Wai Ka-fai

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Wai Ka-fai
韋家輝
Wai Ka Fai (Wei Jia Hui ) in 2022.jpg
Wai in 2022
Born (1962-09-21) 21 September 1962 (age 62) [1] [a]
British Hong Kong
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • film producer
Years active1985 –present
RelativesWillie Wai (brother)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 韋家輝
Simplified Chinese 韦家辉
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin wei2 jiā1 huī4
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping wai4 ga1 fai1

Wai Ka-fai (born 21 September 1962) [1] [a] is a Hong Kong filmmaker. Best known for his frequent collaborations with Johnnie To, he co-formed Milkyway Image in 1996, which is now one of the most successful independent film studios in Hong Kong.

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The films that Wai and To have made together as directors and producers include Needing You... , Fat Choi Spirit , Love on a Diet , Fulltime Killer , Turn Left, Turn Right , Running on Karma , and Mad Detective . His solo directorial efforts include Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 , Written By and Detective vs Sleuths , which the latter helped him won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director.

Two of his films were released in the US theatrically: Fulltime Killer and Mad Detective.

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRole
1982 Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils Writer
1982Soldier of FortuneWriter
1983 The Old Miao Myth Writer
1983 The Return of the Condor Heroes Writer
1984 The Duke of Mount Deer Writer
1984 Police Cadet '84 Writer
1985 Police Cadet '85 Writer
1985The Young WandererWriter
1986The Feud of Two BrothersWriter
1988The Final VerdictWriter
1989 Looking Back in Anger Producer
1989War of the DragonProducer
1990Heaven's RetributionProducer
1992 The Greed of Man Producer
1993Racing PeakProducer
1997 Intruder Producer
2000 Divine Retribution Producer

Feature film

YearFilmCredit(s)Notes
DirectorScreenwriterProducer
1985Young CopsNoYesNo—
1987Easy MoneyNoYesNo—
1988It's No HeavenNoYesNo—
1990The Story of My SonNoYesNo—
1992Gun n' RoseNoYesNo—
1995 Peace Hotel YesYesNoFeature directorial debut
Also co-wrote the story with Donald Chow
1997 Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 YesYesNoWon – Golden Bauhinia Awards for Best Screenplay
Won – Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Film of Merit
The Odd One DiesNoYesYes—
Intruder NoNoYes—
1998 The Longest Nite NoNoYes—
Expect the Unexpected NoNoYes—
A Hero Never Dies NoNoYes—
1999Where a Good Man GoesNoNoYesAlso as the story writer
2000 Needing You... YesYesYesCo-directed and produced with Johnnie To
Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film
Help!!!YesYesYesCo-directed and produced with Johnnie To
2001 Wu yen YesYesYes
Love on a Diet YesYesYesCo-directed and produced with Johnnie To
Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film
Fulltime Killer YesYesYesCo-directed and produced with Johnnie To
2002 Fat Choi Spirit YesYesYesCo-directed and produced with Johnnie To
Won – Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Film of Merit
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts YesYesYesCo-directed and produced with Johnnie To
2003 Love for All Seasons YesYesYes
Turn Left, Turn Right YesYesYes
Running on Karma YesYesYesCo-directed and produced with Johnnie To
Won – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film
Won – Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Film of Merit
Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
Nominated – Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Director
Nominated – Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Film
Nominated – Chinese Film Media Award for Best Director (Hong Kong/Taiwan region)
Nominated – Chinese Film Media Award for Best Film (Hong Kong/Taiwan region)
2004 Fantasia YesYesYes—
2005 Himalaya Singh YesYesYes—
2006 The Shopaholics YesYesYes—
2007 Mad Detective YesYesYesCo-directed and produced with Johnnie To
Won – Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Film of Merit
Won – Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Screenplay
Won – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay
Nominated – Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Director
Nominated – Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Film
Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film
Nominated – Golden Lion
2009 Vengeance NoYesYesNominated – Palme d'Or
Written By YesYesYesWon – Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Film of Merit
Won – Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Screenplay
Nominated – Asian Film Award for Best Screenplay
Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay
2011 Don't Go Breaking My Heart YesYesYes—
2012 Romancing in Thin Air NoYesYesWon – Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Film of Merit
Drug War NoYesYesWon – San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Won – Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Film of Merit
Won – Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Film
Won – Chinese Film Media Award for Best Film (China region)
Nominated – Golden Horse Award for Best Feature Film
2013 Blind Detective NoYesYes—
2019 Chasing Dream NoYesYes—
2022 Detective vs Sleuths YesYesYesWon – Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Film of Merit
Won – Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Screenplay
Won – Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Director
Won – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay
Won – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
Nominated – Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Film
Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryFilmResult
2001 20th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Director Needing You... Nominated
Best Film Nominated
2002 21st Hong Kong Film Awards Best Director Love on a Diet Nominated
Best Film Nominated
2004 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards Best Director Running on Karma Nominated
Best Film Won
Best Screenplay Won
2008 27th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Director Mad Detective Nominated
Best Film Nominated
Best Screenplay Won
2010 29th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Screenplay Written By Nominated
2023 41st Hong Kong Film Awards Best Director Detective vs Sleuths Won
Best Film Nominated
Best Screenplay Won

Notes

  1. 1 2 According to Wai in a March 8, 2011 interview, his birthday on the lunar calendar is Wong Tai Sin's birthday. Because Wong's birthday is celebrated on the 23rd of the eighth lunar month, while Wai was born in 1962, and after comparing with the perpetual calendar, it was found that his full New Calendar birth date is September 21, 1962.

References

  1. 1 2 香港電影資料館 (6 August 2022). "香港影人小傳檢索：韋家輝" (PDF). Retrieved 6 August 2022.


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