Hang Sang Poon

Hang Sang Poon
Portrait of Poon Hang Sang
Born
Hong Kong
Alma materHong Kong Baptist University
OccupationCinematographer
Years active1984–present
Organization(s)Hong Kong society of Cinematographer (HKSC)
The Canadian Society of Cinematographers (CSC)
Board member ofOscar Board of Judge The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Awards

Hang-Sang Poon is a Hong Kong-Canadian cinematographer, film director, producer and actor.[1] Poon is best known for his cinematography in collaboration with directors such as Yim Ho, Ronny Yu, Stephen Chow, Stephen Fung, John Woo, Po-Chih Leong, Johnnie To, Tsiu Hark, as well as his contribution to the Hong Kong film industry since the 1980s.[2]

Poon is the two-time recipient of the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Cinematography for the films The Island (1985) and Center Stage (1992).[3] Poon has been selected by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as Hong Kong representative for Oscar’s board of judges in 2016.[4] He has also had nine nominations for the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Cinematography, including Home Coming (1984), Peking Opera Blues (1986), A Chinese Ghost Story (1987), Shanghai Grand (1996), and Kung Fu Hustle (2004).[5][6] In 1990 and 1991, the films Red Dust and Center Stage won him the Best Cinematography Award in the 27th and 28th Golden Horse Award respectively.[7] The film Who Am I? (1998) featuring Jackie Chan has earned him a nomination of the same Award in the 35th Golden Horse Award.[8]

Poon is an alumnus of the Academy of Film of the School of Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University. He is currently a lecturer at the Hong Kong Baptist University teaching cinematography and lighting.[9]

Early life

Poon studied at the Communication Department of the Hong Kong Baptist College, majoring in film studies. After his graduation in 1976, he joined Radio & Television Hong Kong as a cameraman, where he gained early experiences in cinematography and lighting practices.[10]

Cinematography

Year Title Director Notes
1984 Home Coming Ho Yim Nomination: Hong Kong Film Award for Best Cinematography
Ngoh Wai Nei Kong Ping-hing Kam Nomination: Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer
1985 Bu huo ying xiong Po-Chih Leong
The Island Po-Chih Leong Hong Kong Film Award for Best Cinematography
1986 My Family Sai Hung Fung
Ha lin hang dong Hung-Chuen Lau
Peking Opera Blues Tsui Hak
Inspector Chocolate (director of photography) Philip Chan
1987 A Chinese Ghost Story Ching-siu tong
Wonder Women Kwok-Leung Gan
1988 Fatal Love Po-Chih Leong
The Story of Hay Bo Yan Yee Lee Nomination: Hong Kong Film Award for Best Cinematography
1989 The Iceman Cometh Clarence Fok
1990 Red Dust Ho Yim Golden Horse Award, Nomination: Hong Kong Film Award for Best Cinematography
1991 Once a Thief John Woo
Center Stage Stanley Kwan Hong Kong Film Award for Best Cinematography, Golden Horse Award
1992 Now You See It, Now You Don't Mabel Cheung, Alex Law
1993 The Heroic Trio Johnnie To
Crime Story Kirk Wong, Jackie Chan
Executioners Siu-Tung Ching, Johnnie To
1994 Wonder Seven Siu-Tung Ching
Feng chen san nu xia Andy Wing-Keung Chin
1995 A Chinese Odyssey: Part One - Pandora's Box Jeffrey Lau
Only Fools Fall in Love Vincent Kok
1996 A Moment of Romance III Johnnie To
Shanghai Grand Man Kit Poon Nomination: Golden Bauhinia Awards for Best Cinematography

Nomination: Hong Kong Film Award for Best Cinematography

1997 Kitchen Yim Ho
1998 Who Am I? Benny Chan Nomination: Golden Horse Award
The Poet Yim Ho
2001 Pavilion of Women Yim Ho
Qing mi da hua wang Jing Wong
Zu Warriors Tsui Hak
The 51st State Ronny Yu
2002 Wilson Yip, William Darvill
2002 Marry a Rich Man Vincent Kok
Dry Wood Fierce Fire Wilson Yip
Twenty Something Taipei Leon Dai
2004 A West Lake Moment Zi Yang, Yim Ho
Enter the Phoenix Stephen Fung
Kung Fu Hustle Stephen Chow Nomination: Golden Bauhinia Awards for Best Cinematography

Nomination: Hong Kong Film Award for Best Cinematography

Nomination: Satellite Awards for Best Cinematography

2005 House of Fury Stephen Fung
2006 Fearless Ronny Yu
2008 CJ7 Stephen Chow
2009 Blood: The Last Vampire Chris Nahon
Don't Look Up Fruit Chan
2010 Crossing Hennessy Ivy Ho
Ip Man 2 Wilson Yip Nomination: Hong Kong Film Award for Best Cinematography
Flirting Scholar 2 Lik-Chi Lee
2011 The Purple House Hang-Sang Poon
2019 Push and Shove Nan Wu

Producer

Year Title
2011 The Purple House (executive producer)
2012 Amalgamations (Short) (executive producer)
2013 My Boy Boy Boy Boyfriend
2015 Grandpa Online (Short)
2013 Masquerade (Short)
2017 Private Shushan Gakuen (TV Series)
2018 The Hongkongers (Short)

Directory

Year Title Main Cast
2013 Freddy vs. Jason (second unit director) Robert Englund, Ken Kirzinger
2011 The Purple House Jiro Wang, Tong Liya
2014 More Than Healing Frankie Lam
2016 Red Lips
2018 Green Dust (Short) Alexa Higasi, Leanne Ho, Yiu-Sing Lam

Artistic directory

Year Title
2017 The Glory of Tang Dynasty (television series)
2019 Push and Shove

Acting

Year Title Role
1992 Now You See It, Now You Don't No Teeth
1995 Happy Hour
Heaven Can't Wait
1996 Forbidden City Cop Fat's Father-in-law
2001 The Accidental Spy Rich Man
Pavilion of Women Fat Cook
2002 Demi-Haunted
2006 Duk haan yum cha Disco Fat Guy (as Hang Sang Poon)
2008 CJ7 Reporter (as Hang Sang Poon)
2010 La comédie humaine
2019 A Lifetime Treasure Doctor
2023 Over My Dead Body Sue's father[11]

References

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  2. ^ "Academy of Film lecturer selected as Oscar judge - HKBU News". bunews.hkbu.edu.hk. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  3. ^ "香港電影金像獎". 香港電影金像獎. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  4. ^ "NEW MEMBERS 2016: ACADEMY INVITES 683 TO MEMBERSHIP". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  5. ^ "香港電影金像獎". 香港電影金像獎. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  6. ^ "Hang-Sang Poon". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  7. ^ "台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival". www.goldenhorse.org.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  8. ^ "台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival". www.goldenhorse.org.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  9. ^ "Mr. POON Hang Sang (HKSC, CSC) | Academy of Film". af.hkbu.edu.hk. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  10. ^ 許育民 (2018-04-04). "【阿發外父】金像攝影潘恆生 佩服周星馳對《功夫》鏡頭的堅持". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2021-10-13.
  11. ^ Ho, Keith (24 March 2023). "《死屍死時四十四》主題貼地對白抵死 香港人有共鳴｜何故專欄" (in Chinese). HK01. Archived from the original on 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.