Wayne Wang

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This is a Chinese name; the family name is 王 (Wang).

Wayne Wang (Chinese: 王穎; pinyin: Wáng Yǐng; born January 12, 1949) is a Chinese American film director.

Born in Hong Kong, he studied film and television at California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland. Chan Is Missing (1982) and Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart (1985) established his reputation. He is best known for the independent features Smoke (1995) and Anywhere but Here (1999). At the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival, Wang premiered two feature films, A Thousand Years of Good Prayers and The Princess of Nebraska, as well as appearing in the Arthur Dong documentary film Hollywood Chinese. [1] He won the Golden Shell at the San Sebastian Film Festival in September 2007 for A Thousand Years of Good Prayers.

He is married to a former Miss Hong Kong, Cora Miao, and lives in San Francisco and New York City.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Tong, Allan (2007). “Wayne Wang Interview ". Exclaim! Magazine. Retrieved on 2007-10-23.

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