Wu Shixian

Wu Shixian

Wu Shixian, born in 1975 in Taiwan, China, is a Chinese American director and a member of China Film Directors Association.

In 1993, Wu Shixian was admitted to the film art department of Washington University and transferred to the director department of Beijing Film Academy. After graduation, Wu Shixian made many TV advertisements for mainland and international clients. In 2001, Wu Shixian wrote and directed the Hong Kong Film Che 44, which won the special award of the jury of the 58th Venice International Film Festival. In 2005, the self edited and directed romantic comedy "waiting alone" won the best debut award of the 12th Beijing University Students Film Festival. The film is starred by Xia Yu, Li Bingbing, Gong Beipeng and other actors, and guest stars of Zhou Runfa, Chen Yufan and Wu Dawei. In 2011, Wu Shixian wrote and directed "inseparable from each other". This film, starring Oscar winner Kevin Spacey, Wu Yanzu, Gong Beipeng, Yan Ni and other domestic and foreign movie stars, won high praise after its premiere in Busan Film Festival.

In 2017, he won the Golden Angel Award for best film and the London Independent Film Award for best editing in the 13th China US film festival for his comedy "life reversal".

Early experience

As a child, Wu lived with his parents in China, the United States, Australia and Canada. Wu Shixian, a Chinese American hybrid, is a descendant of Wu Zixu, a famous general in the Warring States period.

In 1993, Wu Shixian studied in the film art department of Washington University, and transferred to the director department of Beijing Film Academy in 1995.

After graduating from Beijing Film Academy in 1997, he directed many TV commercials and MVs in mainland China and abroad, and started his own directing career.

Acting experience

In 1997, Wu Shixian's graduation work "East 22" from Beijing Film Academy tells the different stories of two ordinary people on the same street. The film won the short film award of American International University Film Festival, and was purchased by canal +, the largest film and television organization in Europe, and sent to all parts of France for broadcasting.

In 2001, the Hong Kong Film Che 44, written and directed by Wu Shixian, tells the story of a female bus driver driving a bus full of passengers on a remote road. In the same year, the film won the jury award of the 58th Venice International Film Festival. It is the first Chinese short film to win an award in Venice.

In January 2002, Che 44 won a special award from the jury of Sundance International Film Festival. In May, he was selected as the first Chinese short film of the 55th Cannes International Film Festival "director biweekly". Che 44 has sold its broadcasting and cinema distribution rights to the largest TV stations and art cinemas in Britain, the United States, South Korea, Japan, Denmark, Hong Kong and Canada at a high price.

In 2004, Wu Shixian's self-directed romantic comedy "waiting alone" was nominated for the sina tide award of the 9th Pusan International Film Festival and the best film award of the 17th Tokyo International Film Festival Asia wind Asia Middle East region.

In September 2005, the film "waiting alone" was released simultaneously in China. In the same year, the film won the best debut award of the 12th Beijing University Student Film Festival and the 25th Golden Rooster Award for Chinese film, including "best film" -- it was the first time in the history of Golden Rooster Award that a foreign director was nominated to direct the film. According to CCTV, the sales of audio and video of "waiting alone" ranked first among domestic films in October and November 2005 Two. In the prime time of the Spring Festival in 2006, the audience rating of the national TV premiere ranked first. "Waiting alone" successfully sold overseas copyright in Cannes Film Festival in 2006, and will be released in overseas areas one after another.

In 2006, Wu Shixian was recruited by Uta, one of the three major brokerage companies in the United States, and is developing some American film projects for him.

In 2007, Wu Shixian was specially invited by China Film Association and CCTV to shoot the opening short film of the first Golden Rooster Award Ceremony. In this short film, Zhang Ziyi, ge you, Liu Ye and other stars are gathered to spoof various domestic and foreign blockbusters of the year.

In 2011, Wu Shixian's film "inseparable" was starred by Oscar winner Kevin Spacey, Daniel Wu and Gong Beipeng. The film uses black humor to tell a story of suspense and plot taking place in a Chinese city. After its debut in Busan Film Festival in 2011, the film has won high praise at home and abroad. As a result, Kevin Spacey became the first Hollywood star to star in a domestic film.

On June 29, 2017, the comedy film "reversal of life" directed by the director was released nationwide, starring Xia Yu, Yan Ni, Song Xi and pan Binlong. The cumulative broadcast volume of the film has reached nearly 120 million since it was launched on the video website. With the film, it won the "Golden Angel Award" for best film in the 13th China US film festival and the London Independent Film Award for best editing. In addition, the film "reversal of man" won the Golden Angel Award for best film in the 13th China US film festival and the London Independent Film Award for best editing The rights to remake "Sheng" have been bought by American film companies, and the film will become one of the few Chinese films selected by American film companies and remade.

Personal life

family background

Wu Shixian's father is Chinese and his mother is American. He was born in Taiwan and grew up in the United States. He is a Chinese American Hybrid who has traveled in nearly 20 countries all over the world. I have lived in Beijing for ten years since 1995. Wu Shixian's father is a Chinese American and his mother is an American. Therefore, Wu Shixian mocks himself as a director of "Sino US joint venture".

Emotional marriage

Wu Shixian's wife, Gong Beipeng, is a beautiful and bright actress in the entertainment circle. She graduated from the performance Department of the Central Academy of drama. They met in 1998. Their two-year friend and four-year lover got married abroad in early 2004. In early 2013, Wu Shixian celebrated the birth of his 1-year-old half blood son, while the cute photo of his wife Gong Beipeng and son was exposed.

Main works

Screenwriter's works

Directing works

Making works

Actors and actresses

Editing works

Award winning record

Character evaluation

Wu Shixian is regarded by the media as one of the most valuable, appealing and noteworthy new generation directors in China (Tencent culture review).

The unique taste of comic language is fully displayed by Wu Shixian. The seemingly absurd plot in the film contains satire and criticism of social reality, in which he gives full play to his comic ability, and makes the audience laugh with high-intensity rhythm. That's the killer of his movies. And the most important thing is that his films will make everyone laugh without obstacles. His films will not have the saying that we often hear that we can't cross the Yangtze River. He can make a young man singing hip-pop in New York laugh with you on Chang'an Street in Beijing (Sohu Entertainment review).

It has the power to shake people's hearts, and the details have a subtle feeling that makes people recall. With mature shooting techniques, it's hard to imagine that this is a debut (Chinese American Hollywood filmmaker Yang Yanzi).

In the eyes of Marco Muller, the president of Venice International Film Festival, Wu Shixian and his films are the most fresh and valuable Chinese films. Watching this film, you can see the new ideas and fresh feelings of the new generation of Chinese directors (Sina entertainment review).

He and his films bring sincere laughter and deep feelings to the audience, which is the invasion of Woody Allen and Nora Ephron's modern comedy territory (American magazine Variety reviews "waiting alone").

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