Wayne Wang
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- This is a Chinese name; the family name is 王 (Wang).
| Wayne Wang | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | 王穎 (Traditional) |
| Chinese name | 王颖 (Simplified) |
| Born | January 12, 1949 Hong Kong |
| Occupation | director, producer, screenwriter, editor |
| Years active | 1975 - present |
Wayne Wang (Chinese: 王穎; pinyin: Wáng Yǐng; born January 12, 1949) is a Chinese American film director.
Wang was born and raised in Hong Kong, and named after his father's favorite movie star, John Wayne[1]. When he was 17, he moved to the United States with the intention of studying towards eventually entering medical school, but Wang changed his mind and ended up in the arts[1], studying film and television at California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland.[2] Chan Is Missing (1982) and Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart (1985) established his reputation. He is best known for The Joy Luck Club (1993) and the independent features Smoke (1995) and Anywhere but Here (1999). At the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival, Wang premiered two feature films, A Thousand Years of Good Prayers and The Princess of Nebraska,[3] as well as appearing in the Arthur Dong documentary film Hollywood Chinese. [4]
He won the Golden Shell at the San Sebastian Film Festival in September 2007 for A Thousand Years of Good Prayers.
He is married to a former Miss Hong Kong, Cora Miao, and lives in San Francisco and New York City.
[edit] Director filmography
- A Man, a Woman, and a Killer (1975)
- Chan Is Missing (1982)
- Slam Dance (1987)
- Dim Sum Take Out (1988)
- Eat a Bowl of Tea (1989)
- Strangers (1991), Erotic film consisted of three shorts, co-directed by Joan Tewkesbury and Daniel Vigne
- The Joy Luck Club (1993)
- Smoke (1995)
- Blue in the Face (1995)
- Chinese Box (1997)
- Anywhere but Here (1999)
- The Center of the World (2001)
- Maid in Manhattan (2002)
- Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
- Last Holiday (2006)
- The Princess of Nebraska (2008)
[edit] References
- ^ a b Lim, Dennis. "Wayne Wang, Bridging Generations and Hemispheres." New York Times. 12 September 2008.
- ^ Mitchell, Elvis; Ed. Lia Chang (2000). "Fade to Black With Auteur Wayne Wang". AsianWeek (10 Aug - 16 Aug). ISSN 0195-2056. http://asianweek.com/2001_08_10/arts_wang.html. Retrieved on 2008-07-19. "Born and raised in Hong Kong, Wayne Wang came to the United States at the age of 17 to study painting, filmmaking and TV production at California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, Calif.".
- ^ G. Allen Johnson (October 18, 2008). "Wayne Wang's 'Princess' paves way on Internet". San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/18/DD6T13HH89.DTL. Retrieved on 2008-10-18. "His "The Princess of Nebraska," a San Francisco-shot tale of a young Chinese immigrant dealing with an unwanted pregnancy, is thought to be the first feature film by a major director to premiere - without a domestic theatrical or DVD release - on the Internet."
- ^ Tong, Allan (2007). "“Wayne Wang Interview "". Exclaim! Magazine. http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=115&csid2=946&fid1=28074. Retrieved on 2007-10-23.
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