Wong Chun-chun

{{Short description|Hong Kong filmmaker}} {{family name hatnote|Wong|lang=Chinese}} {{BLP sources|date=January 2013}} {{Infobox person | name = Wong Chun-chun | image = 锵锵三人行20160411 黄真真.jpg | alt =  | caption = Wong in April 2016 | birth_name =  | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|10|5|df=y}} | birth_place = British Hong Kong | death_date =  | death_place = | other_names = Barbara Wong<br>Wong Jan-jan<br>Huang Zhenzhen | occupation = Film director, screenwriter, actress, producer | years_active = 2000–present | alma_mater = New York University Tisch School of the Arts | known_for = | partner = Gus Liem <small>(engaged; 2017−present)</small><ref>{{cite web |title=拍拖多年拒拉埋天窗黃真真：婚姻不是戀愛終點 |url=https://hk.news.yahoo.com/%E6%8B%8D%E6%8B%96%E5%A4%9A%E5%B9%B4%E6%8B%92%E6%8B%89%E5%9F%8B%E5%A4%A9%E7%AA%97-%E9%BB%83%E7%9C%9F%E7%9C%9F-%E5%A9%9A%E5%A7%BB%E4%B8%8D%E6%98%AF%E6%88%80%E6%84%9B%E7%B5%82%E9%BB%9E-223000317.html |website=hk.news.yahoo.com |date=3 June 2022 |access-date=1 December 2022 |language=zh-Hant-HK}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=【曾拍《分手說愛你》】恭喜恭喜﹗女導演黃真真宣布訂婚 - 20171116 - SHOWBIZ |url=https://m.mingpao.com/ldy/showbiz/latest/20171116/1510808834287/%e3%80%90%e6%9b%be%e6%8b%8d%e3%80%8a%e5%88%86%e6%89%8b%e8%aa%aa%e6%84%9b%e4%bd%a0%e3%80%8b%e3%80%91%e6%81%ad%e5%96%9c%e6%81%ad%e5%96%9c-%e5%a5%b3%e5%b0%8e%e6%bc%94%e9%bb%83%e7%9c%9f%e7%9c%9f%e5%ae%a3%e5%b8%83%e8%a8%82%e5%a9%9a |website=明報OL網 |access-date=1 December 2022 |language=zh-hant}}</ref> | module2 = {{Infobox Chinese |child= yes|hide= no |headercolor=lightblue | t = 黃真真 | s = 黄真真 | p = Huáng Zhēnzhēn | j = Wong4 Zan1 Zan1 }} }}

'''Wong Chun-chun''' ({{lang-zh|t=黃真真}}; born 5 October 1972) is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, actress and producer.<ref name="sina">{{cite web |title=资料：导演黄真真个人档案 |url=https://ent.sina.com.cn/s/2005-03-25/1625685937.html |website=Sina |access-date=9 October 2019}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{cite news |title=PAST HK TOYP AWARDEES |url=http://toyp1.jcihk.org/en/past-hk-toyp-awardees/ |access-date=11 October 2019 |publisher=JCI |archive-date=13 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913143239/http://toyp1.jcihk.org/en/past-hk-toyp-awardees/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and "Young Achiever of the Year" in the Women of Influence award by United States Chamber of Commerce in 2007.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.scmp.com/article/610663/winners-are-inspiration-new-generation|title=Winners are an inspiration for new generation|last1=George|first1=May|date=October 8, 2007|access-date=11 October 2019|publisher=South China Morning Post}}</ref>

== Early life and education == Born and raised in Hong Kong, Wong graduated from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 1990.<ref name="Wei">{{cite book |last1=Wei |first1=Shiyu |title=Cinema East and West |date=2016 |publisher=City University of HK Press |isbn=978-9629372651 |page=507 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=foSIDAAAQBAJ |access-date=9 October 2019}}</ref> After graduation, she worked at Commercial Radio Hong Kong as a disc jockey.<ref name="Wei" /> In 1993, Wong moved to New York to further her studies<ref name="sina" /> where she graduated from New York University Tisch School of the Arts.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wong, Chun-chun Barbara – Critical Biography |url=https://hkwomenfilmmakers.wordpress.com/people/ |website=Hong Kong Women Filmmakers |date=29 September 2014 |access-date=9 October 2019}}</ref> Her graduation work ''HUGO'' was selected as an NYU Best Student Film.<ref name="sina" />

== Career == After graduating from New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Wong stayed in New York and produced the short film, ''The Hipster.''<ref name="Wei" /> 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.<ref name="Wei" /> In 1997, Wong directed her first low-budget independent feature film, ''A Carburetor for Suzy'' (1998), at her own expense.<ref>{{cite web |title=香港電影人故事(四)：每部電影都是獨一無二的愛情 |url=http://news.takungpao.com/hkol/jsxw/2016-04/3309958.html |website=大公网 |access-date=9 October 2019 |archive-date=29 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129130920/http://news.takungpao.com/hkol/jsxw/2016-04/3309958.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The film was screened at NewFilmmakers New York series of Anthology Film Archives in 1998.<ref name="sina" />

In 1999, she returned to Hong Kong from New York and filmed ''Women's Private Parts'' (2000),<ref name="sina" /> a documentary interviewing Chinese women about how they view their bodies and how they express their attitudes and thoughts towards sexuality.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Marchetti|first=Gina|date=2017-12-01|title=Handover Bodies in a Feminist Frame|url=http://berghahnjournals.com/view/journals/screen-bodies/2/2/screen020202.xml|journal=Screen Bodies|volume=2|issue=2|pages=2|doi=10.3167/screen.2017.020202|issn=2374-7552|url-access=subscription|archive-date=2019-10-23|access-date=2019-10-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023194917/https://www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journals/screen-bodies/2/2/screen020202.xml|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild - Directors - Chun Chun Barbara WONG |url=http://www.hkfilmdirectors.com/en/director/wong-chun-chun-barbara |website=The Ultimate to HK Film Directors |access-date=10 October 2019 |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=黄真真：男人这东西 |url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/r/2004-03-23/1824341211.html |website=Sina |access-date=10 October 2019}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web |title=List of Nominees and Awardees of The 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards |url=http://www.hkfaa.com/winnerlist23.html |website=Hongkong Film Awards |access-date=10 October 2019 |archive-date=10 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710090252/http://www.hkfaa.com/winnerlist23.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

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.<ref name="Wei 2">{{cite book |last1=Wei |first1=Shiyu |title=Cinema East and West |date=2016 |publisher=City University of HK Press |isbn=978-9629372651 |page=539 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=foSIDAAAQBAJ |access-date=9 October 2019}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Marchetti|first=Gina|date=2017-12-01|title=Handover Bodies in a Feminist Frame|url=http://berghahnjournals.com/view/journals/screen-bodies/2/2/screen020202.xml|journal=Screen Bodies|volume=2|issue=2|pages=7|doi=10.3167/screen.2017.020202|issn=2374-7552|url-access=subscription|archive-date=2019-10-23|access-date=2019-10-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023194917/https://www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journals/screen-bodies/2/2/screen020202.xml|url-status=live}}</ref> 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=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! rowspan="2" style="width:33px;"|Year ! rowspan="2"|Film ! colspan="3"|Credited as |- ! width=65 | Director ! width=65 |Writer ! width=65 |Producer |- | 1998 | ''A Carburetor for Suzy'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- | 2000 | ''Women's Private Parts'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- | 2003 | ''Truth or Dare: 6th Floor Rear Flat'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 2004 | ''Protégé de la Rose Noire'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- | 2004 | ''Six Strong Guys'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 2007 | ''Wonder Women'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 2008 | ''Happy Funeral'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 2010 | ''Break Up Club'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | 2010 | ''Perfect Wedding'' | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{no}} |- | 2011 | ''The Allure of Tears'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 2013 | ''The Stolen Years'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 2014 | ''Girls'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 2016 | ''The Secret'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | 2016 | ''708090'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |- | 2018 | ''Girls 2'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |- | 2022 | ''Don't Forget I Love You'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} |}

===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== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;" !Year !Award !Category !Nominated work !Result |- |1998||Anthology Film Archives||NewFilmmakers New York series||''A Carburetor for Suzy''||{{won}} |- |2001||New York City Independent Film Festival||Best International Feature Film||''Women's Private Parts''||{{won}} |- |2002||Junior Chamber International Hong Kong||Hong Kong Ten Outstanding Young Persons||{{n/a}} || {{won|Honored}} |- |2003||22nd Hong Kong Film Awards||Best New Performer||''The Runaway Pistol'' || {{nom}} |- |2004||23rd Hong Kong Film Awards||Best New Director|| ''Truth or Dare: 6th Floor Rear Flat''||{{nom}} |- |rowspan="2"|2005||24th Hong Kong Film Awards||Best Director|| rowspan="2"|''Six Strong Guys''||{{nom}} |- |8th Shanghai International Film Festival||Asian New Talent Award Best Film<ref>{{cite web |title=Shanghai International Film Festival |url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000605/2005/1/ |website=IMDB |access-date=30 October 2019}}</ref>||{{nom}} |- |2011||30th Hong Kong Film Awards||Best Screenplay|| ''Break Up Club''||{{nom}} |- |2014||6th Macau International Movie Festival||Golden Lotus Award for Best Writing|| ''708090''||{{nom}} |- |}

== References == {{reflist}}

==External links== {{commons category}} * {{IMDb name|id=1205568|name=Wong Chun-chun}} * [http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=1980 Wong Chun-chun at HK Cinemagic] * [http://www.lovehkfilm.com/people/wong_barbara.htm Wong Chun-chun at LoveHKfilm] * [http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/page.asp?aid=51&page=1 Interview with Wong Chun-chun]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wong, Chun-Chun}} Category:Hong Kong women film directors Category:Hong Kong women screenwriters Category:21st-century Hong Kong actresses Category:Living people Category:New York University Tisch School of the Arts alumni Category:Hong Kong women artists Category:1972 births Category:Hong Kong film producers