Irving Cheung

Cheung Yee-man (; born 1982), better known by her nickname Irving Cheung , is a Hong Kong film production and costume designer. She has received six nominations for the Hong Kong Film Awards, including Best Art Direction for Rigor Mortis, The Empty Hands (2017), Tracey (2018), Table for Six (2022), and Time Still Turns the Pages (2023), as well as a nomination for Best Costume Make Up Design for Tracey.

Early life and education Irving Cheung was born Cheung Yee-man in 1982 in Hong Kong. Her eldest sister Purcy became a film producer, while her second sister Connie became a production designer in Hollywood. Cheung studied abroad in Northern Ireland from the age of 11, and began working on her sisters' projects upon returning to Hong Kong during summer holidays since 15, which she considers valuable experience for her future in the film industry. Cheung earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of the Arts London. Her first project was Soi Cheang's Shamo, filmed in Thailand, followed by Tsui Hark's Missing. earning a nomination for Best Art Direction in the 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards. In the same year, she underwent another surgery for her scoliosis, which affected her ability to work continuously, prompting her to reduce her film commitments. In 2018, she wrote her first screenplay and joined the First Feature Film Initiative later in 2021. Cheung worked on Sunny Chan's drama , Tara Judah of Screen Daily lauded Cheung's "colorful production design", which made the city apartment that serves as the film's sole set "feel like a lively playroom". In 2023, she served as the production designer for Nick Cheuk's directorial debut Time Still Turns the Pages, She gave birth to a daughter in 2020.

Filmography Film Year Title Production designer Costume designer Notes/ 2007 Shamo As assistant production designer 2008 Missing As assistant production designer 2015 Hong Kong Trilogy: Preschooled Preoccupied Preposterous 2016 Let's Eat! Utopians 2017 Thirty Years of Adonis 2018 Tracey 2021 2022 Table for Six 2023 Time Still Turns the Pages 2024 Table for Six 2

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2014 33rd Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Art Direction Rigor Mortis 2018 37th Hong Kong Film Awards 201938th Hong Kong Film AwardsTracey Best Costume Make Up Design 2023 41st Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Art Direction Table for Six 2024 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards Time Still Turns the Pages