- Hong Kong film director James Hung, raised in both Hong Kong and Los Angeles, began his career as a motion pictures post-production operator at Technicolor Los Angeles. While he was working at the world's most celebrated post house, Hung had the incredible opportunity to partake in a number of popular television shows, Grey's Anatomy and Ugly Betty for instance. He moved back to Hong Kong in 2008 and worked as a first assistance director at the Television Broadcast Limited (TVB), the leading studio in the Hong Kong Industry, to launch into a profession in filmmaking.
After years of hands-on experience in all aspects of film and television production, Hung quickly emerged as one of the most promising young filmmakers in Hong Kong. He directed and produced top commercials and music videos for internationally known brands, such as Universal Music Group, The Michelin Guide, Hutchison Whampoa, and Asia Society.
In Spring 2012, he has written a bone-chillingly intelligent feature-length screenplay named The Seventh Lie. Hung's liftoff as a feature film director began when his script has been selected from hundreds of scripts by The Hong Kong Film Development Council for exclusive financing. The film received critical acclaim at various international film festivals, and won prizes, including Grand Jury Prize at Barcelona International Film Festival, Best Foreign Film at Philadelphia Independent Film Festival, Honorable Mention & Best Editing at LA New Wave International Film Festival. The film opened the 2014 Chinese American Film Festival, playing out of competition.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Movinpix - James Hung came to Los Angeles at a very young age. Growing up in the US, Hung attended California State University Long Beach, where he studied film directing. He worked for the post-production company Technicolor. Seeing a generational gap in Hong Kong's film industry between the older and younger filmmakers, Hung felt he would have something to offer in Hong Kong. Upon his return, he worked for TVB as an associate director, before he decided to embark on his own feature film project The Seventh Lie.
According to writer/director Hung, his script was completely driven by the complexity of its characters, which may be why the plot may seem loose at times. "I didn't want to just create characters to serve the plot," he says. "I simply allowed my characters to grow and transform along with the world around them."
In Hung's mind, art should not cater to specific audiences or markets, but instead should emerge from the creator's passion and speak for him or herself. That said, he is open to criticism: "It is interesting to learn how audiences interact and react to the film. "- IMDb Mini Biography By: University of Southern California, Asia Pacific Arts - Raised in Los Angeles, James Hung studied film directing and psychology at CSU Long Beach. In his directorial debut The Seventh Lie, Hung presents a disturbing world of treachery, depicting the dark side of human nature to brilliant effect. A melange of dark humor, suspense and crime, the film garnered overseas recognition even before its official release date, bagging the Grand Jury Prize at last year's Barcelona International Film Festival, and the Best Foreign Film at the 2014 Philadelphia Independent FIlm Festival. It was selected to open the 2014 Chinese American Film Festival at UC Berkeley.
Hung's work is a dark and deftly developed study of human nature. He eschews conventional narrative structures, instead focusing on his characters, developing a group of realistic individuals each with their own tragic and relatable flaws. The Seventh Lie was released theatrically on October 30, 2014 in Hong Kong, followed by a international wide release on March 23, 2015.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Connie
- Film is all about ambiguity. It does not have an owner. The audience has absolute freedom to interpret it.
- I didn't want to just create characters to serve the plot. I simply allowed my characters to grow and transform along with the world around them.
- Lying is like a taboo. No one talks about it, but everyone understands it.
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