Felix Chong
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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 | December 27, 1968 | ||||||||||
| Awards | Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Screenplay 2002 Infernal Affairs Best Screenplay 2014 Overheard 3 Golden Bauhinia Awards – Best Screenplay 2002 Infernal Affairs | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 莊文強 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 庄文强 | ||||||||||
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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.
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, which he co-wrote alongside Alan Mak. Other films written by Chong include Infernal Affairs 2, Infernal Affairs 3, Initial D, Dance of a Dream, and Confession of Pain.
In 2018, he wrote and directed the film Project Gutenberg, starring Chow Yun-fat and Aaron Kwok.
In February 2021, Chong was announced to write and direct the 2023 film The Goldfinger, backed by Emperor Motion Pictures and mainland Chinese partners, with a reported budget of around $30.8 million (RMB200 million).