{{Short description|Hong Kong film director}} {{family name hatnote|Wong|lang=Chinese}} {{infobox person | name = | image = Vicky_Wong_Wai_Kit's_portrait.png | alt = | caption = Wong in 2018 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|10|29|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.symedialab.com/talk/%E3%80%90%E8%A9%B1%E3%83%BB%E4%BA%8B%E3%83%BB%E4%BA%BA%E3%80%91%E6%9C%80%E4%BD%B3%E5%B0%8E%E6%BC%94%E9%BB%83%E5%81%89%E5%82%91%EF%BC%9A%E5%9B%9B%E5%8D%81%E4%B8%8D%E6%83%91/ |title=【話・事・人】最佳導演黃偉傑：四十不惑 |last= |first= |date=2019-01-10 |website=新傳網 |language= |publisher= |access-date=2022-02-07 |quote= |archive-date=2022-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207065953/https://www.symedialab.com/talk/%e3%80%90%e8%a9%b1%e3%83%bb%e4%ba%8b%e3%83%bb%e4%ba%ba%e3%80%91%e6%9c%80%e4%bd%b3%e5%b0%8e%e6%bc%94%e9%bb%83%e5%81%89%e5%82%91%ef%bc%9a%e5%9b%9b%e5%8d%81%e4%b8%8d%e6%83%91/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | birth_place = Hong Kong | occupation = Film director | module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes | j = Wong4 Wai5-git6 }} }}
'''Vicky Wong Wai-kit''' ({{lang-zh|t=黃偉傑}}, born 29 October 1979) is a Hong Kong film director. He co-directed the 2016 film ''Trivisa''<ref>{{Citation|last1=Hui|first1=Frank|title=Trivisa|date=2016-04-07|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4379800/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1|last2=Au|first2=Jevons Man-Kit|last3=Wong|first3=Vicky|access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref> produced by Hong Kong film director Johnnie To<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://twitchfilm.com/2016/01/do-not-publish-need-permission-for-trailer---trivisa-watch-the-trailer-for-johnnie-to-produced-crime.html|title=TRIVISA: Watch The Trailer For Johnnie To Produced Crime Thriller|last=Brown|first=Todd|date=2016-01-29|website=TwitchFilm|language=en-US|access-date=2016-05-06|archive-date=2016-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204063107/http://twitchfilm.com/2016/01/do-not-publish-need-permission-for-trailer---trivisa-watch-the-trailer-for-johnnie-to-produced-crime.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> and screenwriter Yau Nai Hoi. Trivisa has won numerous awards including Best Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Actor, Best Director and Best Picture<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hkfaa.com/winnerlist.html|title=香港電影金像獎|website=香港電影金像獎|access-date=2017-04-17}}</ref> at the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards, Best film<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmcritics.org.hk/taxonomy/term/2|title=學會大獎 {{!}} 香港電影評論學會|website=www.filmcritics.org.hk|language=zh-hant|access-date=2017-04-17}}</ref> at the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award. Vicky was also nominated for Best New Director at the 53rd Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.goldenhorse.org.tw/awards/nw/|title=台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival|website=www.goldenhorse.org.tw|language=zh-TW|access-date=2017-04-17}}</ref>
Trivisa was premiered at 66th Berlin International Film Festival<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.berlinale.de/external/de/filmarchiv/doku_pdf/201606188.pdf|title=Trivsia Berlin International Film Festival Press}}</ref> and opened 40th Hong Kong International Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hong-kong-festival-opening-films-868975|title=Hong Kong Festival Opening Films Announced|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=24 February 2016|access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.yibada.com/articles/106359/20160225/chongqing-hot-pot-and-trivisa-open-40th-hong-kong-international-film-festival.htm|title='Chongqing Hot Pot' and 'Trivisa' Open 40th Hong Kong International Film Festival|date=2016-02-25|website=Yibada|access-date=2016-05-06 |last1=Hernandez |first1=Vittorio }}</ref> In 2017, he shared the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director with Frank Hui and Jevons Au for their film ''Trivisa''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2086084/young-talent-frame-hong-kong-film-awards|title=Mainland blocks Hong Kong Film Awards as Trivisa wins top prize|date=9 April 2017}}</ref> He participated at Berlin Talent Camp in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.berlinale-talents.de/bt/talent/wong-waikit2/profile|title=Imprint|last=Forchner|first=Berlinale Talents, Marcus|website=Berlinale Talents|access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref>
Wong studied in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at Hong Kong Shue Yan University.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.aaiss.hk/eng/p5_02.asp?ItemID=S000343|title=Meet-the-Artists: Vicky Wong [Closed]|website=www.aaiss.hk|access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref> He worked professionally as a filmmaker in broadcast and independent production for several years before deciding to further his career by studying filmmaking in UK. He studied at London Film Academy in London.<ref name=":0" /> After he finished his filmmaking course, he started making scripted short films including Wish, Valediction, Variable and the Decisive Moment<sup>[7]</sup>. Variable won the Excellence Award at 30th JVC Tokyo Video Festival<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.signis.net/spip.php?article2928|title=SIGNIS|website=www.signis.net|access-date=2016-05-06|archive-date=2016-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603052011/http://www.signis.net/spip.php?article2928|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://naehk.com/2015/en/events/past01.php|title=HONG KONG SHORT FILM NEW ACTION EXPRESS 香港短片新里程|last=cccdi|first=powered by|website=NEW ACTION EXPRESS|access-date=2016-05-06|archive-date=2016-06-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603021535/http://naehk.com/2015/en/events/past01.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> and received Special Mention at the 13th Hong Kong Independent Short Film and Video Awards.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> His most successful short film is ''Decisive Moment'' which won Best Cinematography award at Fresh Wave 2010,<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/article/1005524/wave-future|title=Wave of the future|website=South China Morning Post|date=July 2012|access-date=2016-05-06}}</ref> which led him to be picked by Johnnie To as one of the three directors of Trivisa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.c2magazine.mo/en/reports-en/world-en/5078/|title=Fresh Wave: Nurturing New Talent for Hong Kong's Film Sector|website=C²|access-date=2016-05-06|archive-date=2016-08-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808194000/http://www.c2magazine.mo/en/reports-en/world-en/5078/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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