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CANNES -- Fortune Star has confirmed the completion of four films produced by Infernal Affairs director Andrew Lau, under its five-picture deal with Lau, and two films to be produced by The Big Hit director Kirk Wong. First out of the gate is The Third Eye, a thriller by Carol Lai (A Floating Landscape) that premiered at the Hong Kong International Film Festival in April. Also completed is The Haunted School, helmed by Chin Man-kei (Sex and Zen 2), A Mob Story by Herman Yau (Give Them a Chance) and Undercover by Billy Chung (Color of Loyalty). Budgets average $1 million, and Fortune Star is working for September or October for the release of the movies as a series, according to Fortune Star general manager Peter Poon.

HONG KONG -- China Star's Running on Karma and Media Asia's Infernal Affairs II will slug it out for top honors at the 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards. Karma, directed by Johnnie To and Ka-fai Wai, goes into the final round of voting with 13 nominations, including best film and best director. Stars Andy Lau and Cecilia Cheung were nominated for best actor and best actress, respectively. Cheung was also nominated for her role in Tung-shing Yee's romantic drama Lost in Time. Cheung will be up against Kar-yan Lam (Floating Landscape), Carina Lau (Infernal Affairs II) and Sandra Ng Kwan Yue (Golden Chicken 2). Media Asia's Infernal Affairs II, the follow-up to 2002's boxoffice hit Infernal Affairs, received 12 nominations, including best film, best director, best actor for Francis Ng and best supporting actors for Man-chat To and Kai Chi Liu.