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Peter Chan
Chan in 2011

Born

(1962-11-28) 28 November 1962 (age 61)

Partner

Sandra Ng

Children

Jilian Chan (daughter)

Awards


Hong Kong Film AwardsBest 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 AwardsBest Director
1996 Comrades, Almost A Love Story

Hong Kong Film Critics Society AwardsBest Director
1996 Comrades, Almost A Love Story
2002 Three

Golden Horse AwardsBest 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), also known as Peter Chan, is a Hong Kong-born filmmaker. His notable works as a director include He's a Woman, She's a Man (1994), Comrades: Almost a Love Story (1996), Perhaps Love (2005), The Warlords (2007), Dragon (2011), American Dreams in China (2013), Dearest (2014), and Leap (2020).

Chan started his career as an assistant film director, producer and crew for John Woo and Jackie Chan films in the 1980s. He then made his directorial debut with Alan and Eric: Between Hello and Goodbye in 1991. Chan has since earned multiple Best Director awards at both the Hong Kong Film Award and the Golden Horse Awards.

Early life

Chan was born in British Hong Kong to Chinese parents. His father was writer-director Chan Tung Man.[1][2] He and his family moved to Thailand when he was 11, where he grew up amongst the international Chinese communityinBangkok.[3] He speaks Thai fluently.[4]

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

He served as second assistant director, translator, and producer on John Woo's Heroes Shed No Tears (1986), which was set in Thailand.[3] 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.[3]

He joined Impact Films as a producer in 1989, guiding projects such as Curry and Pepper (1990) to completion.[3]

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.[5]

Chan was a co-founder of United Filmmakers Organization (UFO) in the early 1990s,[6] 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,[7] directing The Love Letter, which starred Kate Capshaw, Ellen DeGeneres and Tom Selleck.[8]

In 2000, Chan co-founded Applause Pictures with Teddy Chen and Allan Fung.[9] 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 EyebyDanny and Oxide Pang and cinematographer Christopher Doyle.

Since the mid-2000s, Chan has been working mostly in mainland China, capitalizing on the rapid expansion of the Chinese film industry.[10] Chan's 2005 film, the Hong Kong-mainland China co-produced 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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

In 2022, Peter Chan launched production company Changin’ Pictures to make streaming content.[11][12]

Personal life

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.[13]

Filmography

Year

Title

Credited as

Chinese title

Ref.

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

95

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

[14]

1999

The Love Letter

Yes

No

No

情书

2000

Twelve Nights

No

No

Yes

十二夜

2001

Jan Dara

No

No

Yes

Thai: จัน ดารา

One Fine Spring Day

No

No

Yes

Korean봄날은 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

[15]

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

Executive

2009

Bodyguards and Assassins

No

No

Yes

十月圍城

[16]

2011

Mr. and Mrs. Incredible

No

No

Yes

神奇俠侶

Dragon

Yes

No

Yes

武俠

[17]

2012

The Guillotines

No

No

Yes

血滴子

2013

American Dreams in China

Yes

No

Yes

中國合伙人

[18]

2014

Dearest

Yes

No

No

親愛的

[19]

The Truth About Beauty

No

No

Yes

整容日记

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

2019

Better Days

No

No

Executive

少年的你

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

2024

She's Got No Name

Yes

No

Yes

醬園弄

[20][21]

TBA

Li Na: My Life

Yes

No

Yes

獨自·上場

[22]

References

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  • ^ "陈可辛父陈铜民逝世 曾任邵氏兄弟宣传主任 泰国华侨与金庸为旧同事". Sing Tao Daily (in Chinese). 17 February 2023. Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
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  • ^ Tissandier, Francois (2003). "A Conversation with Peter Chan". Cinemasie. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  • ^ Koesnikov-Jessop, Sonia (12 January 2006). "Play it again, but with music and in Chinese". International Herald Tribune. Archived from the original on 16 August 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2006.
  • ^ Landler, Mark (13 August 2000). "FILM; Back to Hong Kong, Where the Action Is". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  • ^ Brennan, Judith I. (13 December 1998). "He's Not Afraid of a Little Pressure". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  • ^ Pao, Jin Long (2002). "The Pan-Asian Co-Production Sphere: Interview with Director Peter Chan". Harvard Asia Quarterly. Archived from the original on 1 November 2007.
  • ^ Napolitano, Dean (21 March 2012). "For Peter Chan, Story Trumps Style". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
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  • ^ "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.
  • ^ Eagan, Daniel (16 November 2021). "Comrades, Almost a Love Story at 25: director on the film and its stars". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 7 February 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  • ^ Wong, Silvia (14 August 2006). "Perhaps Love wins big at Golden Bauhinia Awards". Screen International. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  • ^ Macnab, Geoffrey (13 February 2010). "We Distribution closes deals on Bodyguards And Assassins". Screen International. Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  • ^ Chang, Justin (14 May 2011). "Wu xia". Variety. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  • ^ Mitchell, Wendy (14 June 2013). "American Dreams in China hits big". Screen International. Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  • ^ Frater, Patrick (5 October 2014). "BUSAN: Peter Chan Feted by Festival". Variety. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  • ^ "SHE'S GOT NO NAME". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
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    Films directed by Peter Chan

  • 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)
  • Li Na: My Life (TBA)
  • 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)
  • 1980s

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Peter Chan (2013)
  • Tsui Hark (2015)
  • Feng Xiaogang (2017)
  • Dante Lam (2019)
  • 2020s

  • Zhang Yimou (2021)
  • Chen Kaige / Tsui Hark / Dante Lam (2022)
  • Er Cheng (2023)
  • 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 (2021/2022)
  • Wai Ka-fai (2023)
  • Soi Cheang (2024)
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