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![]() Law at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival | |
Born | 羅啟銳 Law Kai-Yui 19 August 1952 |
Died | 2 July 2022 | (aged 69)
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Awards | Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Screenplay 1988 An Autumn's Tale 2010 Echoes of the Rainbow Best Original Film Song 2010 Echoes of the Rainbow Golden Horse Awards – Best Original Screenplay 1998 City of Glass |
Alex Law Kai-Yui (Chinese: 羅啟銳; 19 August 1952 – 2 July 2022) was a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, and producer.
Law was educated at the Diocesan Boys' School, Hong Kong, matriculating in 1971. Law collaborated with Mabel Cheung on many of her most famous films, including the "Migration Trilogy": Illegal Immigrant (1985), An Autumn's Tale (1987) and Eight Taels of Gold (1989). He wrote the screenplay for Cheung's The Soong Sisters (1997).
Awards and nominations
[edit]Year | Film | Awards and Nominations | Occasion |
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2010 | Echoes of the Rainbow (2009) | Won: Best Screenplay | 29th Hong Kong Film Awards |
2010 | Echoes of the Rainbow (2009) | Won: Best Original Film Song | 29th Hong Kong Film Awards |
1988 | An Autumn's Tale (1987) | Won: Best Screenplay | 7th Hong Kong Film Awards |
1988 | Painted Faces (1988) | Won: Best Director | 25th Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards |
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