Kiwi Chow Explained

Kiwi Chow
Native Name Lang:zh-hk
Birth Date:16 April 1979[1]
Birth Place:Hong Kong, British Hong Kong
Nationality:Hong Kong Chinese
Education:Bachelor of Fine Arts, Hong Kong Academy for Performing ArtsMaster of Film Production, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts

Ancestral hometown: Dongguan city, Guangdong province

Occupation:Director, producer, screenwriter

Kiwi Chow Kwun-wai (; born 16 April 1979) is a Hong Kong filmmaker.

Career

Since his graduation, Kiwi Chow has participated in different processes of film production, including as a continuity supervisor, editor, and assistant director. Since 2005, he has been working as a guest lecturer at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. In 2013, his first feature-length film A Complicated Story had its world premiere at the Hong Kong International Film Festival.[2] His most successful and well-known film Ten Years won the Best Film Award at the 35th Hong Kong Film Awards.[3] [4] He released his third feature-length film Beyond the Dream in 2020. It was among the top ten highest-grossing films in Hongkong that year.[5]

In 2021, Chow's new film Revolution of Our Times, a documentary about the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests, was invited to be shown in the "Special Screening" section of the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.[6] [7] [8] This film also won the Golden Horse Award for Best Documentary in 2021.[9] [10] However, the film is likely to be banned in Hong Kong due to the new film censorship law passed in October 2021, which enables the Chief Secretary to revoke a film's license if it is found to "endorse, support, glorify, encourage and incite activities that might endanger national security".[11] [12] [13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 香港電影導演大全 1979-2013. 2021-07-16. www.hkfilmdirectors.com.
  2. Web site: 周冠威|CHOW Kiwi. https://web.archive.org/web/20200920201728/http://www.hkfilmdirectors.com/1979-2013/director.php?n=%E5%91%A8%E5%86%A0%E5%A8%81. 2020-09-20. 2021-07-18. 香港電影導演大全. zh-HK. live .
  3. Web site: 2016-04-03. Ten Years wins Best Film: 35th annual Hong Kong Film Awards winners. 2021-12-12. South China Morning Post. en.
  4. Web site: 2016-04-03. Dystopian box office hit Ten Years wins 'best film' at 2016 HK Film Awards, as news of win is censored in China. 2021-12-12. Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. en-GB.
  5. Web site: Patrick Frater. 2021-01-04. Hong Kong Box Office Became More Diverse as Releases Slumped in 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20210723220145/https://variety.com/2021/film/asia/hong-kong-box-office-more-diverse-in-virus-year-1234878121/. 2021-07-23. 2021-01-04. 綜藝雜誌. en. live .
  6. Web site: Frater. Patrick. 2021-07-15. Cannes Takes Diplomatic Gamble, Gives Late Festival Slot to 'Revolution of Our Times' Hong Kong Protest Feature. 2021-07-16. Variety. en-US.
  7. Web site: 2021-07-15. Hong Kong protest documentary gets late Cannes slot. 2021-07-16. France 24. en.
  8. News: The film-maker taking Hong Kong's protests to Cannes. en-GB. BBC News. 2021-12-12.
  9. News: 29 November 2021. HK documentary takes emotional win. Taipei Times. 29 November 2021.
  10. News: Chiang. Yi-ching. Yen. William. 27 November 2021. Golden Horse Awards: Director hopes documentary can provide solace to Hong Kongers. Central News Agency. 29 November 2021.
  11. Web site: 2021-10-27. Hong Kong passes bill to censor films 'contrary' to China's national security - HK$1m fine, 3 years jail for offenders. 2021-12-12. Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. en-GB.
  12. Web site: Storm.mg. 2021-11-28. 《時代革命》奪最佳紀錄片 「香港看不到的香港電影」登上金馬-風傳媒. 2021-12-12. www.storm.mg. zh-TW.
  13. Web site: Frater. Patrick. 2021-11-28. 'Revolution of Our Times,' 'The Falls' Triumph at Golden Horse Film Awards. 2021-12-12. Variety. en-US.

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