Raymond To

Raymond To Kwok-Wai (Chinese: 杜國威) (born 13 August 1946) is a Hong Kong contemporary dramatist, screenwriter and film director, with ancestry from Panyu, Guangzhou, China. Raymond's broadcast script was once broadcast in New York by Chung Wah Commercial Broadcast. He has created more than 60 stage plays, including "Born in Hong Kong", "Boundless Movement", "Dark Tales", "Fuso passing", "I Have a Date with Spring", "Mad Phoenix", "Walled City", "Love Avalokitesvara "," Miss Du ", " Forever"," Adventure, "," Broadcasting Lovers "and" Sentimental Journey "etc. Among those works, "I am a Hong Konger" was tour performed in Europe. In addition, Raymond has written "Under the Roof", "Below the Lion Rock" and other popular series for RTHK. Raymond is not only a prolific and exhaustive screenwriter. Besides, he is the composer and lyrics writer for the scripts, such as "Sentimental Journey", "In love with Sister Liu", etc.

Raymond To Kwok-Wai
Born (1946-08-13) 13 August 1946
China
OccupationDramatist, screenwriter & film director
Awards
Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Screenplay
1994 I Have a Date with Spring
1997 The Mad Phoenix

Golden Horse Awards – Best Adapted Screenplay
1997 The Mad Phoenix

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese杜國威
Simplified Chinese杜国威
This is a Chinese name; the family name is To.

Early life

Raymond To has a sister, Mei Zi (formerly Duyan Zhi), who is an announcer. During his childhood, Raymond had the reputation of being a "broadcasting prodigy" after he participated in Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) and Rediffusion Television programmes. In his early years, he performed in movies including "The affairs of Miss Ping" and "The Fatherless Son".

In 1971 and 1982, Raymond graduated from the Department of Geography at University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Institute of Education.

Career

After graduation, he became a high school teacher at Ho Lap College and was responsible for the school drama club, one of the four kings - Andy Lau, being one of his students. At this time, he was already an amateur writer. He began his second career as a professional playwright when, in 1979, his short play "Ball" was selected by the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre for excellence in script writing. and for which he was invited to participate in the performance of "Rickshaw Boy/Camel Xiangzi".

On 3 June 1995, Raymond To, together with Ko Tin Lung and Clifton Ko founded the "Spring Stage Production Company". In addition to being the theatre company's playwright, he is also an artistic director. Although the majority of his original work is for the stage, some have been adapted for film, with To being responsible for many of these adaptions. Raymond To was elected as the president of the Hong Kong Film Writers' Guild. During 2000, Raymond directed his own work for the first time, "Forever and Ever", to much acclaim.

Filmography (1956–2005)
YearFilmCredited as
1956The Fatherless Son (Part 1)Actor
1960The Affairs of Miss Ping (Part 1)Actor
1961The Affairs of Miss Ping (Part 2)Actor
1984Shanghai BluesWriter
1986Goodbye Mammie, Peking Opera BluesWriter
1988Call Girl '88Writer
1989Mr. SunshineWriter
1990When Fortune Smiles,To Spy with Love!!,Shanghai ShanghaiWriter
1991Zodiac KillersWriter
1992Shogun and Little Kitchen, Taking ManhattanWriter
1993The Bride with White Hair 2Writer
1994One of the Lucky OnesPresenter
I Have a Date with SpringPresenter & Producer
The Returning,One of the Lucky Ones, Oh! My Three Guys, It's a Wonderful LifeWriter
1995Sea RootDirector
Paradise HotelProducer
The Umbrella Story, "Remember M, Remember E"Writer
1996Stooge, My Love, Hu-Du-MenWriter
1997The Mad Phoenix, Hu-Du-Men, "Ah Fai, the Dumb",My Dad Is a Jerk!Writer
1998Ninth HappinessWriter
1999The Doctor in Spite of HimselfWriter
2000What Is a Good TeacherWriter
2001Forever and EverDirector & Writer
Love au Zen, The Dark TalesWriter
2002May & AugustDirector & Writer
2003Master Q: Incredible Pet Detective, Miss Du Shi NiangDirector & Writer
2004Forever YoursPresenter, Producer & Writer
2005Perhaps LoveWriter

Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryWork
The 2nd Session of the Hong Kong Drama Awards Presentation CeremonyBest Adapted Screenplay"The Dark Tales" (2001)
The 3nd Session of the Hong Kong Drama Awards Presentation CeremonyBest Adapted Screenplay"The Mad Phoenix" (1997)
Hong Kong Film Awards & Hong Kong Screenwriters' GuildBest Adapted Screenplay & Recommend Screenplay Award"I Have a Date with Spring" (1994)
Golden Horse Awards & The 17th Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Adapted Screenplay"The Mad Phoenix"(1994)
1989Hong Kong Artist AwardsBest Playwright
1995Hong Kong Federation of Drama Societies AwardsPeople of the Year
1997Louis Cartier Excellence Award
1999The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of ChinaBronze Bauhinia Star (BBS)
2005The University of Hong KongHonorary University Fellow
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References
    • "Raymond To Kwok-Wai", Hong Kong Artists' Filmography, HKMDB, retrieved 31 March 2014
    • "To, Raymond Kwok Wai", Honorary University Fellows, HKU, retrieved 1 April 2014
    • "To Kwok-Wai(Sir Raymond To)", Raymond To's Bibliography, TokwokWai.com, retrieved 31 March 2014 (Chinese Web.)
    • "Raymond To Kwok-Wai", Raymond To's Bibliography, Hong Kong Screenwriters' Guild, retrieved 31 March 2014 (Chinese Web.) Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)


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