Soi Cheang (born 11 July 1972), also known as Bob Cheng or by his birth name Cheang Pou-soi,[a] is a Macau-born Hong Kong filmmaker.[1][2] Known for his contribution to action crime films, his works Motorway (2012), Limbo (2021) and Mad Fate (2023) earned him three Best Director nominations at the Hong Kong Film Awards, which he won for the latter.
Soi Cheang | |
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_2023-10-19_P2.jpg) Cheang in October 2023 | |
| Born | Cheang Pou-soi 11 July 1972 |
| Nationality | Hong Konger |
| Other names | Bob Cheng |
| Occupations | |
| Notable work | Full list |
Cheang's films have regularly appeared at international film festivals; for examples, Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024) was selected to be in the Official Selection (Midnight Screening) of the Cannes Film Festival,[3] Mad Fate (2023) and Limbo (2021) were selected to be in the Berlinale Special section of Berlin International Film Festival,[4][5] and Accident (2009) was selected to be in Competition section of Venice Film Festival.[6]
In addition to directing action crime films, Cheang was also directed The Monkey King trilogy, in which he produced the latter. His other works, included Paradox (2017) and I'm Livin' It (2019), earned him two Best Film nominations at the Hong Kong Film Awards, as well as The Sunny Side of the Street (2022), earned him the Golden Horse Award for Best Narrative Feature nomination, respectively.
Filmography
editThis is a list of films which Cheang has participated, others are noted.[7][8]
| Year | Film | Credited as | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | |||
| 1999 | Our Last Day | Yes | No | — |
| The House of No Man | Yes | No | Also as story writer | |
| Beach Girl | Yes | No | — | |
| 2000 | Diamond Hill | Yes | No | Also as screenwriter |
| 2001 | Horror Hotline... Big Head Monster | Yes | No | |
| 2002 | New Blood | Yes | No | |
| 2003 | The Death Curse | Yes | No | — |
| Love for All Seasons | No | No | Policeman | |
| 2004 | Love Battlefield | Yes | No | — |
| Hidden Heroes | Yes | No | — | |
| 2005 | Home Sweet Home | Yes | No | — |
| 2006 | Dog Bite Dog | Yes | No | — |
| 2007 | Shamo | Yes | No | — |
| 2009 | Accident | Yes | No | — |
| 2012 | Motorway | Yes | No | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director |
| 2014 | The Monkey King | Yes | No | — |
| 2015 | SPL 2: A Time of Consequences | Yes | No | — |
| Two Thumbs Up | No | Yes | — | |
| 2016 | The Monkey King 2 | Yes | No | — |
| 2017 | Paradox | No | Yes | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film |
| The Brink | No | Yes | — | |
| 2018 | The Monkey King 3 | Yes | Yes | — |
| 2019 | I'm Livin' It | No | Yes | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film |
| 2020 | Double World | No | Yes | — |
| 2021 | Limbo | Yes | No | Nominated – Golden Horse Award for Best Director Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director |
| 2022 | The Sunny Side of the Street | No | Yes | Nominated – Golden Horse Award for Best Narrative Feature |
| 2023 | Cyber Heist | No | Yes | — |
| Mad Fate | Yes | Executive | Won – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director | |
| Dust to Dust | No | Yes | — | |
| 2024 | Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In | Yes | Executive | — |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Cheang Pou-soi at hkmdb.com". Archived from the original on 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Cheang Pou-soi at chinesemov.com". Archived from the original on 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Les films de la Sélection officielle 2024". 11 April 2024. Archived from the original on 11 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Berlinale Program - Mad Fate". Archived from the original on 2023-12-06. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ Grater, Tom (February 11, 2021). "Berlinale Unveils Competition Line-Up: New Pics From Daniel Bruhl, Celine Sciamma, Radu Jude, Xavier Beauvois & Hong Sang-soo". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ "66th Venice Film Festival Venezia 66". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 30 November 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
- ^ Kevin Ma (16 June 2014). "Filmko launches RMB1 billion slate". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ^ Kevin Ma (14 May 2014). "Mei Ah takes four to Cannes". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
External links
edit- Soi Cheang at the Hong Kong Movie Database
- Soi Cheang at IMDb
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