Joy Wong has been based at The Works (previously known as The Sales Co from 1986 - 2001) for 8 years in which time she has been involved in selling films from an international roster of acclaimed directors. Directors and their works that The Works have represented include Liv Ullman, Billie August, Gillies MacKinnon, John Huston, Michael Caton Jone, Stephen Frears, Stephen Fry, Derek Jarman, Gurinda Chadha, Michael Winterbottom, Neil Jordan, Nanni Moretti and Todd Haynes. Films that Ms Wong has been directly involved in selling recently include; international box office sensation Bend it Like Beckham; the Oscar nominated Whale Rider (Best Actress for Keisha Castle Hughes) and Berlin Golden Bear winning In This World from director Michael Winterbottom. Current titles include John Boorman's Country of My Skull (South African co-production), Pawel Pawlikowski's acclaimed My Summer of Love, Ken Loach's Ae Fond Kiss, Olivier Assayas's Clean. South African raised Richard E. Grant's directorial debut Wah Wah, is a few of the films currently in post production with Gabriel Bryne, Miranda Richardson, Emily Watson and Nicholas Hoult. The Works represent independent films from around the world and have established a relationship with South African producers.
Posted on Thursday 22 Sep 2005
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