Feng Xiaogang
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Feng Xiaogang (simplified Chinese: 冯小刚; traditional Chinese: 馮小剛; pinyin: Féng Xiǎogāng; born 18 March 1958 in Beijing, China) is a Chinese film director, screenwriter and actor. He is well-known in China as a highly successful commercial filmmaker whose comedy films do consistently well at the box office, although Xiaogang has broken out from that mold by making some drama and period drama films.
Biography
The son of a college professor and a factory nurse, Xiaogang 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 director Zheng Xiaolong and writer Wang Shuo.
In the late 1990s, Xiaogang established himself in a Chinese genre called "Hesui Pian (贺岁片)", or "New Year's Celebration Films." He became famous as the director of the movie The Dream Factory (1997). Jason McGrath, a University of Minnesota professor, 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."[1]
Xiaogang is renowned for making comedies in the Beijing dialect. Almost all of his films star Ge You in a leading role. In recent years, he has transitioned from solely making comedies to directing drama and period drama movies.
He married actress Xu Fan 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 | 21st annual Hundred Flowers Awards -- Best Picture. |
| 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 -- Golden Pyramid. |
| 2001 | Big Shot's Funeral | 大腕 | 25th annual Hundred Flowers Awards -- Best Picture. |
| 2003 | Cell Phone | 手机 | 27th annual Hundred Flowers Awards -- Best Picture. |
| 2004 | A World Without Thieves | 天下无贼 | 42nd Golden Horse Awards -- Best Adapted Screenplay (Feng Xiaogang, Wang Gang, Lin Lisheng and Zhang Jialu). |
| 2006 | The Banquet | 夜宴 | 43rd Golden Horse Awards -- Best Art Direction, Best Make-up and Costume Design (Tim Yip). |
| 2007 | Assembly | 集结号 | 11th Pyongyang International Film Festival -- Best Picture, Best Director.
15th Beijing 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). 27th Golden Rooster Awards -- Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography (Lü Yue), Best Original Score (Wang Liguang). |
| 2008 | If You Are the One | 非诚勿扰 | |
| 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 | China Film Director's Guild Awards -- Best Film, Best Director. |
| 2013 | Personal Tailor | 私人订制 | |
| 2016 | I Am Not Madame Bovary[3] | 我不是潘金莲 | 24th Beijing College Student Film Festival -- Best Director.
53rd Golden Horse Awards -- Best Director. |
| 2017 | Youth | 芳华 |
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 | 42nd Golden Horse Awards -- Best Adapted Screenplay (Feng Xiaogang, Wang Gang, Lin Lisheng and Zhang Jialu). |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | 大闹天宫 | ||
| 2015 | Mr. Six | 老炮儿 | 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. |
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.
- ^ Edwards, Russell (22 November 2016). "Feng tops Chinese box office despite alleged Wanda boycott". www.atimes.com. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "Feng Xiaogang". imdb.com. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ "Feng Xiaogang". chinesemov.com. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
