Allen Fong Yuk-ping (方育平) (born July 10, 1947) is a

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, ...

and one of the leaders of the

Hong Kong New Wave The Hong Kong New Wave is a film movement in Chinese-language Hong Kong cinema that emerged in the late 1970s and lasted into the early 2000s. Origins of the movement The Hong Kong New Wave started in 1979 with the release of numerous notable fi ...

of the late 1970s and early 1980s. His cinematic style is highly influenced by

Italian neorealism Italian neorealism ( it, Neorealismo), also known as the Golden Age, is a national film movement characterized by stories set amongst the poor and the working class. They are filmed on location, frequently with non-professional actors. They pr ...

. 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

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. Others who share this achievement are

Ann Hui Ann Hui On-wah, (; born 23 May 1947) is a film director, producer, screenwriter and actress from Hong Kong who is one of the most critically acclaimed filmmakers of the Hong Kong New Wave. She is known for her films about social issues in Ho ...

and Johnnie To. He won in 1982 for ''

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''. His 1983 film '' Ah Ying'' was entered into the

34th Berlin International Film Festival The 34th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 17–28 February 1984. The festival opened with '' The Noah's Ark Principle'' by Roland Emmerich. The Golden Bear was awarded to the American film '' Love Streams'' directed by Joh ...

Filmography

* ''

'' (1981) * '' Ah Ying'' (1983) * '' Just like the Weather'' (1986) * '' Dancing Bull'' (1990) * ''

A Little Life-Opera ''A Little Life-Opera'' () is a 1998 Hong Kong film directed by Allen Fong. The film, set in Fujian province, is filmed in the People's Republic of China and stars Yang Kuei-Mei and Winston Chao. The dialogs of the film are entirely in Hokki ...

'' (1997) * '' Tibetan Tao'' (documentary, 2000)

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* Hong Kong film directors 1947 births Living people Alumni of Hong Kong Baptist University Hong Kong artists {{HongKong-film-director-stub