Wu Tianming

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wu.

Wu Tianming
Chinese name	吳天明 (Traditional)
Chinese name	吴天明 (Simplified)
Pinyin	Wú Tiānmíng (Mandarin)
Origin	People's Republic of China
Born	October 19, 1939 (1939-10-19) (age 70) Shaanxi
Occupation	Film director Film producer
Awards Golden Rooster Awards Best Picture 1988 Old Well Best Director 1988 Old Well 1996 King of Masks Other Awards Hawaii Best Feature Film 1984 River Without Buoys Tokyo Grand Prix 1988 Old Well Tokyo Best Director Award 1996 King of Masks

Wu Tianming (simplified Chinese: 吴天明; traditional Chinese: 吳天明; pinyin: Wú Tiānmíng) (born October 19, 1939) is a Chinese film director.

Biography

Born in Shaanxi Province, China, Wu Tianming attended the Beijing Film Academy, majoring in directing before the Cultural Revolution. As part of China's Fourth Generation filmmakers, his style is heavily influenced by his studies in Soviet Social Realism, telling realistic stories in a realistic manner.^{[citation needed]}

Wu was the head of China's renowned Xi'an Studio from the beginning of 1984, until political differences forced him to flee to the United States in 1989. Because of his position as the studio head and his oversight of such widely known "Fifth Generation" directors as Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige, he is sometimes referred to as the "Godfather of the Fifth Generation."^{[citation needed]}

Wu returned to China from his U.S. exile in 1994, and is currently working in the Chinese film and television industry.

He gives himself a small speaking cameo in all of his films.

Filmography

As director

As producer

External links

• Wu Tianming at the Internet Movie Database
• Wu Tianming at the Chinese Movie Database
• Wu Tianming Profile at chinaculture.org

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