Kenneth Bi
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Kenneth Bi (born March 4, 1967) is a Hong Kong-born Canadian filmmaker. He has written, directed, and acted in Canada and Hong Kong in numerous theatre and film productions.
Biography
Kenneth Bi is the son of two movie stars from the
Career
In 1992, he won a Special Merit Award in Toronto for his CBC-Radio Drama, Rice Krinkles.
Local director/producer
Besides working on films, Bi also took time out in 2001 to write a series of eight children's short stories for the
In 2002, Bi took on triple duties as assistant director, actor and story co-creator on
Bi's script for Rice Rhapsody was awarded Outstanding Screenplay of 1999 by the Taiwan Government Information Office. It was subsequently selected by Pusan Promotion Plan as an Official Project for PPP 2000. The film was Bi's first 35mm feature film and it appeared in theatres in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore. It stars Sylvia Chang, Martin Yan, Maggie Q and Mélanie Laurent.
Rice Rhapsody premiered at the largest film festival in Asia,
His second film as director,
Filmography
- Rice Rhapsody (2004)
- The Drummer (2007)
- Girl$ (2010)
- Control (2013)
- Wish You Were Here (2019)
Awards
- Best New Director (25th Hong Kong Film Awards) – Rice Rhapsody (2006)
- Outstanding Screenplay (Taiwan Government Information Office) – Rice Rhapsody (1999)
External links
- Kenneth Bi at IMDb
- Kenneth Bi's Blog
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