Li Ruijun
Li Ruijun (Chinese: 李睿珺; pinyin: Lǐ Ruìjùn, born 1983) is a Chinese film director and screenwriter. A rising star of China's independent cinema, Li has made films, including The Old Donkey (2010), Fly with the Crane (2012) and River Road (2014), which were nominated or won awards at various film festivals
Li Ruijun | |||||||
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| Born | 1983 (age 37–38) | ||||||
| Occupation | Film director screenwriter | ||||||
| Spouse(s) | Zhang Min[1] | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 李叡珺 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 李睿珺 | ||||||
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His films tend to focus on the relationship between human beings and the land, as well as the rural attitude towards family, life and death in a fast changing China, and are set mostly in his Gaotai hometown with close friends and relatives acting in his films.[2]
Personal life
Born in Gansu Province in 1983, Li Ruijun studied music and painting at the age of fourteen. In 2003, he graduated from the China National Ministry of Radio, Film and Television. From 2003 to 2006, he worked as director for television stations and television program providers.
He started work on his debut feature film The Summer Solstice (2007) in 2006, writing the script as well as directing it, and finished the post-production in 2007.[2][3]
Filmography
- The Summer Solstice 夏至 (2007) - director, screenwriter, actor, editor, production manager
- The Old Donkey 老驢頭 (2010) - director, screenwriter, composer, editor
- Fly with the Crane 告訴他們,我乘白鶴去了 (2012) - director, screenwriter
- Present 禮物 (short film, 2014) - director, screenwriter
- One Day (segment: "Present") 有一天 (segment: "禮物") (2014) - director, screenwriter
- River Road (家在水草豐茂的地方) (2015) - director, screenwriter, editor
- Walking Past the Future (2017) - director, screenwriter
Awards
- 2013 46th Brasilia Film Festival: Best Director (Fly with the Crane)[2]
- 2014 5th China Film Directors' Guild: Best Young Director (Fly with the Crane)[4]
References
- "Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival 金考拉国际华语电影节". Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
- Ma, Karen (7 June 2016). "Tackling the Issue of Ageing in Rural China: An Interview with Li Ruijun". VCinema. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
- "Independent Film Screening : The Summer Solstice". Rockbund Art Museum. 2012. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
- Ma, Kevin (10 April 2014). "China Film Directors' Guild self-criticises". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
