Chan 's 2005 film , the musical '' Perhaps Love '' closed the 2005 Venice Film Festival and was Hong Kong 's entry for an Academy Awards nomination in the best foreign film category . Perhaps Love became one of the year 's top-grossing films in China , Hong Kong and Taiwan , and received a record 29 awards . Chan next directed The Warlords ( 2007 ) and produced Derek Yee 's Protégé ( 2007 ) . The two films were the two highest grossing Hong Kong-China co-productions of 2007 . The Warlords grossed a record RMB220 million in China and over US$ 40 million across Asia , and garnered 8 Hong Kong Film Awards and 3 Golden Horse Awards , including Best Director and Best Feature Film
2005 Venice Film Festival
62nd Venice International Film Festival
Peter Chan