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| JACOB CHEUNG CHI LEUNG | director |
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Jacob Cheung Chi Leung is one of the most acclaimed filmmakers in the Hong Kong cinema. He is renowned for refusing to compromise his filmmaking just to cater to the market. Born in Hong Kong, Jacob Cheung Chi Leung graduated from the Artiste Training Center of Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited (HKTVB). Early in his career, Mr. Cheung served as a production manager on films such as MR. VAMPIRE and MY LUCKY STARS which featured the combined acting talents of Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao. Jacob Cheung Chi Leung made his directorial debut LAI SHI, CHINA'S LAST EUNUCH in 1986. He started his career as producer with THIS THING CALLED LOVE (1990), a Woody-Allenesque comedy on love and marriage. All of his films have been serious dramas and tragic-comedies, two of which, BEYOND THE SUNSET (1989) and CAGEMAN (1992), won the Best Film Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards, the latter also taking the Best Director Award.
As a director and producer, Jacob Cheung has enjoyed remarkable critical success over the course of his distinguished career. In the past decade, his films have won the Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor.
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