Han Sanping
Han Sanping | |||||||||||
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| Born | 1 October 1953 | ||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Film producer, distributor, behind-the-scenes cross-border producer | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | Hàn tam bình | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | Hàn tam bình | ||||||||||
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Han Sanping(born 1 October 1953) is a Chinese film producer and distributor. Until 2014, he served as the chairman of thestate-ownedChina Film Group Corporation,which is one of the largest distributors and exporters ofChinese films.[1]Caixinreported that Han retired from his state position shortly after being questioned during the anti-graft investigation intoZhou Yongkang,a high-level official in theChinese Communist Party.[1][2]Han has also co-produced with established film directors such asPeter Chan,Chen Kaige,Stephen ChowandJohnnie To.Han is currently a co-head of Zhengfu Pictures.[3][4]He is assigned to serve as Jury Head ofAsian World Film Festival.[5]
Apart from being the former chairman of China Film Group Corporation, Han also serves as the President of Beijing Film Studio and the Chinese Children Film Studio, as well as Vice Managing Director of the Chinese Film Producer Association.[5]
In 2009 and 2011 he directed two patriotic tribute films:The Founding of a Republicfor the60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China,andThe Founding of a Partyfor the 90th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party. Both films featured cameos by famous actors and other film industry figures. He also produced the 2020 hit web seriesThe Bad Kids.[citation needed]He acted as a behind-the-scenes cross-border producer for theMidway(2019) and Greyhound (2020).[5]
References
[edit]- ^ab"China Film Group Chairman Han Sanping to retire".Los Angeles Times.2014-03-18.Retrieved2020-10-02.
- ^"China film chief Han Sanping retires amid links to Zhou probe".South China Morning Post.2014-03-18.Retrieved2020-10-02.
- ^Frater, Patrick (2018-05-10)."Atwater Capital Backing China's Zhengfu Pictures on 'Age of Game'".Variety.Retrieved2020-10-02.
- ^Fleming, Mike Jr. (2018-05-10)."Atwater Capital Launches $30M Content Fund – Cannes".Deadline.Retrieved2020-10-02.
- ^abcBrzeski, Patrick (2023-05-31)."Former China Film Group Boss to Serve as Jury Head of Asian World Film Festival".The Hollywood Reporter.Retrieved2023-05-31.
