Norris Wong Explained

Norris Wong
Alma Mater:	Hong Kong Baptist University (MFA)
Notable Works:	My Prince Edward (2019)
Module:	Child: yes

Norris Wong Yee-lam (; born 1980s;) is a Hong Kong novelist, songwriter, screenwriter, and director. She made her feature length directorial debut with My Prince Edward (2019), for which she won the Award for Best New Director and was nominated for Best Screenplay at the 39th Hong Kong Film Awards.

Early life

Wong grew up in Prince Edward, Hong Kong.^[1]

Wong received her first degree in biology.^[2] She received her master's degree from Hong Kong Baptist University's film school in 2012. After graduation, she focused on writing due to the lack of opportunities for new directors.

Career

After graduation, she got a job at television station HKTV, which had just opened, as a screenwriter.^[3]

Wong wrote the script for My Prince Edward about a newly engaged Hong Kong woman trying to get out of her past secret sham marriage in May 2017. The film received funding from the First Feature Film Initiative. Stephy Tang signed on after reading the script through the program. The film has gone on to be nominated in several Asian film award ceremonies, including at the 56th Golden Horse Awards and the 39th Hong Kong Film Awards, where Wong won the Award for Best New Director.

Wong announced on July 13, 2020 that her second feature film would be executively produced by Mabel Cheung and Alex Law as part of Hong Kong's Directors’ Succession Scheme aimed at supporting local films.^{[4] [5]}

Style and influence

Wong cites the Coen brothers, Ang Lee, and Charlie Kaufman as her influences.

Filmography

!Year!Title!Original Title!Director!Writer!Notes

2012	From Here to There	赤鱲角到天水圍是我愛你最佳距離			short
2013	Fall	落踏
2016	Sisterhood	骨妹			Assistant writer
2016	Where Are You Going	妳往何處去			Assistant director by Zheng-fan Yang
2018	Down There	那里			Assistant director; short by Zheng-fan Yang
2019	My Prince Edward	金都
2022	Let It Ghost	猛鬼3寶
2024	The Lyricist Wannabe	填詞L			^[6]

Awards and nominations

!Year!Award!Category!Film!Result!Notes

2019	56th Golden Horse Awards	Best New Director	My Prince Edward
		Best Original Film Song		Best Original Film Song		Song Lyrics
	26th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award	Best Director		Best Director
		Best Screenplay		Best Screenplay
2020	12th Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Awards	Best New Director		Best New Director
	2020 Hong Kong Screenwriters' Guild Awards	Recommended Screenplay		Recommended Screenplay
	39th Hong Kong Film Awards	Best Screenplay
		Best New Director
		Best Original Film Song			Song Lyrics

References

1. Web site: Eagan. Daniel. 2020-07-14. Norris Wong on Her Debut Feature My Prince Edward and the State of Hong Kong. 2021-08-22. The Film Stage. en-US.
2. Web site: Kerr. Elizabeth. 2020-05-27. My Prince Edward: Norris Wong Depicts a China-Hong Kong Live triangle. 2021-08-22. Zolima City Magazine. en-GB.
3. Web site: Andrew Saroch. Interview: Norris Wong - Features. 2021-08-23. Far East Films. en-US.
4. Web site: Davis. Rebecca. 2020-07-13. Cheng Cheng Films Buys Hong Kong's 'My Prince Edward' For North America. 2021-08-22. Variety. en-US.
5. Web site: Chow. Vivienne. 2020-07-13. Wong Kar-wai Gives Backing to $33 Million Hong Kong Film Revival Plan. 2021-08-22. Variety. en-US.
6. Web site: The Lyricist Wannabe movie review: Chung Suet-ying tries to break into Hong Kong’s Cantopop scene in My Prince Edward director’s coming-of-age comedy . March 5, 2024 . . Lee . Edmund . March 15, 2024 . March 14, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240314171657/https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3254175/lyricist-wannabe-movie-review-chung-suet-ying-tries-break-hong-kongs-cantopop-scene-my-prince-edward . live .