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Barbara Wong Chun-chun
黄真真
Born (1972-10-05) October 5, 1972 (age 52)
Hongkong, China
NationalityChinese
Occupation(s)Director, actress, scriptwriter, producer

Barbara Wong Chun-chun (Chinese: 黃真真; Sidney Lau: Wong4 Jan1 Jan1) is a Hong Kong actress, film director, scriptwriter and producer.[1] She is known for her films Women’s Private Parts (2000), Truth or Dare: 6th Floor Rear Flat (2003) and The Stolen Years (2013). Wong was awarded the “Hong Kong Ten Outstanding Young Persons” by Junior Chamber International Hong Kong in 2002[2] and "Young Achiever of the Year" in the Women of Influence Award by United States Chamber of Commerce in 2007.[3]

Early life and education

Born and raised in Hong Kong, China, Wong graduated from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 1990.[4] After graduation, she worked at Commercial Radio Hong Kong as Disc jockey.[4] In 1993, Wong moved to New York, the United States to further her study.[1] She graduated from New York University Tisch School of the Arts,[5] and her graduation work HUGO, was selected as NYU Best Student Film.[1]

Career

After graduating from New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Wong stayed in New York and produced a short film The Hipster.[4] In 1995, Wong established a production company in New York called Basko Wong Productions to produce television programs for several television networks, such as ABC, NBC and etc.[4] In 1997, Wong directed her first low-budget independent feature film, A Carburetor for Suzy (1998), at her own expense.[6] This film has been screened at NewFilmmakers New York series at Anthology Film Archives in 1998.[1]

In 1999, she returned to Hong Kong from New York and filmed Women’s Private Parts (2000),[1] which is a documentary interviewing Chinese women about how they view their bodies to expresses their attitudes and thoughts towards sexuality.[7] This film got the attention of the Hong Kong film industry and went on to win "Best International Feature Film" in the New York City Independent Film Festival in 2001.[8] Following this, Wong directed Men's Private Parts (2002) as a sequel to Women’s Private Parts which interviewed 30 men about their attitudes and thoughts towards sex, love and power.[9]

In 2003, Wong collaborated with Lawrence Cheng to produce a comedy Truth or Dare: 6th Floor Rear Flat (2003), which was inspired by madonna’s documentary, Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991) to narrative a story of six youths lived on the 6th floor rear flat in Hong Kong. Wong was also nominated for "Best New Director" in the 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards.[10] After that, Wong continued to shaping Hongkong community and people in the film and filmed Six Strong Guys (2004), Protégé de la Rose Noire (2004), Wonder Women (2007), Happy Funeral (2008) and Break Up Club (2010). Of these, Wonder Women (2007) was filmed to celebrate Hong Kong handover 10th anniversary, and it was premiered in Great Hall of the People in 2007.[11]

From releasing the film The Allure of Tears (2011), Wong shifted her focus from Hong Kong to the mainland in a commercial direction.[12] She then directed several romance-drama such as The Stolen Years (2013), and Girls (2014), The Secret (2016) and Girls 2: Girls vs Gangsters (2018).

Filmography

As director

As actress

As scriptwriter


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References

  1. ^ a b c d e "资料：导演黄真真个人档案". Sina. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. ^ "PAST HK TOYP AWARDEES". JCI. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  3. ^ George, May (October 8, 2007). "Winners are an inspiration for new generation". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d Wei, Shiyu (2016). Cinema East and West. City University of HK Press. p. 507. ISBN 9629372657. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Wong, Chun-chun Barbara – Critical Biography". Hong Kong Women Filmmakers. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  6. ^ "香港電影人故事(四)：每部電影都是獨一無二的愛情". 大公网. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  7. ^ Marchetti, Gina (2017-12-01). "Handover Bodies in a Feminist Frame". Screen Bodies. 2 (2): 2. doi:10.3167/screen.2017.020202. ISSN 2374-7552.
  8. ^ "Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild - Directors - Chun Chun Barbara WONG". The Ultimate to HK Film Directors. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  9. ^ "黄真真：男人这东西". Sina. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  10. ^ "List of Nominees and Awardees of The 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards". Hongkong Film Awards. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  11. ^ Wei, Shiyu (2016). Cinema East and West. City University of HK Press. p. 539. ISBN 9629372657. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  12. ^ Marchetti, Gina (2017-12-01). "Handover Bodies in a Feminist Frame". Screen Bodies. 2 (2): 7. doi:10.3167/screen.2017.020202. ISSN 2374-7552.
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