He Ping (director)
He Ping | |
---|---|
Born | |
Died | (aged 65) Beijing, China |
Occupation | Film director |
Years active | 1980s–2023 |
Awards | Golden Rooster Awards – Best Director: 1994 Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker |
He Ping (Chinese:
Personal life and background
[edit]He Ping's mother, Yuan Yuehua (袁月华), was an accomplished director and the female lead in Bridge (1949), the first feature film produced after the founding of the People's Republic of China.[1] He Ping's father, He Wenjin (
He Ping died in Beijing, China on 10 January 2023, at the age of 65.[3]
Biography
[edit]He Ping began his directorial career in the 1980s, directing stage productions and documentary films.[4] By the late 1980s, He transferred to the Xi'an Film Studio, where he began directing fiction films, including We Are the World and Kawashima Yoshiko a film based on the story of the Manchurian-Japanese princess, Kawashima Yoshiko.[4] In the 1990s, He directed two major Chinese Westerns, Swordsmen in Double Flag Town and Sun Valley, and the historical drama Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker. Swordsmen in Double Flag Town went on to win the Grand Prize at the 3rd Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival in February 1992.[5] Sun Valley was entered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival where it won an Honourable Mention.[6]
In the 2000s, He Ping struck success with his 2004 adventure film Warriors of Heaven and Earth, starring Jiang Wen. He Ping followed this with another historical action film, Wheat, starring Fan Bingbing, which was released in 2009. In 2015, he directed the film The Promised Land, which received an honorable mention from the Platform jury at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.[7]
In addition to being a director, He Ping produced numerous feature films such as The Dream Factory, Big Shot's Funeral, and Kekexili: Mountain Patrol.[8] He also was one of the founding members and the Secretary-general of the China Film Directors' Guild.[9]
Filmography
[edit]Year | English title | Chinese title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1988 | We Are the World | Yes | Yes | No | ||
1989 | Kawashima Yoshiko | Yes | Yes | No | ||
1991 | Swordsmen in Double Flag Town | Yes | Yes | No | Japan Yobari International Film Festival Best and Fantasy Adventure Film Awards Berlin International Film Festival Young Director Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Mandarin Slice 10 Shanghai Critic-named China's Top Photographer Award | |
1994 | Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker | 炮打 |
Yes | Yes | No | Hawaii International Film Festival Best Film Golden Rooster Award for Best Director Golden Rooster Award for Best Co-produced Film Golden Rooster Award for Best Art Direction Taiwan Critics Award |
1995 | Sun Valley | Yes | Yes | No | 46th Berlin International Film Festival Honorable Mention | |
1997 | The Dream Factory | No | No | Yes | ||
1998 | Be There or Be Square | No | No | Yes | ||
2001 | Big Shot's Funeral | No | No | Yes | ||
2002 | The Missing Gun | 寻枪 | No | No | Yes | |
2003 | Cell Phone | No | No | Yes | ||
2004 | Kekexili: Mountain Patrol | No | No | Yes | ||
2004 | Warriors of Heaven and Earth | Yes | Yes | No | ||
2009 | Wheat | Yes | Yes | No | ||
2015 | The Promised Land | Yes | Yes | No | 2015 Toronto International Film Festival Platform Jury Honorable Mention |
References
[edit]- ^ "袁月华 Yuehua Yuan
的 全部 作品 (6)". movie.douban.com. Retrieved 12 December 2023. - ^ 曾, 华 (1983). "让科
教 片 为四化 贡献力量 ——访北科 影 厂厂长何 文 今 ". 电影评介 (11): 4–5. ISSN 1002-6916. - ^ 娱理 (10 January 2023). "
著名 导演何 平 于1957年 10月 生 于山西 省 太 原市 ……". k.sina.cn. Retrieved 10 January 2023. - ^ a b Zhang, Yingjin & Xiao, Zhiwei (1998). "He Ping" in Encyclopedia of Chinese Film. Taylor & Francis, p. 183. ISBN 0-415-15168-6.
- ^ "YUBARI INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC ADVENTURE FILM FESTIVAL'92". yubarifanta.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2009.
- ^ "Berlinale: 1996 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Toronto International Film Festival Announces 2015 Award Winners" (PDF) (Press release). TIFF. 20 September 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ^ "《
天地 英雄 》导演何 平 因 癌 症 突发心 肌 梗死!制 片 人 《甲 方 乙 方 》_电影_中国 _年代 ". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 13 December 2023. - ^ "
何 平 导演追 思 会 在京 举办,众多亲友到 场以特 别方式 送 别侠客 朋友 -中国 电影导演协会官 方 网站". www.zgdydyxh.com. Retrieved 13 December 2023.