Director
Allen Fong
July 10, 1947 · Hong Kong, China
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.
Often works with
Manfred Wong Man-Chun
3 titles together
Shanghai Blues, Summer Snow, The Golden Girls
Teresa Ha Ping
2 titles together
Summer Snow, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Shirley Huang
2 titles together
Summer Snow, Below the Lion Rock: Ode To Un Chau Chai
Cora Miao
2 titles together
Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive, Dancing Bull
David Lo Dai-Wai
2 titles together
Father and Son, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting
2 titles together
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, The Devil’s Box
Full filmography · 14
A Little Life-Opera
Director
1998
The Golden Girls
as Assistant Director
1995
Summer Snow
cast
19957.5
Dancing Bull
Director
1990
Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive
as Taxi Driver
1989
Just Like Weather
as Narrator and Director
1986
Shanghai Blues
as Beggar
19847
The Devil’s Box
cast
1984
Ah Ying
Director
1983
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
as Reporter
1983
Father and Son
Director
1981
Below the Lion Rock: Choice Of Dreams
Director
1978