Kong Sheng (; born 1960) is a

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cinematographer, actor and director best known for his directorial works ''Romance oF Our Parents'' (2014), ''All Quiet in Peking'' (2014), '' Nirvana in Fire'' (2015), and '' Ode to Joy'' (2016).

Early life and education

Kong was born in

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in 1960. After college, he worked in a periodical agency as an editor.

Career

In 1990, Kong Sheng worked as photography assistant in Zhang Xinjian and Liu Ziyun's historical television series ''Confucus''. His 1990s work includes ''Romance in Manchuria'', ''Story of the Street'', ''Kong Fansen'', and ''Daughter of Ali Mountain''. Kong made his directorial debut ''Policeman Cheng Guangquan'' in 1996. In 1998, he worked with director Sun Bo in ''Police 110'', which won the first prize in the

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s. That same year, his work ''The Holy Flame on the Sea'' won Outstanding Photography at the Flying Apsaras Awards. In 2006, Kong directed ''Guandong Adventure'', the series stars Li Youbin, Sa Rina, Song Jia, Zhu Yawen, Niu Li, and Liu Xiangjing. It received mainly positive reviews and won seven awards at the China TV Golden Eagle Awards. In 2012, he co-directed with Li Xue in ''Legend of Entrepreneurship'', which broadcast in CCTV-1. In 2013, Kong co-directed with Li Xue again in ''All Quiet in Peking'', which stars Liu Ye, Chen Baoguo, Ni Dahong,

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, Zu Feng,

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, and Jiao Huang. The TV drama won several awards, such as Best Television Awards at the 5th Macau International Television Festival and

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, and Golden Angel Award at the Chinese-American Film Festival. Kong was awarded the Outstanding Award at the 30th Flying Apsaras Awards. In 2014, he co-directed with Li Xue in the historical television series '' Nirvana in Fire''. The series stars Hu Ge,

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and Wang Kai. It won numerous awards, including Flying Apsaras Awards, Macau International Television Festival,

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, Huading Awards,

, and Golden Eagle Awards. In 2015, Kong directed '' Ode to Joy'' with Jian Chuanhe. The drama received mainly positive reviews and became one of the most watched ones in mainland China in that year. In 2016, he directed '' Nirvana in Fire 2'' with Li Xue, the sequel to 2014's ''Nirvana in Fire''.

Filmography

As cinematographer

As director

Film and TV Awards

References

External links

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Kong Sheng on ''Douban''

Kong Sheng on ''Mtime''
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