Kit Hung


Kit Hung is an independent filmmaker from Hong Kong. His films have won several international awards. He is most notable for his film Soundless Wind Chime, which has won several awards, and was distributed in Germany, Hong Kong, North America, France and the United Kingdom.

Education

Kit Hung studied film production in the United States and Hong Kong. He attended the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for his BA in Design, 2001 and a M.F.A. in Studio (Film, Video and New Media, 2005 respectively.

Life and career

Hung's graduation film “I Am Not What You Want ” is significant in queer culture in Hong Kong as it challenges the stereotypes of Hong Kong gay men and gives a different representations in homosexuality in Hong Kong. It was distributed both in Canada and Hong Kong. Competing with other commercial feature film DVDs, this 50mins, limited-budget, independent short film held 2nd place in the sales chart in HMV, Hong Kong for 11 weeks. It was also used as a teaching material in universities in Hong Kong for cultural studies.
Since 2001, Hung has been working in different film productions in China and Europe as an editor, continuity, assistant director and project manager. This includes Ho Yuk directed by Yau Ching and the contract projects from Radio Television Hong Kong. He was also teaching in the School of Creative Media in the City University of Hong Kong.
He is a lecturer in the Academy of Film, Hong Kong Baptist University since 2012.
Hung joined Jiukaboom Multimedia Production Company in 2012 and is now the featured director and writer of the company.
Hung's films are supported with grants from Hong Kong, the United States, Switzerland and France. He has also directed music videos for singers including Chet Lam, Eman Lam, and Signorino TJ.

Personal life

Hung is openly gay and has stated that his latest film, Soundless Wind Chime, is "semi-autobiographical".

Selected filmography