William Kong
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William 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. Among his other films are Rise of the Legend (2014)[2] and Monster Hunt (2015), which was at the time of its release the largest grossing film in Chinese history.[3]
References
- ↑ Jeff Yang, "The rise and fall -- and rise? -- of Hong Kong cinema", San Francisco Chronicle, July 22, 2009.
- ↑ Patrick Frater, "Bill Kong Revives Wong Fei-hung Kung Fu 'Legend'", Variety, August 19, 2013.
- ↑ Raymond Zhou, "Meet Bill Kong, man behind screen hit Monster Hunt", China Daily, July 30, 2015.
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