Antony Szeto (司徒永華), (born 9 December 1964) is a film director and martial artist.
Early life and education Szeto was born in Sydney, Australia. He studied martial arts at Beijing Sport University and ended up representing Australia at the International Invitational Wushu Championships in Hangzhou in 1988. Upon graduation, he returned to Australia and double-majored in film and finance at Bond University, going to the United Kingdom for his master's degree. His family started in ship repairing, which later developed into high-speed ship construction. It was founded by his father, Szeto Fai, a merchant politician and People's Congress of China member.
Career Szeto directed Hong Kong's first CGI animated feature film, DragonBlade (2005). Voiced by Daniel Wu, Karen Mok, Stephen Fung and Sandra Ng, DragonBlade earned a Golden Horse Awards nomination and won an award from the Australian Directors Guild. Szeto also directed a family action film produced by Jackie Chan, Jackie Chan Presents: Wushu (2008) starring Sammo Hung and Max Zhang. In 2011, Szeto was hired by the Hollywood producer Roger Corman to direct two films, Palace of the Damned (2013) and Fist of the Dragon (2014). Szeto was also stunt coordinator for The Meg.
Personal life On 1 October 2019, Szeto married actress JuJu Chan Szeto in Los Angeles.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes2001 Podipods: Shorts Director TV series2005 Taped (Short) Director Starring Maggie Q DragonBlade (animation) Director2008 Jackie Chan Presents: Wushu Director Produced by Jackie Chan, Starring Sammo Hung2010 The Blood Bond Co-Director 2013 Palace of the Damned Director Produced by Roger Corman Wing Chun Xiao Long Director Released in Mainland China2014 Fist of the Dragon Director Produced by Roger Corman2016 Plan Chang Feng Yun Zhi Yuan Jia Jie Mei Director Released in Mainland China
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