Nick Cheuk

Biography

Nick Cheuk is a Hong Kong screenwriter and film director, born on October 21, 1987. He is the son of Joseph Cheung, the current Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. He graduated in 2012 from the School of Creative Media at City University of Hong Kong, majoring in film art, and was a student of director Stanley Tam during his studies. His graduation short film "At Least in My Dream", which he directed, wrote, and edited, won the Silver Award at the 18th ifva Awards for independent short films in 2012. He served as screenwriter for the film "Paradox" and was the Creative Director of the 38th Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony. In 2019, his debut feature film "Time Still Turns the Pages" won the Higher Education Group of the First Feature Film Initiative. The film was funded by the Film Development Fund and achieved significant success, winning the Best New Director award at the 60th Golden Horse Awards in 2023, as well as the Audience Choice Award. He also received the Best New Director award at the 17th Asian Film Awards and the 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards in 2024.