Gu Xiaogang Explained

Birth Date:11 August 1988
Birth Place:Fuyang, China
Years Active:2010–present

Gu Xiaogang (; born August 11, 1988, in Fuyang)[1] is a Chinese film director.

Gu's first feature 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gu Xiaogang . 3 April 2024 . Semaine de la Critique .
  2. News: Kiang . Jessica . 10 June 2019 . Film Review: ‘Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains’ . 3 April 2024 . .
  3. News: Fan . Xu . 8 April 2024 . Director Gu Xiaogang's personal experience inspires hit film . 11 April 2024 . China Daily.
  4. Web site: 30 March 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 . 2024-07-01 . www.163.com . Chinese.
  5. News: 7 April 2024 . Beijing film festival drops poster for its main promotional film . 9 April 2024 . China Daily .