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Film Workshop Co-founder Nansun Shi Dies at 75

7/14/2026

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Nansun Shi died at Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital on 13 July 2026, aged 75.
She co-founded Film Workshop with filmmaker Tsui Hark in 1984, shaping Hong Kong cinema.
She produced landmark films including A Better Tomorrow (1986) and the Infernal Affairs trilogy (starting 2002).
She earned the Order of Arts and Letters (2013) and a Hong Kong Film Awards Lifetime Achievement Award (2025) for pioneering distribution and mainland-China shoots.

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Nansun Shi died at Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital on 13 July 2026, aged 75.
She co-founded Film Workshop with filmmaker Tsui Hark in 1984, shaping Hong Kong cinema.
She produced landmark films including A Better Tomorrow (1986) and the Infernal Affairs trilogy (starting 2002).
She earned the Order of Arts and Letters (2013) and a Hong Kong Film Awards Lifetime Achievement Award (2025) for pioneering distribution and mainland-China shoots.