Hong Kong filmmaker Ann Hui holds her Golden Lion award for Lifetime Achievement during the 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival on Sept. 8, 2020. [Photo courtesy of Alibaba Pictures]

Eddie Peng, leading actor of Ann Hui's new film "Love after Love," speaks via video link during a press conference with media during the 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival on Sept. 8, 2020. [Photo courtesy of Alibaba Pictures]

A film still from "Love After Love" [Photo courtesy of Alibaba Pictures]

A photo shows the moment when Hong Kong filmmaker Ann Hui received her Golden Lion award for Lifetime Achievement from the Jury President Cate Blanchett during the 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival on Sept. 8, 2020. [Photo courtesy of Alibaba Pictures]

Hong Kong filmmaker Ann Hui, having received her Golden Lion award for Lifetime Achievement, poses with Jury President Cate Blanchett on stage at a ceremony held during the 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival on Sept. 8, 2020. [Photo courtesy of Alibaba Pictures]