Aubrey Lam Oi-Wah
Known for

Writing

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Gender

Woman

Birthday

Place of birth

Also known as
Oi Wah Lam
Aubrey Lam Oi-Wa
林爱华

Aubrey Lam Oi-Wah

Biography

Born in Hong Kong, Aubrey Lam Oi-wah graduated from the University of Hong Kong, then studied film at Los Angeles. After attending directing classes of the Hong Kong Film Directors’ Guild, she joined UFO in 1995 as scriptwriter. Since then, she had established herself as one of Hong Kong’s noted women writers, with scripts for Yesterday You, Yesterday Me (1997, Love Trilogy (2004) and Wu Xia (2011). She also co-authored the scripts for Who’s the Woman, Who’s the Man (1996), Purple Storm (1999), Golden Chicken 2 (2003), Perhaps Love (2005) and The Warlords (2007), the latter two films nominated for Best Screenplay by the Hong Kong Film Awards Lam began directing with Twelve Nights (2000), a meditative look at romance which she also wrote. Lam switched focus with her sophomore project, directing and writing the quirky comedy Hidden Track (2003). In 2002, she obtained a Master’s degree at�the University of Hong Kong.

Known for
Credits
YearMovie / TV show / OtherRole
2023Twelve DaysDirector
2023Twelve DaysScreenplay
2015Love Without DistanceDirector
2015Love Without DistanceWriter
2014The Truth About BeautyDirector
2014The Truth About BeautyWriter
2013American Dreams in ChinaWriter
2012The GuillotinesWriter
2011DragonWriter
2008A Decade of LoveDirector
2008A Decade of LoveWriter
2007The WarlordsScreenplay
2007Anna & AnnaWriter
2007Anna & AnnaDirector
2006Men Suddenly in Black 2Writer
2004Love TrilogyWriter
2003Golden Chicken 2Writer
2003Hidden TrackDirector
2003Hidden TrackWriter
2000Twelve NightsDirector
2000Twelve NightsWriter
1996Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?Writer
1996The Age of MiraclesWriter
1995Heaven Can't WaitWriter