Jacob Cheung Chi-leung is a

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film director, producer, screenwriter, and

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. His credits include '' A Battle Of Wits'' (2006), which was nominated for Best Director and Best Screenplay at the

Golden Bauhinia Awards Golden Bauhinia Awards () is a Hong Kong film award organised by the Hong Kong Film Critics Association. Its first award presentation ceremony took place in 1996. The award attracted controversy in 2007, when ten nominations were given to Pang ...

, and ''

Beyond the Sunset Beyond the Sunset may refer to: * ''Beyond the Sunset'' (film), a 1989 Hong Kong film * "Beyond the Sunset" (song), a 1950 song by Hank Williams * '' Beyond the Sunset: The Romantic Collection'', a 2004 Blackmore's Night compilation album {{d ...

'' (1989), which was nominated for two awards at the

9th Hong Kong Film Awards The 9th Hong Kong Awards ceremony, honored the best films of 1989 and took place on 8 April 1990 at Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. The ceremony was hosted by Philip Chan and John Sham John Sham Kin-Fun (born 1952) ...

Personal life

Cheung is married to Venus Wong and has four children: the triplets Matthew, Eugene and Jeremy, and their elder sister, Ingrid.

Filmography

Director

* ''

The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom ''The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom'' is a 2014 Chinese wuxia-fantasy film based on the best-selected novel '' Romance of the White-Haired Maiden'' written by Liang Yusheng. Directed by Jacob Cheung and co-produced by Bona Film Group and H ...

'' (2014) * ''Ticket (Che Piao)'' (2007) * '' A Battle Of Wits'' (2006) * ''Hero on the Silkroad'' (2004) * ''Never Say Goodbye'' (2001) * ''Midnight Fly'' (2001) * ''The Kid'' (1999) * ''Intimates'' (1997) * ''Whatever Will Be, Will Be'' (1995) * ''The Returning'' (1994) * ''Always on My Mind'' (1993) * ''Lover's Tear'' (1992) * ''

Cageman ''Cageman'' () is a 1992 Hong Kong satirical comedy-drama film directed by Jacob Cheung. It won four awards at the 12th Hong Kong Film Awards held in 1993, including Best Film. Plot The movie explores the lives of tenants of the Wah Ha cage-h ...

'' (1992) *''Goodbye Hero'' (1990) * ''

'' (1989) * ''

Lai Shi, China's Last Eunuch ''Lai Shi, China's Last Eunuch'', also known as ''Last Eunuch in China'', (Chinese: 中國最後一個太監) is a 1988 Hong Kong historical drama film directed by Jacob Cheung in his directorial debut and starring Max Mok in the title role of ...

'' (1988)

Actor

* ''Hong Kong Graffiti'' (1997) * ''My Dad is a Jerk'' (1997) * ''Those were the Days'' (1996) * ''

'' (1992) * ''Au revior, mon amour'' (1991) * ''Hong Kong Godfather'' (1991) * ''

All About Women ''All About Women'' (), originally titled ''She Ain't Mean'' and ''Not All Women Are Bad'', is a 2008 Chinese romantic comedy-drama film directed by Tsui Hark. Starring Zhou Xun, Kitty Zhang and Gwei Lun-mei, the film tells a series of inter ...

'' (2008)

Producer

* ''Midnight Fly'' (2001) * ''Never Say Goodbye'' (2001) * ''The Kid'' (1999) * ''Intimates'' (1997) * ''Signal Left, Turn Right'' (1996) * ''I've Got You, Babe!!!'' (1994) * ''Sparkling Fox'' (1994)

Screenplay

* '' A Battle of Wits'' (2006) * ''The Returning'' (1994) * ''

'' (1992) * ''

'' (1989)

Executive Associate Producer

* ''Mr. Vampire'' (1985)

External links

* http://hktopten.blogspot.com/2012/06/20120619-tsui-harks-new-film-receives.html 1959 births Living people Hong Kong screenwriters Hong Kong film producers Hong Kong male film actors Hong Kong film directors Asian film producers 20th-century Hong Kong male actors 21st-century Hong Kong male actors {{HongKong-film-director-stub