FILM DIRECTOR

Feng Xiaogang

1958 - Today

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Feng Xiaogang (simplified Chinese: 冯小刚; traditional Chinese: 馮小剛; pinyin: Féng Xiǎogāng; born 18 March 1958 in Beijing) is a Chinese filmmaker and actor. Rising to fame for directing comedies, Feng played a pivotal role in shaping the Chinese New Year films, with films such as Dream Factory (1997), Be There or Be Square (1998), Sorry Baby (1999), Big Shot’s Funeral (2001), Cell Phone (2003), and the film series If You Are the One (2008–2023), all starring Ge You. Since the 2000s, Feng has transitioned from comedies to other genres including war and period dramas, such as A World Without Thieves (2004), The Banquet (2006), Assembly (2007), Aftershock (2010), Back to 1942 (2012), I Am Not Madame Bovary (2016), for which he won the Golden Horse Award for Best Director, and Youth (2017). As an actor, Feng won the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor for his performance in Mr. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Feng Xiaogang is the 1,276th most popular film director (down from 1,214th in 2019), the 954th most popular biography from China (down from 948th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Chinese Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Feng Xiaogang ranks 1,276 out of 2,041. Before him are Andrew Adamson, Stan Brakhage, Tommy Lee Wallace, José Luis Cuerda, Cai Chusheng, and Gregory Ratoff. After him are Max Hardcore, Peter Berg, Alfred E. Green, Leon Shamroy, Astrid Henning-Jensen, and J. A. Bayona.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Feng Xiaogang ranks 352. Before him are Johan Kriek, Akihiro Nishimura, Mishaal bint Fahd Al Saud, Lex Luger, Juliano Mer-Khamis, and Hiromi Hara. After him are Miodrag Ješić, Gaétan Boucher, Daniel Schneidermann, Dietmar Bartsch, Giovanni Lavaggi, and Curt Hennig.

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In China

Among people born in China, Feng Xiaogang ranks 954 out of 1,610. Before him are Chen Quanguo (1955), Yao Lee (1922), Liu Chao-shiuan (1943), Li Han-hsiang (1926), Ilham Tohti (1969), and Cai Chusheng (1906). After him are Huang Xiaoming (1977), Lin Dan (1983), Tashi Namgyal (1893), Ha Jin (1956), Hu Die (1908), and Cui Jian (1961).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In China

Among film directors born in China, Feng Xiaogang ranks 17. Before him are Tian Zhuangzhuang (1952), Xie Jin (1923), Jia Zhangke (1970), Zhang Shichuan (1890), Li Han-hsiang (1926), and Cai Chusheng (1906). After him are James Wong Howe (1899), Chloé Zhao (1982), Lou Ye (1965), Zhang Yuan (1963), Wang Xiaoshuai (1966), and Diao Yinan (1969).

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