Background

Szeto was born in Sydney, Australia, but moved to Hong Kong when he was very young. He grew up in Hong Kong and returned to Australia to complete his high school. Soon after finishing school he went to China where he studied at the Beijing Sport University majoring in Chinese martial arts. After graduating he was recruited for the Australian Wushu Team where he competed for his country.
Szeto also trained as a stuntman and is a registered stunt performer under New South Wales Equity, an Australian based state union for actors. He went on to study at university in Queensland, Australia where he won awards including Best Student Director Award.

After completing his degree Szeto worked at a ship construction company, where he studied and gained his MBA, moving his way up into a senior executive position before leaving the company to start his own animation company with his friends. It was there that he directed Hong Kong's first CGI feature film called DragonBlade: The Legend of Lang

DragonBlade: The Legend of Lang

DragonBlade: The Legend of Lang is the first 3D-CGI Chinese animated feature film from Hong Kong and directed by Antony szeto. It was produced by "DCDC" and "China Film" company, and is also considered the first 3D rendered martial arts film....

. The film got a Nomination for a Golden Horse Award, and it won Szeto an Award from the Australian Directors Guild.
In 2007 Szeto directed a Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan, SBS, MBE is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, comedian, director, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer. In his movies, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts...

 produced film called "Wushu" (武术之少年行), which starred Sammo Hung

Sammo Hung

Sammo Hung is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film producer and director, known for his work in many martial arts films and Hong Kong action cinema...

. The film had a high profile premier at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival

Cannes Film Festival

The Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...

.

Other work

Although a film director today, Szeto is also known as a fight choreographer. He trained in various types of martial arts including judo

Judo

is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...

, karate

Karate

is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...

, taekwondo

Taekwondo

Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...

, fencing

Fencing

Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...

, wushu

Wushu (sport)

The sport of wushu is both an exhibition and a full-contact sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts. It was created in the People's Republic of China after 1949, in an attempt to nationalize the practice of traditional Chinese martial arts...

, aikido

Aikido

is a Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba as a synthesis of his martial studies, philosophy, and religious beliefs. Aikido is often translated as "the Way of unifying life energy" or as "the Way of harmonious spirit." Ueshiba's goal was to create an art that practitioners could use to...

, and Cai Li Fo

Cai li fo

Cai Li Fo or Choy Li Fut is a Chinese martial art founded in 1836 by Chan Heung . Choy Li Fut was named to honor the Buddhist monk Choy Fook who taught him Choy Gar, and Li Yau-San who taught him Li Gar, plus his uncle Chan Yuen-Wu , who taught him Fut Gar, and developed to honor the Buddha...

, where he became an instructor of the art. His largest project as a fight choreographer was on Thailand's highest grossing film to date Naresuan

King Naresuan (film)

The Legend of King Naresuan is a Thai biographical historical drama film about King Naresuan the Great, who ruled Siam from 1590 until his death in 1605....

. There he worked with training some 200 soldiers and all the main cast, and set up grand battle scenes amongst horses and elephants.

He is presently the in-house director and producer for a China based film studio.

Education

• Bond University
  Bond University
  Bond University is a private university located in Robina, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is also the first private university established in Australia...
  
   (Bachelors Degree in Finance and Media Production)
• University of Hull
  University of Hull
  The University of Hull, known informally as Hull University, is an English university, founded in 1927, located in Hull, a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire...
  
   (Masters Degree in Business Administration)

Filmography

Year	Title	Alternative title	Role	Notes
2010	ShadowGuard: The Blood Bond Saga The Blood Bond Shadowguard: The Blood Bond Saga is a 2010 action film directed by Michael Biehn and Bey Logan. Written by Bey Logan. Starring Michael Biehn...		Co-director
2008	Jackie Chan Presents: Wushu	武术之少年行	Director
2007	Naresuan King Naresuan (film) The Legend of King Naresuan is a Thai biographical historical drama film about King Naresuan the Great, who ruled Siam from 1590 until his death in 1605....		Fight Choreographer	Highest grossing Thai film to date
2005	DragonBlade DragonBlade: The Legend of Lang DragonBlade: The Legend of Lang is the first 3D-CGI Chinese animated feature film from Hong Kong and directed by Antony szeto. It was produced by "DCDC" and "China Film" company, and is also considered the first 3D rendered martial arts film....	龍刀奇緣	Director and Action Choreographer	Won Award from Australian Directors Guild, and Nominated for Golden Horse Award
	Taped (short)		Director	Nominated for IFVA Award

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