Benny Chan

Benny Chan Muk-sing (; 24 October 1961 – 23 August 2020 ) was a Hong Kong filmmaker. He was known for his action crime films which are full of brutal violence, absurd humor and outstanding choreographies.

He was nominated for Best Director six times at the Hong Kong Film Awards, include Big Bullet, Heroic Duo, New Police Story, Connected, The White Storm and Raging Fire. His last film, Raging Fire, posthumously earned him Best Director award at the 40th Hong Kong Film Awards and the film went on to win Best Film award at the ceremony.

Life and career Born and raised in Kowloon, Benny Chan first accepted a job in 1981 at Rediffusion Television working in continuity. The following year, he joined TVB, becoming a production assistant to Johnnie To. Chan had gained experience as an executive director for a couple of films between 1987 and 1988, and had also directed and produced a few television series for Asia Television in 1989. During the 1990s, he directed films like Big Bullet (1996), Who Am I? (1998), and Gen-X Cops (1999). For his work on Big Bullet, which he co-wrote, directed, and produced, Chan was nominated for Best Director at the 1997 Hong Kong Film Awards. He also continued to work in television, directing episodes of the 1995 adaptation of Fist of Fury starring Donnie Yen. During the last few months of his life, he was hospitalized at Prince of Wales Hospital.

Filmography Year Title Credits Note(s) Director Writer Producer 1988 Let's Rage the Gangland 1990 A Moment of Romance 1991 Son on the Run 1992 What a Hero! 1993 The Magic Crane A Moment of Romance II 1994 Wounded Tracks 1995 Happy Hour Cameo Man Wanted 1996 Big Bullet They Don't Care About Us 1998 Who Am I? 1999 Gen-X Cops 2000 Gen-Y Cops Hong Kong-United States co-production2001 Final Romance 2002 If U Care... 2003 Heroic Duo 2004 New Police Story 2005 Divergence 2006 Rob-B-Hood 2007 Invisible Target 2008 Connected 2010 City Under Siege Also editor 2011 Shaolin 2013 The White Storm 2015 Little Big Master 2016 Call of Heroes 2017 Meow 2021 Raging Fire Posthumous release The Trier of Fact Credited as the producer in the pre-production stage

Television Fist of Fury 精武門 (1995)

Executive producer Goodbye Darling (1987) Fatal Love (1988)

Awards and nominations