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Xiaogang Feng Biography

Birth Name:Xiaogang Feng

Birth Place:Beijing, China

Profession Director, Actor, Producer, Writer, Production designer, Visual effects, Assistant director

Fast Facts

At the 2000 Cairo International Film Festival, his film "Yi sheng tan xi" won a Golden Pyramid and an award for Best Screenplay
Won an Asian Film Award for Top-Grossing Film Director in 2011 for his film "Tang shan da di zhen․"
Won the Jury Award for Best Director at the 2008 Beijing Student Film Festival for his film "Ji jie hao․"
Started his career as a stage designer for the Beijing Military Region Art Troupe
Quote: "[on censorship] "Chinese directors are forced to portray sexual relationships in a more subtle and perhaps more interesting way․""
Known for making Hollywood-style films, which have garnered considerable commercial success in China
Though he made a reputation for himself as a comedic film maker, he later branched into dramas and period dramas

Awards

1993Golden Rooster-Best Screenplay: nominated
2002China Film Media Award-Best Director - Mainland China: nominated
2005Jury Award-Best Director: nominated
2005Students' Choice Award-Favorite Director: winner
2005China Film Directors' Guild Award-Best Director: nominated
2005Golden Bauhinia-Best Director: nominated
2005Golden Horse Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
2005Golden Horse Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
2005Grand Prix des Amériques-: nominated
2006Hundred Flowers Award-Best Director: nominated
2006Future Film Festival Digital Award - Special Mention-: winner
2008Jury Award-Best Director: winner
2008Golden Angel Award-Outstanding Films: winner
2008Action Asia Award-: winner
2008Hundred Flowers Award-Best Director: winner
2008Shanghai Film Critics Award-Best Director: winner
2009Asian Film Award-Best Director: nominated
2009NETPAC Award-Best Director: nominated
2009Golden Rooster-Best Director: winner
2009Huabiao Film Award-Outstanding Director: winner
2010Amazonas Award-Best Director: winner
2010Asia Pacific Screen Award-Achievement in Directing: nominated
2010Chunyan Award-Best Director: winner
2010Muhr AsiaAfrica Award-Best Film - Feature: nominated
2010Hundred Flowers Award-Best Director: winner
2011Asian Film Award-Best Director: nominated
2011Asian Film Award-Top-Grossing Film Director: winner
2011NETPAC Award-Best Director: nominated
2011Jury Award-Best Director: nominated
2011Students' Choice Award-Favorite Director: winner
2011China Film Directors' Guild Award-Best Director: nominated
2011Grand Prix-: nominated
2011Golden Rooster-Best Director: nominated
2011Huading Award-Best Directing for a Motion Picture: winner
2011Audience Award-Best Narrative Feature: nominated
2011Audience Award-: winner
2012China Film Directors' Guild Award-Best Director: nominated
2012China Film Directors' Guild Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
2012Hundred Flowers Award-Best Director: winner
2012Golden Marc'Aurelio Award-: nominated
2012Golden Butterfly-: winner
2013Tiantan Award-Best Picture: winner
2013Jury Award-Best Director: nominated
2013China Film Directors' Guild Award-Best Director: winner
2013CCF Award-Outstanding Film: winner
2013Audience Award-Filmmaker of the Year: nominated
2013Golden Rooster-Best Director: nominated
2013Huabiao Film Award-Outstanding Director: winner
2013Huading Award-Best Directing for a Motion Picture: nominated
2013Golden Dragon Award-Best Director: winner
2013Shanghai Film Critics Award-Best Director: winner
2014Huading Award-Best Directing for a Motion Picture: nominated
2015Golden Horse Award-Best Leading Actor: winner
2015Golden Lotus Awards-Best Actor: nominated
2016Asia Pacific Screen Award-Achievement in Directing: winner
2016Asian Film Award-Best Actor: nominated
2016NETPAC Award-Best Actor: nominated
2016Jury Award-Best Actor: winner
2016China Film Directors' Guild Award-Best Actor: winner
2016China Film Media Award-Best Actor: winner
2016Golden Horse Award-Best Director: winner
2016Huading Award-Best Actor in a Motion Picture: nominated
2016Hundred Flowers Award-Best Actor: nominated
2016Jury Award-Filmmaker of the Year: winner
2016Golden Seashell-Best Film: winner
2016International Critics' Award (FIPRESCI)-Special Presentations: winner
2016Youth Film Manual Award-Best Actor in a Leading Role: nominated
2017Asian Film Award-Best Director: nominated
2017NETPAC Award-Best Director: winner
2017Jury Award-Best Director: winner
2017China Film Directors' Guild Award-Best Director: nominated
2017CCF Award-Outstanding Film: winner
2017Golden Rooster-Best Director: winner
2017Golden Rooster-Best Actor: nominated
2017LICHTER International Feature Award-Best Film: winner
2017Grand Prix-: nominated
2017Golden Lotus Awards-Best Director: winner
2017Malaysia Golden Global Award-Best Director: nominated
2017People's Choice Award-Gala-Best Film: nominated
2017Weibo Award-Director of the Year: winner
2018Asian Film Award-Best Film: winner
2018Asian Film Award-Best Director: nominated
2018Official Section Award-Best Film: nominated
2018Jury Award-Best Director: winner
2018China Film Directors' Guild Award-Best Director: nominated
2018CCF Award-Outstanding Film: winner
2018Chinese Film Competition-Best Film: nominated
2018Chinese Film Competition-Best Director: nominated
2018Huading Award-Best Directing for a Motion Picture: nominated
2018Netpac Award-: nominated
2018Grand Prix Golden Listapad-Best Film: nominated
2020Students' Choice Award-Favorite Director: nominated
2023Weibo Movie Award-Notable Filmmaker of the Year: winner