Gu Xiaogang (born August 11, 1988, in Fuyang)[1] is a Chinese film director.
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Born | Fuyang, China | August 11, 1988
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Years active | 2010–present |
![Picture of Gu Xiaogang at the Tokyo International Film Festival 2023](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Gu_Xiaogang_from_%22Dwelling_by_the_West_Lake%22_at_Red_Carpet_of_the_Tokyo_International_Film_Festival_2023_%2853348054121%29.jpg/220px-Gu_Xiaogang_from_%22Dwelling_by_the_West_Lake%22_at_Red_Carpet_of_the_Tokyo_International_Film_Festival_2023_%2853348054121%29.jpg)
Xiaogang's first feaure film, Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains, closed the 58th edition of the Critics' Week at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.[2] During the filming, he discovered that a family member had fallen victim to a fraudulent pyramid scheme, which became the catalyst for his second film, Dwelling by the West Lake.[3] In 2023, Dwelling by the West Lake was shortlisted for the Akira Kurosawa Award at the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival.[4] In 2024, his feature Spring Comes Along was the main promotional film at the 14th Beijing International Film Festival.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Gu Xiaogang". Semaine de la Critique. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ Kiang, Jessica (10 June 2019). "Film Review: 'Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains'". Variety. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ Fan, Xu (8 April 2024). "Director Gu Xiaogang's personal experience inspires hit film". China Daily. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ ""注目未来"单元国际评审团名单公布,资深影人助力电影新生力量_手机网易网". www.163.com (in Chinese). 30 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-01.
- ^ "Beijing film festival drops poster for its main promotional film". China Daily. 7 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.