Past ACCFs

Associate Artistic Director of Theatre Ensemble, Hong Kong

Jim Chim, Associate Artistic Director of Theatre Ensemble, co-founded the company with Olivia Yan in 1993. With his own brand of humor and physical movement, he has developed a distinctive performance style and became one of the most prominent artists in Hong Kong. He was presented with the first Drama Development Fellowship from Hong Kong Arts Development Council Drama Committee in 2000. He also received Best Supporting Actor Award and Best Actor Award from the Hong Kong Federation of Drama Society in 1998 and 2000 respectively.

In 2003, he founded PIP School not only providing professional training in performing arts but also further conveying PIP style of living. He has been invited to conduct acting and movement workshops for local and overseas universities and professional arts organizations including Ecole Philippe Gaulier (UK), The Theatre Practice (Singapore), National Drama Company of China (Beijing), U-Theatre (Taiwan) and the very first full-time theatre school in Tokyo established by New National Theatre(Japan).

Jim has been working closely with local and overseas renowned theatre artists including David Glass and Meng Jin Hui. In recent years, he has also involved in different media particularly in local movies such as You Shoot, I Shoot, Men Suddenly In Black, Isabella, and Driving Miss Wealthy, in which the later made him nominee of the Best Supporting Actor for the 24th Hong Kong Film Awards. His first attempt as a leading role in Simply Actors was later screened in June 2007.

In 2004, Jim was awarded the "Men of Vision 2004" by Royal Salute and was invited by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau to visit the States in August 2006 under the cultural exchange scheme "International Visitor Leadership Programme".