Kiwi Chow

Kiwi Chow Kwun-wai (Chinese: 周冠威; born 16 April 1979) is a Hong Kong filmmaker.

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Chow. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Kiwi Chow and the Chinese-style name is Chow Kwun-wai.
Kiwi Chow
周冠威
Chow in 2023
Born(1979-04-16)16 April 1979[1]
Hong Kong, British Hong Kong
NationalityHong Kong Chinese
EducationBachelor of Fine Arts, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts

Master of Film Production, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts


Ancestral hometown: Dongguan city, Guangdong province
Occupation(s)Director, producer, screenwriter
Notable work

Career

After his graduation, Kiwi Chow has participated in different process of film production including as continuity supervisor, editor and assistant director. Since 2005, he worked as a guest lecturer at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. In 2013, his first feature-length film "A Complicated Story" had its world premiere at the Hong Kong International Film Festival.[3] His most successful and famous film "Ten Years" won the Best Film Award at the 35th Hong Kong Film Awards.[4][5] He released his third feature-length film "Beyond the Dream" in 2020 and is one of the top ten films with the highest box office in Hong Kong that year.[6]

In 2021, Chow's new film Revolution of Our Times, a documentary about 2019–2020 Hong Kong protest, was invited to be shown in the "Special Screening" section of the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.[7][8][9] This film also won the Golden Horse Award for Best Documentary in 2021.[10][11] However, the film is likely to be banned in HK as the new film censorship law was passed in October 2021, which give the chief secretary the power to revoke a film's licence if it is found to "endorse, support, glorify, encourage and incite activities that might endanger national security".[12][13][14]

References
  1. "香港電影導演大全 1979-2013". www.hkfilmdirectors.com. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
  2. Chu, Karen (June 17, 2019). "'Ten Years' Director Kiwi Chow "Grief-Stricken" by Death of Hong Kong Protester". The Hollywood Reporter.
  3. "周冠威|CHOW Kiwi". 香港電影導演大全 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Archived from the original on 2020-09-20. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  4. "Ten Years wins Best Film: 35th annual Hong Kong Film Awards winners". South China Morning Post. 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  5. "Dystopian box office hit Ten Years wins 'best film' at 2016 HK Film Awards, as news of win is censored in China". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  6. Patrick Frater (2021-01-04). "Hong Kong Box Office Became More Diverse as Releases Slumped in 2020". [[綜藝 (雜誌)%7C綜藝雜誌]]. Archived from the original on 2021-07-23. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  7. Frater, Patrick (2021-07-15). "Cannes Takes Diplomatic Gamble, Gives Late Festival Slot to 'Revolution of Our Times' Hong Kong Protest Feature". Variety. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
  8. "Hong Kong protest documentary gets late Cannes slot". France 24. 2021-07-15. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
  9. "The film-maker taking Hong Kong's protests to Cannes". BBC News. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  10. "HK documentary takes emotional win". Taipei Times. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  11. Chiang, Yi-ching; Yen, William (27 November 2021). "Golden Horse Awards: Director hopes documentary can provide solace to Hong Kongers". Central News Agency. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  12. "Hong Kong passes bill to censor films 'contrary' to China's national security - HK$1m fine, 3 years jail for offenders". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  13. Storm.mg (2021-11-28). "《時代革命》奪最佳紀錄片 「香港看不到的香港電影」登上金馬-風傳媒". www.storm.mg (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  14. Frater, Patrick (2021-11-28). "'Revolution of Our Times,' 'The Falls' Triumph at Golden Horse Film Awards". Variety. Retrieved 2021-12-12.


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