Mabel Cheung facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Mabel Cheung
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Cheung at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival
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張婉婷
Cheung Yuen-Ting 17 November 1950 |
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| Awards | Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Director 1986 Illegal Immigrant Golden Horse Awards – Best Film 1988 Painted Faces Best Original Screenplay 1988 Painted Faces |
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Mabel Cheung Yuen Ting (born on November 17, 1950) is a famous film director from Hong Kong. She is one of the most important directors in Hong Kong movies. She is known as one of the few women who became very successful during a time of new and exciting changes in Hong Kong filmmaking.
Mabel Cheung made her first movie in 1985 while she was a student at New York University. She is well-known for making films about people from Hong Kong and overseas Chinese who move to other countries. This was especially important before Hong Kong became part of China in 1997.
Her most famous films are often called the "migration trilogy." These movies are The Illegal Immigrant (1985), An Autumn's Tale (1987), and Eight Taels of Gold (1989). Another very important film in her career is The Soong Sisters (1997). All four of these movies were made with the help of writer Alex Law.
Mabel Cheung also shares her knowledge with others. She is a special teacher at the Hong Kong Baptist University Academy of Film. She is also an Honorary University Fellow at the University of Hong Kong. She helps lead the Hong Kong Film Development Council as its Vice-Chairperson.
Mabel Cheung's Movies
Mabel Cheung has directed many films throughout her career. Here are some of her notable works:
- 2022: To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self
- 2017: The Chinese Widow (also known as In Harm's Way (2017 film)) - She was the writer for this film.
- 2015: A Tale of Three Cities
- 2010: Echoes of the Rainbow
- 2003: Traces of a Dragon: Jackie Chan & His Lost Family - This movie was nominated for an award at the Golden Horse Awards for Best Documentary.
- 2001: Beijing Rocks
- 1998: City of Glass - She was nominated for Best Director and Best Screenplay at the Hong Kong Film Award.
- 1997: The Soong Sisters - This film was nominated for Best Film and Best Director at the Hong Kong Film Award.
- 1992: Now You See Love, Now You Don't
- 1991: The Banquet
- 1991: Twin Dragons
- 1989: Eight Taels of Gold - She was nominated for Best Director and Best Screenplay at the Hong Kong Film Award.
- 1988: Painted Faces - This film was nominated for Best Screenplay at the Hong Kong Film Award.
- 1987: An Autumn's Tale - This movie won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film and was nominated for Best Director.
- 1985: The Illegal Immigrant - This film won her the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director and a special award at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival.
More to Explore
- List of graduates of University of Hong Kong
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See also
In Spanish: Mabel Cheung para niños
