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Kiwi Chow

Kiwi Chow

Hong Kong film director (born 1979)

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Chow. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Kiwi Chow and the Chinese-style name is Chow Kwun-wai.

Kiwi Chow Kwun-wai (Chinese: 周冠威; born 16 April 1979) is a Hong Kong filmmaker.

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Career

Since his graduation, Kiwi Chow has participated in different processes of film production, including as a continuity supervisor, editor, and assistant director. Since 2005, he has been working as a guest lecturer at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. In 2013, his first feature-length film A Complicated Story had its world premiere at the Hong Kong International Film Festival.[3] His most successful and well-known film Ten Years won the Best Film Award at the 35th Hong Kong Film Awards.[4][5] He released his third feature-length film Beyond the Dream in 2020. It was among the top ten highest-grossing films in Hongkong that year.[6]

In 2021, Chow's new film Revolution of Our Times, a documentary about the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests, was invited to be shown in the "Special Screening" section of the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.[7][8][9] This film also won the Golden Horse Award for Best Documentary in 2021.[10][11] However, the film is likely to be banned in Hongkong due to the new film censorship law passed in October 2021, which enables the Chief Secretary to revoke a film's license if it is found to "endorse, support, glorify, encourage and incite activities that might endanger national security".[12][13][14]

References

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    "香港電影導演大全 1979-2013". www.hkfilmdirectors.com. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
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    Chu, Karen (June 17, 2019). "'Ten Years' Director Kiwi Chow "Grief-Stricken" by Death of Hong Kong Protester". The Hollywood Reporter.
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    "周冠威|CHOW Kiwi". 香港電影導演大全 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Archived from the original on 2020-09-20. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
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    "Ten Years wins Best Film: 35th annual Hong Kong Film Awards winners". South China Morning Post. 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
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    "Dystopian box office hit Ten Years wins 'best film' at 2016 HK Film Awards, as news of win is censored in China". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
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    Patrick Frater (2021-01-04). "Hong Kong Box Office Became More Diverse as Releases Slumped in 2020". [[綜藝 (雜誌)%7C綜藝雜誌]]. Archived from the original on 2021-07-23. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
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    Frater, Patrick (2021-07-15). "Cannes Takes Diplomatic Gamble, Gives Late Festival Slot to 'Revolution of Our Times' Hong Kong Protest Feature". Variety. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
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    "Hong Kong protest documentary gets late Cannes slot". France 24. 2021-07-15. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
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    "The film-maker taking Hong Kong's protests to Cannes". BBC News. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
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    "HK documentary takes emotional win". Taipei Times. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
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    Chiang, Yi-ching; Yen, William (27 November 2021). "Golden Horse Awards: Director hopes documentary can provide solace to Hong Kongers". Central News Agency. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
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    "Hong Kong passes bill to censor films 'contrary' to China's national security - HK$1m fine, 3 years jail for offenders". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
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    Storm.mg (2021-11-28). "《時代革命》奪最佳紀錄片 「香港看不到的香港電影」登上金馬-風傳媒". www.storm.mg (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2021-12-12.
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    Frater, Patrick (2021-11-28). "'Revolution of Our Times,' 'The Falls' Triumph at Golden Horse Film Awards". Variety. Retrieved 2021-12-12.


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