Singaporean Actor Mark Lee Wins Best Actor Award at Ho Chi Minh City International Film Festival

SINGAPORE – Local actor Mark Lee and his family were having dinner with friends at Canopy HortPark on April 13 when he received a WhatsApp message from screenwriter Michelle Chang: “Hi Mark. You won for Best Actor at the Ho Chi Minh City International Film Festival.”

The two play middle-aged fathers who bond over their love for their daughters in the Mandarin and Hokkien film, Wonderland, directed by award-winning Singaporean film-maker Chai Yee Wei. It is Lee’s first international film award. He was previously nominated for Best Leading Actor at the Golden Horse Awards in 2020 for the comedy-drama Number 1.🎉 CÔNG BỐ GIẢI THƯỞNG NAM CHÍNH XUẤT SẮC NHẤT TẠI LIÊN HOAN PHIM QUỐC TẾ THÀNH PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINH 2024 🎬...Yu was out running errands when the messages came in. “This is my first international acting award for a feature film,” he said.

In an earlier interview, Chai said Wonderland was born of several real-life experiences and events that he had witnessed in his youth.

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