Philip Yung
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Philip Yung Tsz-kwong(Chinese:Ông tử quang) is aHong Kongfilm director,screenwriter,andcritic.
Yung won theHong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplayat the35th Hong Kong Film Awardsfor his filmPort of Call(2015).
Early life
[edit]Philip Yung Tsz-kwong grew up in a self-described "lower-class environment".[1]
Career
[edit]Prior to his work as a filmmaker, Yung was a film critic.[2]
He made his feature film debut withGlamorous Youth(2009) followed byMay We Chat(2013).[2]
His third featurePort of Call(2015), a crime thriller about a detective with eccentric methods, was nominated for and won several awards at various Asian award ceremonies, including35th Hong Kong Film Awards,52nd Golden Horse Awards,and the 19thBucheon Film Awards.Yung personally won the Best of Bucheon Award at the Bucheon Film Awards and Best Screenplay at theHong Kong Film Awards.
His next featureWhere the Wind Blowsis a period crime thriller about corrupt cops in 1960s Hong Kong.[2]Inspired by his grandmother's stories aboutOld Hong Kong,Yung filmed for around three months beginning in November 2017 what was then entitledTheory Of Ambitions.[2]According toApple Daily,the film was set to premiere at the end of 2018 but was blocked by the mainland'sNational Radio and Television Administrationdue to its subject matter.[3]The film was again scheduled to open at theHong Kong International Film Festivalin April 2021 before being withdrawn due to unspecified "technical reasons", what critics say is a shorthand forcensorship by the mainland.[3]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Film | Director | Writer | Notes |
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| 2009 | Glamorous Youth | Yes | Yes | |
| 2013 | May We Chat | Yes | Yes | |
| Rigor Mortis | No | Yes | WithJill LeungandJuno Mak | |
| 2014 | As the Light Goes Out | No | Yes | WithDerek KwokandJill Leung |
| 2015 | Port of Call | Yes | Yes | |
| 2019 | Fatal Visit | No | Yes | Script by[4] |
| 2023 | Where the Wind Blows | Yes | Yes | |
| 2024 | Penny Pinchers | Yes | No | |
| Papa | Yes | Yes |
Accolades
[edit]| Awards and nominations | ||||
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| Ceremony | Nominated Work | Category | Outcome | Notes |
| 29th Hong Kong Film Awards | Glamorous Youth | Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Director | Nominated | |
| 35th Hong Kong Film Awards | Port of Call | Best Director | Nominated | |
| Best Screenplay | Won | |||
| Best Film Editing | Nominated | with Liao Ching-sung, Wong Hoi, Chu Ka-yat | ||
| 52ndGolden Horse Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Nominated | ||
| 10thAsian Film Awards | Best Screenwriter | Nominated | ||
| Best Editing | Nominated | with Liao Ching-sung, Wong Hoi, Chu Ka-yat | ||
References
[edit]- ^"Philip Yung Tsz-kwong Uses Nudity and Corpses to Paint the Dark Side of Hong Kong".South China Morning Post.2015-12-03.Retrieved2021-07-23.
- ^abcdWong, Silvia (March 18, 2021)."Philip Yung on recreating a famous tale of corrupt cops in 'Where The Wind Blows'".Screen.Retrieved2021-07-23.
- ^abFrater, Patrick (2021-03-29)."Hong Kong Film Festival Cancels Opening Movie, Citing Unspecified Technical Reasons".Variety.Retrieved2021-07-23.
- ^"Fatal Visit: Sammi Cheng goes mental in psychological thriller".South China Morning Post.2020-09-24.Retrieved2021-07-23.