Zhang wanting

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Early experience

After graduating from the Department of psychology at the University of Hong Kong, Zhang went to Bristol University to study drama and literature. In fact, Zhang wanting never wanted to be a film director. When she was studying in the UK, once the BBC wanted to make a documentary about Hong Kong, and she needed a Hong Kong person as a translator. Zhang wanting took the exam and became their assistant. At this time, I found that I had to understand a lot of things to be a director. I admire it very much. What's more, Zhang wanting is most afraid of "nine to five" office life. At this time, she finds that she can be a director without going to work, so she has the idea of developing to a director. From 1978 to 1980, Zhang wanting worked as the director of radio and Television Hong Kong, and participated in the production of children's program banana boat and urban life series under the lion mountain. From 1981 to 1984, he studied for a master's degree in film at New York University in the United States, during which he shot a large number of 16mm materials and conceived the story of the trilogy on immigration.

Acting experience

In 1984, Zhang wanting, together with her classmates in the film department of New York University, Luo Qirui and Jing yongzhuo, made her graduation work illegal immigration. The film tells the story of Chinese youth without "identity" living in American Chinatown. Because of the lack of funds, they found Shaw film company and raised HK $1 million. Zhang wanting's classmates and friends were in front of and behind the stage. The small budget film was released in 1985 and sold for HK $5 million. It was nominated for best film at the 5th Hong Kong Film Awards and won a special award from the jury of the 30th Asia Pacific Film Festival. Zhang wanting also won the best director award of the 5th Hong Kong Film Awards. In 1987, she directed the love story "fairy tales in autumn" starring Chow Yun fat and Chung Chu Hong. The film is based on Zhang wanting's life experience in the United States. It tells the love story of two Chinese living in New York. As a result, Zhang wanting was nominated for the best director of the 24th Taiwan Film Golden Horse Award and the 7th Hong Kong Film golden statue award. In 1988, as a producer, he supervised the production of the feature film "seven little blessings" directed by Luo Qirui and starred by Hong Jinbao for the first time. He was nominated for best screenwriter in the 9th Hong Kong Film Awards for his participation in screenplay creation. In 1989, she directed her third work on immigration, eight Liang Jin, after illegal immigration and fairy tales in autumn. The film was selected as one of the top ten Chinese films in Hong Kong at that time, and was nominated for eight items including best film in the 9th Hong Kong Film Awards. Zhang wanting was nominated for best director and best screenwriter. In 1992, he and Luo Qirui co directed the humorous love comedy "I love twisted firewood", which is set in Wai village of Hong Kong and starred by Chow Yun fat, Zheng Yu Ling, Carina Lau and Huang Qiu Sheng. In 1997, he directed the historical drama Song Dynasty written by Luo Qirui and starred by Maggie Cheung and Wu Junmei. The film takes the story of Charlie Song family as the main axis and shows the history of the Republic of China from the 1911 Revolution to the Anti Japanese war by describing the different life trajectories of the three sisters of the Song family. The film won six awards including best actress at the 17th Hong Kong Film Awards, and Zhang wanting was nominated for best director. In 1998, Zhang wanting directed the love movie "city of glass", starring Liming and Shu Qi. As a result, she was nominated for best director and Best Screenplay at the 18th Hong Kong Film Awards and the 35th Taiwan Film Awards. In 2001, he shot the love film "Beijing Music and road" with the struggle, anger and music of young rock musicians in Beijing as the background. The film, starring Shu Qi, Geng le and Wu Yanzu, won five nominations including the best film at the 18th Hong Kong Film Awards. On May 16, 2003, Jackie Chan's documentary "the depths of the Dragon: the lost jigsaw puzzle", which was shot by Zhang wanting for nearly three years, was released. It was Zhang wanting's first documentary and was nominated for best documentary in the 40th Taiwan Golden Horse Film Awards. At the end of November 2005, Zhang wanting was the chief director, Luo Qirui was the screenwriter, ye Jintian was the dancer, and Li Zongsheng was responsible for the music presentation. The large-scale multimedia musical "song of the film" premiered in Beijing and won high praise. in 2010, she supervised the production of the feature film "time steal", directed by her husband Luo Qirui and starred by Ren Dahua, Wu Junru, Zhong Shaotu and Li zhiting. The film broke through the box office of 20 million in Hong Kong and won the best picture award of the new generation unit crystal bear at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival. In 2013, Zhang wanting, after "the depths of the Dragon: the lost jigsaw puzzle", directed the family care fantasy micro film "dark blue" starring Jin Yanling for nearly 10 years, hoping to make more people pay attention to the special group of autistic children; on December 3, Zhang wanting and her husband Luo Qirui jointly directed the drama "three cities" in Guanlu scenic area of Yi County, Anhui Province. Set in China in the late 1930s, the film is adapted from real people's stories. Through the interweaving of big events, small people's grief and joy, and ultimate love, it tells the story of the hero's rough and hard love in turbulent times, starring Tang Wei and Liu Qingyun.

Personal life

In 1981, Zhang wanting went to New York University to study film directing. There were only three Chinese students in her class. One of them was Luo Qirui. They often filmed in the same group, and they agreed on many things. The relationship was officially established in 1986, but the two have been friends and never married.

Main works

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Award winning record

Character evaluation

Zhang wanting's works are characterized by her traditional love style. Her works are mostly about love. (review of Literary Life Weekly) Zhang wanting's works always have a strong background of the times, and the new and the old, the poor and the rich, the tradition and the trend, the eastern and Western culture, etc. are the elements that her films will not lack. (Qianlong news online review) in the vigorous "new wave", her films depict all kinds of helplessness in love with women's unique sensitivity and oil painting like lens. (review of Nandu Entertainment Weekly)

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