Clement Cheng
Clement Cheng | |
|---|---|
Trịnh tư kiệt | |
| Born | Cheng Sze-Kit |
| Occupation(s) | Film director Screenwriter Visual effects art director |
| Notable work | Gallants |
Clement Sze-Kit Cheng(Chinese:Trịnh tư kiệt) is a Hong Kong-Canadianscreenwriter,film director,andvisual effects art director.
Early life
[edit]Born in Hong Kong, Cheng moved to Canada with his family as a child. In 1997, he returned to Hong Kong to witness thetransfer of its sovereigntyto China, and decided to stay.[1]
Film career
[edit]At the29th Hong Kong Film Awards,Cheng andDerek Kwokwon theHong Kong Film Award for Best Directorconjointly.[2]Despite never having personally practiced anymartial arts,[3]Cheng co-wrote and co-directedGallants,amartial arts film,with Kwok.[4]The actors Cheng and Kwok chose for the film were primarily people who had acted in 1970s and 1980s Hong Kong cinema.[5]The film had its Canadian premiere at the 2010Fantasia Festival,and Cheng was in attendance.[6]He also attended the film'sUnited Kingdompremiere at the 2011 Terracotta Far East Film Festival.[7]At the30th Hong Kong Film Awards,Gallantswas announced to have won theHong Kong Film Award for Best Film,at which point Cheng jumped from his seat and began hugging the film'scast members.[8]Cheng was in charge of thevisual effectsforcontemporary fantasyfilmRest on Your Shoulder[9]andcostume dramaThe Great Magician.[10]
Filmography
[edit]| Title | Release date | Studio | Budget | Box office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallants | June 4, 2010[11] | Focus Films[11] | ? | $585,848[12] |
References
[edit]- ^"Đạo diễn trịnh tư kiệt giảng điện ảnh kinh: Tưởng tố tựu hữu đắc tố".Hong Kong Economic Journal.2014-04-03.Retrieved2019-09-08.
- ^Karen Chu (March 18, 2012)."Filmart 2012: Emperor Readies Firefighter Drama".The Hollywood Reporter.RetrievedOctober 25,2013.
- ^Charles Prémont (July 12, 2010)."Clement Cheng, réalisateur de Gallants, ne connaissait rien au kung-fu".Le Lien Multimédia(in French).RetrievedOctober 25,2013.
- ^Foong Woei Wan (July 19, 2011)."Hong Kong star Andy Lau rescues hit film".The China Post.RetrievedOctober 25,2013.
- ^Min Lee (February 22, 2011)."Budget HK action-comedy is critical hit".U-T San Diego.RetrievedOctober 25,2013.
- ^"Asian Programming of Fantasia 2010 in Montreal".Anime News Network.June 29, 2010.RetrievedOctober 25,2013.
- ^Craig Skinner (July 21, 2011)."Exclusive Clement Cheng Interview – Part One".Hey U Guys.RetrievedOctober 25,2013.
- ^"Action comedy 'Gallants' named HK best film".Sify.April 19, 2011. Archived fromthe originalon April 19, 2011.RetrievedOctober 25,2013.
- ^Derek Elley (June 23, 2011)."Rest on Your Shoulder".Film Business Asia.RetrievedOctober 25,2013.
- ^Derek Elley (January 25, 2012)."The Great Magician".Film Business Asia.RetrievedOctober 25,2013.
- ^abElley, Derek (May 15, 2010)."Gallants".Film Business Asia.RetrievedJuly 2,2015.
- ^"Hong Kong Yearly Box Office".Box Office Mojo.RetrievedJuly 2,2015.
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