Dennis Law

• Name — Dennis Law • Birth Name — Dennis Law Sau-yiu • Born — 19 February 1963 • Birthplace — Hong Kong • Occupation — * Film director • film producer • screenwriter • presenter • actor • Children — Yoyo Law Dennis Law Sau-yiu (born 19 February 1963) is a Hong Kong film producer, screenwriter, actor, director and presenter. He is the former chairman and executive director of Milkyway Image, and a founder of its subsidiary company Point of View Movie Production Co. Ltd. Films directed by Law include teen comedies such as The Unusual Youth and Love @ First Note, and martial arts action films that include Fatal Contact and Fatal Move.

Law studied filmmaking at university in Los Angeles. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications from Loyola Marymount University. Prior to that, he completed his high school at Albert College in Belleville, Canada.

On his return to Hong Kong, rather than pursue his career in film, Law decided to go into real estate. He later befriended Charles Heung, who advised him to learn from veteran filmmakers such as Herman Yau. In 2003, Law befriended prolific filmmaker Johnnie To and became his financial partner at Milkyway Image, serving as a chairman and executive director. Law had many opportunities to travel to the world's film markets and festivals, meet film industry personnel from different parts of the globe, find out their views of Hong Kong cinema, as well as seeing To on set as a director. Apart from filmmaking, Law is currently a managing director of the Yu Tai Hing Company Ltd., which is a well-established private property investment and development group in Hong Kong.

• Name — Point of View Movie Production Co. Ltd. • Type — Production company • Founded — 2005 • Founder — Dennis Law • Hq Location City — Hong Kong • Hq Location Country — China • Key People — Dennis Law Herman Yau • Parent — Brilliant Arts • Industry — Film production • Products — Films

Apart from producing Election with To in 2005, along with its 2006 sequel, Law formed his own production company, Point of View Movie Production Co. Ltd. (影視點制作有限公司), a subsidiary of Milkyway Image. Point of View was one of two companies established by Law after Milkyway Image split from its parent company, Brilliant Arts. Since its establishment, Point of View has notably been a frequent production partner for Charles Heung's company China Star Entertainment Group, producing films in which Law has served as a producer and director.

Law uses the same production crew for all of his films as well as having an ensemble cast of popular Chinese actors. Law also uses computer-generated imagery to create blood, as seen in films such as A Very Short Life and Fatal Move.

• Actor — The Unusual Youth (2005) — Love @ First Note (2006) — Fatal Contact (2006) — Fatal Move (2007) — A Very Short Life (2009) — Bad Blood (2010) — Womb Ghosts (2010) • Lam Suet • Simon Yam • Wu Jing • Maggie Siu • Hui Shiu-Hung • Cheung Siu-Fai • Miki Yeung • Theresa Fu • Tien Niu • Ken Lo • Pinky Cheung • Marco Lok • Johnny Lu • Wong Tin-Lam • Lai Lok Yi

• Year — Film — Chinese title — Role — Notes • 2005 — Election — 黑社會 — Producer and presenter • The Unusual Youth — 非常青春期 — Writer, producer, director and presenter • 2006 — Election 2 — 黑社會以和為貴 — Producer and executive producer — Also known as Triad Election • Love @ First Note — 戀愛初歌 — Writer, producer, director and presenter • Fatal Contact — 黑拳 — Writer, producer, director and executive producer • The Shopaholics — 最愛女人購物狂 — "Property developer" — Cameo appearance • 2007 — Gong Tau — 降頭 — Producer and executive producer — Also known as Gong Tau: An Oriental Black Magic • Triangle — 鐵三角 — Executive producer • 2008 — Fatal Move — 奪帥 — Writer, producer, director and executive producer • 2009 — A Very Short Life — 短暫的生命 — Writer, producer, director and executive producer • 2010 — Bad Blood — 滅門 — Writer, producer, director • Womb Ghosts — 惡胎 — Director • Vampire Warriors — 殭屍新戰士 — Director • 2013 — The Constable — 衝鋒戰警 — Director