Vicky Wong Wai-kit (Chinese: 黃偉傑, born 29 October 1979) is a Hong Kong film director. He co-directed the 2016 film Trivisa[2] produced by Hong Kong film director Johnnie To[3] and screenwriter Yau Nai Hoi. Trivisa has won numerous awards including Best Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Actor, Best Director and Best Picture[4] at the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards, Best film[5] at the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award. Vicky was also nominated for Best New Director at the 53rd Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards.[6]
Vicky Wong | |
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 Wong in 2018 | |
| Born | 29 October 1979[1] Hong Kong |
| Occupation | Film director |
Trivisa was premiered at 66th Berlin International Film Festival[7] and opened 40th Hong Kong International Film Festival.[8][9] In 2017, he shared the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director with Frank Hui and Jevons Au for their film Trivisa.[10] He participated at Berlin Talent Camp in 2011.[11]
Wong studied in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at Hong Kong Shue Yan University.[12] He worked professionally as a filmmaker in broadcast and independent production for several years before deciding to further his career by studying filmmaking in UK. He studied at London Film Academy in London.[12] After he finished his filmmaking course, he started making scripted short films including Wish, Valediction, Variable and the Decisive Moment[7]. Variable won the Excellence Award at 30th JVC Tokyo Video Festival[13][14] and received Special Mention at the 13th Hong Kong Independent Short Film and Video Awards.[12][14] His most successful short film is Decisive Moment which won Best Cinematography award at Fresh Wave 2010,[12][15] which led him to be picked by Johnnie To as one of the three directors of Trivisa.[16]
References
edit- ^ "【話・事・人】最佳導演黃偉傑：四十不惑". 新傳網. 2019-01-10. Archived from the original on 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
- ^ Hui, Frank; Au, Jevons Man-Kit; Wong, Vicky (2016-04-07), Trivisa, retrieved 2016-05-06
- ^ Brown, Todd (2016-01-29). "TRIVISA: Watch The Trailer For Johnnie To Produced Crime Thriller". TwitchFilm. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ^ "香港電影金像獎". 香港電影金像獎. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
- ^ "學會大獎 | 香港電影評論學會". www.filmcritics.org.hk (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2017-04-17.
- ^ "台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival". www.goldenhorse.org.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2017-04-17.
- ^ "Trivsia Berlin International Film Festival Press" (PDF).
- ^ "Hong Kong Festival Opening Films Announced". The Hollywood Reporter. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ^ "'Chongqing Hot Pot' and 'Trivisa' Open 40th Hong Kong International Film Festival". Yibada. 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ^ "Mainland blocks Hong Kong Film Awards as Trivisa wins top prize". 9 April 2017.
- ^ Forchner, Berlinale Talents, Marcus. "Imprint". Berlinale Talents. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d "Meet-the-Artists: Vicky Wong [Closed]". www.aaiss.hk. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ^ "SIGNIS". www.signis.net. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ^ a b cccdi, powered by. "HONG KONG SHORT FILM NEW ACTION EXPRESS 香港短片新里程". NEW ACTION EXPRESS. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ^ "Wave of the future". South China Morning Post. July 2012. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
- ^ "Fresh Wave: Nurturing New Talent for Hong Kong's Film Sector". C². Retrieved 2016-05-06.
External links
edit- Vicky Wong at IMDb
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