Jessey Tsang Tsui-shan () is a

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 Delt ...

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

, scriptwriter and documentary maker who has won multiple awards at various international film festivals. In 2012 she won a Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Director for her film ''

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''.

Biography

Tsang studied sound design at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts where she graduated in 2001. Afterwards she attended the City University of Hong Kong and completed her master's degree in 2005. While still studying at City University she directed her first solo film ''Lonely Planet'' in 2004 which was honored with a Silver Award by the

IFVA ifva is organised by Hong Kong Arts Centre. Since its establishment in 1995, it has been serving as a platform that promotes and encourages creative talents in Asia, making short films, videos, animation and interactive media. It organizes the "i ...

. After winning another award at the South Taiwan Film Festival in 2009 for '' Lovers on the Road'' Tsang directed her most critically acclaimed work to date ''

'' which won her

Best New Director ''Best New Director'' was an award given by the New York Film Critics Circle from its first inception in 1989 until discontinuing in 1996. There was no award in 1993. 1980s 1989 *Kenneth Branagh – ''Henry V (1989 film), Henry V'' **Runners-up: St ...

at the

31st Hong Kong Film Awards The 31st Hong Kong Film Awards presentation ceremony took place in Hong Kong Cultural Centre on 15 April 2012. The hosts for the awards ceremony are Eric Tsang, Bowie Tsang, Gordon Lam, Ronald Cheng and Angelababy. TVB, Now TV and RTHK Radio 2 w ...

and the title of Best New Artist by the

Hong Kong Art Development Council The Hong Kong Arts Development Council (ADC) is a statutory body in Hong Kong tasked with development of the arts in the territory. The ADC was created in 1995, under the Hong Kong Arts Development Council Ordinance, Chapter 472, replacing ...

. Tsang's work Flowing Stories is a documentary about the small rural village of Ho Chung in

Sai Kung District Sai Kung District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China. The district comprises the southern half of the Sai Kung Peninsula, the Clear Water Bay Peninsula in the New Territories and a strip of lan ...

where she grew up. Released in 2014 the film focuses on the lives of villagers and their relative that have left to live overseas. Tsang's another movie Scent is a romance movie filmed in China, featuring Korean actor Park Si-Hoo and Chinese actress Chen Ran. She received FilmAid Asia Humanitarian Award in 2016 for her projects on environmental issues and disadvantaged communities.

Filmography

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