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Hong Kong film director

For other people named Peter Chan, see Peter Chan (disambiguation).

In this Chinese name, the family name is  Chan.

Peter Ho-sun Chan

Chan attending the premiere of The Warlords in 2007

Born|  (1962-11-28) 28 November 1962 (age 61)[1]

British Hong Kong

Partner| Sandra Ng
Children| Jilian Chan (daughter)
Awards|
Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Director
1997 Comrades, Almost A Love Story
2008 The Warlords
Best Film
1997 Comrades, Almost A Love Story
2008 The Warlords
2010 Bodyguards and Assassins

Golden Bauhinia Awards – Best Director
1996 Comrades, Almost A Love Story

Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards – Best Director
1996 Comrades, Almost A Love Story
2002 Three

Golden Horse Awards – Best Director
1996 Comrades, Almost A Love Story
2005 Perhaps Love
2008 The Warlords

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese| 陳可辛
Simplified Chinese| 陈可辛
| Transcriptions

Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Chén Kěxīn
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping| can4 ho2 san1

Peter Ho-sun Chan (born 28 November 1962) is a film director and producer.

## Early life[edit]

Chan was born in British Hong Kong to Chinese parents. He and his family moved to Thailand when he was 11, where he grew up amongst the international Chinese community in Bangkok.[2] He speaks Thai as fluently as a Thai person.

He later studied in the United States where he attended film school at UCLA, with a minor in accountancy. He returned to Hong Kong in 1983 for a summer internship in the film industry. Chan never returned to UCLA to complete his studies.

## Career[edit]

He served as second assistant director, translator, and producer on John Woo's Heroes Shed No Tears (1986), which was set in Thailand.[2] He then was a location manager on three Jackie Chan films, Wheels on Meals (1984), The Protector (1985) and Armour of God (1986), all of which were shot overseas.[2]

He joined Impact Films as a producer in 1989, guiding projects such as Curry and Pepper (1990) to completion.[2]

His directorial debut, Alan and Eric: Between Hello and Goodbye, was crowned best film at the Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild in 1991. It also won best actor at the Hong Kong Film Awards for Eric Tsang, who would become a frequent collaborator with Chan.

Chan was a co-founder of United Filmmakers Organization (UFO) in the early 1990s, which produced a number of box-office and critical hits in Hong Kong, including his own: He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father. Other critical and commercial successes followed, including Tom, Dick and Hairy, He's a Woman, She's a Man and Comrades, Almost a Love Story.

In the late 1990s, Chan worked in Hollywood, directing The Love Letter, which starred Kate Capshaw, Ellen DeGeneres and Tom Selleck.

In 2000, Chan co-founded Applause Pictures with Teddy Chen and Allan Fung. The company's focus was on fostering ties with pan-Asian filmmakers, producing such films as Jan Dara by Thailand's Nonzee Nimibutr, One Fine Spring Day South Korea's Hur Jin-ho, Samsara by China's Huang Jianxin, The Eye by Danny and Oxide Pang and cinematographer Christopher Doyle.

Chan's 2005 film, the musical Perhaps Love closed the 2005 Venice Film Festival and was Hong Kong's entry for an Academy Awards nomination in the best foreign film category. Perhaps Love became one of the year's top-grossing films in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, and received a record 29 awards. Chan next directed The Warlords (2007) and produced Derek Yee's Protégé (2007). The two films were the two highest grossing Hong Kong-China co-productions of 2007. The Warlords grossed a record RMB220 million in China and over US$40 million across Asia, and garnered 8 Hong Kong Film Awards and 3 Golden Horse Awards, including Best Director and Best Feature Film.

In 2009, Chan produced Teddy Chen's Bodyguards and Assassins, which has garnered RMB300 million in China box office alone, accumulating over US$50 million Asia-wide. It has scored 8 awards in the Hong Kong Film Awards, including Best Film. It also won Best Actor awards for Wang Xueqi in the Asian Film Awards and the HK Film Critics Society Awards, adding up to 146 awards out of 231 nominations for Chan's awards track record.

In a survey conducted by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council during the 2010 Hong Kong Filmart, Chan was voted "the most valuable filmmaker", which was strongly backed by his box-office track records.

## Personal life[edit]

Chan dated Kathleen Poh for a brief period in 1993 before Poh moved to Singapore permanently. Chan currently has a daughter Jilian Chan (born in 2006) with Hong Kong actress Sandra Ng, although the two have no intention of getting married.[3]

## Filmography[edit]

Year  | Title  | Credited as  | Chinese title  | Ref

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Director  | Cameo  | Producer  |  |
1986  | Heroes Shed No Tears | No  | No  | Yes  | 英雄無淚  |
Millionaires Express | No  | Yes  | No  | 富貴列車  |
1988  | Couples, Couples, Couples | No  | Yes  | No  | 三對鴛鴦一張床  |
1989  | News Attack | No  | No  | Yes  | 神行太保  |
1990  | Whampoa Blues | No  | No  | Yes  | 壯志豪情  |
Curry and Pepper | No  | No  | Yes  | 咖喱辣椒  |
1991  | Alan and Eric: Between Hello and Goodbye | Yes  | No  | Yes  | 雙城故事  |
Yesteryou, Yesterme, Yesterday | No  | No  | Yes  | 記得...香蕉成熟時  |
1992  | The Days of Being Dumb | No  | No  | Yes  | 亞飛與亞基  |
1992  | Twin Dragons | No  | Yes  | No  | 雙龍會  |
1993  | C'est la vie, mon chéri | No  | Yes  | No  | 新不了情  |
1993  | He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father | Yes  | No  | Yes  | 新難兄難弟  |
Tom, Dick and Hairy | Yes  | No  | No  | 風塵三俠  |
1994  | He's a Woman, She's a Man | Yes  | No  | Yes  | 金枝玉葉  |
Over The Rainbow, Under The Skirt | No  | No  | Yes  | 記得……香蕉成熟時II初戀情人  |
Twenty Something | No  | No  | Yes  | 晚9朝5  |
1995  | Happy Hour | No  | No  | Yes  | 歡樂時光  |
1996  | The Age of Miracles | Yes  | No  | Yes  | 嫲嫲．帆帆  |
Who's The Woman, Who's The Man | Yes  | No  | Yes  | 金枝玉葉2  |
Comrades, Almost A Love Story | Yes  | No  | Yes  | 甜蜜蜜  | [4]
1999  | The Love Letter | Yes  | No  | No  | 情书  |
2000  | Twelve Nights | No  | No  | Yes  |  |
2001  | Jan Dara | No  | No  | Yes  | Thai: จัน ดารา |
One Fine Spring Day | No  | No  | Yes  | Korean: 봄날은 간다; Hanja: 春逝 |
2002  | The Eye | No  | No  | Yes  | 見鬼  |
Three (segment Going Home)  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | 三更之回家  |
Golden Chicken | No  | No  | Yes  | 金雞  |
2003  | Project 1:99 (short film) | Yes  | No  | No  | 1:99電影行動 - 2003春天……的回憶  |
Golden Chicken 2 | No  | No  | Yes  | 金雞2  |
2004  | The Eye 2 | No  | No  | Yes  | 見鬼2  |
Three...Extremes | No  | No  | Yes  | 三更2之餃子  |
2005  | Perhaps Love | Yes  | No  | Yes  | 如果·愛  | [5]
The Eye 10 | No  | No  | Yes  | 見鬼10  |
2007  | Protégé | No  | No  | Yes  | 門徒  |
The Warlords | Yes  | No  | Yes  | 投名狀  |
2008  | The Eye (remake)  | No  | No  | Yes  |  |
2009  | Bodyguards and Assassins | No  | No  | Yes  | 十月圍城  | [6]
2011  | Mr. and Mrs. Incredible | No  | No  | Yes  | 神奇俠侶  |
Dragon | Yes  | No  | Yes  | 武俠  | [7]
2012  | The Guillotines | No  | No  | Yes  | 血滴子  |
2013  | American Dreams in China | Yes  | No  | Yes  | 中國合伙人  | [8]
2014  | Dearest | Yes  | No  | No  | 親愛的  | [9]
The Truth About Beauty | No  | No  | Yes  | 整容日记  |
I Reciprocate Your Feelings | No  | No  | Yes  | 親愛的  |
2016  | Soul Mate | No  | No  | Yes  | 七月與安生  |
2017  | This Is Not What I Expected | No  | No  | Yes  | 喜歡·你  |
2018  | Last Letter | No  | No  | Yes  | 你好，之華  |
2020  | Leap | Yes  | No  | No  | 奪冠  |
2021  | Coffee or Tea | No  | No  | Yes  | 一點就到家  |
2023  | Tale of the Night | No  | No  | Yes  | 长沙夜生活  |
TBA  | Li Na: My Life | Yes  | No  | Yes  | 獨自·上場  | [10]
She Has No Name | Yes  | No  | No  | 醬園弄  | [11]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "迅雷电影官网-热门高清电影-在线观看-新一代影视资讯推荐平台".
2. ^ a b c d Elley, Derek (14 January 1998). "Peter Chan". Variety. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
3. ^ "Peter Chan: "Sandra and I will not be getting married" - Yahoo! Singapore News". Archived from the original on 30 October 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
4. ^ Eagan, Daniel (16 November 2021). "Comrades, Almost a Love Story at 25: director on the film and its stars". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
5. ^ Wong, Silvia (14 August 2006). "Perhaps Love wins big at Golden Bauhinia Awards". Screen International. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
6. ^ Macnab, Geoffrey (13 February 2010). "We Distribution closes deals on Bodyguards And Assassins". Screen International. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
7. ^ Chang, Justin (14 May 2011). "Wu xia". Variety. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
8. ^ Mitchell, Wendy (14 June 2013). "American Dreams in China hits big". Screen International. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
9. ^ Frater, Patrick (5 October 2014). "BUSAN: Peter Chan Feted by Festival". Variety. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
10. ^ "李娜个人电影今年开机 女主已练习一年网球".
11. ^ Frater, Patrick (11 March 2024). "Zhang Ziyi, Lei Jiayin and Jackson Yee Star in Peter Chan's 'She Has No Name' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 11 April 2024.

* Koesnikov-Jessop, Sonia (12 January 2006) Play it again, but with music and in Chinese, International Herald Tribune, retrieved 19 January 2006.
* Nassim and Francois (January 2003) A Conversation with Peter Chan, Cinemasie, retrieved 21 January 2006.
* Long Pao, Jin (2002), The Pan-Asian Co-Production Sphere: An Interview With Peter Chan. Harvard Asia Quarterly 6 (3), retrieved 9 March 2006.
* Elley, Derek (14 January 1998), 1998 10 to Watch, [Variety], retrieved 21 January 2006.

## External links[edit]

* Peter Chan at IMDb
* We Pictures
* Applause Pictures
* Long interviews on Perhaps Love, The Warlords and more

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Films directed by Peter Chan

* Alan and Eric: Between Hello and Goodbye (1991)
* He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father (1993)
* Tom, Dick and Hairy (1993)
* He's a Woman, She's a Man (1994)
* The Age of Miracles (1996)
* Comrades: Almost a Love Story (1996)
* Who's the Woman, Who's the Man? (1996)
* The Love Letter (1999)
* Three (2002)
* Project 1:99 (2003)
* Perhaps Love (2005)
* The Warlords (2007)
* Dragon (2011)
* American Dreams in China (2013)
* Dearest (2014)
* Leap (2020)
* She’s Got No Name (2024)

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Golden Horse Award for Best Director

* Doe Ching (1962)
* Li Han-hsiang (1963)
* Li Hsing (1965)
* Li Han-hsiang (1966)
* Lee Chia (1967)
* Pai Ching-jui (1968)
* Pai Ching-jui (1969)
* Chang Tseng-chai (1970)
* Ting Shan-hsi (1971)
* Li Hsing (1972)
* Cheng Kang (1973)
* Liu Yi (1975)
* Chang Pei-cheng (1976)
* Chang Tseng-chai (1977)
* Li Hsing (1978)
* King Hu (1979)
* Wang Chu-chin (1980)
* Tsui Hark (1981)
* Alex Cheung (1982)
* Chen Kun-hou (1983)
* Johnny Mak (1984)
* Chang Yi (1985)
* John Woo (1986)
* Wang Toon (1987)
* Alex Law (1988)
* Hou Hsiao-hsien (1989)
* Yim Ho (1990)
* Wong Kar-wai (1991)
* Wang Toon (1992)
* Ang Lee (1993)
* Tsai Ming-liang (1994)
* Hou Hsiao-hsien (1995)
* Jiang Wen (1996)
* Fruit Chan (1997)
* Joan Chen (1998)
* Ann Hui (1999)
* Johnnie To (2000)
* Stanley Kwan (2001)
* Fruit Chan (2002)
* Andrew Lau and Alan Mak (2003)
* Johnnie To (2004)
* Stephen Chow (2005)
* Peter Chan (2006)
* Ang Lee (2007)
* Peter Chan (2008)
* Leon Dai (2009)
* Chung Mong-hong (2010)
* Ann Hui (2011)
* Johnnie To (2012)
* Tsai Ming-liang (2013)
* Ann Hui (2014)
* Hou Hsiao-hsien (2015)
* Feng Xiaogang (2016)
* Vivian Qu (2017)
* Zhang Yimou (2018)
* Chung Mong-hong (2019)
* Chen Yu-hsun (2020)
* Clara Law (2021)
* Laha Mebow (2022)
* Hsiao Ya-chuan (2023)

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Golden Rooster Award for Best Director

1980s|

* Xie Jin (1981)
* Cheng Yin (1982)
* Wu Yigong (1983)
* Tang Xiaodan (1984)
* Ling Zifeng (1985)
* Yan Xueshu (1986)
* Ding Yinnan (1987)
* Wu Tianming (1988)
* Wu Ziniu (1989)

1990s|

* Li Qiankuan/Xiao Guiyun/Xie Tieli/Zhao Yuan (1990)
* none (1991)
* Sun Zhou/director group of Da Juezhan (1992)
* Xia Gang (1993)
* He Ping (1994)
* Huang Jianxin/Yang Yazhou (1995)
* Wu Tianming (1996)
* Wei Lian (1997)
* Hu Bingliu/Sai Fu/Mai Lisi (1998)
* Zhang Yimou (1999)

2000s|

* Zhang Yimou/Chen Guoxing (2000)
* Huo Jianqi (2001)
* Yang Yazhou/Chen Kaige (2002)
* Zhang Yimou (2003)
* Peng Xiaolian (2004)
* Ma Liwen (2005)
* Qi Jian/Yin Li (2007)
* Feng Xiaogang (2009)

2010s|

* Chen Li (2011)
* Peter Chan (2013)
* Tsui Hark (2015)
* Feng Xiaogang (2017)
* Dante Lam (2019)

2020s|

* Wang Rui (2020)
* Zhang Yimou (2021)
* Chen Kaige / Tsui Hark / Dante Lam (2022)
* Er Cheng (2023)

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Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director

* Allen Fong (1982)
* Ann Hui (1983)
* Allen Fong (1984)
* Yim Ho (1985)
* Mabel Cheung (1986)
* Allen Fong (1987)
* Ringo Lam (1988)
* Stanley Kwan (1989)
* John Woo (1990)
* Wong Kar-wai (1991)
* Tsui Hark (1992)
* Jacob Cheung (1993)
* Derek Yee (1994)
* Wong Kar-wai (1995)
* Ann Hui (1996)
* Peter Chan (1997)
* Fruit Chan (1998)
* Gordon Chan & Dante Lam (1999)
* Johnnie To (2000)
* Ang Lee (2001)
* Stephen Chow (2002)
* Andrew Lau & Alan Mak (2003)
* Johnnie To (2004)
* Derek Yee (2005)
* Johnnie To (2006)
* Patrick Tam Kar-Ming (2007)
* Peter Chan (2008)
* Ann Hui (2009)
* Teddy Chan (2010)
* Tsui Hark (2011)
* Ann Hui (2012)
* Longman Leung & Sunny Luk (2013)
* Wong Kar-wai (2014)
* Ann Hui (2015)
* Tsui Hark (2016)
* Frank Hui, Jevons Au, Vicky Wong (2017)
* Ann Hui (2018)
* Felix Chong (2019)
* Derek Tsang (2020)
* Benny Chan (2021)
* Wai Ka-fai (2022)

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