Trivia

Her father was a businessman who made his fortune in South Africa.

In 2017 she was awarded the Berlinale Camera Award at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival.

Served as a jury member at the 57th Berlin International Film Festival in 2007 and the 64th Cannes Film Festival in 2011.

Graduated from Maryknoll Convent School.

Earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Statistics from the Polytechnic of North London.[.

Received the Best Independent Producer Award at the Locarno Film Festival in 2014.

Worked at Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB), Commercial Television (CTV), where she met co-worker and future husband Tsui Hark, and Rediffusion Television (RTV), where she was promoted to Assistant Controller in Administration and Budget of Channel One in 1981.

Received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Far East Film Festival in 2015.

In 2025 she received the Lifetime Achievement Award alongside Tsui Hark at the 43rd Hong Kong Film Awards.

Began her career in Hong Kong at the PR firm Michael Stevenson Limited.

Named an Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Ministry of Culture in 2013.

Received the Marie Claire Asia Star Award Special Achievement Prize at the Busan International Film Festival in 2015.

In 1981, Tsui joined Cinema City to shoot All the Wrong Clues (1981), and in November of the same year, Shi was invited to become the executive director, marking her entry into the film industry. She became a key member of Cinema City's "Seven-Person Team" and was affectionately known as "Housekeeper," recognized for her management skills. She oversaw both internal and external company affairs, including overall development strategy, providing production advice, expanding overseas distribution, and attending film festivals to promote international sales.