Soi Cheang

Soi Cheang
Cheang in October 2023
Born
Cheang Pou-soi

(1972-07-11) 11 July 1972 (age 52)
Portuguese Macau
NationalityHong Konger
Other namesBob Cheng
Occupations
Notable workFull list

Soi Cheang (born 11 July 1972), also known as Bob Cheng or by his birth name Cheang Pou-soi,[a] is a Macau-born Hong Kong filmmaker.[1][2] Known for his contribution to action crime films, his works Motorway (2012), Limbo (2021) and Mad Fate (2023) earned him three Best Director nominations at the Hong Kong Film Awards, which he won for the latter.

Cheang's films have regularly appeared at international film festivals; for examples, Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (2024) was selected to be in the Official Selection (Midnight Screening) of the Cannes Film Festival,[3] Mad Fate (2023) and Limbo (2021) were selected to be in the Berlinale Special section of Berlin International Film Festival,[4][5] and Accident (2009) was selected to be in Competition section of Venice Film Festival.[6]

In addition to directing action crime films, Cheang was also directed The Monkey King trilogy, in which he produced the latter. His other works, included Paradox (2017) and I'm Livin' It (2019), earned him two Best Film nominations at the Hong Kong Film Awards, as well as The Sunny Side of the Street (2022), earned him the Golden Horse Award for Best Narrative Feature nomination, respectively.


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  3. ^ "Les films de la Sélection officielle 2024". 11 April 2024. Archived from the original on 11 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Berlinale Program - Mad Fate". Archived from the original on 2023-12-06. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  5. ^ Grater, Tom (February 11, 2021). "Berlinale Unveils Competition Line-Up: New Pics From Daniel Bruhl, Celine Sciamma, Radu Jude, Xavier Beauvois & Hong Sang-soo". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
  6. ^ "66th Venice Film Festival Venezia 66". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 30 November 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2009.