FILM DIRECTOR

Benny Chan

1961 - 2020

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Benny Chan Muk-sing (simplified Chinese: 陈木胜; traditional Chinese: 陳木勝; Jyutping: can4 muk6 sing3; 24 October 1961 – 23 August 2020) was a Hong Kong screenwriter, producer and filmmaker, very well-known by his action movies full of brutal violence, absurd humor and outstanding choreographies. He was nominated for Best Director six times at the Hong Kong Film Awards, include Big Bullet, Heroic Duo, New Police Story, Connected, The White Storm and Raging Fire. His last film, Raging Fire, posthumously earned him Best Director award at the 40th Hong Kong Film Awards and the film went on to win Best Film award at the ceremony. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Benny Chan is the 1,490th most popular film director (down from 1,183rd in 2019), the 67th most popular biography from Hong Kong (down from 53rd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Chinese Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Benny Chan ranks 1,490 out of 2,041. Before him are Gabriele Muccino, Hossein Shahabi, Haifaa al-Mansour, Giorgio Capitani, Dinara Asanova, and Julius J. Epstein. After him are Patty Jenkins, Gillian Armstrong, Hiroyuki Imaishi, Lisa Joy, Deepa Mehta, and Matti Kassila.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Benny Chan ranks 470. Before him are Gyrðir Elíasson, Martín Lasarte, Hitoshi Saito, Blanche Barton, Pierre-Henri Raphanel, and Tawny Kitaen. After him are Joseph Jouthe, Simon Russell Beale, Liu Xia, Valérie Benguigui, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, and Kim Delaney. Among people deceased in 2020, Benny Chan ranks 695. Before him are James Dunn, Bob Gibson, Lars-Eric Lundvall, Zlatko Portner, Fatemeh Rahbar, and Ahmad NikTalab. After him are Jan Morris, Kristina Lugn, Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga, Euphrase Kezilahabi, Finn Christian Jagge, and Kalevi Oikarainen.

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In Hong Kong

Among people born in Hong Kong, Benny Chan ranks 67 out of 115. Before him are Wakin Chau (1960), Nicholas Tse (1980), Ekin Cheng (1967), Tzi Ma (1962), Byron Mann (1967), and Marguerite Higgins (1920). After him are Athena Chu (1971), Herman Li (1976), Sandy Lam (1966), Ching Wan Tang (1947), Peter Chan (1962), and Anita Yuen (1971).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Hong Kong

Among film directors born in Hong Kong, Benny Chan ranks 8. Before him are Corey Yuen (1951), Johnnie To (1955), Wayne Wang (1949), Ringo Lam (1955), Ronny Yu (1950), and Stanley Tong (1960). After him are Peter Chan (1962).

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