Wong Chi-chung (),
known professionally as Sek Kei (), is a Hong Kong film critic. He received the
Professional Achievement Award in the
41st Hong Kong Film Awards for his contributions in the film industry.
Biography
In the 1960s, Sek began submitting film reviews to ' at the age of seventeen.
Although his articles were initially rejected, he received a reply letter from the chief editor, , who encouraged him to continue writing film reviews.
Since then, he has pursued a career as a film critic, contributing film reviews to various newspapers and magazines for almost sixty years.
Sek started his film review column in ''
Ming Pao
''Ming Pao'' () is a Chinese-language newspaper published by Media Chinese International in Hong Kong. In the 1990s, ''Ming Pao'' established four overseas branches in North America; each provides independent reporting on local news and colle ...
'' in January 1971.
He has published a total of eight books, collectively titled ''Collection of Sek Kei film critiques'', which encompass his film reviews up until the 1990s.
Sek directed an experimental film called ''Dead Knot'' in 1969, in collaboration with
John Woo
John Woo Yu-Sen SBS (; born September 22, 1946) is a Hong Kong filmmaker, known as a highly-influential figure in the action film genre. He was a pioneer of heroic bloodshed films (a crime action film genre involving Chinese triads) and the gu ...
.
He also co-founded the
Hong Kong International Film Festival
The Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF), is one of Asia’s oldest international film festivals. Founded in 1976, the festival features different movies, filmmakers from different countries in Hong Kong.
HKIFF screens around 230 films ...
and the
Hong Kong Film Archive
The Hong Kong Film Archive is a film archive collects, preserves, and screens Hong Kong films and other related materials. The archive was founded in 1993, when its Planning Office was opened by the Urban Council. It joined the Internationa ...
.
In 2023, Sek received the
Professional Achievement Award in the
41st Hong Kong Film Awards, alongside Law Kar, for his contributions in the film industry.
Personal life
Sek is married to novel writer Lu Li.
Filmography
Film
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Hong Kong film critics
Hong Kong filmmakers