Tony Au
Tony Au | |||
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區丁平 | |||
Born | Au Ting-Ping 1954 (age 66–67) | ||
Nationality | Chinese | ||
Alma mater | London Film Academy | ||
Occupation | art director, artist | ||
Spouse(s) | |||
Children | Au Yik-san (daughter) Au Ling-san (daughter) | ||
Chinese name | |||
Traditional Chinese | 區丁平 | ||
Simplified Chinese | 区丁平 | ||
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Tony Au Ting-Ping (Chinese: 區丁平; born 1954) is a Hong Kong film director and artist.
Biography[]
He was born in Guangdong. After graduating from high school in 1972, he engaged in fashion design. Afterwards, he studied filming at the London Film Academy. He entered the Hong Kong film industry in 1979.
He is married to the actress Teresa Mo (毛舜筠) and has two daughters, Au Yik-san (區亦山) and Au Ling-san (區令山).
Career[]
His work as art director includes: Tsui Hark's (1980), Ann Hui's The Story of Woo Viet (1981), Boat People (1982), Ronny Yu's The Postman Strikes Back (1982), 's (1982), Shu Kei's (1986).
Filmography[]
Filmography as director, art director and other positions:[1]
- (2006), Art director
- Chinese Odyssey 2002 (2002), Production Designer[2]
- Troublesome Night 3 (1998), Actor
- The Christ Of Nanjing (1995), Director
- (1995), Director, Writer
- Crime Story (1993), Art director
- Flying Dagger (1993), Art director
- (1993), Director
- King of Beggars (1992), Costume Designer
- (1991), Director
- (1991), Producer
- (1989), Art director
- (1988), Director
- (1988), Director, Art director
- Sworn Brothers (1987), Art director, Actor
- Dream Lovers (1986), Director
- Legacy of Rage (1986), Art director
- The Millionaire's Express (1986), Costume Designer, Art director
- Rosa (1986), Art director
- Where's Officer Tuba? (1986), Art director
- Women (1985), Art director
- Love in a Fallen City (1984), Art director
- (1983), Director
- Boat People (1982), Art director
- (1982), Art director
- RTHK television drama 浮雲 (1981), Actor
- The Story of Woo Viet (1981), Art director
- The Beasts (1980), Art director
- Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind (1980), Art director
- (1980), Art director
Awards[]
In 1983, he won Best Art Direction award with Boat People at the second Hong Kong Film Awards. In the same year, he directed , which won the Best New Performer and the Best Cinematography awards at the third Hong Kong Film Awards. In 1986, he directed Dream Lovers, which won the Best Original Film Score award at the sixth Hong Kong Film Awards. In 1995, he directed Hong Kong-Japan film The Christ of Nanjing, which won the Best Artistic Contribution Award at the eighth Tokyo International Film Festival.
References[]
External links[]
- Hong Kong film directors
- Living people
- Film directors from Guangdong
- 1954 births