Feng Xiaoning () (born 1954) is a Chinese film director, screenwriter and

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the c ...

. He is considered a member of the "Fifth Generation" Chinese directors who graduated from the

Beijing Film Academy Beijing Film Academy (BFA; ) is a coeducational state-run higher education institution in Beijing, China. The film school is the largest institution specializing in the tertiary education for film and television production in Asia. The academ ...

in 1982. Feng however graduated from the Art Direction class. He is currently also a member of Chinese National Political Consultative Conference and Chinese Writers' Association. Feng was born in

Xi'an Xi'an ( , ; ; Chinese: ), frequently spelled as Xian and also known by #Name, other names, is the list of capitals in China, capital of Shaanxi, Shaanxi Province. A Sub-provincial division#Sub-provincial municipalities, sub-provincial city o ...

to a family of teachers. He is most famous for his self-dubbed "War and Peace" () trilogy in film – ''

Red River Valley The Red River Valley is a region in central North America that is drained by the Red River of the North; it is part of both Canada and the United States. Forming the border between Minnesota and North Dakota when these territories were admitted ...

'' (1997), '' Lovers' Grief over the Yellow River'' (1999) and '' Purple Sunset'' (2001).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Feng, Xiaoning Film directors from Shaanxi Living people 1954 births Beijing Film Academy alumni Artists from Xi'an Screenwriters from Shaanxi Chinese cinematographers Writers from Xi'an