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Biography

Cheuk was born on 21 October 1987, in Hong Kong. He is the son of

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, the incumbent Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration of Hong Kong. He had his secondary education at Raimondi College, the alma mater of his father, but did not perform well academically. However, he became immersed in video editing after creating

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highlight reels with Windows Movie Maker and received positive feedback on online forums. He also sparked interest in films after watching the 1997 film '' Good Will Hunting''. He had poor relationships with his parents, as his father wanted him to become a lawyer or doctor instead of studying humanities subjects. Only getting 8 marks in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination, his father sent him to a boarding school in Britain after Form 5. He later returned to Hong Kong and attended the City University of Hong Kong to study creative media. He was mentored by director and guest lecturer Patrick Tam, and won silver prize in the 18th Ifva Awards with his graduation project, ''Waiting to Drown…''. After graduating with a

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in 2012, Cheuk worked as a writer's assistant for sports drama film '' Unbeatable'' and action thriller film ''

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''. In 2017, Cheuk wrote the horror film ', which was his first credited screenplay. He also co-wrote action thriller film '' Paradox'' with Jill Leung in the same year. In 2019, Cheuk applied for and received funding from the Hong Kong Film Development Council's " First Feature Film Initiative" with a screenplay draft of '' Time Still Turns the Pages''. He penned the script in 2015 based on the death of a close friend and university classmate, but altered certain aspects of his friend's experiences to delve into the concerning phenomenon of student suicides in Hong Kong. Cheuk also served as the director and co-editor of the film. The film has gained critical acclaim for its subject matter, atmosphere and writing. Cheuk won

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, Best Editing in the latter.

Filmography

Film

Awards and nominations

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cheuk, Nick 1987 births Living people Alumni of the City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong film directors Hong Kong screenwriters Hong Kong film editors