Derek Yee

{{short description|Hong Kong filmmaker and actor}}

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| name = Derek Yee

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| caption = Yee at the 40th Hong Kong Film Awards

| native_name = 爾冬陞

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| birth_name = Yee Tung-sing

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1957|12|28}}

| birth_place = Kowloon, British Hong Kong

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| occupation = {{hlist|Film director|screenwriter|film producer|actor}}

| years_active = 1977–present

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  • {{marriage|Juihsia Wang|1995|1996|reason=div}}
  • {{marriage|Mandy Law|2008|2017|reason=div}}

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| children = 1{{Cite web|url=https://sg.style.yahoo.com/derek-yee-admits-fathering-two-064700976.html|title=Derek Yee admits to fathering a two-year-old child|website=sg.style.yahoo.com|date=22 January 2018 |language=en-SG|access-date=2019-01-03}}

| relatives = Paul Chun (half-brother)
David Chiang (half-brother)

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1994 C'est la vie, mon chéri
2005 One Nite in Mongkok
Best Screenplay
1994 C'est la vie, mon chéri
2005 One Nite in Mongkok}}{{awards|award=Golden Bauhinia Awards|name=Best Director
2005 One Nite in Mongkok}}{{awards|award=Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards|name=Best Director
1995 Full Throttle
2004 One Nite in Mongkok
Film of Merit
1995 Full Throttle
2003 Lost in Time
2004 One Nite in Mongkok
2007 Protégé
2009 Shinjuku Incident}}

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Derek Yee Tung-sing ({{zh|t=爾冬陞|s=尔冬升|first=t|j={{kCantonese|爾冬陞}}}}) is a Hong Kong filmmaker and former actor.

Early life

Yee was born Yee Tung-sing in Hong Kong on 28 December 1957,{{cite web|url=http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=177 |title=Derek Yee Tung Sing |publisher=Hong Kong Cinemagic |access-date=November 4, 2018}} the son of Yee Kwong ({{lang|yue-HK|爾光}}), a film producer from Tientsin (Tianjin), and Hung Wei ({{lang|yue-HK|紅薇}}), an actress of half Manchu, half Mongol ethnicity.[https://archive.today/20120712091411/http://bbs.thmz.com/simple/?t586322.html 林燕妮访秦沛:电视剧方面我是Living History,活生生的历史] His elder half-brothers Paul Chun and David Chiang as well as his elder half-sister Yim Wai were also actors.

Career

In 1977, Yee became an actor for Shaw Brothers Studio in Hong Kong and starred in over 40 movies produced by the studio.

Yee became a screenwriter and film director. He is known for the 2004 film One Nite in Mongkok,{{cite web |url=http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/movie.asp?id=4841 |title=One Night in Mongkok |publisher=Hong Kong Cinemagic |date=2004 |access-date=November 4, 2018}} which won multiple awards. His other notable films include C'est la vie, mon chéri, Viva Erotica, The Truth About Jane and Sam and Protégé.

In 2017, Yee became the chairman of Hong Kong Film Awards Association.{{cite web |url=http://www.hkfaa.com/aboutus.html |title=Hong Kong Film Awards Association Board of Directors (2017-2019) |publisher=HKFAA.com |access-date=November 4, 2018}}

Filmography

=As director and screenwriter=

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Year

! Title

! Awards

1986The LunaticsNominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
1987People's Hero
1989The Bachelor's Swan SongNominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay
1993C'est la vie, mon chériWon – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
Won – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay
Nominated – Golden Horse Award for Best Director
Nominated – Golden Horse Award for Best Original Screenplay
1995Full ThrottleWon – Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Director
Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay
1996Viva EroticaNominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
Nominated – Golden Horse Award for Best Director
Nominated – Golden Bear (Berlin){{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1997/02_programm_1997/02_Programm_1997.html |title=Berlinale: 1997 Programme |access-date=12 January 2012 |work=berlinale.de}}
1999The Truth About Jane and Sam
2003Lost in TimeNominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
2004One Night in MongkokWon – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
Won – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay
Won – Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Director
Won – Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Director
Nominated – Golden Horse Award for Best Director
Nominated – Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Screenplay
20052 YoungNominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay
2005Drink-Drank-Drunk
2007ProtégéNominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay
Nominated – Golden Horse Award for Best Director
Nominated – Golden Horse Award for Best Original Screenplay
2009Shinjuku IncidentNominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
2010Triple Tap
2011The Great Magician
2015I Am Somebody
2016Sword Master
2022In Search of Lost Time

=As actor=

See also

References

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