Teng Wenji

Teng Wenji

Teng Wenji, born in Beijing on November 8, 1944, graduated from the director department of Beijing Film Academy. He is a male director and screenwriter in mainland China.

In 1979, the director's personal film debut "trill of life" won the excellent film award of the Ministry of culture and the youth excellent Creation Award. In 1983, he was nominated for the best director award of the 3rd Golden Rooster Award for Chinese film for his film "Symphony of pots and pans". In 1988, director of the film "chess king" shortlisted for the Venice International Film Festival. In 1989, he won the best director award of the 14th Montreal International Film Festival in Canada for his musical ballad of the Yellow River. In 1997, his TV series "critical moment" won the "golden shield film and Television Award" of the national public security system. In 1998, he directed the musical feature film "spring fantasy", and won the best director award of the 6th Beijing University Students Film Festival and the outstanding director award of the 5th China Film Huabiao award. In 2001, he directed the action thriller the fatal blow. In 2004, he directed the youth military drama blood romance.

The film sunrise and sunset directed in 2005 won the special contribution award of the 29th Montreal Film Festival. In 2010, the revolutionary war drama "sanshilipu" directed by the Propaganda Department of Shaanxi provincial Party committee was rated as "a major cultural project of Shaanxi Province". In 2013, he won the outstanding director award of the 5th China Film Directors Association. In 2014, he served as the chief director of the urban life drama the age of two children. In March 2016, the IP comedy "the best servant" started.

Early experience

Teng Wenji was fond of music when he was young. He was a chorus conductor when he was young. In middle school, he initiated the establishment of Beijing Xicheng District middle school students' drama troupe and worked as an actor in the troupe. In 1964, because the Conservatory of music did not recruit students, he was admitted to the director department of Beijing Film Academy. Less than two years into the school, the "Cultural Revolution" began, the school was forced to suspend classes, so he bought a lot of books and studied hard behind closed doors. After graduating in 1968, Teng Wenji entered the 65th army of the people's Liberation Army to work. In 1973, he was assigned to Xi'an Film Studio as a field reporter and assistant director.

Acting experience

In 1978, Teng Wenji created the literary screenplay "trill of life" in the form of musical film, and then cooperated with Wu Tianming to shoot the film "trill of life" of the same name, which is also his director's maiden work. The film was awarded the 1979 excellent film award by the Ministry of culture, and Teng Wenji also won the 1979 youth excellent Creation Award by the Ministry of culture. In 1983, he directed the drama "Symphony of pots and pans", which tells the emotional story of Niu Hong, a member of the catering company, Liu Junying and Shi xinju, waiters of Chuncheng hotel. Teng Wenji nominated for the best director award of the 3rd Golden Rooster Award for Chinese film. on June 10, 1984, the feature film "the beach" was released. The film tells the story of fishermen on the beach. The film participated in the exhibition of 1985 Washington International Film Festival. In 1986, he wrote and directed the movie "operation hurricane". In 1987, let the world be full of love, and the film was led by Weng Lu Ming. The film was based on the accident detection process of the Traffic Management Bureau. Through the description of the life of the driver Zhao Wei after escaping from the accident scene, the psychological state of a criminal suspect and a side of the real society were revealed. In 1988, he directed the movie "chess king", which was adapted from Acheng's novel of the same name, and was shortlisted for the Venice International Film Festival. In the same year, he co directed the action movie "operation thunderbolt" with Guiqun. The movie tells the story of Huasheng Company's safe being prized, and a few days later, Lin Sen, an important member of the company, was missing in a deliberate car accident with important documents. In 1989, Teng Wenji created and shot the music film "Yellow River ballad" according to the living conditions of the people on the Loess Plateau. The film participated in the exhibition of Hong Kong International Film Festival and Gothenburg International Film Festival in Sweden, and won the 1989-1990 excellent film award of radio, film and Television Department. In 1990, Teng Wenji won the best director award of the 14th Montreal International Film Festival in Canada. In 1992, he directed the love movie "in that far away place", which tells the touching love story of young musician Huang Zhong and his girlfriend Jiang Xue. He began to work as a director in Beijing Film Studio in 1993. In 1994, he directed the plot film "Xiangxiang naoyoufang" and participated in the China Film Festival in Qiyu County, Japan. In October 1995, the love and marriage ethics drama "the story of late autumn in Beijing" was broadcast, which was later edited into a film "burning desire". In 1997, his suspense drama "critical moment" won the "golden shield film and Television Award" of the national public security system. In 1998, he directed the musical feature film "spring fantasy", which was nominated for the best director award of the 19th China Golden Rooster film award, won the best director award of the 6th Beijing University Film Festival, the outstanding director award of the 5th China Film Huabiao award, and won the national "five one project" award. In 2001, he directed the thrilling action movie "fatal blow", which invested 15 million yuan and spent more than 5 million yuan on the thrilling action of digital special effects. In September 2002, he directed the family emotional drama shuxiangmendi, which reflects the fate and living conditions of Chinese intellectuals in the early period of reform and opening up. The whole drama shows their career, family, emotion and ethics. In 2003, he directed the legendary love drama the last imperial concubine, which shows the tragic life of women who have the courage to fight against fate. on November 30, 2004, the youth love drama "blood romance" was broadcasted, which is a work reflecting the "Cultural Revolution" years, and its story background is fixed in the period of "great historical change" from 1968 to 1998. In 2005, he directed the Centennial tribute film sunrise and sunset of Chinese film, in which Northern Shaanxi folk songs and Northern Shaanxi storytelling tunes were used. The film won the "special contribution award" at the 29th Montreal Film Festival. In 2006, he, Qiu Guoqiang and Cui Zhi jointly directed the military war drama the scorching sun, which tells the story of a group of ambitious soldiers who gave up their ego to cultivate agriculture and protect Xinjiang for the sake of the motherland, the nation and the people in 1949. The love drama "rouge snow" of the Republic of China, directed by Yi on March 29, 2008, is about seven women, beauty and struggle, plot and love, as well as the secret hidden behind the chastity archway, which conjures up scenes of moving joys and sorrows. The revolutionary war drama sanshilipu directed by Yi in 2010 was rated as "a major cultural project of Shaanxi Province" by the Propaganda Department of Shaanxi provincial Party committee. In 2013, he and Wang Wei co directed the era family drama Tianlun, which tells the story of Dingxiang's transformation from being forced to sell herself to the landlord's wife to becoming a strong and great single mother in the new society under the changing environment of the last century. In the same year, he won the outstanding director award of the 5th China Film Directors Association. In 2014, Teng Tao served as the executive director of "urban life". On April 9, the 2013 annual commendation meeting of China Film Directors Association won the annual outstanding contribution award. in March 2016, the IP comedy "gourmet servant" launched the launching ceremony in Hengdian. Teng Wenji and Wang Wei's "sweet and sour little couple" will be broadcast on Jiangxi satellite TV. In June, Teng Wenji and Wang Wei jointly directed the urban emotional drama "sweet and sour little couple" on Jiangxi satellite TV.

Personal life

Teng Wenji's son Teng Huatao is also a director.

Main works

Director's work

Screenwriter's works

Supervised production

social activities

Hold a post

In 1992, he was elected vice president of China Film Directors Association. In 1997, he was elected vice president of China Film Directors Association.

Award winning record

Character evaluation

Teng Wenji's films include art films and commercial films. He supports the popularity of films. Although the styles are different, most of them are documentary. He focuses on the expression of inner feelings in the characterization of characters, which makes the audience feel natural and honest (Sohu Entertainment review). In order to keep the film creation close to the common people, Teng Wenji intentionally went to factories and rural areas to experience life, collected materials, and created the symphony of pots and pans, king of chess and so on. These films reflect the life and emotion of the common people more truly, and many of them are easy, natural, sincere and plain (Sina entertainment review). Teng Wenji is one of the "fourth generation directors" who constantly changes his creative point of view and creative style. He is a director who keeps thinking and making progress. With his rich works, Teng Wenji adds bright colors to the film world in the new era. Teng Wenji pays close attention to the topic of human nature and real life in his creation. At the same time, he boldly makes a breakthrough in film language (Xinhua review).

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