Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Born
July 10, 1947 (age 78)
Place of Birth
Hong Kong, China
Also Known As
方育平
Allen Fong Yuk-Ping
Fong Yuk-Ping
Allen Fong
Biography
Allen Fong Yuk-ping (方育平) (born July 10, 1947) is a film director and one of the leaders of the Hong Kong New Wave of the late 1970s and early 1980s. His cinematic style is highly influenced by Italian neorealism. He also usually uses personal or real-life stories as the basis for his films.
Despite his limited number of productions, he is one of the directors to have won "Best Director" three times at the Hong Kong Film Awards. Others who share this achievement are Ann Hui and Johnnie To. He won in 1982 for Father and Son. His 1983 film Ah Ying was entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival.
Known For
TV
Battlefield Network
2001
Film
Shanghai Blues
Beggar
1984
Film
Summer Snow
1995
Film
The Golden Girls
Assistant Director
1995
Film
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
1983
Film
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
Self
1998
Film
The Devil’s Box
1984
Film
Visions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Rayns
Self
1983
Film
Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive
Taxi Driver
1989
Film
Just Like Weather
Narrator
1986
Filmography
2001TVBattlefield Network1998FilmYang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinemaas Self1995FilmThe Golden Girlsas Assistant Director1995FilmSummer Snow1989FilmLife Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensiveas Taxi Driver1986FilmJust Like Weatheras Narrator1984FilmShanghai Bluesas Beggar1984FilmThe Devil’s Box1983FilmVisions Cinema: Film as a Way of Life: Hong Kong Cinema - A Report by Tony Raynsas Self1983FilmTwinkle Twinkle Little Star