Hu Bo (; 20 July 1988 – 12 October 2017), also known by his pen name Hu Qian (), was a

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novelist and film director, best known for his only feature film ''

An Elephant Sitting Still ''An Elephant Sitting Still'' () is a 2018 Chinese drama film written, directed, and edited by Hu Bo. The first and only feature film by the novelist-turned-director Hu, who died by suicide soon after finishing his film on 12 October 2017 at the ...

'' (2018), which garnered widespread praise from critics. He died by suicide on 12 October 2017 at the age of 29, soon after he finished that film.

Early life

Born in 1988 in

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, China, Hu Bo graduated from

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with a degree in Film Directing in 2014.

Career

Hu's short film ''Distant Father'' (2014) won Best Director at the 4th Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival. His two novels ''Huge Crack'' and ''Bullfrog'', were both published in 2017. The production of his first feature ''

'' (2018), based on a story with the same title from his 2017 novel ''Huge Crack'', began in July 2016. He killed himself soon after finishing the film on 12 October 2017 at the age of 29, making it his first and last feature film. According to reports, his death was due to conflicts over the film with his producers Liu Xuan and

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Novels

*''Huge Crack'' () (2017) *''Bullfrog'' () (2017) *''Farewell to the Faraway'' () (2018)

Filmography

*"Distant Father" (short, 2014) *"Night Runner" (short, 2014) *"Man in the Well" (short, 2017) *''

'' (2018)

Awards

*2014 - 4th Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival: Best Director (''Distant Father'') *2018 -

55th Golden Horse Awards The 55th Golden Horse Awards () took place on November 17, 2018 at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan. Organized by the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee, the awards honored the best in Chinese-language films of ...

: Best Adapted Screenplay (''

'')

References

External links

* 1988 births 2017 deaths Film directors from Shandong Screenwriters from Shandong Writers from Jinan Suicides in the People's Republic of China People's Republic of China novelists 2017 suicides {{Screen-writer-stub