Tony Au Ting-Ping (; born 18 February 1954) is a

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...

and artist.

Biography

He was born in

Guangdong ) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...

. After graduating from high school in 1972, he engaged in fashion design. Afterwards, he studied filming at the

London Film Academy The London Film Academy (LFA) is a UK film school situated in Fulham, London. Founded in 2001, the LFA offers undergraduate, postgraduate and short courses, providing practical training across all key filmmaking disciplines. History Based within ...

. He entered the Hong Kong film industry in 1979. He is married to the actress

Teresa Mo Teresa Mo Shun-kwan (born 5 November 1960) is a Hong Kong actress. Background She started her career at RTV in the 1977, and joined TVB in 1981. She became famous for being cast in ''The Justice of Life'' (他來自江湖), which was based on ...

(毛舜筠) and has two daughters, Au Yik-san (區亦山) and Au Ling-san (區令山).

Career

His work as

art director Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...

includes:

Tsui Hark Tsui Hark (, , born 15 February 1950), born Tsui Man-kong (), is a Hong Kong filmmaker. A major director in the Golden Age of Cinema of Hong Kong, Hong Kong cinema, Tsui gained critical and commercial success with films such as ''Zu Warriors from ...

's '' Dangerous Encounters: 1st Kind'' (1980),

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 ...

's '' The Story of Woo Viet'' (1981), ''

Boat People Vietnamese boat people () were refugees who fled Vietnam by boat and ship following the end of the Vietnam War in 1975. This migration and humanitarian crisis was at its highest in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but continued well into the earl ...

'' (1982),

Ronny Yu Ronny Yu Yan-Tai () is a Hong Kong film director, producer, and movie writer. He has worked on both Hong Kong and United States, American films. He is mostly known for his work in the American horror film, horror genre, such as ''Bride of Chucky ...

's ''

The Postman Strikes Back ''The Postman Strikes Back'' (alternative known title as ''The Postman Fights Back'' in the United Kingdom) is a 1982 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Ronny Yu, and starring Bryan Leung as the titular protagonist who is sent on a mission ...

'' (1982), Clifford Choi's '' Lemon Coke'' (1982),

Shu Kei Shu Kei () or Kenneth Ip is a Hong Kong film director and screenwriter active during the 1980s and 1990s. A graduate of The University of Hong Kong, he is best known for the 1990 film ''Sunless Days'' (沒有太陽的日子), a documentary exp ...

's ''

Soul The soul is the purported Mind–body dualism, immaterial aspect or essence of a Outline of life forms, living being. It is typically believed to be Immortality, immortal and to exist apart from the material world. The three main theories that ...

'' (1986).

Filmography

Filmography as director, art director and other positions: * '' Men Suddenly In Black 2'' (2006), Art director * '' Chinese Odyssey 2002'' (2002), Production DesignerIMDb: Tony Au
/ref> * ''

Troublesome Night 3 ''Troublesome Night 3'' () is a 1998 Hong Kong comedy horror film produced by Nam Yin and directed by Herman Yau. It is the third of the 20 films in the ''Troublesome Night'' film series. Plot The film consists of three loosely connected segm ...

'' (1998), Actor * '' The Christ Of Nanjing'' (1995), Director * ''

A Touch Of Evil "A Touch of Evil" is a song by the English heavy metal band Judas Priest, from their 1990 album ''Painkiller''. The record was released as the second single from the album via Columbia Records label. Overview It is the only song on the album ...

'' (1995), Director, Writer * '' Crime Story'' (1993), Art director * '' Flying Dagger'' (1993), Art director * '' A Roof With A View'' (1993), Director * ''

King of Beggars ''King of Beggars'' is a 1992 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film directed by Gordon Chan, starring Stephen Chow, Sharla Cheung, Ng Man-tat and Norman Chui. The story is loosely based on legends about the martial artist So Chan (better known as ...

'' (1992), Costume Designer * '' Au Revoir Mon Amour'' (1991), Director * '' Finale In Blood'' (1991), Producer * '' Blonde Fury'' (1989), Art director * '' I'm Sorry'' (1988), Director * '' Profiles Of Pleasure'' (1988), Director, Art director * ''

Sworn Brothers Blood brother can refer to two or more people not related by birth who have sworn loyalty to each other. This is in modern times usually done in a ceremony, known as a blood oath, where each person makes a small cut, usually on a finger, han ...

'' (1987), Art director, Actor * '' Dream Lovers'' (1986), Director * '' Legacy of Rage'' (1986), Art director * ''

The Millionaire's Express ''Millionaires Express'' (, also known as ''The Millionaires' Express'' or ''Shanghai Express''; released in the Philippines as ''China Warriors'') is a 1986 Hong Kong western action comedy film starring, written and directed by Sammo Hung. The ...

'' (1986), Costume Designer, Art director * ''

Rosa Rosa or De Rosa may refer to: Plants and animals * ''Rosa'' (plant), the genus of roses * Rosa (sea otter), a sea otter that has become popular on the internet * Rosa (cow), a Spanish-born cow People * Rosa (given name) * Rosa (surname) * San ...

'' (1986), Art director * '' Where's Officer Tuba?'' (1986), Art director * ''

Women A woman is an adult female human. Before adulthood, a female child or adolescent is referred to as a girl. Typically, women are of the female sex and inherit a pair of X chromosomes, one from each parent, and women with functional u ...

'' (1985), Art director * '' Love in a Fallen City'' (1984), Art director * '' The Last Affair'' (1983), Director * ''

'' (1982), Art director * '' Teenage Dreamers'' (1982), Art director * '' RTHK television drama 浮雲'' (1981), Actor * '' The Story of Woo Viet'' (1981), Art director * '' The Beasts'' (1980), Art director * ''

Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind ''Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind'' () is a 1980 Hong Kong crime film directed by Tsui Hark. The initial cut of the film was banned for its violence, generating public interest in the film that caused its edited version to become a box o ...

'' (1980), Art director * '' See Bar'' (1980), Art director

Awards

In 1983, he won Best Art Direction award with ''Boat People'' at the second Hong Kong Film Awards. In the same year, he directed '' Last Affair'', which won the Best New Performer and the Best Cinematography awards at the third Hong Kong Film Awards. In 1986, he directed '' Dream Lovers'', which won the Best Original Film Score award at the sixth Hong Kong Film Awards. In 1995, he directed Hong Kong-Japan film '' The Christ of Nanjing'', which won the Best Artistic Contribution Award at the eighth

Tokyo International Film Festival The is a film festival established in 1985. The event was held biennially from 1985 to 1991 and annually thereafter. According to the FIAPF, it is one of Asia's competitive film festivals and the second largest film festival in Asia behind the ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Au, Tony Hong Kong film directors Living people Film directors from Guangdong 1954 births