Wong Chun Explained

Wong Chun
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Alma Mater:City University of Hong Kong
Notable Works:Mad World (2016)

Wong Chun is a Hong Kong director and screenwriter. His feature film debut Mad World (2016) was nominated for eights awards at the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards. For the film, Wong won Best New Director at the 53rd Golden Horse Awards and 36th Hong Kong Film Awards.

Early life

Wong studied at City University of Hong Kong. He was inspired to pursue cinema after taking a class by director Patrick Tam.[1] He graduated from the university's School of Creative Media in 2011 with a major in film.[2]

Career

After graduation, he entered his short film "6th March" into the 2011 Fresh Wave Short Film Competition, where he won the "Best Script" award. The film was subsequently nominated for Best Short Film award at the 49th Golden Horse Awards in 2012.[3]

Wong and his feature film debut Mad World (2016) was one of two winners in the Higher Education Institution Group at the inaugural First Feature Film Initiative in 2013. The other winner was Steve Chan Chi-fat's Weeds on Fire (2016).[4] Winners were given for the budget.[5] but weren't allowed to obtain outside funding.[6] Wong credits CreateHK, who organized the First Feature Film Initiative, for lining up distributors for the film. Mad World, written by Florence Chan, is about a bipolar stockbroker (Shawn Yue) who is placed in the care of his father (Eric Tsang). Wong voiced the younger brother of Shawn Yue's character.[7] The film was nominated for numerous awards, including Best New Director wins for Wong at the 53rd Golden Horse Awards and 36th Hong Kong Film Awards.

Filmography

!Year!Title!Original Title!Director!Writer!Notes
20116th March三月六日co-writer with Florence Chan; short film
2013Good Takeco-writer with Florence Chan; part of Streets of Macao short film anthology
2016Mad World念無明

Awards and nominations

!Year!Award!Category!Work!Result!Notes
201653rd Golden Horse AwardsBest New DirectorMad World
Hong Kong Film Directors Guild AwardsBest New Director
23rd Hong Kong Film Critics Society AwardBest Director
201736th Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Director
Best New Director
17th Chinese Film Media AwardsBest New Director

See also

References

  1. Web site: Parkes. Douglas. Ngo. Ivor. March 16, 2017. Interview: Wong Chun on Mad World, his award-winning debut. 2021-08-25. Time Out Hong Kong. en-GB.
  2. Dream High -- First Feature Film Initiative (WONG Chun). October 5, 2016. CreateHK. YouTube video. Cantonese. Commerce and Economic Development Bureau.
  3. Web site: Dream High 撐‧你想. 2021-09-20. www.createhk.gov.hk.
  4. Web site: Cheung. Rachel. 2016-08-22. Young Hong Kong director's perseverance pays off as his debut feature hits cinemas. 2021-09-20. South China Morning Post. en.
  5. Web site: Lee. Edmund. 2017-03-28. How Eric Tsang, Shawn Yue came to star in indie gem Mad World. 2021-09-20. South China Morning Post. en.
  6. Web site: Chu. Karen. 2017-11-22. Oscars: How 'Mad World' Offers an Alternative Look at Life in Hong Kong. 2021-09-17. The Hollywood Reporter. en-US.
  7. Web site: Lee. Edmund. 2017-03-30. Film review: Mad World – Shawn Yue, Eric Tsang in sombre drama. 2021-09-17. South China Morning Post. en.

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