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Xiaoshuai Wang(I)

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  • Writer
  • Producer
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Xiaoshuai Wang
Wang Xiaoshuai (Director, Writer, Producer)

Wang Xiaoshuai is one of very few masters who remains true to his art in spite of rampant commercialism in the Chinese film market. Evoking the trauma of ordinary Chinese people caught in extraordinary times, his works span different eras, yet consistently reflect a strong social conscience.

Born in 1966, he was a graduate of Beijing Film Academy. At 27, he emerged as one of the key Sixth Generation directors with his debut feature The Days (1993) ,it was selected as one of the best 100 films of all time by the BBC in 1995. He followed up with Frozen (1996) and So Close to Paradise (1998), the later premiering in the Un certain regard section in Cannes. Wang's gritty depiction of listless youth in a time of bewildering social changes earned him international critical acclaim, but none of his early films could be officially released at home. Beijing Bicycle (2001) won the Grand Jury Silver Bear in Competition at the Berlinale, for a stunningly fresh image of Chinese teenagers negotiating the class gap in a new age of materialism.

Wang's works have competed in Cannes Film Festival four times, three times in the Berlinale, and also at Venice and San Sebastian film festivals. For his artistic accomplishments, he has received many distinguished honors notably the Grand Jury Prize for Shanghai Dreams (2005) in the Cannes Main Competition and the Berlinale Silver Bear for Best Screenplay for In Love We Trust (2008). His recent work Red Amnesia (2014) was selected in competition for the Golden Lion at the 71st Venice International Film Festival, and the latest title So Long, My Son (2019) won two Silver Bears for the Best Actor and Actress at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival, both examine the far-reaching consequences of the past on the present.

Filmography The Days (1993) Frozen (1996) So Close to Paradise (1998) Suburban Dreams (2000) Beijing Bicycle (2001) Drifters (2003) Shanghai Dreams (2005) In Love We Trust (2008) Chongqing Blues (2010) 11 Flowers (2011) Red Amnesia (2014) So Long, My Son (2019) Documentary: Chinese Portrait (2018) Short film: After the War (2001) The Cornfield (2015) Reflection (2017)
BornMay 22, 1966
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  • Awards
    • 43 wins & 55 nominations

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Yuanyuan Gao and Xiaoshuai Wang at an event for Qing hong (2005)

Known for

Xueqi Wang, Bingbing Fan, and Hao Qin in Chongqing Blues (2010)
Chongqing Blues
6.4
  • Director
  • 2010
So Long, My Son (2019)
So Long, My Son
7.7
  • Director
  • 2019
Yuanzheng Feng, Suying Huang, Hailu Qin, Hao Qin, and Zhong Lü in Red Amnesia (2014)
Red Amnesia
6.9
  • Director
  • 2014
Wenqing Liu in 11 Flowers (2011)
11 Flowers
7.0
  • Director
  • 2011

Credits

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Director

  • Above the Dust
    • Director
    • 2022
  • The Hotel (2022)
    The Hotel
    • Director
    • 2022
  • Ba Jiao Ting mi wu (2021)
    Ba Jiao Ting mi wu
    • chief director
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • So Long, My Son (2019)
    So Long, My Son
    • Director
    • 2019
  • Chinese Portrait (2018)
    Chinese Portrait
    • Director
    • 2018
  • Luodan Wang and Jiangnan Li in The Cornfield (2015)
    The Cornfield
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Yuanzheng Feng, Suying Huang, Hailu Qin, Hao Qin, and Zhong Lü in Red Amnesia (2014)
    Red Amnesia
    • Director
    • 2014
  • L'archivio a oriente (2012)
    L'archivio a oriente
    • Director
    • 2012
  • Wenqing Liu in 11 Flowers (2011)
    11 Flowers
    • Director
    • 2011
  • Xueqi Wang, Bingbing Fan, and Hao Qin in Chongqing Blues (2010)
    Chongqing Blues
    • Director
    • 2010
  • Zuo you (2008)
    Zuo you
    • Director
    • 2008
  • Jeonjaeng geu ihu (2006)
    Jeonjaeng geu ihu
    • Director (segment The New Year)
    • 2006
  • Qing hong (2005)
    Qing hong
    • Director
    • 2005
  • Er di (2003)
    Er di
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Beijing Bicycle (2001)
    Beijing Bicycle
    • Director
    • 2001

Writer

  • The Grace Ends (2021)
    The Grace Ends
    • Writer
    • 2021
  • So Long, My Son (2019)
    So Long, My Son
    • Writer
    • 2019
  • Luodan Wang and Jiangnan Li in The Cornfield (2015)
    The Cornfield
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Yuanzheng Feng, Suying Huang, Hailu Qin, Hao Qin, and Zhong Lü in Red Amnesia (2014)
    Red Amnesia
    • screenplay
    • 2014
  • Dingdong Dantes, Angel Locsin, Angelica Panganiban, and Zanjoe Marudo in One More Try (2012)
    One More Try
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 2012
  • L'archivio a oriente (2012)
    L'archivio a oriente
    • Writer
    • 2012
  • Wenqing Liu in 11 Flowers (2011)
    11 Flowers
    • screenplay
    • 2011
  • Xueqi Wang, Bingbing Fan, and Hao Qin in Chongqing Blues (2010)
    Chongqing Blues
    • producer
    • screenplay
    • 2010
  • Zuo you (2008)
    Zuo you
    • presenter
    • 2008
  • Qing hong (2005)
    Qing hong
    • Writer
    • 2005
  • Er di (2003)
    Er di
    • writer
    • 2003
  • Beijing Bicycle (2001)
    Beijing Bicycle
    • Writer
    • 2001
  • So Close to Paradise (1998)
    So Close to Paradise
    • writer
    • 1998
  • Frozen (1996)
    Frozen
    • Writer (as Ming Wu)
    • 1996
  • The Great Game
    • Writer
    • 1994

Producer

  • The Grace Ends (2021)
    The Grace Ends
    • executive producer
    • 2021
  • Ba tie nü hai (2019)
    Ba tie nü hai
    • executive producer
    • 2019
  • So Long, My Son (2019)
    So Long, My Son
    • producer
    • 2019
  • Chinese Portrait (2018)
    Chinese Portrait
    • producer
    • 2018
  • Old Beast (2017)
    Old Beast
    • producer
    • 2017
  • Luodan Wang and Jiangnan Li in The Cornfield (2015)
    The Cornfield
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Wenqing Liu in 11 Flowers (2011)
    11 Flowers
    • producer
    • 2011
  • Xueqi Wang, Bingbing Fan, and Hao Qin in Chongqing Blues (2010)
    Chongqing Blues
    • producer
    • 2010
  • The Days (1993)
    The Days
    • producer
    • 1993

Personal details

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    • Official site of Wang Xiaoshuai's company
  • Alternative names
    • Wu Ming
  • Born
    • May 22, 1966
    • Shanghai, China
  • Other works
    Member of the jury of BigScreen Italia Film Festival, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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    • 1 Print Biography
    • 2 Articles

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    Filmed "Frozen" (1996) anonymously, under the pseudonym Wu Ming, (which means "No Name" in Chinese) because of restrictions against making independent films in China.

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