Allen Fong

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.

Directed

1. Ah Ying (1983) — Director
2. Father and Son (1981) — Director
3. Just Like Weather (1986) — Director
4. Dancing Bull (1990) — Director
5. A Little Life-Opera (1998) — Director
6. Below the Lion Rock: Old Plough (1978) — Director
7. Below the Lion rock: Nightwalker (1978) — Director
8. Below the Lion Rock: Ode To Un Chau Chai (1977) — Director
9. Below the Lion Rock: Choice Of Dreams (1978) — Director
10. Below the Lion Rock: New Life (1979) — Director
11. Below the Lion Rock: Wild Child (1977) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Shanghai Blues (1984) — Beggar
2. Summer Snow (1995)
3. Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive (1989) — Taxi Driver
4. Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1998) — Self
5. The Golden Girls (1995) — Assistant Director
6. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (1983) — Reporter
7. Just Like Weather (1986) — Narrator
8. The Devil’s Box (1984)
9. Battlefield Network (2001)
10. Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns (1983) — Self