A Macau-born Hong Kong film director and producer. He directed films such as The Black Cat and the epic The Great Conqueror's Concubine (with Gong Li), and produced Jackie Chan's Hollywood breakthrough Rumble in the Bronx — an important behind-the-scenes figure of 1980s–90s Hong Kong cinema.
From Macau to the engine room of Hong Kong cinema, Stephen Shin directed epics and produced the Hong Kong film that broke into Hollywood.
Stephen Shin is a Macau-born Hong Kong film director and producer.
Profile
- Chinese Name: 冼杞然
- English Name: Stephen Shin
- Born: 1950 (Macau)
- Domains: Culture · Film
- Subject type: Film director · Producer
Background
Stephen Shin was born in Macau in 1950 and moved to Hong Kong at the age of seven. He entered the film and television industry, moving from television into film and becoming an important director and producer in Hong Kong cinema.
Career
I. As director
Shin directed many Hong Kong films across comedy, drama and epic. The Black Cat (1991) drew attention for its sharp action; and in 1994 he directed the epic The Great Conqueror's Concubine, starring Gong Li and Zhang Fengyi — a signature work of his directing career.
II. As producer, and Hollywood
Shin was also active as a producer. The film he produced, Rumble in the Bronx (1995), starring Jackie Chan, broke successfully into the North American mainstream — an important step for Hong Kong film toward Hollywood.
Key Achievements
- Directed the epic The Great Conqueror's Concubine (1994, with Gong Li)
- Directed The Black Cat (1991) and other Hong Kong films
- Produced Jackie Chan's Hollywood breakthrough Rumble in the Bronx (1995)
- An important behind-the-scenes figure of 1980s–90s Hong Kong cinema
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