- Dennis Law (film director)
-
Dennis Law Chinese name 羅守耀 (Traditional) Chinese name 罗守耀 (Simplified) Pinyin luo2 shou3 yao4 (Mandarin) Jyutping lo4 sau2 yiu6 (Cantonese) Origin Hong Kong Born 1963 Other name(s) Dennis S.Y. Law
Dennis Law Sau-yiuOccupation film director, film producer, screenwriter, presenter, actor Children Yoyo Law Awards-
Hong Kong Film Awards Best Film
2006 Election
Dennis Law Sau-yiu (born 1963) is a Hong Kong film producer, screenwriter and director. He is the former chairman and executive director of Milkyway Image, and a founder of its subsidiary company Point of View Movie Production Co. Ltd. Films directed by Law include teen comedies such as The Unusual Youth and Love @ First Note, and martial arts action films that include Fatal Contact and Fatal Move.
Contents
Early life
Law studied filmmaking at university in Los Angeles. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications from Loyola Marymount University. [1]
Career
On his return to Hong Kong, rather than pursue his career in film, Law decided to go into real estate. He later befriended Charles Heung, who advised him to learn from veteran filmmakers such as Herman Yau. [2] In 2003, Law befriended prolific filmmaker Johnnie To and became his financial partner at Milkyway Image, serving as a chairman and executive director. Law had many opportunities to travel to the world’s film markets and festivals, meet film industry personnel from different parts of the globe, find out their views of Hong Kong cinema, as well as seeing To on set as a director. Apart from filmmaking, Law is currently a managing director of the Yu Tai Hing Company Ltd., which is a well-established private property investment and development group in Hong Kong.[3][4]
Point of View Movie Production Co. Ltd. Type Production company Industry Film production Founded 2005 Founder(s) Dennis Law Headquarters Hong Kong, China Key people Dennis Law
Herman YauProducts Films Parent Brilliant Arts Point of View Movie Production Co. Ltd.
Apart from producing Election with To in 2005, along with its 2006 sequel, Law formed his own production company, Point of View Movie Production Co. Ltd. (影視點制作有限公司), a subsidiary of Milkyway Image.[5] Point of View was one of two companies established by Law after Milkyway Image split from its parent company, Brilliant Arts. Since its establishment, Point of View has notably been a frequent production partner for Charles Heung's company China Star Entertainment Group, producing films in which Law has served as a producer and director.
Films
Law made his directorial debut with the 2005 teen comedy-drama The Unusual Youth.[2] Law's next two films saw the director collaborating with entertainers managed by Gold Label Records. He wrote, produced and directed the teen comedy, Love @ First Note, which starred Justin Lo, Kary Ng, Stephy Tang and Miki Yeung. He later made the martial arts romance film Fatal Contact, hoping to establish his lead actor Wu Jing as a martial arts icon.[6] His next film was the 2008 film Fatal Move, which was originally his idea for a sequel to SPL: Sha Po Lang. The film featured an ensemble cast that included SPL stars Sammo Hung, Wu Jing and Simon Yam, and marked the return of veteran Hong Kong actor Danny Lee who once again plays a just policeman in the film. Of the casting, Law wanted to cast a series of familiar Hong Kong actors as the film was aimed at a foreign market.
Upon its release, Fatal Move was awarded a Category III rating in Hong Kong for its extreme violence. His next film was A Very Short Life, a film about child abuse and molestation. The film was also awarded with a Category III rating for its subject matter.
Trademarks
Law uses the same production crew for all of his films as well as having an ensemble cast of popular Chinese actors. Law also uses computer-generated imagery to create blood, as seen in films such as A Very Short Life and Fatal Move.
Recurring actors
Actor The Unusual Youth (2005) Love @ First Note (2006) Fatal Contact (2006) Fatal Move (2007) A Very Short Life (2009) Bad Blood (2010) Womb Ghosts (2010) Lam Suet 
Simon Yam Wu Jing Maggie Siu Hui Shiu-Hung Cheung Siu-Fai Miki Yeung Theresa Fu Tien Niu Ken Lo Pinky Cheung Marco Lok Johnny Lu Wong Tin-Lam Lai Lok Yi Filmography
Year Film Chinese title Role Notes 2005 Election 黑社會 Producer and presenter The Unusual Youth 非常青春期 Writer, producer, director and presenter 2006 Election 2 黑社會以和為貴 Producer and executive producer Also known as Triad Election Love @ First Note 戀愛初歌 Writer, producer, director and presenter Fatal Contact 黑拳 Writer, producer, director and executive producer The Shopaholics 最愛女人購物狂 "Property developer" Cameo appearance 2007 Gong Tau 降頭 Producer and executive producer Also known as
Gong Tau: An Oriental Black MagicTriangle 鐵三角 Executive producer 2008 Fatal Move 奪帥 Writer, producer, director and executive producer 2009 A Very Short Life 短暫的生命 Writer, producer, director and executive producer 2010 Bad Blood 滅門 Writer, producer, director Womb Ghosts 惡胎 Director Vampire Warriors 殭屍新戰士 Director References
- ^ Biodata (PDF)
- ^ a b BC Magazine, Hong Kong
- ^ Hong Kong news site
- ^ [1] Asia Pacific Arts, May 11, 2007
- ^ Milky Way
- ^ "Dennis Law to Groom Wu Jing with Fatal Contact"
External links
Films directed by Dennis Law 2000s The Unusual Youth (2005) • Love @ First Note (2006) • Fatal Contact (2006) • Fatal Move (2008) • A Very Short Life (2009)2010s Bad Blood (2010) • Womb Ghosts (2010)Milkyway Image 1990s films Beyond Hypothermia (1996) • Final Justice (1996) • Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 (1996) • The Odd One Dies (1997) • The Intruder (1997) • The Longest Nite (1998) • Expect the Unexpected (1998) • A Hero Never Dies (1998) • Sealed with a Kiss (1999) • Where a Good Man Goes (1998) • Running Out of Time (1999) • The Mission (1999)2000s films Spacked Out (2000) • Needing You... (2000) • Help!!! (2000) • Comeuppance (2000) • Wu yen (2001) • Love on a Diet (2001) • Fulltime Killer (2001) • Let’s Sing Along (2001) • Running Out of Time 2 (2001) • Second Time Around (2001) • Fat Choi Spirit (2002) • My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002) • Love For All Seasons (2003) • PTU (2003) • Looking for Mr. Perfect (2003) • Turn Left, Turn Right (2003) • Running on Karma (2003) • Breaking News (2004) • Throw Down (2004) • Yesterday Once More (2004) • Election (2005) • 2 Become 1 (2006) • Election 2 (2006) • Exiled (2006) • Eye in the Sky (2007) Triangle (2007) • Hooked on You (2007) • Mad Detective (2007) • Linger (2008) • Sparrow (2008) • Tactical Unit - The Code (2008) • Tactical Unit - No Way Out (2008) • Tactical Unit - Human Nature (2008) • Tactical Unit - Partners (2009) • Tactical Unit - Comrades in Arms (2009) • Accident (2009) • Vengeance (2009)2010s films Filmmakers Screenwriters Crew Dennis Law • Cheng Siu-Keung • Martin Chappell • May Mok • Patrick Tam • Lai Yiu-Fai • David M. RichardsonSee also Tactical Unit seriesCinema of Hong Kong Actors · Directors · Cinematographers · Ocean Shores · Producers · Shaw Brothers Studio · Films A–Z · Action films · Writers Films by year:
1909–1929 · 1930s · 1940s
1950 · 1951 · 1952 · 1953 · 1954 · 1955 · 1956 · 1957 · 1958 · 1959
1960 · 1961 · 1962 · 1963 · 1964 · 1965 · 1966 · 1967 · 1968 · 1969
1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979
1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989
1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999
2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009
2010 · 2011 · 2012Categories:- 1963 births
- Hong Kong film actors
- Hong Kong film producers
- Hong Kong film directors
- Hong Kong screenwriters
- Hong Kong film presenters
- Living people
- Loyola Marymount University alumni
-
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
