Benny Chan (filmmaker)

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Benny Chan
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Chan in 2019
Born (1961-10-24)24 October 1961
Kowloon, British Hong Kong
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Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Occupation
Years active 1981–2020
Notable work Full list
Awards Full list
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 陳木勝
Simplified Chinese 陈木胜
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Benny Chan Muk-sing (simplified Chinese: 陈木胜; traditional Chinese: 陳木勝; pinyin: Chén Mùshèng; 24 October 1961[1] – 23 August 2020[2]) was a Hong Kong filmmaker.[3]

Chan was nominated for Best Director six times at the Hong Kong Film Awards, include Big Bullet, Heroic Duo, New Police Story, Connected, The White Storm and Raging Fire. His last film, Raging Fire, posthumously earned him Best Director award at the 40th Hong Kong Film Awards and the film went on to win Best Film award at the ceremony.[4][5]

Life and career

Born and raised in Kowloon, Benny Chan first accepted a job in 1981 at Rediffusion Television working in continuity.[6] The following year, he joined TVB, becoming a production assistant to Johnnie To.[7][8] By 1985, Chan had worked his way up to being a television director, co-directing television series like The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain (1985).[8] In addition to directing most of the episodes of The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain, he also wrote the scripts for all 40 episodes.[9] Chan had gained experience as an executive director for a couple of films between 1987 and 1988, and had also directed and produced a few television series for Asia Television in 1989.[6]

Chan's debut as a film director began with A Moment of Romance (1990), which was produced by To.[6][10] During the 1990s, he directed films like Big Bullet (1996), Who Am I? (1998), and Gen-X Cops (1999). For his work on Big Bullet, which he co-wrote, directed, and produced,[11] Chan was nominated for Best Director at the 1997 Hong Kong Film Awards.[6] The film also won awards for Best Film Editing at both the Hong Kong Film Awards and the 1996 Golden Horse Film Festival.[7][12] He also continued to work in television, directing episodes of the 1995 adaptation of Fist of Fury starring Donnie Yen.[7][6]

Working in exclusively the film industry since 1998's Who Am I?,[6] Chan continued to work on various projects. Since Who Am I?, he continued to direct more of Jackie Chan's movies, such as New Police Story (2004), Rob-B-Hood (2006), and Shaolin (2011).[7] He also directed Heroic Duo (2003), Divergence (2005), Connected (2008), and The White Storm (2013).[6][8] Prior to his death, Chan was working on Raging Fire, which he gave to a colleague to complete post-production work after his cancer diagnosis.[11]

Illness and death

In 2019, Chan was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer after feeling unwell while working on Raging Fire.[11][8] During the last few months of his life, he was hospitalized at Prince of Wales Hospital.[6]

On 23 August 2020, Chan died at the Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.[13]

Filmography

Feature film

Year Film Credits Note(s)
Director Screenwriter Producer
1987 Goodbye Darling No No Executive N/A
1988 Let's Rage the Gangland Yes No No Directorial debut
Fatal Love No No Executive N/A
1990 A Moment of Romance Yes No No N/A
1991 Son on the Run Yes No No N/A
1992 What a Hero! Yes No No N/A
1993 The Magic Crane Yes No No N/A
A Moment of Romance II Yes No No N/A
1994 Wounded Tracks Yes No No N/A
1995 Happy Hour Yes No No Cameo
Produced by Peter Ho-sun Chan
Man Wanted Yes No Yes N/A
1996 Big Bullet Yes Yes Yes Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film
They Don't Care About Us No No Yes N/A
1998 Who Am I? Yes No No N/A
1999 Gen-X Cops Yes Yes Yes N/A
2000 Gen-Y Cops Yes No Yes Hong Kong-United States co-production
2001 Final Romance No No Yes N/A
2002 If U Care... No No Yes N/A
2003 Heroic Duo Yes No Yes Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
2004 New Police Story Yes No Yes Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film
2005 Divergence Yes No Yes N/A
2006 Rob-B-Hood Yes Yes Yes N/A
2007 Invisible Target Yes Yes Yes N/A
2008 Connected Yes Yes Yes Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
2010 City Under Siege Yes Yes Yes Also as an editor
2011 Shaolin Yes No Yes N/A
2013 The White Storm Yes Yes Yes Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film
2015 Little Big Master No No Yes Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film
2016 Call of Heroes Yes Yes Yes N/A
2017 Meow Yes No Yes N/A
2021 Raging Fire Yes Yes Yes Posthumous release
Won – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
Won – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film
N/A The Trier of Fact No No Yes Credited as the producer in the pre-production stage

Television film

  • Fist of Fury 精武門 (1995) – TV series, as a director

Awards and nominations

Year Work Awards Category Results
1996 Big Bullet 16th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Director Nominated
Best Film Nominated
2004 Heroic Duo 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards Best Director Nominated
2005 New Police Story 24th Hong Kong Film Awards Nominated
Best Film Nominated
25th Golden Rooster Awards Nominated
28th Hundred Flowers Awards Nominated
2009 Connected 28th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Director Nominated
2014 The White Storm 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards Nominated
Best Film Nominated
2016 Little Big Master 35th Hong Kong Film Awards Nominated
2021 Raging Fire 13th Macau International Film Festival Best Director Won
Best Film Nominated
28th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards Best Director Won
Film of Merit Won
Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild Awards Best Film Won
Best Director Nominated
Hong Kong Screenwriters' Guild Awards Best Recommended Screenplay Won
2022 40th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Director Won
Best Film Won

References

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