Mathias Woo

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Mathias Woo Yan Wai
Woo in November 2013
Born1968 (age 57–58)[1]
Alma materUniversity of Hong Kong[2]
Architectural Association School of Architecture[2]
Occupations
  • Playwright
  • Screenwriter
  • Artist
Awards28th Hong Kong Film Awards - Best Screenplay

Mathias Woo Yan Wai (Chinese: 胡恩威; born 1968) is a Hong Kong playwright, screenwriter, and artist. He is the co-artistic director and executive director of the avant-garde art group Zuni Icosahedron.[3] From 2011 to 2014 he was commissioned by Asia Television in Hong Kong to produce and host a series of current and political affairs TV talk shows, included I Want to Be Chief Executive and Asia Policy Unit,. He also produced and directed the political comedy East Wing West Wing TV in that period.[4] In 2009 he founded Hong Kong's Architecture is Art Festival.[5] In 2007, Happy Birthday, the screenplay Woo co-wrote with Sylvia Chang, was nominated as the Best Screenplay in the 26th Hong Kong Film Awards.[6] In 2008, Run Papa Run, the screenplay Woo co-wrote with Chan Suk Yin and Sylvia Chang, was nominated as the Best Screenplay in the 28th Hong Kong Film Awards.[7]

References

  1. "胡恩威灣仔旅遊特輯之　點解重建咁（羅）膽？". Oriental Daily News (in Chinese). 30 July 2006. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  2. 王茜 (6 May 2025). ""进念·二十面体"总裁胡恩威：消费时代，我们都在吃文化垃圾". The Interview (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  3. "Mathias Woo". South China Morning Post. 2024-06-21. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  4. "Zuni Icosacheon's Mathias Woo". South China Morning Post. 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  5. "Mathias Woo - 2ⁿᵈ Art Macao". www.artmacao.mo. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  6. "List of Nominees and Awardees of The 26th Hong Kong Film Awards". Hong Kong Film Awards. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
  7. "List of Nominees and Awardees of The 28th Hong Kong Film Awards". Hong Kong Film Awards. Retrieved 2024-11-10.