Wai Ka-fai
Wai Ka-Fai | |||||||||||
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| Born | 1962 (age 61–62) Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Director, producer | ||||||||||
| Awards | Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Film 2004 Running on Karma Best Screenplay 2004 Running on Karma 2008 Mad Detective Golden Bauhinia Awards – Best Screenplay 1998 Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards – Best Screenplay 2003 Running on Karma 2007 Mad Detective 2009 Written By Film of Merit 1997 Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 2000 Needing You... 2002 Fat Choi Spirit 2003 Running on Karma 2007 Mad Detective 2009 Written By | ||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 韋家輝 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 韦家辉 | ||||||||||
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| Also known as | Wei Jiahui | ||||||||||
| Origin | Hong Kong | ||||||||||
Wai Ka-Fai is a Hong Kong screenwriter, producer, film director, and former TV screenwriter and producer.
Wai is best known for his frequent collaborations with Johnnie To, another former TV turned film director and producer. In 1996, they formed Milkyway Image, which is now one of the most successful independent film studios in Hong Kong. The films that the two have made together as directors and producers include Needing You..., Fat Choi Spirit, Love on a Diet, Help!!!, Love for All Seasons, Fulltime Killer, Turn Left, Turn Right and Running on Karma.
Two of his films were released in the US theatrically: Fulltime Killer and Mad Detective.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1982 | Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils | Writer |
| 1982 | Soldier of Fortune | Writer |
| 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 | The Young Wanderer | Writer |
| 1986 | The Feud of Two Brothers | Writer |
| 1988 | The Final Verdict | Writer |
| 1989 | Looking Back in Anger | Producer |
| 1989 | War of the Dragon | Producer |
| 1990 | Heaven's Retribution | Producer |
| 1992 | The Greed of Man | Producer |
| 1993 | Racing Peak | Producer |
| 1997 | Intruder | Producer |
| 2000 | Divine Retribution | Producer |
| 2009 | Vengeance | Producer, screenwriter |
| 2012 | Drug War | Producer, screenwriter |
Filmography as director
- Written By (2009)
- Mad Detective (2007) (co-directed with Johnnie To)
- The Shopaholics (2006)
- Himalaya Singh (2005)
- Fantasia (2004)
- Running on Karma (2003) (co-directed with Johnnie To)
- Turn Left, Turn Right (2003) (co-directed with Johnnie To)
- Love for All Seasons (2003) (co-directed with Johnnie To)
- My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002) (co-directed with Johnnie To)
- Fat Choi Spirit (2002) (co-directed with Johnnie To)
- Fulltime Killer (2001) (co-directed with Johnnie To)
- Love on a Diet (2001) (co-directed with Johnnie To)
- Wu yen (2001) (co-directed with Johnnie To)
- Needing You... (2000) (co-directed with Johnnie To)
- Help!!! (2000) (co-directed with Johnnie To)
- Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 (1997)
- The Peace Hotel (1995)
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
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| 2001 | 20th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Director | Needing You... | Nominated |
| 2002 | 21st Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Director | Love on a Diet | Nominated |
| 2004 | 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Director | Running on Karma | Nominated |
| Best Screenplay | Won | |||
| 2009 | 28th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Director | Mad Detective | Nominated |
| Best Screenplay | Won | |||
| 2010 | 29th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Screenplay | Written By | Nominated |
External links
- The Limits of Control, interview with Wai Ka-fai, MUBI
- Wai Ka-fai at IMDb
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