Benny Chan
Benny Chan Muk-Sing ( Chinese 陳木 勝 / 陈木 胜 , Pinyin Chén Mùshèng , Jyutping Can 4 Muk 6 sing 3 ; * October 7, 1961 in Hong Kong ; † August 23, 2020 there ) was a screenwriter , film director and film producer from Hong Kong .
Chan began his career as an assistant director at Hong Kong television broadcaster Television Broadcasts Limited. From 1990 he worked as a director, producer and screenwriter for his own films. He is best known for his collaboration with Jackie Chan . His work as a director includes around two dozen productions, mainly action films. He died at the age of 58 of complications from nasopharyngeal cancer , leaving behind his wife and two children.
Filmography (selection)
- 1998: Big Bullet (Director and Screenplay)
- 1998: Jackie Chan Is Nobody (Director)
- 1999: Gen-X Cops (Director and Screenplay)
- 2000: Gen-Y Cops (Director)
- 2003: A Heroic Duo (Director)
- 2004: New Police Story (Director)
- 2005: Hong Kong Crime Scene (Director)
- 2006: Rob-B-Hood (Director)
- 2007: Invisible Target (Direction and Screenplay)
- 2008: Connected (Director and Screenplay)
- 2010: City Under Siege (Director and Screenplay)
- 2011: Shaolin (Director)
- 2013: The White Storm (Director, Writer, and Producer)
- 2015: Little Big Master (producer)
- 2016: Call of Heroes (Director, Writer and Producer)
- 2017: Meow (Director and Producer)
Web links
- Benny Chan in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Benny Chan Muk-Sing in Hong Kong Movie Database (Chinese, English)
- Benny Chan Muk-Sing in Hong Kong Cinemagic (English, French)
- Benny Chan Muk-Sing in MTime (Chinese)
- Benny Chan obituary (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jérôme Lachasse: MORT À 58 ANS DE BENNY CHAN, MAÎTRE DU BLOCKBUSTER D'ACTION ET COLLABORATEUR DE JACKIE CHAN. In: www.bfmtv.com. August 23, 2020, accessed on August 23, 2020 (French, obituary for Benny Chan).
- ↑ Liz Shackleton: Hong Kong director-producer Benny Chan dies aged 58. In: www.screendaily.com. August 24, 2020, accessed on August 24, 2020 .
- ↑ 80 年代 入 行 任 助理 編導 陳木 勝 獲 五 度 提名 金像獎 最佳 導演 (17:27) - Entry into the film industry as an assistant director in the 1980s - Benny Chan nominated five times for best director at the Hong Kong Film Awards ( 17:27). In: Ming Pao . August 23, 2020, accessed August 23, 2020 (Chinese).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chan, Benny |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chan, Muk-Sing Benny; Chen, Musheng (pinyin); Can, Muksing (Jyutping); 陳木 勝 (Chinese - traditional character); 陈木 胜 (Chinese - abbreviation) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese screenwriter, film director and film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 7, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hong Kong |
| DATE OF DEATH | 23 August 2020 |
| Place of death | Hong Kong |