Chen Xiuying
Chan Kiu Ying (born 1951) is a Hong Kong television and film screenwriter, often called "Hong Kong's first screenwriter." She entered television in the 1970s, focused on film in the mid-1980s, then returned to TV.
Early life
Chan was born in mainland China and lived in Xinhui, Guangdong until age seven. At seven her family moved to Tong Mei Road, Mong Kok, Kowloon. She was the second of several siblings. As a child she enjoyed listening to radio dramas performed by Li Ngo and Tang Kee-chun, and wrote and performed her own. Knowing her voice lacked clarity, she did not plan to apply for radio work. Although her grades were average, she was active in literary movements, borrowing China Student Weekly and joining the Hong Kong Youth Writers’ Association in the 1960s, which encouraged young writers[1]. In July 1971 she and Lai Ting-Yiu, Pong Kai-Man and Hung Chiu-Chung published the literary magazine Wen She Xian[2]. After meeting Sam Sze-Man, she co-edited the 70s Fortnightly[3].
After secondary school, she studied journalism and communication at Chu Hai College for two years[3]. Driven by her love of film, she then spent one year in rural France working as a restaurant dishwasher, and in 1974 went to Japan on a work holiday, working six months as a bowling pin setter and studying basic Japanese at the Hong Kong–Japan Cultural Association. From 1975 to 1977 she returned to Hong Kong to work as assistant editor at Silver Screen magazine in Tsim Sha Tsui[3]. She had previously considered studying film in France, but involvement in social movements with Kei-Leung Leung and others led her to abandon that plan.
In 1977 her humorous script was selected by Lau Tin-Tsai for TVB’s screenwriting training class (alongside Ho Lai-Chuen)[3]. She began writing for the variety show Enjoy Yourself Tonight[3]. In 1979 she was moved to Drama Department and worked on the series Strive as script editor[3]. She later rose to script supervisor at TVB[4].
Television
ATV
- 2007 Huo Yuanjia – screenwriter
ViuTV
- 2019 Utopia – script supervisor and producer (with Tam Wai-Chun)
- 2023 Charming Corona – script supervisor and producer (with Leung Chung-Fan)
Mainland China / Taiwan
- 2002 Blue Water Circles – director (CCTV)
- 2008 The Empress – screenwriter (GDTV, CCTV, Beijing Arahara)
- 2012 Code Nine-Eared Dog – screenwriter
- 2015 Hotel California – screenwriter (Dragon Spring)
- 2020 Beijing–Hong Kong Love Story – screenwriter (with Lu Hsiao-Wei)
Film
- Script Supervisor
- 1988 The Sorcerer's Debt (TV film)
- Consultant
- 2016 Raging Fire
- Planner
- 1985 A Christmas Adventure
- 1986 The Treasure Hunt Scheme
- 1986 The Royal Warrior
- 1987 The Happy Five
- 1988 Heart of Justice
Variety
- 1977–1979 Enjoy Yourself Tonight – screenwriter
- 2003 Genius Go Go Go – writer (CTS)
Acting
- 1986 The Treasure Hunt Scheme – actor
- 1994 Remember Bananas II: First Love – as headmaster
Publications
- 2002 Sit Down, Ming Chong Publishing, ISBN 9789629735807
References
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%99%B3%E7%BF%B9%E8%8B%B1#cite_ref-1
- ↑ https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%99%B3%E7%BF%B9%E8%8B%B1#cite_ref-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E5%BD%B1%E4%BA%BA%E5%B0%8F%E5%82%B3%E6%AA%A2%E7%B4%A2%EF%BC%9A%E9%99%B3%E7%BF%B9%E8%8B%B1_3-0
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