Pang Ho-cheung

Edmund Pang Ho-cheung is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, producer, and novelist.

Early life Pang was born in Hong Kong in 1973. At the age of 15, he started using a video camera to direct short films with his elder brother.

After graduating from high school, he studied abroad in Taiwan for half a year, before returning to Hong Kong, where he worked for Hong Kong Asian Television Limited as a gag show writer. He later wrote his first novel, and served as a columnist for various newspapers and magazines.

While Pang was still a television and radio host, he decided to fulfil his dream of being a film director.

Pang made his feature length debut with You Shoot, I Shoot (2001). The films have been likened to Hong Kong's version of the Before trilogy.

In February 2019, it was reported that Pang was going to write, direct, and produce a film trilogy based on Jin Yong's wuxia novel The Deer and the Cauldron through Pang's Making Films Production company. Each film was slated to receive an $80 million dollar budget.

Style and themes Pang has been deemed one of Hong Kong cinema's most recognisable directors. However, he is uncomfortable with being categorised as a "Hong Kong director" as he believes the attribution does not fully capture the full range of films within the industry.

Personal and political views In 2019, actor and pro-democracy supporter Chapman To posted online that he would be cutting all ties with former collaborator Pang Ho-cheung, over the director's condemnation of anti-extradition bill protests in Hong Kong.

Personal life Pang is married to producer Subi Liang.

Filmography

Producer Mr. Right (short film) (2008) A Nail Clipper Romance (short film) (2010) 假戏真做 (short film) (2010) 谎言大作战 (short film) (2010) 爱在微博蔓延时 (short film) (2010) A Nail Clipper Romance (2017)

Novelist Fulltime Killer (2001)

Actor Mysterious Story I: Please Come Back (1999) The Faterangers (1999) You Shoot, I Shoot (2001) Leaving in Sorrow (2001) Men Suddenly in Black (2003)