Antony Szeto

Antony Szeto
Born	9 December  Australia
Occupation	Director, Producer
Years active	1984–present
Website	http://www.alivenotdead.com/antonyszeto/

Antony Szeto (Chinese: 司徒永華) is an Australian film director and producer based mostly in Hong Kong.

Background

Szeto was born in Sydney, Australia, but moved to Hong Kong when he was very young. He grew up in Hong Kong and returned to Australia to complete his high school. Soon after finishing school he went to China where he studied at the Beijing Sport University majoring in Chinese martial arts.^[1] After graduating he was recruited for the Australian Wushu Team where he competed for his country.

Szeto also trained as a stuntman and is a registered stunt performer under New South Wales Equity, an Australian-based state union for actors. He went on to study at Bond University in Queensland, Australia where he won awards including Best Student Director Award.^[2][3]

After completing his degree Szeto worked at a ship construction company, where he studied and gained his MBA, moving his way up into a senior executive position before leaving the company to start his own animation company with his friends. It was there that he directed Hong Kong's first CGI feature film called DragonBlade: The Legend of Lang. Apart from directing, he has also done voice acting, wrote the script, directed the voice actors and served as fight choreographer for the film. The film got a Nomination for a Golden Horse Award, and it won Szeto an Award from the Australian Directors Guild.^[4][5][6]

In 2007 Szeto directed a Jackie Chan produced film called "Wushu" (武术之少年行), which starred Sammo Hung. The film had a high profile premier at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival.^{[7][8][9][10]}

Other work

Although a film director today, Szeto is also known as a fight choreographer. He trained in various types of martial arts including judo, karate, taekwondo, fencing, wushu, aikido, and Cai Li Fo, where he became an instructor of the art. His largest project as a fight choreographer was on Thailand's highest grossing film to date Naresuan. There he worked with training some 200 soldiers and all the main cast, and set up grand battle scenes amongst horses and elephants.

He is the in-house director and producer for a China-based film studio.^[11]

Education

• Bond University (Bachelor's degree in Finance and Media Production)
• University of Hull (Master's degree in Business Administration)

Filmography

Year	Title	Alternative title	Role	Notes
2015	"Death Mist" (Action)[12]	《致命毒剂》	Co-director	Lead actors: Josh Thomson, Leung Siu-lung
2014	"Fist of the Dragon" (Action)	《猛龍追擊8小時》	Director	Produced by Roger Corman, Lead actors: Josh Thomson, JuJu Chan, Ellary Porterfield, Won Bronze Remy for Best Adventure/Action Film from WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival[13]
2013	Yong Chun Xiao Long	《詠春小龍》	Co-director	[14] Starring Yuen Wah
	"Palace of the Damned" (Horror)[15]		Director	Produced by Roger Corman, Official Selection 2013 Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (as The Living Dead),[16] Official Selection 2013 Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival
2011	ShadowGuard: The Blood Bond Saga	《赤色追擊》	Co-director	[17] Directed by and Starring Michael Biehn
2008	Jackie Chan Presents: Wushu	《武术之少年行》	Director	Starring Sammo Hung
2007	Naresuan		Fight Choreographer	Highest grossing Thai film to date
2005	DragonBlade	《龍刀奇緣》	Director and Action Choreographer	Won Award from Australian Directors Guild, and Nominated for Golden Horse Award, Starring Daniel Wu and Karen Mok
	Taped (short)		Director	Nominated for IFVA Award, Starring Maggie Q

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References

1. "Wushu Interview: Wushu the Movie". W1F.
2. "biography". Internet Movie Database.
3. "Wushu Interview: Antony Szeto". TimeOut Hong Kong.
4. "Antony Szeto". Kung Fu Cinema.
5. "Female Filmmakers Scoop ASDA Award". State of the Arts.
6. Boland, Michaela (6 April 2006). "Award Winners". Variety.
7. "Jackie Chan Promotes Wushu at Cannes Film Festival". wu-jing.org.
8. "Cannes2008 Wushu Jackie Chan Photocall". Zimbio.
9. "Cannes 2008 Wushu Jackie Chan Photocall". WireImages.
10. "Jackie Chan Poses with Antony Szeto et al". Getty Images.
11. "ACE Studios Team". ACE Studios.
12. "Death Mist – Interviews With Cast And Crew – Part 1". AsianMoviePulse.
13. "Fist of the Dragon – Awards". IMDb.
14. "Yong Chun Xiao Long". alfredrocks.
15. "Palace of the Damned". IMDb.
16. "The Living Dead". PiFan.
17. "Blood Bond Movie". The Internet Movie Database.
18. "Profile Details". The Internet Movie Database.

External links

• Antony Szeto at the Internet Movie Database