Matthew "Matt" Chow Hoi-Kwong (, born 4 August 1968) is a

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and producer. He is best known for his

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films, and has served as a screenwriter for filmmakers

Peter Chan Peter Ho-sun Chan (born 28 November 1962) is a film director and producer. Early life Chan was born in British Hong Kong to parents China. He and his family moved to Thailand when he was 12, where he grew up amongst the international Chine ...

, Johnnie To,

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, and Joe Ma.

Career

Matt Chow started his career at

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in 1989 when he was hired by Joe Ma, who Chow considers to be his friend, teacher and boss.Interview Matthew Chow
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Filmography

Producer

* ''Ghost Office'' (2001) * ''Let's Sing Along'' (2001)

Story

* ''Let's Sing Along'' (2001)

Director

* ''L - O - V - E ..... LOVE'' (1997) * ''

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'' (1998) * ''United We Stand, And Swim'' (2001) * ''Let's Sing Along'' (2001) * ''The Attractive One'' (2004) * ''Itchy Heart'' (2004) * '' Golden Chicken 3'' (2014) * '' 12 Golden Ducks'' (2015) * '' Triumph in the Skies'' (2015)

Actor

* ''Feel 100%, Once More'' (1996) * ''

Feel 100% ''Feel 100%'' ( Chinese: 百分百感覺) is a popular Hong Kong comic book series written by Lau Wan Kit (劉雲傑) and Yau Ching Yuen ( 游清源). Its popularity has resulted in various adaptations on film and television. To this date t ...

'' (1996) * ''July 13th'' (1996) * ''Till Death Do Us Laugh'' (1996) * ''They Don't Care About Us'' (1996) * ''First Love Unlimited'' (1997) * ''He Comes from Planet K'' (1997) * ''Haunted Karaoke'' (1997) * ''L - O - V - E ..... LOVE'' (1997) * ''Too Many Ways To Be No. 1'' (1997) * ''F***/Off'' (1998) * ''

Portland Street Blues ''Portland Street Blues'' (古惑仔情義篇之洪興十三妹) is a 1998 Hong Kong film, directed by Yip Wai Man. The film is a spin-off of the '' Young and Dangerous'' series of films. Synopsis This spin-off movie provides a contrast to the ...

'' (1998) * ''Love Generation Hong Kong'' (1998) * ''Nude Fear'' (1998) * ''

Bio Zombie ''Bio Zombie'' () is a 1998 Hong Kong zombie comedy film, starring Jordan Chan. It spoofs George A. Romero's '' Dawn of the Dead'' and shows many similarities to Peter Jackson's ''Braindead''. Plot Woody Invincible and Crazy Bee are two young ...

'' (1998) * ''

'' (1998) * ''Afraid of Nothing, the Jobless King'' (1999) * ''Bullets Over Summer'' (1999) * ''Ghost Office'' (2001) * '' La Brassiere'' (2001) * ''Everyday Is Valentine'' (2001) * ''

You Shoot, I Shoot ''You Shoot, I Shoot'' (買兇拍人) is a 2001 Hong Kong black comedy film produced, written and directed by Pang Ho-cheung and starring Eric Kot and Cheung Tat-ming. Plot Bart ( Eric Kot), a professional contract killer, is requested by hi ...

'' (2001) * ''Shadow'' (2001) * ''Feel 100% II'' (2001) * ''Women From Mars'' (2002) * ''The Irresistible Piggies'' (2002) * ''Dry Wood Fierce Fire'' (2002) * ''

Beauty and the Breast ''Beauty and the Breast'' () is a 2002 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Raymond Yip, and starring Francis Ng, Michelle Reis and Daniel Wu. Synopsis The story is about Mario (Ng), who is an office loafer who specializes in praising and ple ...

'' (2002) * ''Fighting to Survive'' (2002) * ''Summer Breeze of Love'' (2002) * '' Fat Choi Spirit'' (2002) * '' Happy Family'' (2002) * '' Love Undercover'' (2002) * ''Loving Him'' (2002) * '' The Mummy, Aged 19'' (2002) * ''U-Man'' (2002) * ''Star Runner'' (2003) * '' Sound of Colors'' (2003) * '' The Twins Effect'' (2003) * ''Naked Ambition'' (2003) * ''Love Is a Many Stupid Thing'' (2004) * ''Hidden Heroes'' (2004) * ''Three of a Kind'' (2004) * '' Kung Fu Mahjong 2'' (2005) * '' Home Sweet Home'' (2005) * '' A.V.'' (2005) * ''Love Undercover 3'' (2006) * ''Dating a Vampire'' (2006) * ''Wife From Hell'' (2006) * '' House of Mahjong'' (2007) * ''

Overheard 2 ''Overheard 2'' is a 2011 Hong Kong crime thriller film produced by Derek Yee, written and directed by Alan Mak and Felix Chong and starring Louis Koo, Lau Ching-wan and Daniel Wu. It is a sequel to the 2009 film '' Overheard'' where Koo, Lau an ...

'' (2011) * ''

All's Well, Ends Well 2012 ''All's Well, Ends Well 2012'' () is a 2012 Hong Kong romantic comedy film directed by Chan Hing-ka and Janet Chun. It is the seventh instalment in the '' All's Well, Ends Well'' film series. Plot Four men go on a heroic mission to help four wo ...

'' (2012) * ''

Mr. and Mrs. Gambler ''Mr. and Mrs. Gambler'' is a 2012 Hong Kong romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by Wong Jing and starring Chapman To and Fiona Sit. Plot Manfred and Flora are compulsive gamblers who can gamble on anything 24 hours a day, se ...

'' (2012) * ''

Vulgaria ''Vulgaria'' () is a 2012 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Pang Ho-cheung. The film won Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Award. Plot Struggling movie producer To Wai-cheung is hardly able to make al ...

'' (2012) * ''Diva'' (2012) * '' SDU: Sex Duties Unit'' (2013) * ''

Full Strike ''Full Strike'' () is a 2015 Hong Kong sports comedy film directed by Derek Kwok and Henri Wong. The film was released on 7 May 2015. Cast * Josie Ho as Ng Kau-sau (aka Beast Ng) * Ekin Cheng as Lau Dan * Ronald Cheng as Ng Kau-cheung (aka Suc ...

'' (2015) * ''Love off the Cuff'' (2017) * ''First Night Nerves'' (2018) * ''Missbehavior'' (2019) * '' Raging Fire'' (2021)

Writer

* ''Hero from Beyond the Boundary of Time'' (1993) * ''The Avenging Quartet'' (1993) * ''Idol'' (1993) * ''A Deadly Way'' (1994) * ''The Day that Doesn't Exist'' (1995) * ''Lying Hero'' (1995) * ''The Little Drunken Masters'' (1995) * ''Till Death Do Us Laugh'' (1996) * ''

'' (1996) * '' Shanghai Grand'' (1996) * ''July 13th'' (1996) * ''He Comes from Planet K'' (1997) * ''Too Many Ways To Be No. 1'' (1997) * ''Love, Amoeba Style'' (1997) * ''L - O - V - E ..... LOVE'' (1997) * ''First Love Unlimited'' (1997) * ''

'' (1998) * ''

'' (1998) * ''Bullets Over Summer'' (1999) * ''Juliet in Love'' (2000) * ''Ghost Office'' (2001) * ''United We Stand, And Swim'' (2001) * ''Let's Sing Along'' (2001) * '' Three: Going Home'' (2002) * ''

Golden Chicken ''Golden Chicken'' (金雞 ''gam1 gai1'') is a 2002 Hong Kong comedy-drama film directed by Samson Chiu starring Sandra Ng and involving cameo appearances from Andy Lau and Eric Tsang. It was followed by two sequels: ''Golden Chicken 2'' in 200 ...

'' (2002) * '' Three'' (2002) * ''Women From Mars'' (2002) * ''Diva . Ah Hey'' (2003) * ''The Attractive One'' (2004) * '' Three of a Kind'' (2004) * ''Itchy Heart'' (2004) * ''Love Undercover 3'' (2006) * '' Dog Bite Dog'' (2006) * '' Golden Chicken 3'' (2014) * '' Chilli Laugh Story'' (2022) Matt Chow at chinesemov.com
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References

External links

*
HK cinemagic entry
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