Wei Lian
Wei Lian
Wei Lian, born in February 1945 in Shanghai, is a director, screenwriter, producer and director of the association of filmmakers in mainland China. Graduated from the director department of Beijing Film Academy.
In 1973, he worked in the feature film department of Bayi film studio. In 1981, he was assistant director of the plot film Xu Mao and his daughters. In 1983, he directed his first film "Tao is merciless than love". In 1986, he directed the war movie "love tree in minefield" and won the annual excellent film award of China Radio, film and Television Department. In 1992, he won the best director award of the 12th Golden Rooster Award of China film for his war movie "decisive battle III: Pingjin campaign". In 1996, the war films "big turn - fighting in Southwest Shandong" and "big turn - marching into Dabie Mountain" directed by him were released, which won the excellent feature film award of the 3rd China Film Huabiao award. In 1999, the war movie "March: fighting Nanjing, Shanghai and Hangzhou" won the outstanding feature film award of the 6th China Film Huabiao award. In 2003, Zhou Enlai's biographical film "a trip to Bandung" won the third prize of excellent film in the 9th China Film Huabiao award. In 2005, with the Anti Japanese war film "Taihang Mountain" was shortlisted for the best director award of the 25th China Golden Rooster film award. In 2010, he directed the modern drama "chairman of the CPPCC". In 2015, he directed the modern revolutionary drama "iron general". In 2016, he was the producer of the war movie my war. In 2018, the red film "Treason" directed by him was released.
Character experience
In 1962, he began to study in the English Department of South China Normal University. In 1964, he dropped out of the English Department of South China Normal University and was admitted to the Directing Department of Beijing Film Academy. In 1969, after graduating from the director department of Beijing Film Academy, he went to the army for training. In 1973, he began to work in the feature film department of Bayi film studio.
In 1981, Xu Mao and his daughters were assistant directors of the film. In 1983, he directed his first film "Tao is merciless than love", which was shortlisted for the best feature film award of the 4th China Golden Rooster film award and won the director's maiden work award of Wen Wei Po's "ten year film award in the new era".
In 1986, he directed the war movie "love tree in the minefield" co starred by Wu Gang and Hu Yajie, which won the annual excellent film award of China Radio, film and Television Department and the special award of the 7th National Golden Rooster film award. With this film, he was shortlisted for the best director award of the 7th National Golden Rooster film award.
In 1991, he co directed the war movie "decisive battle I: Liaoshen campaign" with several directors; in the same year, he directed the movie "decisive battle II: Huaihai Campaign" co starred by Gu Yue, Su Lin and Zhao hengduo. In 1992, he directed the film "decisive battle III: Pingjin campaign", which won the best feature film award of the 12th Golden Rooster Award and the best feature film award of the 15th Hundred Flowers Award. With this film, he won the best director award of the 12th Golden Rooster Award.
In 1996, the war movie "big turn - march into Dabie Mountain" directed by him was released, which won the excellent feature film award of the 3rd China Film Huabiao award, the "five one project" award of the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee. With this film, he won the excellent director award of the 3rd China Film Huabiao award and the best director award of the 17th China Film Golden Rooster Award. In the same year, he directed the film "big turn - fierce battle" Southwest Shandong.
In 1997, Wei Lian won the award of "virtuous and artistic artist". In 1999, he wrote and directed the war movie "March: fighting Nanjing, Shanghai and Hangzhou", which won the outstanding feature film award of the 6th China Film Huabiao award and the third prize of the 3rd Xia Yan literature award. In 2000, he won the special award of the Organizing Committee of the 7th Beijing University Students Film Festival. In 2003, he directed the biographical film "Zhou Enlai's journey to Bandung", which won the third prize of excellent film in the 9th China Film Huabiao award.
In 2005, he won the award of "national film artist with outstanding contribution"; in the same year, he directed the Anti Japanese war film "on Taihang Mountain", which won the outstanding feature film award of the 12th China Film Huabiao award and the best feature film award of the 25th China Film Golden Rooster Award. With this film, he was shortlisted for the best director award of the 25th China Film Golden Rooster Award; in addition, he directed the film co starring Li Xuejian and Zhao erhu Zhao Shuli, a biographical play by the Chinese Communist Party, won the "five one project" award of the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee.
In 2008, the modern military drama "Guo Hai's family affairs" directed by him was premiered, which mainly tells the story between two family members in the context of general disarmament. In 2009, he directed the military drama "Jiangyin fortress" with Wang Weimin. In 2010, he directed the modern drama "chairman of the CPPCC" co starred by Wang Zhifei, Chen Yiheng and song Xiaoying.
In 2011, he directed the military intelligence war drama "my bugle" adapted from the true story. In 2015, he directed the modern revolutionary drama "the bloody general", which was co starred by Hou Yong, Liu Fangyu and Li Chengfeng. In the same year, his plot film "family under Baishi mountain" was released, which was adapted based on Zhang Shengli's 18 years of supporting widows and orphans.
In 2016, he was the producer of the war movie my war, directed by Peng Shun. In 2018, the red film "Treason" directed by him was released. In 2019, he directed the red war movie breakthrough, which will be released at the end of the year.
Main works
Directing works
Screenwriter's works
Supervised production
Assistant director
Award winning record
Character evaluation
Wei Lian belongs to the "fourth generation" director. He has a lot of experience and adheres to the humanistic value and personal artistic style of the film. It can be seen from the war films that he strives to develop different ways of expression in the same type of film mode. Although he is famous for making blockbusters, Director Wei Lian is still good at fine carving and freehand brushwork. His film experience is not complicated, and as far as his contemporaries or directors are concerned, he is very lucky, whether it is historical opportunities or creative gains. He is a director with a strong sense of innovation. He always wants to create a different screen effect, some of which are successful and some of which are unsuccessful. This is normal. However, even if he fails or is not satisfactory, Wei Lian's directing mentality is commendable (review of contemporary film).
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