Feng Xiaogang
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Feng Xiaogang (simplified Chinese: 冯小刚; traditional Chinese: 馮小剛; pinyin: Féng Xiǎogāng; born 1958 in Beijing, China) is a Chinese film director, screenwriter and actor. He is well known in China as being a highly successful commercial filmmaker whose comedy films do consistently well in the box office, although Feng has attempted to break out from that mold by making drama or period drama films recently.
Biography
The son of a college professor and a factory nurse, he joined Beijing Military Region Art Troupe as a stage designer after high school. He began his cinema work as an art designer in Beijing Television Art Center in 1985. Later, he moved on to write screenplays. During this period, he worked closely with director Zheng Xiaolong and writer Wang Shuo (王朔).
In the late 1990s, Feng established himself in a genre called "Hesui Pian (贺岁片)", or "New Year's Celebration Films" in Chinese cinema. He probably achieved his full fame as the director of the movie The Dream Factory (1997). Having achieved success in the face of competition from Hollywood within mainland China, University of Minnesota professor, Jason McGrath, believes "The entertainment cinema of Feng Xiaogang represents a new model of a Chinese national cinema that positions itself vis-à-vis Hollywood."[1]
Feng is renowned for making comedies in the Beijing dialect. Almost all of his films star Ge You (葛优) as leading role. In recent years he has moved away from solely making comedy films to directing a few drama or period drama movies.
He was married with actress Xu Fan (徐帆) in 1999.
Filmography
As director
| Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Lost My Love | 永失我爱 | |
| 1997 | The Dream Factory | 甲方乙方 | the 21st annual hundred-flowers award the best feature film award |
| 1998 | Be There or Be Square | 不见不散 | |
| 1999 | Sorry Baby | 没完没了 | |
| 2000 | Sigh | 一声叹息 | Cairo international film festival best film award |
| 2001 | Big Shot's Funeral | 大腕 | The "best hundred-flowers award |
| 2003 | Cell Phone | 手机 | The 27th session popular movie hundred-flowers award the best feature film awards, |
| 2004 | A World Without Thieves | 天下无贼 | Golden Horse Awards for Best Screenplay Adaptation (2005 |
| 2006 | The Banquet | 夜宴 | The Award of The best art direction and best film songs |
| 2007 | Assembly | 集结号 | 28th Hong Kong film awards best Asian films
The 11th Pyongyang international film festival best picture, best director, best awards |
| 2008 | If You Are the One | 非诚勿扰 | The Top 10 Film Critic Award |
| 2010 | Aftershock | 唐山大地震 | Selected as the Chinese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards.[2] |
| 2010 | If You Are the One 2 | 非诚勿扰 2 | |
| 2012 | Back to 1942 | 一九四二 | |
| 2013 | Personal Tailor | 私人订制 |
As writer
| Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | After Separation | 大撒把 | |
| 1994 | A Born Coward | 天生胆小 | |
| 1997 | The Dream Factory | 甲方乙方 | |
| 2001 | Big Shot's Funeral | 大腕 | |
| 2004 | A World Without Thieves | 天下无贼 | Golden Horse Awards for Best Screenplay Adaptation (2005) |
| 2008 | If You Are the One | 非诚勿扰 | |
| 2010 | If You Are the One 2 | 非诚勿扰 2 |
As actor
| Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | In the Heat of the Sun | 阳光灿烂的日子 | Mr. Hu | |
| 1997 | The Dream Factory | 甲方乙方 | the 21st annual hundred-flowers award the best feature film award | |
| 2000 | Father | 冤家父子 | Ma Linsheng | |
| 2001 | The Marriage Certificate | 谁说我不在乎 | ||
| 2002 | Cala, My Dog! | 卡拉是条狗 | ||
| 2004 | Kung Fu Hustle | 功夫 | Crocodile Gang Boss | |
| 2005 | Wait 'Til You're Older | 童梦奇缘 | Drifter | |
| 2007 | Trivial Matters | 破事儿 | Marketing Officer for Assassins Group | |
| 2009 | The Founding of a Republic | 建国大业 | Du Yuesheng, Boss of the Shanghai Green Gang | |
| 2010 | True Legend | 苏乞儿 | Cameo | |
| 2010 | Let the Bullets Fly | 让子弹飞 | 师爷 | |
| 2012 | The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven | |||
| 2015 | Mr. Six | 老炮儿 | Liu Ye |
References
- ^ McGrath, Jason. "Metacinema for the Masses: Three Films by Feng Xiaogang". Modern Chinese Literature and Culture. Retrieved 1 May 2008.
- ^ Coonan, Clifford (27 September 2010). "China sends 'Aftershock' to Oscars". Variety. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
- ^ "Feng Xiaogang". imdb.com. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ "Feng Xiaogang". chinesemov.com. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
External links
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