Antony Szeto Explained

Antony Szeto
Birth Date:9 December 1964
Birth Place:Sydney, Australia
Alma Mater:Bond University,
Beijing Sport University,
University of Hull
Occupation:Director, martial artist, actor, stunt coordinator
Years Active:1986 - present
Spouse:JuJu Chan Szeto (m. 2019)
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Instrument:Guitar, saxophone

Antony Szeto (司徒永華),[1] (born 9 December 1964) is a film director and martial artist.

Early life and education

Szeto was born in Sydney, Australia. He studied martial arts at Beijing Sport University and ended up representing Australia at the International Invitational Wushu Championships in Hangzhou in 1988.[2] Upon graduation, he returned to Australia and double-majored in film and finance at Bond University, going to the United Kingdom for his master's degree.[3] His family started in ship repairing, which later developed into high-speed ship construction. It was founded by his father, Szeto Fai, a merchant politician and People's Congress of China member.[4]

Career

Szeto directed Hong Kong's first CGI animated feature film, DragonBlade (2005).[5] Voiced by Daniel Wu, Karen Mok, Stephen Fung and Sandra Ng, DragonBlade earned a Golden Horse Awards nomination and won an award from the Australian Directors Guild.[6] Szeto also directed a family action film produced by Jackie Chan, Jackie Chan Presents: Wushu (2008) starring Sammo Hung and Max Zhang. In 2011 Szeto was hired by the Hollywood producer Roger Corman to direct two films, Palace of the Damned (2013) and Fist of the Dragon (2014). Szeto was also stunt coordinator for The Meg.[7]

Personal life

On 1 October 2019, Szeto married actress JuJu Chan Szeto in Los Angeles.

Filmography

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2001Podipods: ShortsDirector TV series
2005Taped (Short) Director Starring Maggie Q
DragonBlade (animation)Director
2008Jackie Chan Presents: WushuDirector Produced by Jackie Chan, Starring Sammo Hung
2010The Blood BondCo-Director
2013 Palace of the DamnedDirector Produced by Roger Corman
Wing Chun Xiao LongDirector Released in Mainland China
2014Fist of the DragonDirector Produced by Roger Corman
2016Plan Chang Feng Yun Zhi Yuan Jia Jie MeiDirector Released in Mainland China

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Ultimate Guide to HK Film Directors . Hong Kong Film Directors Guild . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160910120132/http://hkfilmdirectors.com/en/director/szeto-antony . 2016-09-10 .
  2. Web site: Na . Erika . Martial arts movie couple on picking the best discipline, staying healthy, and new baby . SCMP . 17 June 2024. 20 June 2024.
  3. Web site: Antony Szeto . Martial Arts Entertainment . 25 February 2019. 2 October 2023.
  4. Web site: High-speed venture sails to victory . SCMP . 30 November 1998. 20 March 2022.
  5. Web site: Muse Motion and Antony Szeto The Purple Thread . The Hong Kong Leisure and Cultural Services Department. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160106180344/http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/ab/en/ccas15_06.php . 2016-01-06 .
  6. Web site: Boland . Michaela . It's Noyce's night at Oz Award . Variety . 6 April 2006.
  7. News: Action-movie star couple on their martial arts reality television show, and starring opposite Nicolas Cage . Andrew . Sun . 2020-12-20 . . 22 December 2020 . subscription . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201221210435/https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3114531/action-movie-star-couple-their-martial-arts-reality . 2020-12-21 . dmy-all.