Punk Chan Kwong-wing (; born June 15, 1967), also known as Comfort Chan Kwong-wing, is a

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for

Hong Kong films The cinema of Hong Kong ( zh, t=香港電影) is one of the three major threads in the history of Chinese language cinema, alongside the cinema of China and the cinema of Taiwan. As a former British colony, Hong Kong had a greater degree of p ...

. Some of his well-known works in films include the ''

Infernal Affairs ''Infernal Affairs'' is a 2002 Hong Kong action thriller film co-directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak. Jointly written by Mak and Felix Chong, it stars Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Anthony Wong, Eric Tsang, Sammi Cheng and Kelly Chen. The film ...

'' trilogy, '' SPL: Sha Po Lang'', ''

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'', '' Daisy'', '' Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen'', ''

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'', '' Kung Fu Monster'', '' The Captain'', '' Cook Up a Storm'' and '' Chinese Doctors''. Chan has been nominated seventeen times at the

Hong Kong Film Awards The Hong Kong Film Awards (HKFA; ), founded in 1982, is an annual film awards ceremony in Hong Kong. The ceremonies are typically in April. The awards recognise achievement in various aspects of filmmaking, such as directing, screenwriting, ...

and has won three awards for scoring ''

The Storm Riders ''The Storm Riders'' is a 1998 Hong Kong ''wuxia'' fantasy film based on the manhua series ''Fung Wan'' by artist Ma Wing-shing. Directed by Andrew Lau, it starred Ekin Cheng as Wind and Aaron Kwok as Cloud. The plot involves two children, Whisp ...

'',

Bodyguards and Assassins ''Bodyguards and Assassins'' is a 2009 Hong Kong historical action film directed by Teddy Chan, featuring an all-star cast including Donnie Yen, Wang Xueqi, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Nicholas Tse, Hu Jun, Chris Lee, Eric Tsang, Fan Bingbing, ...

and Wu Xia. Chan also works as a

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for Hong Kong singers including

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and

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Awards and nominations

* Won: Best Original Film Score ''

'' * Nominated: Best Original Film Song ''The Storm Riders'' * Nominated: Best Original Film Score ''

A Man Called Hero ''A Man Called Hero'' is a 1999 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Andrew Lau. It is loosely based on the manhua series '' Chinese Hero: Tales of the Blood Sword'' by Hong Kong artist Ma Wing-shing. It won the 1999 Golden Horse Award for Best Visu ...

'' * Nominated: Best Original Film Song ''A Man Called Hero'' * Nominated: Best Original Film Score''

'' * Nominated: Best Original Film Score ''

Infernal Affairs II ''Infernal Affairs II'' is a 2003 Hong Kong crime- action film directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak. It is a prequel to the 2002 film ''Infernal Affairs''. Anthony Wong, Eric Tsang, Edison Chen, Shawn Yue and Chapman To reprise their roles from ...

'' * Nominated: Best Original Film Score ''

Infernal Affairs III ''Infernal Affairs III'' is a 2003 Hong Kong crime action film directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak. It is the third and final installment in the ''Infernal Affairs'' film series, and is both a sequel and a semi-prequel to the original film, ...

'' * Nominated: Best Original Film Score ''

'' * Nominated: Best Original Film Score '' Confession of Pain'' * Nominated: Best Original Film Score ''

The Warlords ''The Warlords'' (), previously known as ''The Blood Brothers'', is a 2007 epic action war drama film directed by Peter Chan and starring Jet Li, Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Xu Jinglei. The film was released on 13 December 2007 simultaneousl ...

'' * Won: Best Original Film Score ''

'' * Nominated: Best Original Film Song ''Bodyguards and Assassins'' * Nominated: Best Original Film Score '' A Beautiful Life'' * Nominated: Best Original Film Score ''

Overheard 2 ''Overheard 2'' is a 2011 Hong Kong crime thriller film produced by Derek Yee, written and directed by Alan Mak and Felix Chong and starring Louis Koo, Lau Ching-wan and Daniel Wu. It is a sequel to the 2009 film '' Overheard'' where Koo, Lau an ...

'' * Won: Best Original Film Score '' Wu Xia'' * Nominated: Best Original Film Score '' The Silent War'' * Nominated: Best Original Film Score ''

Fajr International Film Festival Iran's annual Fajr International Film Festival ( fa, جشنواره بین‌المللی فیلم فجر), or Fajr Film Festival (little: FIFF; fa, جشنواره فیلم فجر), has been held every February and April in Tehran since 1982. T ...

* Won: Best Music Crystal Simorgh '' The Kingdom of SolomonAwards received at the 28th Fajr International Film Festival (The Kingdom of Solomon)
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Golden Rooster Awards The Golden Rooster Awards () are film awards given in mainland China. The awards were originally given annually, beginning in 1981. The name of the award came from the year of the Rooster in 1981. Award recipients receive a statuette in the shap ...

*Won: Best Original Score '' Chinese Doctors'' (with Kay Chan)

References

External links

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