Vicky Wong Wai-kit (Chinese: 黃偉傑) is a Hong Kong film director. He co-directed the 2016 film Trivisa[1] produced by Hong Kong film director Johnnie To[2] and screenwriter Yau Nai Hoi. Trivisa has won numerous awards including Best Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Actor, Best Director and Best Picture[3] at the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards, Best film[4] at the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award. Vicky was also nominated for Best New Director at the 53rd Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards.[5]
Vicky Wong | |
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Born | Hong Kong |
Occupation | Film director |
Trivisa was premiered at 66th Berlin International Film Festival[6] and opened 40th Hong Kong International Film Festival.[7][8] In 2017, he shared the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director with Frank Hui and Jevons Au for their film Trivisa.[9] He participated at Berlin Talent Camp in 2011.[10]
Wong studied in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at Hong Kong Shue Yan University.[11] He worked professionally as a filmmaker in broadcast and independent production for several years before deciding to further his career by studying filmmaking in UK. He studied at London Film Academy in London.[11] After he finished his filmmaking course, he started making scripted short films including Wish, Valediction, Variable and the Decisive Moment[7]. Variable won the Excellence Award at 30th JVC Tokyo Video Festival[12][13] and received Special Mention at the 13th Hong Kong Independent Short Film and Video Awards.[11][13] His most successful short film is Decisive Moment which won Best Cinematography award at Fresh Wave 2010,[11][14] which led him to be picked by Johnnie To as one of the three directors of Trivisa.[15]
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