Mabel Cheung
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- Name: Mabel Cheung
- Chinese: 张婉婷
- Birthdate: November 17, 1950
- Birthplace: Hong Kong
- University: University of Hong Kong / Bristol University / NYU Graduate Film School
- Major: English Literature / Psychology
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Mabel Cheung graduated from the University of Hong Kong, majoring in English Literature and Psychology. She holds an Advanced Diploma in Drama and Visual Arts from Bristol University, UK, and an M.F.A. in Film Production from the New York University Graduate Film School. Cheung has become an award-winning director in Hong Kong since her debut feature, The Illegal Immigrant (1985), which won her the Best Director Prize at the Hong Kong Film Awards and a Special Jury Award at the 30th Asia Pacific Film Festival. An Autumn’s Tale (1987) signaled another high point of her career, winning four Hong Kong Film Awards, including Best Picture and Best Screenplay. The Soong Sisters (1997) won three Taiwan Golden Horse Awards and six Hong Kong Film Awards. Other films she has made – City of Glass (1998), Beijing Rocks (2001), and Traces of A Dragon (2003) – have been selected by film festivals worldwide. Cheung has also produced many popular films, including Painted Faces (1998), Now You See Love, How You Don’t (1992), and The Moon Warriors (1993). Her latest production was Song of Light and Shadows (2005), a stage musical in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Chinese cinema.
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- Traces of a Dragon: Jackie Chan & His Lost Family (2003)
- Beijing Rocks | Bak Ging lok yue liu (2001)
- City of Glass | Boli zhi cheng (1998)
- The Soong Sisters | Song jia huang chao (1997)
- Now You See It, Now You Don't | Wo ai chou wen chai (1992)
- Eight Taels of Gold | Ba liang jin (1989)
- An Autumn's Tale | Chou tin dik tong wah (1987)
- Illegal Immigrant | Fei faat yi man (1985)
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- Now You See It, Now You Don't | Wo ai chou wen chai (1992)
- Eight Taels of Gold | Ba liang jin (1989)
- Painted Faces | Qi xiao fu (1988)
