Allen Fong
Birthday
1947/07/10 (78 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Hong Kong, China
Also know as
方育平, Allen Fong Yuk-Ping, Fong Yuk-Ping
Biography
Allen Fong Yuk-ping (方育平) (born July 10, 1947) is a film director and one of the leaders of the Hong Kong New Wave of the late 1970s and early 1980s. His cinematic style is highly influenced by Italian neorealism. He also usually uses personal or real-life stories as the basis for his films. Despite his limited number of productions, he is one of the directors to have won "Best Director" three times at the Hong Kong Film Awards. Others who share this achievement are Ann Hui and Johnnie To. He w...Read more
Acting
(1995) The Golden Girls
as Assistant Director
(1986) Just Like Weather
as Narrator
(1983) Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
as ---
(1989) Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive
as Taxi Driver
(1984) The Devil’s Box
as ---
(1998) Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
as Self
(1995) Summer Snow
as ---
(1984) Shanghai Blues
as Beggar
(1983) Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns
as Self
(2001) Battlefield Network
as ---