Culture
01.05.18
Reflections on ‘Youth’ and Freedom—A Conversation with Feng Xiaogang and Yan Geling
The movie “Youth” is the first collaboration between Feng Xiaogang, the celebrated Chinese director, and prolific novelist Yan Geling. It is a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story about the time both spent in the People’s Liberation Army during...
ChinaFile Recommends
09.25.17Touching on History, a Chinese Film May Have Been Burned by It
New York Times
One of China’s most popular directors, Feng Xiaogang, was determined to triumph at the box office with the release of his new film “Youth” during the weeklong National Day holiday. But then Mr. Feng’s premiere was abruptly canceled.
Culture
01.05.16
In ‘Mr. Six,’ China’s Changing and Staying the Same
from China Film Insider
Playing an aging gangster railing against the “little punks” who kidnapped his son in Beijing, Feng Xiaogang gives a solid performance as the title character of Mr. Six: a gravel-throated vigilante shaken when his go-it-alone rescue effort puts him...
ChinaFile Recommends
04.11.14Seeking More From Chinese Films
New York Times
The China Film Directors’ Guild said it would not award a top prize for film or director of the year because Chinese films need to meet “a higher standard,” said director Feng Xiaogang.
ChinaFile Recommends
10.08.13Back to 1942 Represents China at Oscars
Film Business Asia
China has chosen Feng Xiaogang’s Back to 1942 as its representative at the Academy Awards. The choice was revealed on the Academy’s full list of submissions for the Best Foreign Film award.
ChinaFile Recommends
04.25.13China Censors The Word ‘Censorship’
Al Jazeera
‘China’s Spielberg’, film director Feng Xiaogang, gave an emotional acceptance speech for ‘director of year’ in which he referred to censorship as a “torment” for Chinese filmmakers. The video - in which the word ‘censorship’ was censored - has...