Clifton Ko
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Clifton Ko | |||
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 Interviewed by Chinanews.com in 2020 | |||
| Born | Ko Chi-sum 6 August 1958 | ||
| Partner | Perry Chiu 焦媛 | ||
| Awards | Golden Horse Awards – Best Editing 1997 Legend of Mad Phoenix | ||
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| Traditional Chinese | 高志森 | ||
| Simplified Chinese | 高志森 | ||
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Clifton Ko MH (Chinese: 高志森; pinyin: Gāo Zhìsēn; born 6 August 1958) is a Hong Kong film director, actor, producer and scriptwriter.
Background
[edit]Clifton Ko graduated from Kwun Tong Maryknoll College, and entered TV and film industry in late 1970s, firstly worked with director Clifford Choi. In this period he wrote Choi's No U-Turn (1981) and Teenage Dreamers (Chinese: 檸檬可樂; pinyin: Ningmeng Kele; Jyutping: Ling mung hoh lok; lit. 'Lemon Cola'), and John Woo's comedy Once a Thief. In 1982 Ko entered Raymond Wong's the newly founded Cinema City & Films Co., and directed his first film The Happy Ghost in 1984. The film series, like all his major works, is a slapstick comedy with moral teaching, family value, and optimism. Ko, together with the company, is prolific in making "Chinese New Year movies". Important titles include family comedy series It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World (beginning in 1987); Chicken and Duck Talk, a collaboration with comedian/writer Michael Hui; and ensemble comedy series All's Well, Ends Well (beginning in 1992); and It's a Wonderful Life (1994) (Stokes).
Filmography as director
[edit]| Year | Title | Awards |
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| 2018 | Dearest Anita | Best Director, 14th Chinese American Film Festival[1] |
| 2017 | All My Goddess | |
| 2014 | Wonder Mama | Outstanding Film, Chinese American Film Festival[2] |
| 2006 | We Are Family | |
| 2004 | Forever Yours | |
| In-Laws, Out-Laws | ||
| 2000 | Funny Business | |
| Love Paradox | ||
| Winner Takes All | ||
| 1998 | Ninth Happiness | |
| 1997 | Hong Kong Adventure | |
| The Mad Phoenix | Golden Horse (nominee), Best Feature Film, Best Director | |
| 1995 | The Umbrella Story | |
| Paradise Hotel | ||
| 1994 | One of the Lucky Ones | |
| It's a Wonderful Life | ||
| I Will Wait for You | ||
| I Have a Date with Spring | ||
| 1993 | All's Well, Ends Well Too | |
| Laughter of the Water Margins | ||
| 1992 | Summer Lovers | |
| It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World Too | ||
| All's Well, Ends Well | ||
| 1991 | The Banquet | |
| The Gambling Ghost | ||
| Daddy, Father and Papa | ||
| 1989 | Mr. Coconut | |
| How to Be a Billionaire | ||
| Happy Ghost 4 | ||
| City Squeeze | ||
| 1988 | It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World 2 | |
| Chicken and Duck Talk | ||
| 1987 | It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World | |
| 1986 | Devoted to You | |
| Porky's Meatballs | ||
| 1985 | Happy Ghost II | |
| 1984 | Happy Ghost | |
| Merry Christmas |
Personal life
[edit]During the 2019 Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill protests and the subsequent imposition of the Hong Kong national security law in 2020, Ko expressed support for the Hong Kong Police Force.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ harvard1932. "2018 GOLDEN ANGEL AWARD". Chinese American Film Festival. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ harvard1932. "2015 CAFF GOLDEN ANGEL AWARDS WINNERS". Chinese American Film Festival. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Zhao, Shirley; Zhang, Karen (2019-06-30). "Hong Kong police supporters turn out in force to counter extradition bill protests, but clash with rivals and assault journalists". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- Lisa Odham Stokes. Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema. Scarecrow Press. 2007. Print. ISBN 978-0-8108-5520-5. 204–205.
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