Cai Shangjun () is a Chinese film director and screenwriter. Cai graduated from the
Central Academy of Drama
The Central Academy of Drama (), abbreviated Zhong Xi (), is a drama school in Beijing, China. It is a Chinese state Double First Class University Plan university identified by the Ministry of Education of China. The school is the first theatre ...
in 1992. Since then, his major work has been that of a professional screenwriter. Cai was part of the team, along with
Zhang Yang,
Diao Yi'nan, and
Liu Fendou
Liu Fendou () (born 1969, Beijing) is a Chinese film director, screenwriter and film producer.
Biography
Born in Beijing, Liu Fendou spent some time in the United States in his youth doing "generally doing a whole lot of nothing" until retur ...
, that co-wrote the screenplays for two of Zhang's films: ''
Spicy Love Soup
''Spicy Love Soup'' () is a 1997 Chinese film directed by Zhang Yang and written by Zhang, Liu Fendou, Cai Shangjun, and Diao Yi'nan based on a story by Zhang and Peter Loehr. ''Spicy Love Soup'' was produced by Loehr's Imar Film Company, Xi ...
'' (1997) and ''
Shower'' (1999). Cai also cowrote a script for Zhang's ''
Sunflower'' (2005).
In 2007, Cai directed his first film, ''
The Red Awn'', which won the
FIPRESCI Prize at the 2007
Pusan International Film Festival
The Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, previously Pusan International Film Festival, PIFF), held annually in Haeundae-gu, Busan (''also'' Pusan), South Korea, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia. The first festi ...
.
In 2011, Cai won the
Silver Lion
The Silver Lion ( it, Leone d'argento, also known as Silver Lion for Best Direction) is an annual award presented for best directing achievements in a feature film at official competition section of the Venice Film Festival since 1998.
The pri ...
for the Best Director at the
68th Venice International Film Festival
The 68th annual Venice International Film Festival was held in Venice, Italy between 31 August and 10 September 2011. American film director Darren Aronofsky was announced as the Head of the Jury. American actor and film director Al Pacino was p ...
with the film ''
People Mountain People Sea''.
Filmography
As screenwriter
As director
References
External links
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Cai Shangjunat the Chinese Movie Database
Film directors from Beijing
Living people
Central Academy of Drama alumni
Screenwriters from Beijing
Venice Best Director Silver Lion winners
1967 births
People's Republic of China writers
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