Li Ruijun (, born 1983) is a

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Personal life

Born in Gansu Province in 1983, Li Ruijun studied music and painting at the age of fourteen. In 2003, he graduated from the China National Ministry of Radio, Film and Television. From 2003 to 2006, he worked as director for television stations and television program providers. He started work on his debut feature film ''

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'' (2007) in 2006, writing the script as well as directing it, and finished the post-production in 2007.

Filmography

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'' 夏至 (2007) -

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, production manager *'' The Old Donkey'' 老驢頭 (2010) - director, screenwriter, composer, editor *'' Fly with the Crane'' 告訴他們,我乘白鶴去了 (2012) - director, screenwriter *''Present'' 禮物 (

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, 2014) - director, screenwriter *''One Day'' (segment: "Present") 有一天 (segment: "禮物") (2014) - director, screenwriter *'' River Road'' () (2015) - director, screenwriter, editor *'' Walking Past the Future'' (2017) - director, screenwriter *

Return to Dust * '' Love Is Love/Return to Dust'', the debut album of American band Code Orange Kids * ''Return to Dust'' (film), directed by Li Ruijun {{disambig ...

(2022) - director, screenwriter and editor.

Awards

*2013 46th Brasilia Film Festival: Best Director ('' Fly with the Crane'') *2014 5th

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: Best Young Director ('' Fly with the Crane'')

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* * 1983 births Living people Film directors from Gansu Screenwriters from Gansu People from Zhangye {{Screen-writer-stub