Guan Hu

In this Chinese name, the family name is Guan.

Guan Hu (Chinese: 管虎; pinyin: Guǎn Hǔ, born August 1, 1968) is a sixth generation Chinese film director.^[1]

Guan Hu
管虎
Born	August 1, 1968 (1968-08) (age 56) Beijing, China
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1990s-2000s
Spouse	Liang Jing ​ (m. 2005)​
Awards	NETPAC Award: 2002 Eyes of a Beauty (Hawaii)

Career

A graduate of the class of 1991 of the Beijing Film Academy, Guan became the youngest director in the Beijing Film Studio. In the 1990s, Guan directed a handful of films making a name as an important voice of the sixth generation, most notably with his debut, 1994's Dirt. A portrayal of Beijing's rock music scene, Dirt was filmed on a shoestring budget and was funded primarily by lead actress, Kong Lin.^[2] Dirt is often compared with another major sixth generation film about the Beijing rock scene, Zhang Yuan's Beijing Bastards. Unlike that film, Guan Hu paid nearly US$2000 for state studio affiliation, allowing the film to be distributed in China and screened abroad with approval from state regulators.^[2]

Filmography

Film

Year	English Title	Chinese Title	Notes
1994	Dirt	头发乱了	Directorial debut
1996	Cello in a Cab	浪漫街头	Also known as The Street Rhapsody
1999	Farewell Our 1948	再见，我们的一九四八	Huabiao Awards for Best New Director - Won
2002	Eyes of a Beauty	西施眼	Beijing College Student Film Festival for Most Popular Film - Won
2009	Cow	斗牛	46th Golden Horse Film Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay - Won
2012	Design of Death	杀生	49th Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay - Nominated
2013	The Chef, the Actor, the Scoundrel	厨子戏子痞子	Beijing College Student Film Festival for Best Director - Won
			China Film Director's Guild Awards for Best Director - Nominated
2015	Mr. Six	老炮儿	China Film Director's Guild Awards for Best Director - Won
			20th Huading Awards for Best Director - Won
			2017 Golden Rooster Awards for Best Writing - Won
			52nd Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards for Best Original Screenplay - Nominated
			10th Asian Film Awards for Best Director - Nominated
2016	Run for Love	奔爱
2019	My People, My Country	我和我的祖国	[3]
2020	The Eight Hundred	八佰
	The Sacrifice	金刚川
2024	Black Dog	狗阵	Prix Un Certain Regard at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival[4][5]

Television

• 2017: The Weasel Grave

References

1. Zhang, Zhen (2007), The Urban Generation: Chinese Cinema and Society at the Turn of the Twenty-first Century, Page 54. Duke University Press. ISBN 0-8223-4074-7. Google Book Search. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
2. Zhang, Yingjin & Xiao, Zhiwei (1998). Encyclopedia of Chinese Film. Taylor & Francis, p. 142-43. ISBN 0-415-15168-6.
3. ""我和我的祖国"七大导演首曝时尚大片 陈凯歌徐峥宁浩管虎强强联手 献礼建国70年". Mtime (in Chinese). April 25, 2019. Archived from the original on January 23, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
4. Tsui, Clarence (2024-05-18). "Black Dog: cute canines in Chinese director Guan Hu's Cannes debut". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
5. Lodge, Guy (24 May 2023). "Cannes Film Festival: 'Black Dog' Wins Un Certain Regard Award". Variety. Retrieved 24 May 2023.

External links

• Guan Hu at IMDb (incomplete filmography)
• Guan Hu at the Chinese Movie Database