Felix Chong

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Chong. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Felix Chong and the Chinese-style name is Chong Man-keung.

Felix Chong Man-keung (traditional Chinese: 莊文強; simplified Chinese: 庄文强; Jyutping: zong1 man4 koeng4, born December 27, 1968) is a Hong Kong screenwriter, film director and actor.^[1]

Felix Chong
Chong at a press conference with the crew of the film Project Gutenberg on 14 April 2019, after the 38th Hong Kong Film Awards.
Born	(1968-12-27) December 27, 1968 (age 56) British Hong Kong
Awards	Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Screenplay 2002 Infernal Affairs Best Screenplay 2014 Overheard 3 Golden Bauhinia Awards – Best Screenplay 2002 Infernal Affairs
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	莊文強
Simplified Chinese	庄文强
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhuāng Wénqiáng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping zong1 man4 koeng4

He is one of the most celebrated screenwriters in Hong Kong and has won several prestigious awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards. Chong is known for frequently working alongside cinematographer/director Andrew Lau and writer/director Alan Mak.

Chong's best known film as a screenwriter is Infernal Affairs (2002), which he co-wrote alongside Alan Mak. Other films written by Chong include Infernal Affairs 2 and Infernal Affairs 3 (both 2003), Initial D (2005), and Confession of Pain (2006).

In 2018, he wrote and directed the film Project Gutenberg, starring Chow Yun-fat and Aaron Kwok.^[2]

In February 2021, Chong was announced to write and direct the 2023 film The Goldfinger, backed by Emperor Motion Pictures and mainland Chinese partners.^[3]

Filmography

Year	Title	Credited as		Collaboration with Lau	Collaboration with Mak
		Director	Writer
1999	The Sunshine Cops	No	Yes	No	No
2000	Gen-Y Cops	No	Yes	No	No
	Tokyo Raiders	No	Yes	No	No
2001	Dance of a Dream	No	Yes	No	No
	Stolen Love	No	Yes	No	Yes
	Shadow	No	Yes	No	No
2002	Infernal Affairs	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
2003	Infernal Affairs II	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Infernal Affairs III	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Cat and Mouse	No	Yes	No	No
2005	Initial D	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Moonlight in Tokyo	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
2006	Confession of Pain	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
2008	Lady Cop & Papa Crook	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
2009	Overheard	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
2010	Once a Gangster	Yes	No	No	Yes
2011	The Lost Bladesman	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
	Overheard 2	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
2012	The Silent War	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
2014	Overheard 3	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
2018	Project Gutenberg	Yes	Yes	No	No
2023	One More Chance	No	Yes	No	No
	The Goldfinger	Yes	Yes	No	No

As producer Integrity (2019)[4]

Awards and nominations

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Golden Bauhinia Awards	2003	Best Screenplay (shared with Alan Mak)	Infernal Affairs	Won
Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards	2003	Best Original Screenplay (shared with Alan Mak)		Nominated
	2005	Best Adapted Screenplay	Initial D	Nominated
Hong Kong Film Awards	2003	Best Screenplay (shared with Alan Mak)	Infernal Affairs	Won
	2004		Infernal Affairs II	Nominated
			Infernal Affairs III	Nominated
	2007		Confession of Pain	Nominated
	2010	Best Director (shared with Alan Mak)	Overhead	Nominated
		Best Screenplay (shared with Alan Mak)		Nominated
	2012	Best Director (shared with Alan Mak)	Overheard 2	Nominated
		Best Screenplay (shared with Alan Mak)		Nominated
	2013		The Silent War	Nominated
	2015	Best Director (shared with Alan Mak)	Overheard 3	Won
		Best Screenplay (shared with Alan Mak)		Nominated
	2019	Best Director	Project Gutenberg	Won	[5]
		Best Screenplay		Won
	2024	Best Director	The Goldfinger	Nominated	[6]
		Best Screenplay		Nominated

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