Sunny Chan (filmmaker)

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Chan. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Sunny Chan and the Chinese-style name is Chan Wing San.

Sunny Chan Wing San (Chinese: 陳詠燊) is a Hong Kong director and screenwriter best known for co-writing comedy film Love Undercover (2002) with Joe Ma, and directing drama films Men On The Dragon (2018) and Table for Six (2022), which earned him nominations for Best Director twice in the 38th and 41st Hong Kong Film Awards respectively.

Sunny Chan
陳詠燊
Chan in June 2019
Born	Chan Wing San
Education	Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (BFA) Lingnan University (MA)
Occupations	Director Screenwriter
Years active	2000–present

Biography

Chan became interested in storytelling after reading the novels of Hong Kong fantasy writer Christopher Woo [zh].^[1] He later attended the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 1997 and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in film and television in 2000.^[2][3] He began to write commercial screenplays after graduation and co-wrote romance film Funeral March [zh] with filmmaker Joe Ma in 2001.^[4] They received a nomination for Best Screenplay in the 7th Golden Bauhinia Awards.^[5] Chan then became an apprentice of Ma and the duo co-wrote more than ten films together, including the 2002 comedy film Love Undercover.^[1][6] In 2006, Ma decided to pursue a career in mainland China, while Chan, who had just gotten married and preferred a more stable life, chose not to join him.^[7] However, Chan did not receive any scriptwriting offers after Ma's departure. After being unemployed for two years, he found a job at Hong Kong Jockey Club and taught screenwriting part-time at Hong Kong Design Institute.^[3][7] He also acquired a Master of Arts in Chinese from Lingnan University.^[6]

In 2018, Chan was invited to join the production of fantasy comedy film Monster Hunt 2 by his APA classmate Jack Ng, as Ng found himself rather inexperienced in comedy writing, while Chan was well-versed in the field.^[2][8] Chan also made his directorial debut with drama film Men On The Dragon [zh] in the same year,^[9] and received nominations for Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best New Director in the 38th Hong Kong Film Awards.^[10] In 2022, Chan directed and wrote comedy film Table for Six.^[11] The film received widespread acclaim and became the third highest-grossing domestic film of all times in Hong Kong.^[4] Chan also received nominations for Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best New Director and Best Original Film Song (as lyricist) in the 41st Hong Kong Film Awards.^[12][13] Table for Six 2 [zh], a sequel also directed and wrote by Chan, was released in 2024.^[14][15]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Writer	Director	Notes
2001	Funeral March [zh]	Yes	No	[7]
	Dummy Mommy, without a Baby [zh]	Yes	No	[16]
	Horror Hotline... Big Head Monster [zh]	Yes	No	[17]
	Feel 100% II	Yes	No	[18]
2002	The Lion Roars	Yes	No	[19]
	Summer Breeze of Love [zh]	Yes	No	[20]
	Love Undercover	Yes	No	[7]
2003	Sound of Colors	Yes	No	[7]
	Love Undercover 2 [zh]	Yes	No	[7]
	Diva... Ah Hey [zh]	Yes	No	[16]
2004	Three of a Kind	Yes	No	[19]
2006	Love Undercover 3 [zh]	Yes	No	[7]
2018	Monster Hunt 2	Yes	No	[8]
	Men On The Dragon [zh]	Yes	Yes	[9]
	Napping Kid [zh]	Yes	No	[21]
2022	Table for Six	Yes	Yes	[11]
2024	Table for Six 2 [zh]	Yes	Yes	[14]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2001	7th Golden Bauhinia Awards	Best Screenplay	Funeral March [zh]	Nominated	[5]
2019	38th Hong Kong Film Awards	Best Director	Men On The Dragon [zh]	Nominated	[10]
		Best Screenplay		Nominated
		Best New Director		Nominated
2023	29th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award	Best Director	Table for Six	Nominated	[22]
		Best Screenplay		Nominated
	41st Hong Kong Film Awards	Best Director		Nominated	[12]
		Best Screenplay		Nominated
		Best New Director		Nominated
		Best Original Film Song		Nominated	[13]

References

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2. "【LINE TODAY 5周年專訪】陳詠燊吳煒倫對談　見證港片重上千萬到破億" (in Chinese). Entertainment on Line. 26 April 2023. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
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10. Chu, Karen (12 February 2019). "Hong Kong Film Awards: 'Project Gutenberg' Dominates With 17 Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
11. Lee, Edmund (3 September 2022). "Table for Six movie review: Dayo Wong, Stephy Tang lead charming ensemble cast in wordy family comedy originally meant for Lunar New Year". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
12. Lee, Edmund (9 February 2023). "Hong Kong Film Awards 2023 nominations: The Sparring Partner leads the race with 16 nods; Mabel Cheung's disgraced documentary up for best picture, director". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
13. "【金像獎2023】詳盡提名名單　《正義迴廊》最多提名《給十九歲的我》最引爭議" (in Chinese). TOPick. 16 April 2023. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
14. Le, Phuong (6 February 2024). "Table for Six 2 review – second round of hit couples comedy heads for the wedding party". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
15. 黃靜美智子 (25 February 2024). "【導演陳詠燊專訪】談《飯戲攻心2》續集之難，從「大佬」的缺席到近乎「老套」的情感聯繫　陳詠燊：步向傷感，治癒之後就有一份感動" (in Chinese). Ming Pao. Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
16. 陳穎思 (19 September 2022). "導演‧門｜馬偉豪憶述同梁朝偉合作：佢嘅格局再大啲" (in Chinese). HK01. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
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18. "拍戲路難行 導演陳詠燊堅持好好拍電影 最重要控制成本" (in Chinese). Ming Pao. 10 August 2022. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
19. "《導亦有道》專訪陳詠燊" (in Chinese). Macao Daily News. 16 December 2018. Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
20. 羅偉強 (30 July 2018). "【陳詠燊．專訪】不忿電影圈壓榨編劇　原來合約列明可以唔畀錢？" (in Chinese). HK01. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
21. 許育民 (27 October 2018). "【逆向誘拐】黃浩然陳詠燊為港片重拾位置　黃︰港產片會再爆發" (in Chinese). HK01. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
22. "第二十九屆香港電影評論學會大獎得獎理由撮要" (in Chinese). Hong Kong Film Critics Society. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2024.

External links

• Sunny Chan at IMDb