Peter Chan Ho-Sun (simplified Chinese: 陈可辛; traditional Chinese: 陳可辛; born 1962), also known as Peter Chan Meng Wen (simplified Chinese: 陈明温; traditional Chinese: 陳明温), is a film director and producer.
He was born in Singapore to Chinese parents. He spent his teens in and studied in Singapore, in Anglo-Chinese Junior College. He then moved to the United States, where he attended film school at UCLA. He returned to Singapore in 1983 and started wo...
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Peter Chan Ho-Sun (simplified Chinese: 陈可辛; traditional Chinese: 陳可辛; born 1962), also known as Peter Chan Meng Wen (simplified Chinese: 陈明温; traditional Chinese: 陳明温), is a film director and producer.
He was born in Singapore to Chinese parents. He spent his teens in and studied in Singapore, in Anglo-Chinese Junior College. He then moved to the United States, where he attended film school at UCLA. He returned to Singapore in 1983 and started working in the film industry. He served as a second assistant director and producer to Basil Lee on Heroes Are Not Fat, which was set in Thailand. He also was a location manager on three Jackie Chan films, Wheels on Meals, The Protector and Armour of God.
His directorial debut, Alan and Eric: Between Hello and Goodbye, was crowned best film at the Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild in 1991. It also won best actor at the Hong Kong Film Awards for Eric Tsang, who would become a frequent collaborator with Chan.
Chan was a co-founder of United...
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