointly established by AMTD Group, AMTD IDEA Group (NYSE: AMTD; SGX: HKB) and AMTD Digital Inc. (NYSE: HKD), is headquartered in France and focuses on global strategies and developments in multi-media, entertainment, and cultural affairs worldwide as well as hospitality and VIP services. TGE comprises L'Officiel, The Art Newspaper, movie and entertainment projects. Collectively, TGE is a diversified portfolio of media and entertainment businesses, and a global portfolio of premium properties.

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For AMTD IDEA Group:
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AMTD IDEA Group
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For AMTD Digital Inc.:
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FAQ

What Golden Horse Awards nominations did AMTD's Mother Bhumi receive on Oct 24, 2025?

Mother Bhumi received eight nominations including Best Narrative Feature, Best Director, Best Leading Actress, and Best Original Film Score.

When and where is Mother Bhumi's World Premiere for HKD shareholders to note?

The World Premiere will take place in the main competition at the 38th Tokyo International Film Festival following the Oct 24, 2025 announcement.

What is AMTD's role in the production of Mother Bhumi (HKD)?

AMTD is listed as one of the lead production companies and Dr. Calvin Choi is credited as executive producer.

Who directed and who are the lead actors in Mother Bhumi mentioned by AMTD (HKD)?

The film is directed by Chong Keat Aun and stars Fan Bingbing, Natalie Hsu, Bai Run-yin, and Pearlly Chua.

What is the setting and theme of Mother Bhumi as described in the announcement?

Set in the late 1990s northern Malaysia near the Thai border, the film follows a widowed Chinese-Siamese farmer confronting land and colonial wounds amid rising unrest.

Has AMTD released the film trailer for Mother Bhumi and when?

Yes, AMTD unveiled the film's official trailer on the same day as the announcement, Oct 24, 2025.