Ann Hui
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Ann Hui On-Wah is a Hong Kong
film director
, film producer
and occasional screenwriter
, one of the most critically acclaimed amongst the Hong Kong New Wave
.
, China
and she moved to Macau
, then to Hong Kong when she was five. She studied in St. Paul's Convent School
. She studied English language and literature and comparative literary studies in the University of Hong Kong until 1972, when she received her Masters, before spending two years in the London International Film School. Returning to Hong Kong in 1975, she entered TVB
as a director, making many serials and documentaries on 16mm
. During this time she became King Hu
's assistant on television. The most notable featurette she made during this period was Boy From Vietnam (1978), which was her first film on Vietnam
and formed the first part of her "Vietnamese trilogy".
. It was immediately hailed as an important film in the Hong Kong New Wave. The Spooky Bunch
(1981) was her take on the ghost story
genre, while The Story of Woo Viet
(1981) continued her Vietnamese trilogy. Hui experimented with special effects and daring angles; her preoccupation with sensitive political and social issues is a recurrent feature in most of her subsequent films. Boat People
(1982), the third part of her Vietnamese trilogy, is the most famous of her early films. It examines the plight of the Vietnamese after the Vietnam War
.
In the mid-1980s Hui continued her string of critically acclaimed works. Love in a Fallen City
(1984) was based on a novella
by Eileen Chang
, and the two-part, ambitious wuxia
adaptation of Louis Cha's first novel, The Book and the Sword
, was divided into The Romance of Book and Sword
(1987) and Princess Fragrance
(1987). 1990 saw one of her most important works to date, the semi-autobiographical The Song of Exile. The film looks into the loss of identity, disorientation and despair faced by an exiled mother and a daughter faced with clashes in culture and historicity. As in the film, Hui's own mother was Japanese.
(1995), about a middle-aged woman trying to cope with everyday family problems and an Alzheimer-inflicted father-in-law. Eighteen Springs
(1997) reprises another Eileen Chang novel. Her Ordinary Heroes
(1999), about Chinese and Hong Kong political activists from 1970s to the 1990s, won the Best Feature at the Golden Horse Awards.
In 2002, her July Rhapsody
, the companion film to Summer Snow and about a middle-aged male teacher facing a mid-life crisis
, was released to good reviews in Hong Kong and elsewhere. Her film, Jade Goddess of Mercy
(2003), starring Vicki Zhao and Nicholas Tse
, was adapted from a novel from Chinese writer Hai Yan.
In 2008, Hui directed the highly acclaimed domestic drama, The Way We Are
, which was then followed up by Night and Fog
. In an interview with Muse
Magazine, Hui explains how she sees the two films as about something uniquely Hong Kong: '(on Night and Fog
) I think that this film can represent something; it can express a kind of feeling about the middle and lower class, and maybe even Hong Kong as a whole. Everyone can eat at McDonald's or shop at malls. That's a way of life, but spiritually, there's dissatisfaction, especially with families on welfare. They don't really have any worries about life, but there's an unspeakable feeling of depression.'
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
and occasional screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, one of the most critically acclaimed amongst the Hong Kong New Wave
Hong Kong New Wave
The Hong Kong New Wave was a blanket term applied to a number of young, groundbreaking Hong Kong filmmakers of the late 1970s and 1980s, many trained in overseas film programs and with experience in the territory's thriving television drama scene...
.
Early life
Hui was born in Anshan, LiaoningLiaoning
' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the northeast of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "辽" , a name taken from the Liao River that flows through the province. "Níng" means "peace"...
, China
Republic of China
The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...
and she moved to Macau
Macau
Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...
, then to Hong Kong when she was five. She studied in St. Paul's Convent School
St. Paul's Convent School
St Paul's Convent SchoolSchool BadgeHeadmistressesSr. Joanna Marie Cheung Sr. Margaret Wong School typePrivate, Girls' School, DSSReligious affiliationCatholicFounded1854Location...
. She studied English language and literature and comparative literary studies in the University of Hong Kong until 1972, when she received her Masters, before spending two years in the London International Film School. Returning to Hong Kong in 1975, she entered TVB
Television Broadcasts Limited
Television Broadcasts Limited, commonly known as TVB, is the second over-the-air commercial television station in Hong Kong. It commenced broadcasting on 19 November 1967...
as a director, making many serials and documentaries on 16mm
16 mm film
16 mm film refers to a popular, economical gauge of film used for motion pictures and non-theatrical film making. 16 mm refers to the width of the film...
. During this time she became King Hu
King Hu
King Hu was a Hong Kong- and Taiwan-based Chinese film director whose Wuxia films brought Chinese cinema to new technical and artistic heights. His films Come Drink with Me , Dragon Gate Inn and A Touch of Zen inaugurated a new generation of wuxia films in the late 1960s...
's assistant on television. The most notable featurette she made during this period was Boy From Vietnam (1978), which was her first film on Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
and formed the first part of her "Vietnamese trilogy".
Transition from television to film
Hui left television in 1979, making her first feature The Secret, a mystery thriller based on real life murder case and starring Taiwanese star Sylvia ChangSylvia Chang
Sylvia Chang is a Taiwanese actress, writer, singer, producer and director. In 1992, she was a member of the jury at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival.- Actress :...
. It was immediately hailed as an important film in the Hong Kong New Wave. The Spooky Bunch
The Spooky Bunch
The Spooky Bunch is a 1980 Hong Kong movie directed by Ann Hui.-Cast includes:* Kenny Bee - Dick* Olivia Cheng - * Cheung Kam* Kwan Chung* Lau Hark-Sun - * Tina Lau...
(1981) was her take on the ghost story
Ghost story
A ghost story may be any piece of fiction, or drama, or an account of an experience, that includes a ghost, or simply takes as a premise the possibility of ghosts or characters' belief in them. Colloquially, the term can refer to any kind of scary story. In a narrower sense, the ghost story has...
genre, while The Story of Woo Viet
The Story of Woo Viet
The Story of Woo Viet is a Hong Kong political drama film made by director Ann Hui in 1981. Actor Chow Yun-fat played the title character, Woo Viet. The assistant director was Stanley Kwan and the action choreographer was Ching Siu-tung.The movie was one of the first few political dramas made in...
(1981) continued her Vietnamese trilogy. Hui experimented with special effects and daring angles; her preoccupation with sensitive political and social issues is a recurrent feature in most of her subsequent films. Boat People
Boat People (film)
Boat People is an award-winning Hong Kong film directed by Ann Hui, first shown in theaters in 1982. The film stars George Lam, Andy Lau, Cora Miao, and Season Ma. At the second Hong Kong Film Awards, Boat People won awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best New Performer, Best Screenplay,...
(1982), the third part of her Vietnamese trilogy, is the most famous of her early films. It examines the plight of the Vietnamese after the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
.
In the mid-1980s Hui continued her string of critically acclaimed works. Love in a Fallen City
Love in a Fallen City (film)
Love in a Fallen City is a 1984 Hong Kong film directed by Ann Hui. It was adapted from the novella of the same name by Eileen Chang, and produced by Shaw Brothers Studio. The movie stars Chow Yun-fat and Cora Miao as the romantic leads....
(1984) was based on a novella
Novella
A novella is a written, fictional, prose narrative usually longer than a novelette but shorter than a novel. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Nebula Awards for science fiction define the novella as having a word count between 17,500 and 40,000...
by Eileen Chang
Eileen Chang
Eileen Chang was a Chinese writer. Her most famous works include Lust, Caution and Love in a Fallen City....
, and the two-part, ambitious wuxia
Wuxia
Wuxia is a broad genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists. Although wuxia is traditionally a form of literature, its popularity has caused it to spread to diverse art forms like Chinese opera, manhua , films, television series, and video games...
adaptation of Louis Cha's first novel, The Book and the Sword
The Book and the Sword
The Book and the Sword is the debut wuxia novel by Jin Yong. It was first serialized between February 8, 1955 and September 5, 1956 in The New Evening Post in Hong Kong....
, was divided into The Romance of Book and Sword
The Romance of Book and Sword
The Romance of Book and Sword, also known as Jiangnan Shujian Qing in mainland China, is a 1987 Hong Kong film based on Louis Cha's novel The Book and the Sword. The film was followed by Princess Fragrance, released later in the same month and also directed by Ann Hui...
(1987) and Princess Fragrance
Princess Fragrance (film)
Princess Fragrance, also known as Gebi Enchou Lu in mainland China, is a 1987 Hong Kong film based on Louis Cha's novel The Book and the Sword...
(1987). 1990 saw one of her most important works to date, the semi-autobiographical The Song of Exile. The film looks into the loss of identity, disorientation and despair faced by an exiled mother and a daughter faced with clashes in culture and historicity. As in the film, Hui's own mother was Japanese.
Post-hiatus work
After a brief hiatus in which she returned briefly to television production, Hui returned with Summer SnowSummer Snow (film)
Summer Snow is a 1995 Hong Kong comedy-drama film directed by Ann Hui. It stars Josephine Siao and Roy Chiao in leading roles.-Plot:Summer Snow tells the story of the relationship between a widower with Alzheimer's disease and his daughter-in-law, May Sun,, who is a housewife in her forties...
(1995), about a middle-aged woman trying to cope with everyday family problems and an Alzheimer-inflicted father-in-law. Eighteen Springs
Eighteen Springs (film)
Eighteen Springs is a 1997 romance drama film directed by Ann Hui, starring Jacklyn Wu, Leon Lai, Anita Mui, Huang Lei and Ge You. It is a China-Hong Kong co-production based on the novel of the same name by Eileen Chang....
(1997) reprises another Eileen Chang novel. Her Ordinary Heroes
Ordinary Heroes (film)
Ordinary Heroes is a 1999 Cantonese-language film directed by Ann Hui. It was co-produced by Hong Kong and China. It concerns social reform activists in Hong Kong.The film's Chinese title refers to a popular song by Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng....
(1999), about Chinese and Hong Kong political activists from 1970s to the 1990s, won the Best Feature at the Golden Horse Awards.
In 2002, her July Rhapsody
July Rhapsody
July Rhapsody is a 2001 Hong Kong film directed by Ann Hui. The film follows Lam Yiu-Kwok , a Hong Kong secondary school teacher, and explores his struggles with midlife crisis, marriage and seduction by a female adolescent student...
, the companion film to Summer Snow and about a middle-aged male teacher facing a mid-life crisis
Mid-life crisis
Midlife crisis is a term coined in 1965 by Elliott Jaques and used in Western societies to describe a period of dramatic self-doubt that is felt by some individuals in the "middle years" or middle age of life, as a result of sensing the passing of their own youth and the imminence of their old age...
, was released to good reviews in Hong Kong and elsewhere. Her film, Jade Goddess of Mercy
Jade Goddess of Mercy
Jade Goddess of Mercy or Goddess of Mercy is a 2003 film directed by Ann Hui, starring Zhao Wei and Nicholas Tse.It was adapted from a novel from Chinese writer Hai Yan...
(2003), starring Vicki Zhao and Nicholas Tse
Nicholas Tse
Nicholas Tse is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter, actor and musician, and son of actor Patrick Tse. He is a member of the Emperor Entertainment Group...
, was adapted from a novel from Chinese writer Hai Yan.
In 2008, Hui directed the highly acclaimed domestic drama, The Way We Are
The Way We Are (film)
The Way We Are is a 2008 Hong Kong film directed by Ann Hui and starring Paw Hee-Ching, Chan Lai-wun, Leung Chun-lung and Idy Chan.- Plot :...
, which was then followed up by Night and Fog
Night and Fog (2009 film)
Night and Fog is a 2009 Hong Kong film directed by Ann Hui. Based on a murder case that happened in Tin Shui Wai in 2004, the film attempts to raise awareness of some issues related to new immigrants in Hong Kong. The film stars Simon Yam and Zhang Jingchu who play the couple...
. In an interview with Muse
Muse (Hong Kong Magazine)
Muse is a bilingual Hong Kong-based multimedia publisher specializing in content related to Hong Kong's art and culture scene.. Until December 2010, Muse published an award-winning monthly arts and culture magazine...
Magazine, Hui explains how she sees the two films as about something uniquely Hong Kong: '(on Night and Fog
Night and Fog (2009 film)
Night and Fog is a 2009 Hong Kong film directed by Ann Hui. Based on a murder case that happened in Tin Shui Wai in 2004, the film attempts to raise awareness of some issues related to new immigrants in Hong Kong. The film stars Simon Yam and Zhang Jingchu who play the couple...
) I think that this film can represent something; it can express a kind of feeling about the middle and lower class, and maybe even Hong Kong as a whole. Everyone can eat at McDonald's or shop at malls. That's a way of life, but spiritually, there's dissatisfaction, especially with families on welfare. They don't really have any worries about life, but there's an unspeakable feeling of depression.'
Filmography as director
- The Secret (1979)
- The Spooky BunchThe Spooky BunchThe Spooky Bunch is a 1980 Hong Kong movie directed by Ann Hui.-Cast includes:* Kenny Bee - Dick* Olivia Cheng - * Cheung Kam* Kwan Chung* Lau Hark-Sun - * Tina Lau...
(1980) - The Story of Woo VietThe Story of Woo VietThe Story of Woo Viet is a Hong Kong political drama film made by director Ann Hui in 1981. Actor Chow Yun-fat played the title character, Woo Viet. The assistant director was Stanley Kwan and the action choreographer was Ching Siu-tung.The movie was one of the first few political dramas made in...
(1981) - Boat PeopleBoat People (film)Boat People is an award-winning Hong Kong film directed by Ann Hui, first shown in theaters in 1982. The film stars George Lam, Andy Lau, Cora Miao, and Season Ma. At the second Hong Kong Film Awards, Boat People won awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best New Performer, Best Screenplay,...
(1982) - Love in a Fallen CityLove in a Fallen City (film)Love in a Fallen City is a 1984 Hong Kong film directed by Ann Hui. It was adapted from the novella of the same name by Eileen Chang, and produced by Shaw Brothers Studio. The movie stars Chow Yun-fat and Cora Miao as the romantic leads....
(1984) - The Romance of Book and SwordThe Romance of Book and SwordThe Romance of Book and Sword, also known as Jiangnan Shujian Qing in mainland China, is a 1987 Hong Kong film based on Louis Cha's novel The Book and the Sword. The film was followed by Princess Fragrance, released later in the same month and also directed by Ann Hui...
(1987) - Princess FragrancePrincess Fragrance (film)Princess Fragrance, also known as Gebi Enchou Lu in mainland China, is a 1987 Hong Kong film based on Louis Cha's novel The Book and the Sword...
(1987) - Starry Is the Night (1988)
- Song of Exile (1990)
- SwordsmanThe SwordsmanThe Swordsman or Swordsman is a 1990 Hong Kong wuxia film. King Hu was credited as the director but he allegedly left the project midway, and the film was completed by a team led by producer Tsui Hark. The film is adapted from Louis Cha's novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer...
(1990) (uncredited) - My American Grandson (1990)
- Zodiac Killer (1991)
- Boy and His Hero (1993)
- Summer SnowSummer Snow (film)Summer Snow is a 1995 Hong Kong comedy-drama film directed by Ann Hui. It stars Josephine Siao and Roy Chiao in leading roles.-Plot:Summer Snow tells the story of the relationship between a widower with Alzheimer's disease and his daughter-in-law, May Sun,, who is a housewife in her forties...
(1994) - The Stunt Woman (1996)
- Eighteen SpringsEighteen Springs (film)Eighteen Springs is a 1997 romance drama film directed by Ann Hui, starring Jacklyn Wu, Leon Lai, Anita Mui, Huang Lei and Ge You. It is a China-Hong Kong co-production based on the novel of the same name by Eileen Chang....
(1997) - As Time Goes By (1997)
- Ordinary HeroesOrdinary Heroes (film)Ordinary Heroes is a 1999 Cantonese-language film directed by Ann Hui. It was co-produced by Hong Kong and China. It concerns social reform activists in Hong Kong.The film's Chinese title refers to a popular song by Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng....
(1998) - Visible SecretVisible SecretVisible Secret is a 2001 Hong Kong horror comedy film directed by Ann Hui, starring Eason Chan, Shu Qi, Anthony Wong, Sam Lee, James Wong, Wayne Lai, Kara Hui, Tony Liu and Cheung Tat-ming.-Plot:...
(2001) - July RhapsodyJuly RhapsodyJuly Rhapsody is a 2001 Hong Kong film directed by Ann Hui. The film follows Lam Yiu-Kwok , a Hong Kong secondary school teacher, and explores his struggles with midlife crisis, marriage and seduction by a female adolescent student...
(2002) - Jade Goddess of MercyJade Goddess of MercyJade Goddess of Mercy or Goddess of Mercy is a 2003 film directed by Ann Hui, starring Zhao Wei and Nicholas Tse.It was adapted from a novel from Chinese writer Hai Yan...
(2003) - The Postmodern Life of My AuntThe Postmodern Life of My AuntThe Postmodern Life of My Aunt is a 2006 Hong Kong serio-comedy film, directed by Ann Hui, starring Siqin Gaowa and Chow Yun-fat. The film also guest-stars Chinese actresses Zhao Wei and Lisa Lu....
(2006) - The Way We AreThe Way We Are (film)The Way We Are is a 2008 Hong Kong film directed by Ann Hui and starring Paw Hee-Ching, Chan Lai-wun, Leung Chun-lung and Idy Chan.- Plot :...
(2008) - Night and FogNight and Fog (2009 film)Night and Fog is a 2009 Hong Kong film directed by Ann Hui. Based on a murder case that happened in Tin Shui Wai in 2004, the film attempts to raise awareness of some issues related to new immigrants in Hong Kong. The film stars Simon Yam and Zhang Jingchu who play the couple...
(2009) - All About LoveAll About Love (2010 film)All About Love is a 2010 Hong Kong film directed by Ann Hui.The plot concerns two lesbian women who had been lovers in the past and re-meet through a service for single pregnant women.-Cast:* Sandra Ng as Macy* Vivian Chow as Anita...
(2010) - A Simple LifeA Simple LifeA Simple Life, also known as Sister Peach, is an upcoming Hong Kong drama film directed by Ann Hui and starring Andy Lau and Deanie Ip...
(2011)
Filmography as actress
Ann Hui has appeared mostly in cameo in several films:- Love Massacre (1981)
- Winners and SinnersWinners and SinnersWinners and Sinners is a 1983 Hong Kong action comedy film directed, co-written by and starring Sammo Hung. It was the first in the Lucky Stars series of films - a highly successful series in Hong Kong....
(1983) - Fast food clerk - Summer SnowSummer Snow (film)Summer Snow is a 1995 Hong Kong comedy-drama film directed by Ann Hui. It stars Josephine Siao and Roy Chiao in leading roles.-Plot:Summer Snow tells the story of the relationship between a widower with Alzheimer's disease and his daughter-in-law, May Sun,, who is a housewife in her forties...
(1995) - Neighbour - Somebody Up (1996) .... Teacher
- Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?Who's the Woman, Who's the Man? is a 1996 Hong Kong film directed by Peter Chan. It is a sequel to the 1994 film He's a Woman, She's a Man.-Cast and roles:* Jordan Chan - Yu Lo / 'Fish'* Moses Chan - Auditioning gay man...
(1996) - The RiverThe River (1997 film)The River is a 1997 Taiwanese film directed by Tsai Ming-liang and starring Lee Kang-sheng, Miao Tien, and Lu Yi-ching. The plot centers on a family who has to deal with the son's neck pain...
(1997) - Director - Jiang hu: The Triad ZoneJiang hu: The Triad ZoneJiang hu: The Triad Zone is a 2000 Hong Kong film directed by Dante Lam.-Cast and roles:* Tony Leung Ka-fai - Jimmy Yam* Sandra Ng - Sophie Yam* Anthony Wong Chau-sang - Master Kwan Wan Cheung* Eason Chan - Chan Chin-Wah* Jo Kuk...
(2000) - Merry-Go-Round (2001)
- Forever and Ever (2001)
- Fighting to Survive (2002)
- My Name Is FameMy Name is FameMy Name Is Fame is a 2006 Hong Kong comedy-drama film starring Lau Ching-Wan as a has-been actor and newcomer Huo Siyan as an aspiring actress and his apprentice....
(2006) - Film director - Simply Actors (2007)
- Echoes of the RainbowEchoes of the RainbowEchoes of the Rainbow is a 2010 Hong Kong drama film directed by Alex Law and starring Simon Yam and Sandra Ng. It won the Crystal Bear for the Best Film in the Children’s Jury "Generation Kplus" category at the 2010 Berlin Film Festival....
(2010) - Kindergarten teacher
Awards and nominations
| Year | Film | Awards and Nominations | Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Night and Fog Night and Fog (2009 film) Night and Fog is a 2009 Hong Kong film directed by Ann Hui. Based on a murder case that happened in Tin Shui Wai in 2004, the film attempts to raise awareness of some issues related to new immigrants in Hong Kong. The film stars Simon Yam and Zhang Jingchu who play the couple... (2009) |
Nominated: Best Director | 29th Hong Kong Film Awards 29th Hong Kong Film Awards Ceremony for the 29th Hong Kong Film Awards took place on 18 April 2010 . Here are the nominees listed taken from the official website.Wang Po Chieh's original nomination for the Best New Performer was withdrawn after he was confirmed to be an actor in the 2008 Taiwan film Winds of September... |
| 2009 | The Way We Are The Way We Are (film) The Way We Are is a 2008 Hong Kong film directed by Ann Hui and starring Paw Hee-Ching, Chan Lai-wun, Leung Chun-lung and Idy Chan.- Plot :... (2008) |
Won: Best Director | 28th Hong Kong Film Awards 28th Hong Kong Film Awards Ceremony for the 28th Hong Kong Film Awards was held on 19 April 2009 in the Hong Kong Cultural Centre and hosted by Eric Tsang, Teresa Mo, Sandra Ng, Vincent Kok, Kay Tse, Denise Ho, Lam Chi Chung, Chin Kar-lok, Louis Fan, Tin Kai Man, Michelle Lo and Wong Cho Lam.-Best Film:-Best Director:-Best... |
| Won: Best Director | Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards The Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards are the annual awards given by the Hong Kong Film Critics Society in Hong Kong, China since 1995. The awards are determined by votes cast in three rounds after a substantial discussion session between the members of the society... |
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| 2008 | The Postmodern Life of My Aunt The Postmodern Life of My Aunt The Postmodern Life of My Aunt is a 2006 Hong Kong serio-comedy film, directed by Ann Hui, starring Siqin Gaowa and Chow Yun-fat. The film also guest-stars Chinese actresses Zhao Wei and Lisa Lu.... (2006) |
Nominated: Best Director | 27th Hong Kong Film Awards 27th Hong Kong Film Awards Ceremony for the 27th Hong Kong Film Awards was held on 14 April 2008 in the Hong Kong Cultural Centre and hosted by Sandra Ng, Carol Cheng and Sammi Cheng. Winners in nineteen categories were unveiled, with film The Warlords being the year's biggest winner.The nominees were announced on 2 February... |
| Won: Best Director | Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards The Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards are the annual awards given by the Hong Kong Film Critics Society in Hong Kong, China since 1995. The awards are determined by votes cast in three rounds after a substantial discussion session between the members of the society... |
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| 2004 | Jade Goddess of Mercy Jade Goddess of Mercy Jade Goddess of Mercy or Goddess of Mercy is a 2003 film directed by Ann Hui, starring Zhao Wei and Nicholas Tse.It was adapted from a novel from Chinese writer Hai Yan... (2003) |
Nominated: Golden St. George | 26th Moscow Film Festival |
| Won: Audience Award | Verona Film Festival | ||
| Nominated: Best Film | |||
| 1996 | Summer Snow Summer Snow (film) Summer Snow is a 1995 Hong Kong comedy-drama film directed by Ann Hui. It stars Josephine Siao and Roy Chiao in leading roles.-Plot:Summer Snow tells the story of the relationship between a widower with Alzheimer's disease and his daughter-in-law, May Sun,, who is a housewife in her forties... (2009) |
Won: Best Director | 15th Hong Kong Film Awards 15th Hong Kong Film Awards Ceremony for the 15th Hong Kong Film Awards was held in 1996.-Best Film:-Best Director:-Best Screenplay:-Best Actor:-Best Actress:-Best Supporting Actor:-Best Supporting Actress:-Best New Performer:-Best Cinematography:... |
| 1995 | Nominated: Golden Bear | 45th Berlin Film Festival | |
| 1983 | Boat People Boat People (film) Boat People is an award-winning Hong Kong film directed by Ann Hui, first shown in theaters in 1982. The film stars George Lam, Andy Lau, Cora Miao, and Season Ma. At the second Hong Kong Film Awards, Boat People won awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best New Performer, Best Screenplay,... (1982) |
Won: Best Director | 2nd Hong Kong Film Awards 2nd Hong Kong Film Awards -Best Film:-Best Director:-Best Screenplay:-Best Actor:-Best Actress:-Best New Performer:-Best Cinematography:-Best Film Editing:-Best Art Direction:-Best Action Direction:-Best Original Film Score:-Best Original Film Song:... |
See also
- List of graduates of University of Hong Kong