WONG Kar Wai

Director

Country: HONG KONG

Biographie

Born in Shanghai, Wong Kar Wai moved at the age of five to Hong-Kong with his parents. He was recognized as one of the most promising filmmakers, in 1988, with his first feature film As Tears Go By. In 1990, Days of Being Wild, depicting the youth of that mythical Hong Kong of the 60s, won five top prizes at the Hong Kong Film Awards. He then directed Ashes of Time. In 1994, Chungking Express was the first of his films to break through into wide international distribution. One year later, Fallen Angels consolidated his position as one of the most innovative storytellers of our times. In 1997, Happy Together earned the Best Director Prize at Festival de Cannes and in 2000 Tony Leung walked away with the Best Actor Prize for In the Mood for Love, also in Cannes. My Blueberry Nights, starring Norah Jones and Jude Law, is selected in competition for the 60th Festival de Cannes. His latest films are: The Lady from Shanghai and The Grandmaster with Tony Leung.

Films presented in Cannes

2008 - ASHES OF TIME REDUX - Special Screenings - Director, Screenplay
2007 - CHACUN SON CINÉMA (TO EACH HIS OWN CINEMA) - Out of Competition - Director
2007 - MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS - In Competition - Director, Screenplay
2004 - 2046 - In Competition - Director, Screenplay
2000 - IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE - In Competition - Director, Screenplay
1997 - HAPPY TOGETHER - In Competition - Director, Screenplay
1989 - AS TEARS GO BY - Section parallèle - Director

Awards

1997 - Award for Best Director - HAPPY TOGETHER - Long métrage

Member of the jury

2006 - Sélection officielle - Président