The Film Workshop has invited screenwriter/director Jimmy Wan, who has been nominated twice for Hong Kong Film Awards Best Screenplay (“Zero to Hero”, “Love Off the Cuff”), to provide a unique opportunity to gain insights from scriptwriting and directing into the decision-making process involved in filmmaking. Through this workshop, attendees can explore the factors that guide a director's decisions from scriptwriting through the end of the film production. The workshop aims to explore the impact and significance of effective decision-making in scriptwriting while providing valuable insights into Jimmy's personal experiences of his decision-making process. Interactive and discussion sessions will be incorporated to facilitate engagement and exchange of ideas between the participants and Jimmy.
Film Workshop: "Zero to Hero" - from Script to Screen
Event Information
Course Code: NEXC_24NOV2024A
Discipline: Film and Television
Speakers: Jimmy Wan
Medium: Cantonese
Event Schedule
Date: 24 November 2024 (Sun)
Time: 14:00 - 18:00
Location: HKAPA, Wan Chai
Event Fee
Regular fee: $550
Price Options
A discount may be offered to the following applicants. Please enter coupon code when checkout.
Senior citizen card holders (10%)
[coupon code: SERC10]
Holders of registration card for people with disabilities (10%)
[coupon code: REGD10]
Full-time students (16 years old or above) (20%)
[coupon code: FTST20]
Card holders of Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers (10%)
[coupon code: HKFEW]
The discount is only applicable to such card holders themselves. The card holders cannot enrol on behalf of other parties with the discount offers.
EXCEL reserves the right to a final decision in case of any disputes.
Speakers' Profile
Jimmy Wan
Jimmy studied film at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, where he directed several independent films.
After graduating, he worked behind the scenes in the film and advertising industry, holding various positions such as assistant director, planner, and writer. In 2005, he began collaborating with PANG Ho-Cheung, co-writing scripts and undertaking the planning of films such as "Isabella", "Exodus", "Trivial Matters", and "Dream Home".
Over the years, Jimmy has had a close collaboration with the film director Kwok Cheung TSANG, co-directing several short films, including "A Nail Clipper Romance", starring ZHOU Xun. In 2010, their long-planned first feature film, "Lover's Discourse" was officially released, and selected for the New Director Competition Section at the Busan International Film Festival and the Taiwan Golden Horse Film Festival, winning Best Film at the Osaka Asian Film Festival.
In 2021, his debut feature film as a director, "Zero To Hero" was officially released and received 9 nominations at the Hong Kong Film Awards.
