Not to be confused with Ann Hsu, an actress with the same Chinese surname 許.
In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Hui. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Ann Hui and the Chinese-style name is Hui On-wah.
Ann Hui
BBS MBE
Ann Hui at the Hong Kong premiere of Keep Rolling, October 2020
Born
Hui On-wah
(1947-05-23) 23 May 1947 (age 77)
Anshan, Liaoning, Republic of China
Alma mater
London Film School
Occupation(s)
Film director, producer, screenwriter, actress
Years active
1979-present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
許鞍華
Simplified Chinese
许鞍华
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Xǔ Ānhuá
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping
heoi2 on1 waa4
Japanese name
Kanji
許 鞍華
Transcriptions
Romanization
Kyo Anka
Ann Hui On-wah, BBS MBE (Chinese: 許鞍華; born 23 May 1947)[1] is a film director, producer, screenwriter and actress from Hong Kong who is one of the most critically acclaimed filmmakers of the Hong Kong New Wave. She is known for her films about social issues in Hong Kong which include: literary adaptations, martial arts, semi-autobiographical works, women's issues, social phenomena, political changes, and thrillers. She served as the president of the Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild from 2004 to 2006.[2]
Hui has won numerous awards. She won Best Director at the Golden Horse Awards three times (1999, 2011, 2014); Best Film at the Asia Pacific Film Festival; and Best Director at the Hong Kong Film Awards six times (1983, 1996, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018).
Only two films have won a Grand Slam (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, and Best Actress) at the Hong Kong Film Awards; they are Summer Snow and A Simple Life, both directed by Ann Hui. She was honored for her lifetime accomplishments at the 2012 Asian Film Awards. In 2017, the US based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences invited Hui to become a member.[3]
^Khoo, Olivia & Metzger, Sean (2009). Futures of Chinese Cinema: Technologies and Temporalities in Chinese Screen Cultures. Intellect Books. p. 110. ISBN 978-1-84150-274-8.
^"The Executive Committee Members (2006–2009)". Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
^Stedman, Alex (28 June 2017). "Academy Invites Record 774 New Members". Variety. Archived from the original on 24 April 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
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