William Kong

In this Chinese name, the family name is Kong.
William Kong
Kong in 2021
Born1953 (age 70–71)
Hong Kong
Awards
Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Film
2001 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2024 A Guilty Conscience
Best Asian Film
2006 Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles
2008 Lust, Caution

Golden Horse Awards – Best Film
2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2007 Lust, Caution

William Kong, sometimes credited as Bill Kong (simplified Chinese: 江志强; traditional Chinese: 江志強; pinyin: Jiāng Zhìqiáng; born 1953), is a film producer known for his active role in the Hong Kong film industry and International co-production.[1] He is most famous for co-producing the Wuxia film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture as well as a BAFTA Award for Best Film.

He co-produced the historical drama war film The Flowers of War, directed by Zhang Yimou.[2] Among his other films are Crossing Hennessy (2010)[3][4] Rise of the Legend (2014),[5] Monster Hunt (2015),[6] Monster Hunt 2 (2018)[7] and The Whistleblower (2019). Monster Hunt at the time of its release the largest grossing film in Chinese history.[8] His producer credits include Zhang Yimou's Hero, House of Flying Daggers and Curse of the Golden Flower; Stephen Chow’s Kung Fu Hustle; and Ang Lee's Lust, Caution.[9]

Bill Kong is the executive producer of the live-action remake of Disney’s 1998 animated movie Mulan (2020).[10][11] He is the producer of the biographical musical drama film Anita about the late Cantopop star Anita Mui.[12]

References

  1. ^ Jeff Yang, "The rise and fall -- and rise? -- of Hong Kong cinema", San Francisco Chronicle, July 22, 2009.
  2. ^ "'Flowers of War' goes truly global". Los Angeles Times. 2011-12-11. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  3. ^ Lau, Joyce (2010-03-30). "Heady Days for Hong Kong Women". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  4. ^ "Tang Wei receives career backup in Hong Kong - China.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  5. ^ Patrick Frater, "Bill Kong Revives Wong Fei-hung Kung Fu 'Legend'", Variety, August 19, 2013.
  6. ^ Qin, Amy (2015-12-05). "China Hits Another Box-Office High". ArtsBeat. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  7. ^ "Inside China's 'Monster Hunt' Franchise Plans: Tentpoles, Theme Lands and Legal Licensing Deals". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  8. ^ Raymond Zhou, "Meet Bill Kong, man behind screen hit Monster Hunt", China Daily, July 30, 2015.
  9. ^ Piper-Shimizu, Stephane (2017-09-26). "Bill Kong". Variety. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  10. ^ "Disney's Live-Action 'Mulan' Finds Director (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  11. ^ KGO (2020-02-04). "New 'Mulan' trailer: Disney drops new look at live-action remake". ABC7 San Francisco. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  12. ^ Lo, Zabrina. "Louise Wong and Bill Kong on Canto-Pop Legend Anita Mui's Final Wish and Filming "Anita"". Tatler Asia. Retrieved 2022-01-18.


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