Director / Co-screenwriter
Hong Kong-based filmmaker STANLEY J. ORZEL 何兆賢 has written and directed numerous award winning TV commercials, documentaries and films in Asia, Europe and the United States. A graduate of the prestigious S.I. Newhouse School at Syracuse University in New York, Stanley has resided in Asia for more than 15 years.
As a Creative Consultant to Producer Bill Kong, Stanley has been instrumental in the creation of numerous international box-office hits. He has collaborated closely with renowned director Zhang Yimou on the martial arts epic “HERO”, “House of Flying Daggers” and “Curse of the Golden Flower” and director Ronny Yu on the Jet Li saga “Fearless”.
Having lived in Asia, Europe and the United States, Stanley brings a distinctive blend of East and West to his filmmaking style. His recent Hong Kong indie “Far Away Eyes” (a.k.a. “Four Assassins”) won the Gold Remi Award for Best Thriller at the 44th Annual Worldfest International Film Festival and was named Best Foreign Film at the 2011 Action on Film International Film Festival.