Scud (filmmaker)

Scud
Scud in 2008
Born
Danny Cheng Wan-Cheung

(1967-03-20) March 20, 1967 (age 57)
Alma materOpen University of Hong Kong
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active2000s–present
AwardsTaiwan Film Critics Society Awards – Winner in Top 10 Best Chinese Films
2001 City Without Baseball

Berlin International Film Festival – 2010 Teddy Award Nomination

Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards – Film of Merit
2008 City Without Baseball

Winner in Top 7 Suggested Films
2008 City Without Baseball

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese雲翔
Simplified Chinese云翔
Transcriptions

Scud (born 20 March 1967) is the professional name of Guangzhou, China-born Hong Kong film producer, screenwriter and film director, Danny Cheng Wan-Cheung (Chinese: 雲翔). He says that he chose the name "Scud" to match his Chinese name, which translates in English as "Scudding Clouds". His films explore somewhat taboo themes within Hong Kong cinema, including same-sex relationships and drug-taking. His film-making style eschews cynicism or gritty realism, and embraces an acceptance of the life choices made by his characters, rather than a search for "solutions". Scud has cited Pier Paolo Pasolini, Yukio Mishima, Pedro Almodovar and Peter Greenaway as directors who have influenced his work.[1]

  1. ^ "Interview: Scud talks Thirty Years of Adonis and More". FilmDoo. 2017-12-13. Retrieved 2018-08-20.