Soi Cheang

(Redirected from Cheang Pou-soi)

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
Cheang in October 2023
Born
Cheang Pou-soi

(1972-07-11) 11 July 1972 (age 51)
NationalityHong Konger
Other namesBob Cheng
Occupations
Notable workFull 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

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This is a list of films which Cheang has participated, others are noted.[7][8]

YearFilmCreditNotes
DirectorProducer
1999Our Last DayYesNo
The House of No ManYesNoAlso as story writer
Beach GirlYesNo
2000Diamond HillYesNoAlso as screenwriter
2001Horror Hotline... Big Head MonsterYesNo
2002New BloodYesNo
2003The Death CurseYesNo
2004Love BattlefieldYesNo
Hidden HeroesYesNo
2005Home Sweet HomeYesNo
2006Dog Bite DogYesNo
2007ShamoYesNo
2009AccidentYesNo
2012MotorwayYesNoNominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
2014The Monkey KingYesNo
2015SPL 2: A Time of ConsequencesYesNo
Two Thumbs UpNoYes
2016The Monkey King 2YesNo
2017ParadoxNoYesNominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film
The BrinkNoYes
2018The Monkey King 3YesYes
2019I'm Livin' ItNoYesNominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film
2020Double WorldNoYes
2021LimboYesNoNominated – Golden Horse Award for Best Director
Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
2022The Sunny Side of the StreetNoYesNominated – Golden Horse Award for Best Narrative Feature
2023Cyber HeistNoYes
Mad FateYesExecutiveWon – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
Dust to DustNoYes
2024Twilight of the Warriors: Walled InYesExecutive

Notes

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  1. ^ Chinese: 鄭保瑞; Jyutping: zeng6 bou2 seoi6

References

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  1. ^ "Cheang Pou-soi at hkmdb.com". Archived from the original on 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  2. ^ "Cheang Pou-soi at chinesemov.com". Archived from the original on 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Berlinale Program - Mad Fate". Archived from the original on 2023-12-06. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "66th Venice Film Festival Venezia 66". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 30 November 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
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