Ann HUI (Xu Anhua) (b. 1947, Manchuria) moved to Hong Kong in her youth. She studied English and comparative literature. After a film study in London, she worked for Hong Kong television stations on several drama series. Since 1979, she has made features. Some of her films have been screened in Rotterdam. A Simple Life (2011) won multiple awards in Venice.
Fengjie/The Secret (1979), Zhuang dao zheng/The Spooky Bunch (1980), Huyue de gushi/The Story of Woo Viet (1981), Tuoben nühai/Boat People (1982), Qing cheng zhi lian/Love in a Fallen City (1984), Shun Jian en chou lu/The Romance of Book and Sword (1987), Xiang xiang gong zhu/Princess Fragrance (1987), Jinwan xingguang canlan/Starry is the Night (1988), Ke tu qiu hen/Song of the Exile (1990), Jidao zhuizhong/Zodiac Killer (1991), Shanghai Jiaqi/My American Grandson (1991), Boy and His Hero (1993), Nüren sishi/Summer Snow (1995), Ah Gam dik koo si/The Stunt Woman (1997), Ban sheng yuan/Eighteen Springs (1997), Gei diy chun fung/Personal Memoir of Hong Kong: As Time Goes By (1997, short), Qian yan wan yu/Ordinary Heroes (1999), Youling renjian/Visible Street (2001), Laam yan sei sap/July Rhapsody (2002), Yu guanyin/Goddess of Mercy (2003), Yi ma de hou xian dai sheng huo/The Postmodern Life of My Aunt (2006), Tin shui wai dik yat yu ye/The Way We Are (2008), Tin shui wai dik ye yu mo/Night and Fog (2009), Duk haan chau faan/All About Love (2010), Tao jie/A Simple Life (2011)