Adam Wong Sau-ping (born 12 August 1975) is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter and editor. He graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong with a degree in fine arts and spent time as an exchange student at the University of Iowa, where he began making films. After a number of short films and independent works, he directed his 2004 debut feature When Beckham Met Owen, about school football and youthful friendship. In November 2007 he wrote and directed Magic Boy, a love story among three young people that begins with magic, and was nominated for Best New Director at the 27th Hong Kong Film Awards. His 2013 film The Way We Dance, about local street dancers chasing a dream, used a large cast of untrained dancers after long rehearsal and became a talking point for its youthful energy and local flavour; at the 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards in 2014 it won him Best New Director, along with Best New Performer for Babyjohn Choi and Best Original Film Song. In 2015 he directed She Remembers, He Forgets, starring Miriam Yeung and Jan Lamb with newcomers Cecilia So and Neo Yau, a story of growth and regret told through school memories, which won Best Original Film Song at the 35th Hong Kong Film Awards. In 2020 the sequel The Way We Dance 3 continued his interest in dance and urban space. He works closely with producer Saville Chan, a university friend, and his films focus on the struggles and ideals of young people, filmed with a strong sense of everyday Hong Kong life.
With The Way We Dance, Wong showed that home-grown youth stories could win both praise and audiences, turning Hong Kong cinema's attention back to young people and their neighbourhoods.
Achievements
- 2004 · Released his debut feature, When Beckham Met Owen.
- 2007 · Wrote and directed Magic Boy, nominated for Best New Director at the 27th Hong Kong Film Awards.
- 2014 · The Way We Dance won him Best New Director at the 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards.
- 2015 · She Remembers, He Forgets won Best Original Film Song at the 35th Hong Kong Film Awards.