Actors and film festivals are similar in the fact that they are conduits: the former helping directors to bring their work to fruition, and the latter serving as a bridge between these finished films with their audiences. Like film festivals, actors could only thrive when good things come their way. With so much uncertainty shaping their every move, how could actors manage to make a breakthrough? What are actors' hopes and fears for the future, as the pandemic hastens the long-mooted transformation of Hong Kong's film and entertainment industry? These are some of the questions our actors' roundtable seeks to address.