Joseph Koo, a leading music composer during Hong Kong cinema’s golden era, has died in Vancouver, Canada. He was 91.
Local media report his death as happening on Tuesday Jan. 3, 2023, but do not state a cause of death.
Born in Guangzhou, China on Feb. 23, 1931, Koo Ka-fai moved with his scholarly and musical family from mainland China to Hong Kong in 1948.
Koo spent much of his career in the Hong Kong film, TV and pop music industries. And, even after he emigrated to Canada in the 1990s, he maintained active links with the Hong Kong industry.
As a youngster, Koo learned the piano and composed songs for his sister Koo Mei, who was a major recording artist in her own right. Later he became a performer and band leader performing at venues including the Luk Kwok Hotel in Hong Kong.
His first composition for a film was “Dream,” a song performed...
Local media report his death as happening on Tuesday Jan. 3, 2023, but do not state a cause of death.
Born in Guangzhou, China on Feb. 23, 1931, Koo Ka-fai moved with his scholarly and musical family from mainland China to Hong Kong in 1948.
Koo spent much of his career in the Hong Kong film, TV and pop music industries. And, even after he emigrated to Canada in the 1990s, he maintained active links with the Hong Kong industry.
As a youngster, Koo learned the piano and composed songs for his sister Koo Mei, who was a major recording artist in her own right. Later he became a performer and band leader performing at venues including the Luk Kwok Hotel in Hong Kong.
His first composition for a film was “Dream,” a song performed...
- 1/4/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
What happens when a chance meeting leads you to look back at your own identity, and the cultural choices you’ve made along the way? That question is at the heart of “Front Cover,” a new film that follows openly gay New York City fashion stylist Ryan (Jake Choi) who has rejected his traditional Asian upbringing. Ryan has been assigned to style Ning (James Chen), a famous Chinese actor for an upcoming photo shoot. Though the two initially get off on the wrong foot, an unlikely friendship forms between them, which leads Ryan to reexamine his childhood, his culture, and his identity as he sets foot on an unknown path. Watch an exclusive clip from the film below.
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The film is directed by Ray Yeung, who previously directed “Cut Sleeve Boys,” about two middle-aged British Chinese gay men...
- 8/2/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
Edko Films has acquired all Hong Kong and Macau rights to Ray Yeung’s gay comedy drama Front Cover, with a Hong Kong theatrical release scheduled for the first quarter of 2016.
The English-language feature follows the unlikely friendship between an American gay fashion stylist who detests his Asian heritage (played by Jake Choi) and a famous actor from China (James Chen). It recently opened the Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (Sept 19-Oct 10).
“Ray is our local hero in Lgbt cinema. He is one of the founders of the Hklgff and also very much a pioneer in Hong Kong Lgbt cinema,” said Edko Films general manager of sales and acquisitions Esther Yeung, who negotiated the deal with Fortissimo Films’ chairman Michael Werner.
As previously announced, Fortissimo has sold North American rights to Strand Releasing, which aims for a multi-market theatrical release starting in New York City from early 2016.
The film will next screen at the Chicago...
The English-language feature follows the unlikely friendship between an American gay fashion stylist who detests his Asian heritage (played by Jake Choi) and a famous actor from China (James Chen). It recently opened the Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (Sept 19-Oct 10).
“Ray is our local hero in Lgbt cinema. He is one of the founders of the Hklgff and also very much a pioneer in Hong Kong Lgbt cinema,” said Edko Films general manager of sales and acquisitions Esther Yeung, who negotiated the deal with Fortissimo Films’ chairman Michael Werner.
As previously announced, Fortissimo has sold North American rights to Strand Releasing, which aims for a multi-market theatrical release starting in New York City from early 2016.
The film will next screen at the Chicago...
- 9/23/2015
- ScreenDaily
Ray Yeung’s dramatic comedy is in advanced post-production.
Fortissimo Films has picked up worldwide rights to writer-director Ray Yeung’s dramatic comedy Front Cover.
Currently in advanced post-production, the English-language New York-based feature follows a gay Chinese American fashion stylist who detests his cultural heritage until an assignment to style an actor from Beijing leads him to examine his cultural identity.
Jake Choi and James Chen star.
Front Cover will mark the second film from Yeung, whose first foray Cut Sleeve Boys made its premiere at Rotterdam and won Best Feature at La’s Outfest Fusion Festival.
Producers are NewVoice Productions and producer Kaer Vanice with co-producer Chowee Leow.
Fortissimo Films has picked up worldwide rights to writer-director Ray Yeung’s dramatic comedy Front Cover.
Currently in advanced post-production, the English-language New York-based feature follows a gay Chinese American fashion stylist who detests his cultural heritage until an assignment to style an actor from Beijing leads him to examine his cultural identity.
Jake Choi and James Chen star.
Front Cover will mark the second film from Yeung, whose first foray Cut Sleeve Boys made its premiere at Rotterdam and won Best Feature at La’s Outfest Fusion Festival.
Producers are NewVoice Productions and producer Kaer Vanice with co-producer Chowee Leow.
- 11/4/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
AMSTERDAM -- Dutch independent distributor A-Film went on a spending spree during the recently wrapped Berlin International Film Festival, adding more than 20 titles to its catalog. A-Film snapped up rights to festival honorees The Road to Guantanamo from the U.K., Germany's Requiem, Iran's Off Side and Danish entry A Soap. Other A-Film pickups include Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution, Water, Closing the Ring, Mother of Mine, Lost Treasure, Little Red Flowers, Cut Sleeves Boy, House of Sands, Nina's Heavenly Delight, Shortbus, Surburban Mayhem, This Film Is Not Yet Rated, Twelve and Holding, A Battle of Witz, TV Junkie, Dave Chapelle's Block Party and Quinceanera. Titles will be released this year by A-Film and its arthouse-oriented affiliate 1 More Film.
- 2/21/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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