Quick Facts
Born:
1957-10-09
Birthplace:
Hong Kong, China
Credits:
10 Total Roles
Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang
Directing
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Biography
Stanley Kwan Kam-Pang is a Hong Kong film director and producer.
Kwan landed a job at the TVB after receiving a mass communications degree at Hong Kong Baptist College. Kwan's first film was Women (1985), which starred Chow Yun-Fat, and was a big box-office success.
Kwan's films often deal sympathetically with the plight of women and their struggles with romantic affairs of the heart. His 1998 film Hold You Tight won the Alfred Bauer Prize and Teddy Award at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival.
Kwan came out as a gay man in 1996 in Yang ± Yin, his documentary looking at the history of Chinese-language film through the prism of gender roles and sexuality. He is one of the few openly gay directors in Asia and one of the very few to have worked on these themes.
Kwan landed a job at the TVB after receiving a mass communications degree at Hong Kong Baptist College. Kwan's first film was Women (1985), which starred Chow Yun-Fat, and was a big box-office success.
Kwan's films often deal sympathetically with the plight of women and their struggles with romantic affairs of the heart. His 1998 film Hold You Tight won the Alfred Bauer Prize and Teddy Award at the 48th Berlin International Film Festival.
Kwan came out as a gay man in 1996 in Yang ± Yin, his documentary looking at the history of Chinese-language film through the prism of gender roles and sexuality. He is one of the few openly gay directors in Asia and one of the very few to have worked on these themes.
Known For
A Simple Life
Guest at Premiere
Center Stage
Director Fei (uncredited)
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Self
Keep Rolling
Self
Talking with Ozu
Self
Cinema Is Everywhere
Self
Still Love You After All These
Narrator (voice)
Golden Horse Awards
Self
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Naked Nations – Tribe Hong Kong MOVIE | Self |
| 2020 | Keep Rolling MOVIE | Self |
| 2016 | The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse MOVIE | Self |
| 2012 | A Simple Life MOVIE | Guest at Premiere |
| 2011 | Cinema Is Everywhere MOVIE | Self |
| 2011 | The Story of Film: An Odyssey TV | Self |
| 1997 | Still Love You After All These MOVIE | Narrator (voice) |
| 1993 | Talking with Ozu MOVIE | Self |
| 1991 | Center Stage MOVIE | Director Fei (uncredited) |
| 1962 | Golden Horse Awards TV | Self |