Behind the Camera
Soi Cheang moved from Macau into Hong Kong cinema and took genre films such as SPL II: A Time for Consequences and Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In to Cannes and Berlin — the most prominent Macau director of recent years.
Series
Macau on Screen
From a director who reached Cannes to familiar faces in Hong Kong film and TVB drama, screen talents from Macau have carried many a scene. This series gathers Macau people active in film and television — from the director Soi Cheang to the actors Michelle Reis, Isabella Leong, Alex Fong, Vincent Wan and Noel Leung.
Director
Legacy archive1972-
Soi Cheang: the Macau-born director who took Hong Kong genre cinema to Cannes and Berlin
Soi Cheang
A Macau-born Hong Kong film director known for stylish, hard-edged genre cinema. His films include Accident, Motorway, SPL II, Limbo, Mad Fate and Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In, with selections at Cannes, Berlin and Venice, and two Hong Kong Film Award wins for Best Director.
Legacy archiveMacau creativeFilm
Legacy archive1957-
Clara Law: the Macau-born auteur who took her films to the world
Clara Law
A Macau-born film director and screenwriter, a leading figure of the Hong Kong New Wave's second generation who later settled in Australia. Her Autumn Moon won the Golden Leopard at Locarno in 1992, Floating Life was Australia's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and she won Best Director at the 2021 Golden Horse Awards for Drifting Petals — among the most internationally recognised filmmakers from Macau.
Legacy archiveMacau-bornFilm
Legacy archive1950-
Stephen Shin: the Macau-born director of The Great Conqueror's Concubine
Stephen Shin
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.
