The First Girl I Loved
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| Traditional Chinese | 喜歡妳是妳 |
| Literal meaning | I like you as you are |
| Jyutping | Hei2 Fun1 Nei5 Si6 Nei5 |
| Directed by | Yeung Chiu-hoi Candy Ng |
| Screenplay by | Yeung Chiu-hoi Candy Ng Susan Sin |
| Produced by | Teddy Robin Patrick Tong O Sing-pui |
| Starring | Hedwig Tam Renci Yeung |
| Cinematography | O Sing-pui |
| Edited by | Yeung Chiu-hoi Candy Ng Anita Chu |
| Music by | Day Tai Labroe Lee |
Production companies | Mei Ah Entertainment Dreams Salon |
| Distributed by | Mei Ah Entertainment Gala Films |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
The First Girl I Loved (Chinese: 喜歡妳是妳) is a 2021 Hong Kong lesbian romance film co-directed and co-written by Yeung Chiu-hoi and Candy Ng. Starring Hedwig Tam and Renci Yeung as Wing and Sylvia, two schoolgirls and best friends, the film explores the blossoming and eventual fading of their romantic relationship during their school years.
TVB actor Yeung Chiu-hoi became interested in writing a feature film in 2014 and decided to collaborate with his university classmate and production house founder Candy Ng. Development of the project began the following year, and funding was secured in 2017 from Mei Ah Entertainment, Dreams Salon, and the Hong Kong Film Development Council. Principal photography commenced in August 2018 and spanned about one and a half years, with an additional two years dedicated to post-production. The film features a theme song "My Dear, Best Friend", performed by Eman Lam.
The film had its world premiere on 2 November 2021 at the 18th Hong Kong Asian Film Festival, followed by a theatrical release in Hong Kong on 25 November. It also won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at the 29th Mardi Gras Film Festival in Australia.