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Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild
The Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild (HKFDG; ) is an entertainment guild founded in 1989 to represent the interests of directors in the Hong Kong film industry. At the Hong Kong Film Awards The Hong Kong Film Awards (HKFA; ), founded in 1982, is an annual film awards ceremony in Hong Kong. The ceremonies are typically in April. The awards recognise achievement in various aspects of filmmaking, such as directing, screenwriting, ac ... committee member votes contribute a weight of 25% towards the overall score of in the categories Best Director, Best New Director and Best Visual Effects. Executive Committee Members References External links HKFDG Website {{Authority control Film organizations in China Entertainment industry unions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China. With 7.5 million residents of various nationalities in a territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world. Hong Kong is also a major global financial centre and one of the most developed cities in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing Empire ceded Hong Kong Island from Xin'an County at the end of the First Opium War in 1841 then again in 1842.. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 after the Second Opium War and was further extended when Britain obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898... British Hong Kong was occupied by Imperial Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II; British administration resume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Lau
Andrew Lau Wai-keung ( zh, t=劉偉強, born 4 April 1960) is a Hong Kong film director, producer, and cinematographer. Lau began his career in the 1980s and 1990s, serving as a cinematographer to filmmakers such as Ringo Lam, Wong Jing and Wong Kar-wai. In the 1990s, Lau decided to have more creative freedom as a cinematographer by becoming a film director and film producer, producer. Apart from making films in his native Hong Kong, Lau has also made films in China, Korea and the United States. A highly prolific filmmaker, Lau has made films in a variety of genres, and is most notable in the West for his Hong Kong action cinema, action and crime films which include the Young and Dangerous (series), ''Young and Dangerous'' film series, the ''Infernal Affairs'' trilogy (the latter co-directed together with Alan Mak (director), Alan Mak), and ''Revenge of the Green Dragons'' (executive produced by Martin Scorsese). Early life Andrew Lau was born 4 April 1960, and is one of six s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poon Yuen Leung
Poon may refer to: * The Calophyllum, also known as the "''Poon Tree''" * Poon (surname), an East Asian surname * ''Po-on'' (novel), a novel by Filipino author F. Sionil José * Poon (county), a former county in Kwangtung (Guangdong), China Other uses * A fool (Australian) * several trees in the genus Calophyllum See also * Poona (other) Poona or Pune is a metropolis in Maharashtra, India. Poona may also refer to: Places * Poona, Queensland, a town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia * Poona Dam, in Queensland, Australia * Poona National Park, in Queensla ... {{disambig zh:潘姓 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Law
Alex Law Kai-Yui (; 19 August 1952 – 2 July 2022) was a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, and producer. Law was educated at the Diocesan Boys' School, Hong Kong, matriculating in 1971. Law collaborated with Mabel Cheung on many of her most famous films, including the "Migration Trilogy": ''Illegal Immigrant'' (1985), ''An Autumn's Tale'' (1987) and ''Eight Taels of Gold'' (1989). He wrote the screenplay for Cheung's ''The Soong Sisters The Soong sisters () were Soong Ai-ling, Soong Ching-ling, and Soong Mei-ling, three Shanghainese (of Hakka descent) Christian Chinese women who were, along with their husbands, amongst China's most significant political figures of the early 20 ...'' (1997). Awards and nominations External links *Alex LAW Kai-Yui [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tung Wai
Tung may refer to: People * Madison Tung, a U.S. Air Force Officer, wrestler, and Rhodes Scholar * Ho-Pin Tung, a dutch race car driver of Chinese descent. * Lola Tung, an actress known for her acting debut on drama series The Summer I Turned Pretty Places * Tung Fort, a hill fort in Maharashtra, India * Tung, a village in Bar Kham, Cambodia * Tung (Mawal), a village in Maharashtra, India * Tung, Sikkim, a village in India * Tung, West Bengal, India, on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Other uses * ''Vernicia fordii'' or Tung tree, a deciduous tree native to China ** Tung oil, a furniture finish made from the seeds of the tung tree * Tung (surname), a Cantonese Romanization of Chinese family names 董, commonly used in Hong Kong * Tung, the original Webster spelling of tongue * Tunng, an experimental folk band from the United Kingdom * Lê Quang Tung Colonel Lê Quang Tung (13 June 1919 – 1 November 1963) was the commander of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manfred Wong
Manfred Wong (; Wong Man-Chun; born 5 June 1957, in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong radio personality, film producer, screenwriter, film director and actor. He is best known for his involvement as a writer for the ''Young and Dangerous'' film series. Biography Born in 1957 in Hong Kong, Wong had studied at St. Paul's Convent School. Thereafter, he majored in communications at Baptist College, but dropped out before completion and took up the post as a TV copywriter. In 1972, he worked as a writer for magazines and newspapers. In 1977, he became a scriptwriter at RTV and was involved in several drama series such as ''Reincarnated'' and ''Dragon Strike''. He entered the film industry in 1979, working in the creative side of production. In 1995 he formed a partnership with director-cinematographer Andrew Lau and writer-producer-director Wong Jing to establish BoB and Partners Co. Ltd., the creative team most noted for its creation of the very successful ''Young and Dangerous'' which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mabel Cheung
Mabel Cheung (, born 17 November 1950) is a film director from Hong Kong. She is one of the leading directors in Hong Kong cinema and is considered one of the three women (along with Ann Hui and Clara Law) to achieve acclaim in the New Wave/Second Wave in Hong Kong. Elected "Freshman's Queen" when she was studying undergrad at the University of Hong Kong, she was also an avid sportswoman representing Lady Ho Tung Hall and the University of Hong Kong. Cheung made her first film in 1985 as a student at New York University. Cheung is known for working with the migration issues of Hongkongers and overseas Chinese, especially before the 1997 handover of Hong Kong. Her films include the "migration trilogy": '' The Illegal Immigrant'' (1985), ''An Autumn's Tale'' (1987) and ''Eight Taels of Gold'' (1989). ''The Soong Sisters'' (1997) marks another peak of her filming career. All four films were made in collaboration with writer Alex Law. Filmography See also *List of graduates of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Kwok
Derek Kwok Chi-kin (, born 10 October 1976) is a Hong Kong film director and screenwriter. He won the 28th Hong Kong Film Awards for Best New Director with his film ''The Moss''. Director *2007 ''The Pye-Dog'' *2008 ''The Moss'' *2010 '' Gallants'' *2010 '' Frozen'' *2013 '' Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons'' *2014 ''As the Light Goes Out'' *2015 ''Full Strike'' *2017 '' The Tales of Wukong'' Screenplay *2000 ''Skyline Cruisers'' *2001 ''2002'' *2002 ''The Mummy'' *2002 ''Dry Wood Fierce Fire'' *2004 ''Leaving Me, Loving You'' *2007 ''The Pye-Dog'' *2008 ''The Moss'' *2010 '' Gallants'' *2010 '' Frozen'' *2013 '' Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons'' *2014 ''As the Light Goes Out ''As the Light Goes Out'' () is a 2014 Hong Kong-Chinese disaster film directed by Derek Kwok and starring Nicholas Tse, Shawn Yue, Simon Yam and Hu Jun. Cast * Nicholas Tse as Sam Ho Wing-sam (何永森) * Shawn Yue as Yau Pong-chiu (游邦潮) ...'' References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilson Yip
Wilson Yip Wai-Shun (; born 1964) is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker and screenwriter. His films include ''Bio Zombie'', '' The White Dragon'', '' SPL: Sha Po Lang'', ''Dragon Tiger Gate'', ''Flash Point'' and the ''Ip Man'' series. Early career A film buff at an early age, Yip went to the cinema whenever he could and often wrote reviews on the backs of ticket stubs. He entered the movie business in the 1980s, starting out as a "gofer" and working his way up to assistant director. His directorial debut was ''01.00 AM'', a three-segment horror compendium. He directed two of three parts, one with Veronica Yip as a nurse who sees dead pop stars, and Anita Yuen interviewing a demon. His next effort, ''Daze Reaper'', was a Category III exploitation film, based on a true-crime story about a prison guard who turns to crime. Next was ''Mongkok Story'', an exploitive story in the vein of ''Young and Dangerous'', and another horror trilogy, ''Midnight Zone'', about urban myths. He also t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Bi
Kenneth Bi (born March 4, 1967) is a Hong Kong-born Canadian filmmaker. He has written, directed, and acted in Canada and Hong Kong in numerous theatre and film productions. Biography Kenneth Bi is the son of two movie stars from the Shaw Brothers Studio, Ivy Ling Po and Chin Han. They have both starred in numerous films and also had a cameo on Kenneth Bi's first film ''Rice Rhapsody''. Kenneth Bi graduated with Honours in Theatre/Film from Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Career In 1992 he won a Special Merit Award in Toronto for his CBC-Radio Drama, ''Rice Krinkles''. Local director/producer Teddy Robin enlisted Bi in the multi-talented capacities of actor, writer, and editor in his 1995 film ''Hong Kong Graffiti'', and offered Bi his first chance at the big screen. In 1998 Bi line-produced '' Slow Fade'' for first time director Daniel Chan Fai which was selected into 1999 Berlin Film Festival. He garnered a second accolade in the same year with a Hong K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Chan
Willie Chan Chi-Keung (22 May 1941 – 24 October 2017) was a Malaysian-born Hong Kong film producer and talent manager. He is best known for helping to establish the career of Jackie Chan, serving as his manager and later as the actor’s producing partner in both Asia and North America. He also managed the career of singer-rapper and actor Edison Chen. Career Chan graduated from the East-West Center in Hawaii in 1966 with a master's degree in marketing. He later moved to Hong Kong from his native Malaysia in 1970 to pursue a career in the film industry. He was a talent scout and line producer in the mid-1970s when he met Jackie Chan, who was, at the time, a stuntman. Willie helped him to gain the leading role in Lo Wei's ''New Fist of Fury'', which was released during the "Bruceploitation" era, but was not a movie of that kind, and was hailed as a "follow-up" to Bruce Lee's ''Fist of Fury''. Willie had shown a keen interest in Jackie's willingness and ability to perform dangero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land, the most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. Covering an area of approximately , it is the world's third largest country by total land area. The country consists of 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The national capital is Beijing, and the most populous city and financial center is Shanghai. Modern Chinese trace their origins to a cradle of civilization in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. The semi-legendary Xia dynasty in the 21st century BCE and the well-attested Shang and Zhou dynasties developed a bureaucratic political system to serve hereditary monarchies, or dyna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
