Allen Fong

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

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Battlefield Network

2001

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

Self

The Golden Girls

Assistant Director

Summer Snow

1995

Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive

Taxi Driver

Just Like Weather

Narrator

Shanghai Blues

Beggar

The Devil’s Box

1984

Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns

Self

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Reporter