Allen Fong
Directing • Born 1947-07-10
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 won in 1982 for Father and Son. His 1983 film Ah Ying was entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival.
Filmography
10 credits
The Golden Girls
Movie • 1995
Assistant Director
Just Like Weather
Movie • 1986
Narrator
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Movie • 1983
Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive
Movie • 1989
Taxi Driver
The Devil’s Box
Movie • 1984
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
Movie • 1998
Self
Summer Snow
Movie • 1995
Shanghai Blues
Movie • 1984
Beggar
Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns
Movie • 1983
Self
Battlefield Network
TV • 2001