Mabel Cheung
Mabel Cheung (Chinese: 張婉婷, born 17 November 1950) is a film director from Hong Kong. She is one of the leading directors in Hong Kong cinema and is considered one of the three women (along with Ann Hui and Clara Law) to achieve acclaim in the New Wave/Second Wave in Hong Kong. Elected "Freshman's Queen" when she was studying undergrad at the University of Hong Kong, she was also an avid sportswoman representing Lady Ho Tung Hall and the University of Hong Kong. Cheung made her first film in 1985 as a student at New York University. Cheung is known for working with the migration issues of Hongkongers and overseas Chinese, especially before the 1997 handover of Hong Kong.
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| Born | 張婉婷 Cheung Yuen-Ting 17 November 1950 | ||||||
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| Awards | Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Director 1986 Illegal Immigrant Golden Horse Awards – Best Film 1988 Painted Faces Best Original Screenplay 1988 Painted Faces | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 張婉婷 | ||||||
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Her films include the "migration trilogy": The Illegal Immigrant (1985), An Autumn's Tale (1987) and Eight Taels of Gold (1989). The Soong Sisters (1997) marks another peak of her filming career. All four films were made in collaboration with writer Alex Law.
Cheung is a Guest Lecturer at the Hong Kong Baptist University Academy of Film and an Honorary University Fellow at the University of Hong Kong.
Cheung is the Vice-Chairperson of the Hong Kong Film Development Council.