Feng Xiaogang
Feng Xiaogang | |||||||
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![]() Feng at the11th Asian Film Awards,Hong Kong,2017 | |||||||
Born | Beijing,China | 18 March 1958||||||
Occupation(s) | Film director, actor, screenwriter | ||||||
Years active | 1984 - present | ||||||
Agent | Huayi Brothers | ||||||
Spouses | |||||||
Awards | Hong Kong Film Awards–Best Asian Film 2009Assembly Golden Horse Awards–Best Adapted Screenplay 2005A World Without Thieves Best Actor 2015Mr. Six Hundred Flowers Awards–Best Director 2008Assembly 2010If You Are the One | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | Phùng tiểu cương | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | Phùng tiểu cương | ||||||
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Feng Xiaogang(simplified Chinese:Phùng tiểu cương;traditional Chinese:Phùng tiểu cương;pinyin:Féng Xiǎogāng;born 18 March 1958 inBeijing) is a Chinese film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and politician. He is well known in China as a highly successful commercial filmmaker whose comedy films do consistently well at the box office, although Feng has broken out from that mold by making some drama andperiod dramafilms. Feng was a member of the 12th National Committee of theCPPCC.[1]
Biography
[edit]The son of acollege professorand a factory nurse, Feng joined the Beijing Military Region Art Troupe as a stage designer after high school. He began his cinema career as an art designer in the Beijing Television Art Center in 1985. Later, he moved on to write screenplays. During this period, he worked closely with directorZheng Xiaolongand writerWang Shuo.
In the late 1990s, Feng established himself in a Chinese genre called "Hesui Pian( hạ tuế phiến ) ", or" New Year's Celebration Films. "He became famous as the director of the movieThe Dream Factory(1997). ProfessorYing Zhu,an expert in Chinese cinema calls Feng's films 'talk of the nation' for their ability to check the pulse of Chinese society. "[2] Jason McGrath, aUniversity of Minnesotaprofessor, believed that, having achieved success within mainland China in the face of Hollywood competition, "The entertainment cinema of Feng Xiaogang represents a new model of a Chinese national cinema that positions itself vis-à-vis Hollywood."[3]
Feng is renowned for making comedies in theBeijing dialect.Almost all of his films starGe Youin a leading role. In recent years, he has transitioned from solely making comedies to directing drama and period drama movies.
He married actressXu Fanin 1999.
Filmography
[edit]As director
[edit]Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Notes |
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1994 | Lost My Love | Vĩnh thất ngã ái | |
1997 | The Dream Factory | Giáp phương ất phương | 21st annualHundred Flowers Awards--Best Picture. |
1998 | Be There or Be Square | Bất kiến bất tán | |
1999 | Sorry Baby | Một hoàn một liễu | |
2000 | Sigh | Nhất thanh thán tức | Cairo International Film Festival--Golden Pyramid. |
2001 | Big Shot's Funeral | Đại oản | 25th annual Hundred Flowers Awards—Best Picture. |
2003 | Cell Phone | Thủ cơ | 27th annual Hundred Flowers Awards—Best Picture. |
2004 | A World Without Thieves | Thiên hạ vô tặc | 42ndGolden Horse Awards—Best Adapted Screenplay (Feng Xiaogang,Wang Gang,Lin Lisheng and Zhang Jialu). |
2006 | The Banquet | Dạ yến | 43rd Golden Horse Awards—Best Art Direction, Best Make-up and Costume Design (Tim Yip). |
2007 | Assembly | Tập kết hào | 11thPyongyang International Film Festival—Best Picture, Best Director.
15thBeijing College Student Film Festival—Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor (Zhang Hanyu). 29th annual Hundred Flowers Awards—Best Picture. 45th Golden Horse Awards—Best Actor (Zhang Hanyu), Best Adapted Screenplay (Liu Heng). 27thGolden Rooster Awards—Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography (Lü Yue), Best Original Score (Wang Liguang). |
2008 | If You Are the One | Phi thành vật nhiễu | |
2010 | Aftershock | Đường sơn đại địa chấn | Selected as the Chinese entry for theBest Foreign Language Filmat the83rd Academy Awards.[4]Awarded Best Film at the 2010Asia Pacific Screen Awards.[5] |
2010 | If You Are the One 2 | Phi thành vật nhiễu 2 | |
2012 | Back to 1942 | Nhất cửu tứ nhị | China Film Director's Guild Awards—Best Film, Best Director. |
2013 | Personal Tailor | Tư nhân đính chế | |
2016 | I Am Not Madame Bovary[6] | Ngã bất thị phan kim liên | 24th Beijing College Student Film Festival—Best Director.
53rd Golden Horse Awards—Best Director. 10thAsia Pacific Screen Awards—Achievement in Directing. |
2017 | Youth | Phương hoa |
As writer
[edit]Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Notes |
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1992 | After Separation | Đại tát bả | |
1994 | A Born Coward | Thiên sinh đảm tiểu | |
1997 | The Dream Factory | Giáp phương ất phương | |
2001 | Big Shot's Funeral | Đại oản | |
2004 | A World Without Thieves | Thiên hạ vô tặc | 42nd Golden Horse Awards—Best Adapted Screenplay (Feng Xiaogang, Wang Gang, Lin Lisheng and Zhang Jialu). |
2008 | If You Are the One | Phi thành vật nhiễu | |
2010 | If You Are the One 2 | Phi thành vật nhiễu 2 |
As actor
[edit]Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | In the Heat of the Sun | Dương quang xán lạn đích nhật tử | Mr. Hu | |
1997 | The Dream Factory | Giáp phương ất phương | ||
2000 | Father | Oan gia phụ tử | Ma Linsheng | |
2001 | The Marriage Certificate | Thùy thuyết ngã bất tại hồ | ||
2004 | Kung Fu Hustle | Công phu | Crocodile Gang Boss | |
2005 | Wait 'Til You're Older | Đồng mộng kỳ duyên | Drifter | |
2007 | Trivial Matters | Phá sự nhi | Marketing Officer for Assassins Group | |
2009 | The Founding of a Republic | Kiến quốc đại nghiệp | Du Yuesheng,Boss of the ShanghaiGreen Gang | |
2010 | True Legend | Tô khất nhi | Cameo | |
2010 | Let the Bullets Fly | Nhượng tử đạn phi | Private adviser | |
2012 | The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven | Đại nháo thiên cung | ||
2015 | Mr. Six | Lão pháo nhi | Liu Ye | 23rd Beijing College Student Film Festival—Best Actor.
China Film Director's Guild Awards—Best Actor. Chinese Film Media Awards—Best Actor. 52nd Golden Horse Awards—Best Actor. |
2016 | Rock Dog | Diêu cổn tàng ngao | Germur | Voice acting role |
References
[edit]- ^Mã ngọc giai."Feng Xiaogang wants traditional Chinese characters back".China.org.cn.Retrieved20 August2022.
- ^Zhu, Ying (2007)."Feng Xiaogang and Chinese New Year Films".Asian Cinema.18:43–63.doi:10.1386/ac.18.1.43_1.
- ^McGrath, Jason."Metacinema for the Masses: Three Films by Feng Xiaogang".Modern Chinese Literature and Culture.Retrieved1 May2008.
- ^Coonan, Clifford (27 September 2010)."China sends 'Aftershock' to Oscars".Variety.Retrieved29 September2010.
- ^"APSA Nominees & Winners".
- ^Edwards, Russell (22 November 2016)."Feng tops Chinese box office despite alleged Wanda boycott".www.atimes.com.Retrieved2 December2016.
External links
[edit]- 1958 births
- Living people
- Male actors from Beijing
- Film directors from Beijing
- Chinese film producers
- Chinese male screenwriters
- Screenwriters from Beijing
- Chinese male film actors
- Asia Pacific Screen Award winners
- Members of the 12th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
- Members of the 13th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference