Born and raised in Hong Kong, Anselm Chan is a Hong Kong film and television screenwriter, director, and producer. Member of the Hong Kong Screenwriters Guild and Hong Kong Directors Guild, registered hypnotherapist, and certified hypnotherapy instructor. He has been awarded certification from the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners (A.C.H.E.) as a registered hypnotherapist, and is also registered under the National Guild of Hypnotists (NGH) as a hypnotherapist and certified instructor on the subject. He is a Director of Hong Kong films *Ready O/R Knott*, *Ready O/R Knott 2*, and *The Last Dance*. *The Last Dance* shattered multiple Hong Kong box office records upon its release, ultimately grossing HKD 1.7 billion to claim the top spot as Hong Kong's highest-grossing Chinese-language film in history [5]. It also ranked third in Hong Kong's all-time box office for both Chinese and Western films, trailing only *Avengers: Endgame* and *Avatar*, while remaining the sole 2D-format film on the list. The film earned 18 nominations at the 43rd Hong Kong Film Awards, including Best Film, Best Director, and Best Screenplay. Won Best Director at the 61st Asia Pacific Film Festival. Ranked among Douban's Top 10 Highest-Rated Films of 2024. Additionally, *The Last Dance* received the Hong Kong Screenwriters' Guild Annual Recommended Screenplay Award and the Best Screenplay Award at the 43rd Hong Kong Film Awards. In 2025, *The Last Dance* claimed both the "Audience Choice Silver Mulberry Award" and the "Black Dragon Award" at Italy's Udine Far East Film Festival, standing as the only Hong Kong film honored at the event that year. In June 2025, Chan was invited to serve as an annual judge (recommender) for the film project market at the Shanghai International Film Festival. Additionally, "The Last Dance" was selected as Hong Kong's entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 98th Academy Awards. The film also received nominations for Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Feature Film at the 38th Golden Rooster Awards, ultimately winning the Best Screenplay award. Later, at the Asian World International Film Festival, regarded as a precursor to the Oscars' International Feature Film category, Anselm Chan won the "Best Director" award for "The Last Dance." In December 2025, at the inaugural Golden Lion Awards held in Singapore, the film received 14 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director, and Best Screenplay, and ultimately won the Best Film award.
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Biography from IMDb.
- December 13, 1982 (43)
- Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
- Writer, director, producer and actor
- 3 on MovieCove · 12 credits in all
What are Anselm Chan's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 2
Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 1 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2
A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 1
Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 1
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Anselm Chan's films?
As of October 24, 2026, none of Anselm Chan's 3 MovieCove titles is streaming on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Anselm Chan's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.
Filmography
12 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.
破·地獄：感恩特别版 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
The Last Dance(2024)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Ready O/R Rot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
No Place for Old Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Ready O/R Knot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Keep Calm and Be a Superstar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
House of Wolves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Hotel Deluxe(2013)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Love Is... Pyjamas(2012)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Super Fans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
1971 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Taste Of Joy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 12 titles, 10 of them dated from 2007 to 2025.
How do Anselm Chan's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 13th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 21st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
None of their 3 titles divides audiences: 2 are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Mixed2
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Anselm Chan work with?
People who share at least 2 of Anselm Chan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Vincent Kok shares the most, 2.
Directors
- Vincent KokShared titles: Hotel Deluxe (2013), Love Is... Pyjamas (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Vincent Kok
Actors
- Karena NgShared titles: Hotel Deluxe (2013), Love Is... Pyjamas (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Karena Ng
- Raymond Pak-Ming WongShared titles: Hotel Deluxe (2013), Love Is... Pyjamas (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Raymond Pak-Ming Wong
- Ronald ChengShared titles: Hotel Deluxe (2013), Love Is... Pyjamas (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Ronald Cheng
- Teresa MoShared titles: Hotel Deluxe (2013), Love Is... Pyjamas (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Teresa Mo
Cinematographers
- Man-Po CheungShared titles: Hotel Deluxe (2013), Love Is... Pyjamas (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Man-Po Cheung