Ma Liwen

Ma Liwen
Chinese name 馬儷文 (Traditional)
Chinese name 马俪文 (Simplified)
Pinyin Mǎ Lìwén (Mandarin)
Birth name Ma Xiaoying[1]
Born 1971[1]
Jiangxi, China
Years active 1990s– present

Ma Liwen (born 1971) is a Chinese film director. Ma has directed a handful of films during the 2000s, including 2005's You and Me, and two films in 2008, Lost and Found and Desires of the Heart.

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Biography

Born Ma Xiaoying[1] in 1971 in Jiangxi,[2] Ma would move to Beijing in the early 1990s where she attended and eventually graduated from the Central Academy of Drama in 1994[3] and is one of Fifth Generation director Tian Zhuangzhuang's proteges along with Ning Hao.[4] Her debut film, Gone Is the One Who Held Me Dearest in the World was shot on a small budget.

In 2005, Ma Liwen directed You and Me, which drew on her own experiences living in a small courtyard apartment in Beijing.[2] The film won Ma a Golden Rooster for Best Director in 2005 and also a Best Actress award for actress Jin Yaqin.[5]

Filmography

Year English Title Chinese Title Notes
2002 Gone Is the One Who Held Me Dearest in the World 世界上最疼我的那个人走了 Also known as She Departs from Me
2005 You and Me 我们俩
2008 Lost and Found 我叫刘跃进 Also known as I am Liu Yuejin
2008 Desires of the Heart 桃花运

Notes

  1. ^ a b c "You and Me, Archive". International Women's Film Festival Dortmund, Cologne. http://www.frauenfilmfestival.eu/index.php?main=archive&second=movie_search&detail=25112&language=en_EN. Retrieved 2009-03-23. 
  2. ^ a b CRI staff (2006-03-17). "Director Ma Liwen". China.org.cn. http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/film/162094.htm. Retrieved 2008-12-30. 
  3. ^ "The Right Direction". that's Beijing. 2006-03-04. http://www.thatsbj.com/blog/index.php/2006/03/04/p2925. Retrieved 2008-04-07. 
  4. ^ Branigan, Tania (2008-03-21). "Film and politics: it's all in the game". London: The Guardian. http://film.guardian.co.uk/features/featurepages/0,,2266901,00.html. Retrieved 2008-04-07. 
  5. ^ Sisario, Ben (2005-11-14). "Arts, Briefly". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F07E4DF103EF937A25752C1A9639C8B63. Retrieved 2008-12-30. 

External links

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