- 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 (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.
Director filmography
- The Princess of Nebraska (2007)
- A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (2007)
- Last Holiday (2006)
- Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)
- Maid in Manhattan (2002)
- The Center of the World (2001)
- Anywhere but Here (1999)
- Chinese Box (1997)
- Blue in the Face (1995)
- Smoke (1995)
- The Joy Luck Club (1993)
- Strangers (1991), Erotic film consisted of three shorts, co-directed by Joan Tewkesbury and Daniel Vigne
- Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive (1989)
- Eat a Bowl of Tea (1989)
- Dim Sum Take Out (1988)
- Slam Dance (1987)
- (1985)
- Chan Is Missing (1982)
- A Man, a Woman, and a Killer (1975)
References
- ^ Tong, Allan (2007). “Wayne Wang Interview ". Exclaim! Magazine. Retrieved on 2007-10-23.
