Feng Xiaogang

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Feng Xiaogang, 2017

Feng Xiaogang ( Chinese  冯小刚 , Pinyin Féng Xiǎogāng ; born March 18, 1958 in Beijing , China ) is a commercially successful Chinese director . He is sometimes compared to Steven Spielberg for his box office hits . He also works as a film producer , actor , screenwriter and set designer .

biography

Feng Xiaogang joined the Chinese People's Liberation Army in 1978 . There he worked in a unit for culture. In 1985 he started working for a television company. He was involved in the artistic creation of several television programs, wrote scripts and directed television chains. In 1991 he became known in China as one of three authors of the "Stories From The Editorial Board (编辑部 的 故事)". One of the other two writers was Wang Shuo . One of the leading roles was played by Ge You, a friend of Feng Xiaogang.

In 1994, Feng Xiaogang first directed a motion picture. The title was Farewell My Love (永 失 我 爱). The plot is based on two novels by Wang Shuo . He also wrote the script together with Feng Xiaogang. The female lead was played by Xu Fan , Feng's future wife.

In 1997 the first so-called New Year's film (贺岁 片), directed by Feng Xiaogang, was released. There are several non-working days in a row during the Chinese New Year . The whole family gathers. New Year's films are tailored to the content of the festival. The film was commercially successful. After that, Feng Xiaogang released other commercially successful New Year's films.

For a few years now there have also been films by Feng Xiaogang with other themes. He has received a lot of awards. In 2013, Feng Xiaogang was the first Chinese director to leave his hand and footprints in front of the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood.

In 2003 Feng Xiaogang's autobiography was published with the title I Dedicated My Youth to You (我 把 青春 献给 你) . In 2013 he published a volume of essays Don't worry about being spared (不 省心) .

In 2016 he won the Golden Shell of the Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastián for Wo Bu Shi Pan Jinlian (English-language festival title: I Am Not Madame Bovary ) . The film adaptation of a novel by Liu Zhenyun focuses on the young woman Li Xuelian (played by Fan Bingbing ), who agrees with her husband to fake a divorce in order to get a second apartment. When her ex-husband married another woman six months later, she began to sue her husband out of anger and went on to crack down on the Chinese legal system for ten years.

In 2017 he was accepted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), which awards the Oscars every year.

Feng Xiaogang is once divorced and has a daughter from his first marriage. Since 1999 he has been married to the actress Xu Fan , who also frequently plays leading roles in his films.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1994: Lost My Love (永 失 我 爱Yǒng shī wǒ ài )
  • 1997: Dream Factory (甲方 乙方Jiǎ fāng yǐ fāng )
  • 1998: Be There or Be Square (不见 不散Bù jiàn bù sàn )
  • 1999: Sorry Baby (没完没了Méi wán méi liǎo )
  • 2000: A Sigh (一声 叹息Yī shēng tànxī )
  • 2001: Big Shot's Funeral (大腕Dà wàn )
  • 2003: Cell Phone (手机Shǒujī )
  • 2004: A World Without Thieves (天下 无 贼Tiānxià wú zéi )
  • 2006: The Banquet (夜宴Yè yàn )
  • 2007: Assembly (集结 号Jí jié háo )
  • 2009: If You Are the One (非 诚 勿 扰Fēi chéng wù rǎo )
  • 2010: Aftershock (唐山 大 地震Tángshān dàdìzhèn )
  • 2010: If You Are the One 2 (非 诚 勿 扰 2 Fēi chéng wù rǎo )
  • 2012: Back to 1942 (一九 四 二Yī jiǔ sì èr )
  • 2013: Personal Tailor (私人 订制Sīrén dìng zhì )
  • 2016: I am Not Madame Bovary (我 不是 潘金莲Wǒ bú shì Pān Jīnlián )
  • 2017: Youth (芳华Fānghuá )

Awards (selection)

  • 2008: Hundred Flower Award as best director for the film Assembly (集结 号)
  • 2009: Huabiao as an excellent director for the film Assembly (集结 号)
  • 2009: Golden Rooster as best director for the film Assembly (集结 号)
  • 2010: Hundred Flower Award as best director for the film If You Are the One (非 诚 勿 扰)
  • 2012: Hundred Flower Award as best director for the film Aftershock (唐山 大 地震)
  • 2013: Huabiao as an excellent director for the film "Back to 1942" (一九 四 二)
  • 2016: Golden Shell, main prize of the Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastián for I am Not Madame Bovary .

literature

  • Rui Zhang: The Cinema of Feng Xiaogang. Commercialization and Censorship in Chinese Cinema after 1989. Hong Kong Univ. Pr., Hong Kong 2008, ISBN 978-962-209-886-2 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Clifford Coonan: Feng Xiaogang: He's the Chinese Spielberg - only funnier. November 17, 2011 Variety (English) accessed on March 8, 2014.
  2. ↑ QIU Peipei: New Year's movies (Hesuipian). In: Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture. (English) accessed on March 15, 2014.
  3. ↑ Meng Liu: Chinese Director Feng Xiaogang Cements Hands and Feet in Hollywood. November 1, 2013 Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
  4. ↑ Photo gallery. Feng Xiaogang leaves his mark on Hollywood. November 3, 2013 from China.org.cn.Retrieved February 22, 2014.
  5. ^ "San Sebastian Film Festival - Wo Bu Shi Pan Jinlian / I Am Not Madame Bovary". sansebastian festival. Accessed September 25, 2016. sansebastianfestival.com .
  6. ↑ tagesschau.de. "Film Festival in San Sebastián: 'Golden Shell' for Xiaogang Feng". tagesschau.de. Accessed September 25, 2016. tagesschau.de .
  7. ↑ "Class of 2017". Accessed June 30, 2017. http://www.app.oscars.org/class2017/ .
  8. ↑ Feng Xiaogang. in the engl. Wikipedia, accessed February 1, 2014.
  9. ↑ Feng Xiaogang "冯小刚" in 互动 百科 (Chinese). Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  10. ↑ Feng Xiaogang "冯小刚" in 百度 百科 (Chinese). Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  11. ↑ China Film Yearbook 2005, 2007, * 2010, 2011 (Chinese) 百度 百科 (Chinese)
  12. ↑ Huabiao, A Hundred Flowers and Golden Rooster - The Chinese World of Film Awards. February 21, 2011 China Radio International , accessed March 24, 2014.
  13. ↑ China Film Yearbook 中国 电影 年鉴 2009, p. 502 (Chinese)
  14. ↑ Huabiao Prize China Film Yearbook 中国 电影 年鉴 2010, p. 564 (Chinese)
  15. ↑ The Golden Hahn Prize China Film Yearbook 中国 电影 年鉴 2010, p. 564 (Chinese)
  16. ↑ Hundred Flower Award China Film Yearbook 中国 电影 年鉴 2011, p. 536 (Chinese)
  17. ↑ Xiaogang Feng in the Internet Movie Database (English) accessed on March 24, 2014.
Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Feng is the family name here, Xiaogang is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Feng, Xiaogang
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 冯小刚 (Chinese); Féng Xiǎogāng (Pinyin)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Chinese director, screenwriter, actor and producer
DATE OF BIRTH March 18, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Beijing , People's Republic of China