| Huang Jianxin | |||||||||
| Other Names: | Huang Xin | ||||||||
| Birth Date: | 14 June 1954 | ||||||||
| Birth Place: | Xi'an, Shaanxi, China | ||||||||
| Alma Mater: | Northwest University | ||||||||
| Years Active: | Since 1985 | ||||||||
| Children: | Huang Lei (黄雷) | ||||||||
| Occupation: | Film director, film producer, screenwriter, actor | ||||||||
| Awards: | Golden Rooster Award for Best Director | ||||||||
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Huang Jianxin (born 14 June 1954) is a Chinese filmmaker. He also writes film scripts under the pen name Huang Xin. He is normally considered part of the fifth generation of Chinese filmmakers (a group that includes Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou and Tian Zhuangzhuang),[1] due to shared traits in his works, although he was not a strictly a member of the inaugural 1982 class of the Beijing Film Academy.[2] Additionally, Huang's films are distinguished from his contemporaries in that they focused on urban contemporary life, as contrasted to historical dramas,[1] as well as for their satirical observations of the Chinese bureaucracy.
Huang was born in Xi'an, though his ancestral hometown was in Hebei. He joined the army at age 16, and enrolled in Northwest University in 1975. Huang entered Xi'an Film Studio after graduation, evolving from editor, script holder, assistant director to vice director. After training at Beijing Film Academy in 1983, he was elevated to director. He is now the manager of 4th production company of China Film Corporation. His 1997 film Surveillance was entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival.[3]
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | The Black Cannon Incident | 黑炮事件 | |
| 1986 | Dislocation | 错位 | Also known as The Stand-In |
| 1988 | Samsara | 轮回 | Also known as Transmigration |
| 1992 | Stand Straight, Don't Bend Over | 站直啰！别趴下 | |
| 1994 | The Wooden Man's Bride | 五魁 | |
| 1994 | Back to Back, Face to Face | 背靠背，脸对脸 | |
| 1995 | Signal Left, Turn Right | 红灯停，绿灯行 | |
| 1997 | Surveillance | 埋伏 | |
| 1999 | Something About Secret | 说出你的秘密 | |
| 2000 | Xi'an's Finest | 睡不着 | |
| 2001 | The Marriage Certificate | 谁说我不在乎 | |
| 2005 | Gimme Kudos | 求求你表扬我 | |
| 2009 | The Founding of a Republic | 建国大业 | Co-directed with Han Sanping |
| 2011 | The Founding of a Party | 建党伟业 | Co-directed with Han Sanping |
| 2019 | Mao Zedong 1949 | 决胜时刻 | |
| Year | English title | Chinese title | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Zhou Yu's Train | 周渔的火车 | ||
| 2003 | 新扎师妹2 | |||
| 2005 | 2 Young | 早熟 | ||
| 2006 | A Battle of Wits | 墨攻 | ||
| 2008 | All About Women | 女人不坏 |