- Huang Jianxin
Huang Jianxin (Chinese: 黄建新; 1954-) is a Chinese
film director . Huang is normally considered part of the fifth generation of Chinese filmmakers (a group that includesChen Kaige ,Zhang Yimou andTian Zhuangzhuang ),Pickowicz, Paul G. (1994). "Huang Jianxin and the Notion of Postsocialism" in [http://books.google.com/books?id=bZSuqR7XIiUC "New Chinese Cinemas: Forms, Identities, and Politics"] . Cambridge University Press, p. 54. ISBN 0-5214-4877-8. Google Book Search. Retrieved 2008-09-05.] although he distinguished himself by making films focused on urban contemporary life, as opposed to the historical period dramas of his contemporaries.Biography
Huang was born in
Xi'an , though his ancestral hometown was inHebei . He joined the army at age 16, and enrolled in Northwest University in 1975. Huang enteredXi'an Film Studio after graduation, evolving from editor, script holder, assistant director to vice director. After training atBeijing Film Academy in 1983, he was elevated to director. He is now the manager of 4th production company of China Film Corporation.Filmography
References
External links
*imdb name|id=0399003|name=Huang Jianxin
*amg name|id=2:190717|name=Huang Jianxin
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.