Wong Chun-chun (; born 5 October 1972) is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, actress and producer. She is known for her female-centric films which include Women's Private Parts (2000), Truth or Dare: 6th Floor Rear Flat (2003) and The Stolen Years (2013). Wong was awarded the "Hong Kong Ten Outstanding Young Persons" by the Junior Chamber International Hong Kong in 2002, and "Young Achiever of the Year" in the Women of Influence award by United States Chamber of Commerce in 2007.
Early life and education Born and raised in Hong Kong, Wong graduated from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 1990. After graduation, she worked at Commercial Radio Hong Kong as a disc jockey. In 1993, Wong moved to New York to further her studies where she graduated from New York University Tisch School of the Arts. Her graduation work HUGO was selected as an NYU Best Student Film.
Career After graduating from New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Wong stayed in New York and produced the short film, The Hipster. In 1995, Wong established a production company in New York, Basko Wong Productions, to produce television programs for several networks such as ABC and NBC. In 1997, Wong directed her first low-budget independent feature film, A Carburetor for Suzy (1998), at her own expense. The film was screened at NewFilmmakers New York series of Anthology Film Archives in 1998.
In 1999, she returned to Hong Kong from New York and filmed Women's Private Parts (2000), a documentary interviewing Chinese women about how they view their bodies and how they express their attitudes and thoughts towards sexuality. This film in particular piqued the interest of not only the Hong Kong film industry, but was recognized internationally and subsequently went on to win Best International Feature Film at the New York City Independent Film Festival in 2001. Following this, Wong directed Men's Private Parts (2002) as a sequel to Women's Private Parts, which interviewed 30 men about their attitudes and thoughts towards sex, love, and power.
In 2003, Wong collaborated with Lawrence Cheng to produce the comedy, Truth or Dare: 6th Floor Rear Flat (2003), inspired by Madonna's documentary, Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991). The narrative is a story of six youths living in a 6th floor rear flat in Hong Kong. As a result, Wong was also nominated for Best New Director at the 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards.
Wong continued to shape the Hong Kong community, going on to film Six Strong Guys (2004), Protégé de la Rose Noire (2004), Wonder Women (2007), Happy Funeral (2008) and Break Up Club (2010). Of these, Wonder Women (2007) was filmed to celebrate Hong Kong's tenth anniversary of its handover, and the film was premiered at the Great Hall of the People in 2007.
Since releasing the film The Allure of Tears (2011), Wong has shifted her focus from Hong Kong to the mainland, gearing into a more commercial direction. She has since directed several romance-drama films such as The Stolen Years (2013), Girls (2014), The Secret (2016), Girls 2: Girls vs Gangsters (2018) and Don't Forget I Love You (2022).
Filmography As filmmaker Year FilmCredited as Director Writer Producer 1998 A Carburetor for Suzy 2000 Women's Private Parts 2003 Truth or Dare: 6th Floor Rear Flat 2004 Protégé de la Rose Noire 2004 Six Strong Guys 2007 Wonder Women 2008 Happy Funeral 2010 Break Up Club 2010 Perfect Wedding 2011 The Allure of Tears 2013 The Stolen Years 2014 Girls 2016 The Secret 2016 708090 2018 Girls 2 2022 Don't Forget I Love You
As actress Mighty Baby (2002) Runaway Pistol (2002) - Jade Truth or Dare: 6th Floor Rear Flat (2003) - Amy Fear of Intimacy (2004) Six Strong Guys (2004) - Bride Escape from Hong Kong Island (2004) - Raymond's Sister All's Well, Ends Well 2009 (2004) - Servant Girls (2014)
Variety, reality and cultural show Close To Culture (2006) - Guest host King Maker III (2020) - Guest judge
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult1998Anthology Film ArchivesNewFilmmakers New York seriesA Carburetor for Suzy2001New York City Independent Film FestivalBest International Feature FilmWomen's Private Parts2002Junior Chamber International Hong KongHong Kong Ten Outstanding Young Persons 200322nd Hong Kong Film AwardsBest New PerformerThe Runaway Pistol 200423rd Hong Kong Film AwardsBest New Director Truth or Dare: 6th Floor Rear Flat200524th Hong Kong Film AwardsBest DirectorSix Strong Guys8th Shanghai International Film FestivalAsian New Talent Award Best Film201130th Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Screenplay Break Up Club20146th Macau International Movie FestivalGolden Lotus Award for Best Writing 708090
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External links
Wong Chun-chun at HK Cinemagic Wong Chun-chun at LoveHKfilm Interview with Wong Chun-chun