As follow up to Katie Rich’s report on the Hong Kong Film Industry’s Focus On Women, we’re pleased to report that Ann Hui was named Best Director at the 2009 Hong Kong Film Awards, held on Sunday, April 19. Hui received the award for The Way We Are, a gritty low budget docudrama set a poor neighborhood in Hong Kong. Also nominated for Best Director were Johnnie To, John Woo, Benny Chan and Wilson Yip.

There will be a retrospective of Ann Hui’s television work at the upcoming Undine Far East Film Festival that starts on April 24.