Ju Anqi
Ju Anqi | |
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Born | 1975 (age 48–49) Urumqi, Xinjiang, China |
Occupation(s) | Film director, multi-media artist |
Ju Anqi (Chinese: 雎安
Personal life
[edit]Ju was born in Xinjiang, China, in 1975. Both his parents, originally from the southern China, were sent to Xinjiang as educated urban youth during the Cultural Revolution. In 1999, he graduated from the directing department of the Beijing Film Academy.[4][5]
Ju said his "artistic enlightenment" were from the Japanese writer Kōbō Abe and French writer Albert Camus, and his works are "influenced by existentialism".
Career
[edit]Ju's inspiration for his first film, There's a Strong Wind in Beijing, comes from Beijing where he lives. Shot on film that had been expired for 8 years, it made its premiere at the 50th Berlin International Film Festival in 2000.[5][6]
Poet on a Business Trip (2015) was filmed in 2002 on a 40-day trip across Xinjiang with just him (as director) and one actor (Poet Shu). Due to a decade-long dispute with Shu, he started editing the material only in 2013 and completed it in 2014. Originally shot in color with a borrowed DV camera, he decided to make it black and white as it represents memory.[7]
Filmography
[edit]- There's a Strong Wind in Beijing
北京 的 风很大 (documentary, 2000)[8][9] - Quilts (documentary, 2003)
- Night in China (documentary, 2006)
- Happy Birthday! Mr. An (2007)
- Peking Duck (2008)
- Gipsy in the Flower
采 花 大道 (2008) - Loser and Mao (2013, short film)
- Paris Party
巴 黎 派 对 (2014) - Poet on a Business Trip 诗
人出 差 了 (2015) - Drill Man 钻的
人 (2016)
References
[edit]- ^ "Ju Anqi". bookwormfestival.com. 31 January 2016. Archived from the original on 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ^ Noh, Jean (7 May 2015). "China's Poet on a Business Trip wins at Jeonju film festival". Screendaily.com. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ^ "12th ZagrebDox Winners Announced". ZagrebDox. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ^ Berry, Chris; Xinyu, Lu; Rofel, Lisa (June 2010). There's a Strong Wind in Beijing. Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 9789888028511. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
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ignored (help) - ^ a b Kasman, Daniel (24 April 2016). "Filming Poetry, Landscapes & Prostitutes: Ju Anqi Discusses Poet on a Business Trip". MUBI. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ^ "There's a Strong Wind in Beijing". DGenerate Films. 12 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ^ Thomas, Natalie (28 April 2015). "A decade old, Xinjiang film shows changes in restive Chinese region". Reuters. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ^ "Ju Anqi". IFFR. 2016. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ^ "20th Shanghai International Film Festival - SIFF Project: Robo Dionysus". SIFF. 15 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-30.