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Xiaogang Feng

Birth Name:
Xiaogang Feng
Birth Place:
Beijing, China
Profession
Director, Actor, Producer, Writer, Production designer, Visual effects, Assistant director
Xiaogang Feng

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
  • 2005Students' Choice Award - Favorite Director:Winner
  • 2005Jury Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 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 AmériquesNominated
  • 2006Hundred Flowers Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2006Future Film Festival Digital Award - Special MentionWinner
  • 2008Jury Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2008Golden Angel Award - Outstanding Films:Winner
  • 2008Action Asia AwardWinner
  • 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 - Top-Grossing Film Director:Winner
  • 2011Asian Film Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2011NETPAC Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2011Students' Choice Award - Favorite Director:Winner
  • 2011Jury Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2011China Film Directors' Guild Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2011Grand PrixNominated
  • 2011Golden Rooster - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2011Huading Award - Best Directing for a Motion Picture:Winner
  • 2011Audience Award - Best Narrative Feature:Nominated
  • 2011Audience AwardWinner
  • 2012China Film Directors' Guild Award - Best Screenplay:Nominated
  • 2012China Film Directors' Guild Award - Best Director:Nominated
  • 2012Hundred Flowers Award - Best Director:Winner
  • 2012Golden Marc'Aurelio AwardNominated
  • 2012Golden ButterflyWinner
  • 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 Kite - Best Leading Actor:Nominated
  • 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 PrixNominated
  • 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 AwardNominated
  • 2018Grand Prix Golden Listapad - Best Film:Nominated
  • 2020Students' Choice Award - Favorite Director:Nominated
  • 2023Weibo Movie Award - Notable Filmmaker of the Year:Winner
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