Peter Chan Explained

Peter Chan
Birth Date:1962 11, df=yes
Birth Place:British Hong Kong
Partner:Sandra Ng
Children:Jilian Chan (daughter)
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Peter Ho-sun Chan (born 28 November 1962), also known as Peter Chan, is a Hong Kong-born filmmaker. His notable works as a director include He's a Woman, She's a Man (1994), (1996), Perhaps Love (2005), The Warlords (2007), Dragon (2011), American Dreams in China (2013), Dearest (2014), and Leap (2020).

Chan started his career as an assistant film director, producer and crew for John Woo and Jackie Chan films in the 1980s. He then made his directorial debut with Alan and Eric: Between Hello and Goodbye in 1991. Chan has since earned multiple Best Director awards at both the Hong Kong Film Award and the Golden Horse Awards.

Early life

Chan was born in British Hong Kong to Chinese parents. His father was writer-director Chan Tung Man.[1] [2] He and his family moved to Thailand when he was 11, where he grew up amongst the international Chinese community in Bangkok.[3] He speaks Thai fluently.[4]

He later studied in the United States where he attended film school at UCLA, with a minor in accountancy. He returned to Hong Kong in 1983 for a summer internship in the film industry. Chan never returned to UCLA to complete his studies.

Career

He served as second assistant director, translator, and producer on John Woo's Heroes Shed No Tears (1986), which was set in Thailand. He then was a location manager on three Jackie Chan films, Wheels on Meals (1984), The Protector (1985) and Armour of God (1986), all of which were shot overseas.

He joined Impact Films as a producer in 1989, guiding projects such as Curry and Pepper (1990) to completion.

His directorial debut, Alan and Eric: Between Hello and Goodbye, was crowned best film at the Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild in 1991. It also won best actor at the Hong Kong Film Awards for Eric Tsang, who would become a frequent collaborator with Chan.[5]

Chan was a co-founder of United Filmmakers Organization (UFO) in the early 1990s,[6] which produced a number of box-office and critical hits in Hong Kong, including his own: He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father. Other critical and commercial successes followed, including Tom, Dick and Hairy, He's a Woman, She's a Man and Comrades, Almost a Love Story.

In the late 1990s, Chan worked in Hollywood,[7] directing The Love Letter, which starred Kate Capshaw, Ellen DeGeneres and Tom Selleck.[8]

In 2000, Chan co-founded Applause Pictures with Teddy Chen and Allan Fung.[9] The company's focus was on fostering ties with pan-Asian filmmakers, producing such films as Jan Dara by Thailand's Nonzee Nimibutr, One Fine Spring Day South Korea's Hur Jin-ho, Samsara by China's Huang Jianxin, The Eye by Danny and Oxide Pang and cinematographer Christopher Doyle.

Since the mid-2000s, Chan has been working mostly in mainland China, capitalizing on the rapid expansion of the Chinese film industry.[10] Chan's 2005 film, the Hong Kong-mainland China co-produced musical Perhaps Love, closed the 2005 Venice Film Festival and was Hong Kong's entry for an Academy Awards nomination in the best foreign film category. Perhaps Love became one of the year's top-grossing films in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, and received a record 29 awards. Chan next directed The Warlords (2007) and produced Derek Yee's Protégé (2007). The two films were the two highest grossing Hong Kong-China co-productions of 2007. The Warlords grossed a record RMB220 million in China and over US$40 million across Asia, and garnered 8 Hong Kong Film Awards and 3 Golden Horse Awards, including Best Director and Best Feature Film.

In 2009, Chan produced Teddy Chen's Bodyguards and Assassins, which has garnered RMB300 million in China box office alone, accumulating over US$50 million Asia-wide. It has scored 8 awards in the Hong Kong Film Awards, including Best Film.

In a survey conducted by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council during the 2010 Hong Kong Filmart, Chan was voted "the most valuable filmmaker", which was strongly backed by his box-office track records.

In 2022, Peter Chan launched production company Changin’ Pictures to make streaming content.[11] [12]

Personal life

Chan currently has a daughter Jilian Chan (born in 2006) with Hong Kong actress Sandra Ng, although the two have no intention of getting married.[13]

Filmography

YearTitleCredited asChinese title
DirectorCameoProducer
1986Heroes Shed No Tears英雄無淚
Millionaires Express富貴列車
1988Couples, Couples, Couples三對鴛鴦一張床
1989News Attack神行太保
1990Whampoa Blues壯志豪情
Curry and Pepper咖喱辣椒
1991Alan and Eric: Between Hello and Goodbye雙城故事
Yesteryou, Yesterme, Yesterday記得...香蕉成熟時
1992The Days of Being Dumb亞飛與亞基
1992Twin Dragons雙龍會
1993C'est la vie, mon chéri新不了情
1993He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father 新難兄難弟
Tom, Dick and Hairy風塵三俠
1994He's a Woman, She's a Man 金枝玉葉
Over The Rainbow, Under The Skirt記得……香蕉成熟時II初戀情人
Twenty Something晚9朝5
1995Happy Hour歡樂時光
1996The Age of Miracles嫲嫲．帆帆
Who's The Woman, Who's The Man 金枝玉葉2
Comrades, Almost A Love Story 甜蜜蜜[14]
1999The Love Letter 情书
2000Twelve Nights十二夜
2001Jan Dara
One Fine Spring Day
2002The Eye 見鬼
Three (segment Going Home)三更之回家
Golden Chicken金雞
2003Project 1:99 (short film)1:99電影行動 - 2003春天……的回憶
Golden Chicken 2金雞2
2004The Eye 2見鬼2
Three...Extremes三更2之餃子
2005Perhaps Love如果·愛[15]
The Eye 10 見鬼10
2007Protégé門徒
The Warlords 投名狀
2008The Eye (remake)
2009Bodyguards and Assassins十月圍城[16]
2011Mr. and Mrs. Incredible神奇俠侶
Dragon武俠[17]
2012The Guillotines血滴子
2013American Dreams in China中國合伙人[18]
2014Dearest 親愛的[19]
The Truth About Beauty整容日记
2016Soul Mate七月與安生
2017This Is Not What I Expected 喜歡·你
2018Last Letter你好，之華
2019Better Days少年的你
2020Leap 奪冠
2021Coffee or Tea一點就到家
2023Tale of the Night长沙夜生活
2024She's Got No Name醬園弄[20] [21]
Li Na: My Life獨自·上場[22]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-02-18 . 陈可辛父亲陈铜民去世 吴君如携女赴泰奔丧 . 2024-04-12 . . zh-Hans . 16 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240416080709/https://www.zaobao.com.sg/entertainment/story20230218-1364310 . live .
  2. Web site: 2023-02-17 . 陈可辛父陈铜民逝世 曾任邵氏兄弟宣传主任 泰国华侨与金庸为旧同事 . 2024-04-12 . . zh-Hant-HK . 16 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240416080940/https://std.stheadline.com/sc/realtime/article/1906089/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82-%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82-%E9%99%B3%E5%8F%AF%E8%BE%9B%E7%88%B6%E9%99%B3%E9%8A%85%E6%B0%91%E9%80%9D%E4%B8%96-%E6%9B%BE%E4%BB%BB%E9%82%B5%E6%B0%8F%E5%85%84%E5%BC%9F%E5%AE%A3%E5%82%B3%E4%B8%BB%E4%BB%BB-%E6%B3%B0%E5%9C%8B%E8%8F%AF%E5%83%91%E8%88%87%E9%87%91%E5%BA%B8%E7%82%BA%E8%88%8A%E5%90%8C%E4%BA%8B . live .
  3. Web site: Elley. Derek. 1998-01-14. Peter Chan. 2021-09-21. Variety. en-US. 21 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210921030410/https://variety.com/1998/film/news/peter-chan-1117799602/. live.
  4. News: Kong . Rithdee . 2013-01-06 . Peter Chan - Balancing on the cutting edge . 2024-04-12 . . en . 16 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240416080805/https://www.bangkokpost.com/life/social-and-lifestyle/329426/peter-chan-_-balancing-on-the-cutting-edge . live .
  5. Web site: Tissandier . Francois . 2003 . A Conversation with Peter Chan . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930204050/http://www.cinemasie.com/en/interviews/peterchan/EN/ . 2007-09-30 . 2024-04-13 . Cinemasie.
  6. Web site: Koesnikov-Jessop . Sonia . 12 January 2006 . Play it again, but with music and in Chinese . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070816102618/http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/01/12/style/fmlede13.php . 16 August 2007 . 19 January 2006 . International Herald Tribune.
  7. News: Landler . Mark . 2000-08-13 . FILM; Back to Hong Kong, Where the Action Is . 2024-04-12 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331 . 27 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180627173723/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/13/movies/film-back-to-hong-kong-where-the-action-is.html . live .
  8. Web site: Brennan . Judith I. . 1998-12-13 . He's Not Afraid of a Little Pressure . 2024-04-12 . Los Angeles Times . en-US . 16 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240416080810/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-dec-13-ca-53370-story.html . live .
  9. Web site: Pao . Jin Long . 2002 . The Pan-Asian Co-Production Sphere: Interview with Director Peter Chan . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071101002513/http://www.asiaquarterly.com/content/view/123/40/ . 2007-11-01 . Harvard Asia Quarterly.
  10. News: Napolitano . Dean . 2012-03-21 . For Peter Chan, Story Trumps Style . 2024-04-12 . . en-US . 25 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221025235800/https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-SJB-8868 . live .
  11. Web site: Frater . Patrick . 2022-10-04 . Donnie Yen, Zhang Ziyi on Board as Peter Chan Launches Changin’ Pictures, Filmmaker-Led Asian TV Producer (EXCLUSIVE) . 2024-04-12 . Variety . en-US . 12 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240312080107/https://variety.com/2022/global/news/peter-chan-changin-pictures-asian-tv-producer-1235391213/ . live .
  12. Web site: Shackleton . Liz . 2022-10-04 . Donnie Yen, Zhang Ziyi Among Talent On Debut Slate Of Peter Chan’s Changin’ Pictures . 2024-04-12 . Deadline . en-US . 20 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221020032219/https://deadline.com/2022/10/donnie-yen-zhang-ziyi-peter-chan-changin-pictures-1235134587/ . live .
  13. Web site: Peter Chan: "Sandra and I will not be getting married" - Yahoo! Singapore News . 2009-10-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091030041633/http://sg.news.yahoo.com/xin/20091027/ten-103-peter-chan-sandra-getting-marrie-3c1b9bc.html . 30 October 2009 .
  14. Web site: Eagan . Daniel . 2021-11-16 . Comrades, Almost a Love Story at 25: director on the film and its stars . 2024-04-11 . . en . 7 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240207192246/https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3156108/comrades-almost-love-story-25-years-director-peter-chan . live .
  15. Web site: Wong . Silvia . 2006-08-14 . Perhaps Love wins big at Golden Bauhinia Awards . 2024-04-11 . Screen International . en . 14 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150914203407/http://www.screendaily.com/perhaps-love-wins-big-at-golden-bauhinia-awards/4028273.article . live .
  16. Web site: Macnab . Geoffrey . 2010-02-13 . We Distribution closes deals on Bodyguards And Assassins . 2024-04-11 . Screen International . en . 16 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240416080756/https://www.screendaily.com/we-distribution-closes-deals-on-bodyguards-and-assassins-/5010800.article . live .
  17. Web site: Chang . Justin . 2011-05-14 . Wu xia . 2024-04-11 . Variety . en-US . 7 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207093109/https://variety.com/2011/film/markets-festivals/wu-xia-1117945222/ . live .
  18. Web site: Mitchell . Wendy . 2013-06-14 . American Dreams in China hits big . 2024-04-11 . . en . 16 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240416080810/https://www.screendaily.com/american-dreams-in-china-hits-big/5057347.article . live .
  19. Web site: Frater . Patrick . 2014-10-05 . BUSAN: Peter Chan Feted by Festival . 2024-04-11 . Variety . en-US . 10 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220810152943/https://variety.com/2014/film/asia/busan-peter-chan-feted-by-festival-1201321600/ . live .
  20. Web site: SHE'S GOT NO NAME . 2024-05-08 . Festival de Cannes . en-US.
  21. Web site: Frater . Patrick . 2024-03-11 . Zhang Ziyi, Lei Jiayin and Jackson Yee Star in Peter Chan’s ‘She Has No Name’ (EXCLUSIVE) . 2024-04-11 . Variety . en-US . 13 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240313110752/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/zhang-ziyi-lei-jiayin-jackson-yee-peter-chan-film-she-has-no-name-1235934775/ . live .
  22. Web site: Bi . Yuanyuan . Wen . Menghua . 2021-03-17 . 成本超3亿《李娜》更名为《独自·上场》 欢喜传媒提前锁定6亿收入 . 2024-05-22 . National Business Daily.

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