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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 ch ...
. 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 academy h ...
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 ''Lover's Grief over the Yellow River'' () is a 1999 Chinese film directed by Feng Xiaoning. It was China's official Best Foreign Language Film submission at the 72nd Academy Awards, but did not receive a nomination. Feng considers it the second o ...
'' (1999) and ''
Purple Sunset ''Purple Sunset'' () is a 2001 Chinese war drama film written and directed by Feng Xiaoning. Feng also acted as the film's cinematographer. ''Purple Sunset'' is an anti-war film set in August 1945, at the time during the Soviet invasion of Man ...
'' (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