Yip Tin-shing
Hong Kong screenwriter
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Yip Tin-shing (Chinese: 葉天成; Jyutping: jip6 tin1 sing4; born 20 October 1965) is a Hong Kong screenwriter.
BornOctober 20, 1965
Hong Kong
OccupationScreen writer
Yip Tin-shing | |
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| 葉天成 | |
| Born | October 20, 1965 Hong Kong |
| Occupation | Screen writer |
| Yip Tin-shing | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 葉天成 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 叶天成 | ||||||
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Career
Yip is a long-time screenwriter for films directed by Johnnie To and/or Wai Ka-fai of Milkyway Image and frequently works alongside screenwriters Szeto Kam-yuen, Wai Ka-Fai, Yau Nai-hoi and Au Kin-yee.
Filmography
Writer
- Bachelor Party (2012)
- Turning Point 2 (2011)
- Life Without Principle (2011)
- 72 Tenants of Prosperity (2010)
- Turning Point (2009)
- Newsmakers (2009)
- Tactical Unit - The Code (2008) (TV movie)
- Triangle (2007)
- Exiled (2006)
- Election 2 (a.k.a. Triad Election) (2006)
- Election (2005)
- Throw Down (2004)
- Breaking News (2004)
- Running on Karma (2003)
- Turn Left, Turn Right (2003)
- Love for All Seasons (2003)
Awards and nominations
| Year | Film | Award | Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Throw Down (2004) | Best Screenplay Shared with Au Kin-Yee and Yip Tin-Shing | Golden Horse Film Festival |
| 2004 | Running on Karma (2003) | Best Screenplay Shared with Wai Ka-Fai, Yau Nai-Hoi and Au Kin-Yee | Hong Kong Film Awards |
| 2004 | Running on Karma (2003) | Best Screenplay Shared with Wai Ka-Fai, Yau Nai-Hoi and Au Kin-Yee | Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards |
| 2005 | Election (2005) | Best Screenplay Shared with Yau Nai-Hoi | Golden Horse Film Festival |
| 2006 | Election (2005) | Best Screenplay Shared with Yau Nai-Hoi | Hong Kong Film Awards |
| 2007 | Election 2 (2005) | Nominated: Best Screenplay Shared with Yau Nai-Hoi | Hong Kong Film Awards |