Xue Xiaolu
Xue Xiaolu | |||||||
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Born | 1970 Beijing | ||||||
Alma mater | Beijing Film Academy | ||||||
Occupation(s) | Director, Screenwriter | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 薛曉 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 薛晓 | ||||||
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Xue Xiaolu is a Chinese film director and screenwriter. She is considered one of the top Chinese female directors. Her first major feature was Ocean Heaven, (2010) which stars Jet Li, followed by Finding Mr. Right (2013) starring Tang Wei and Wu Xiubo. Her top-grossing film is Finding Mr. Right 2. Her films have won multiple awards in China and abroad, including the Outstanding New Screen Writer award at the fifteenth HuaBiao Awards (for Ocean Heaven),[1] and Best Director at the 2013 China Image Film Festival (for Finding Mr. Right).[2] Xue is also a teacher at the Beijing Film Academy, and has been a volunteer with Beijing Stars and Rain, a non-governmental educational organization for autistic children, for 14 years.
Early life and education
In 1989, Xue enrolled in the Literature Department of Beijing Film Academy with a major in Film Studies. After receiving her bachelor's degree in 1993, Xue continued her studies in Screen Writing and Theory majors, completing her master's degree in 1996.[3]
Career
After her graduation in 1996, Xue joined CCTV-10 (the science and education channel of the CCTV Network) as a producer. During her producing career, Xue participated in several well-known Chinese TV series and films as a screenwriter.[3] In 2001, Xue produced the script of the high rating TV series Don't Respond to Strangers - Domestic Violence with co-writer Jiang Wei. In 2002, Xue joined the production of the Film Together, directed by the leading figure of fifth generation of Chinese cinema[4] - Chen Kaige; together they created the narrative of this film.[5] In 2005, the film had been nominated "Best Picture" by the Golden Rooster Awards in 2002.
In 2010, Xue introduced her directorial debut with Ocean Heaven. This film follows a story of a simple and unadorned father taking care of his son who is on the autism spectrum. The international Kungfu movie star, Jet Li, plays the diligent father in this film. The film surrounds the rarely discussed subject of the disadvantaged group, therefore attracting significant attention from different areas of Chinese society.[6]
Three years later, Xue wrote and directed her second film Finding Mr. Right, a romantic comedy starring Wu Xiubo and Tang Wei. The film tells of a love story taking place in Seattle between a Chinese immigrated taxi driver and a pregnant women who had recently moved into an illegal maternity center. Though it is a humorous story of romance, it deals with the more serious issues of Anchor babies and affairs in modern society. Upon its release, the film received favorable reviews[7] and grossed approximately US$85 million in China.[8] Due to its great success, Xu instantly became one of the most successful female directors in China.
In 2016, the sequel Finding Mr. Right 2 was released, featuring the same cast but a telling a different love story. This sequel broke the opening day box office record for romantic films in China, acquiring nearly US$15 million on its first day,[9] and achieved nearly US$113 million box office in total.[10] The success Xue's third directing film, Finding Mr. Right 2 lead her to become the female director with the highest-grossing film in 2016.[11]
In 2017, Xue was invited to be a guest reviewer in LACFF (Los Angeles Chinese Film Festival).[12][13]
Filmography
Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Role |
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1995 | He Ai Yi Qi Zhang Da | Writer | |
2001 | Don't Respond To Strangers-Domestic Violence (TV) | Writer | |
2002 | Together | Writer (With Chen Kaige) | |
2003 | Duo Zi | 夺子 | Writer |
2003 | Tian Tang Niao (TV) | Writer | |
2005 | Autumnal rain | Writer | |
2010 | Ocean Heaven | Director/Writer | |
2013 | Finding Mr. Right | Director/Writer | |
2015 | Keep the Marriage as Jade | Writer | |
2016 | Finding Mr. Right 2 | Director/Writer | |
2019 | My People, My Country | [14] | |
2021 | Embrace Again | Director[15] |
Awards
China Image Film Festival Best screenwriter - Xue Xiaolu
China Image Film Festival Best Director -Xue Xiaolu[16]
References
- ^ 网易. "
第 14届 中国 电影华表奖完整 获奖名 单揭晓_网易娱乐". ent.163.com. Retrieved 2018-10-08. - ^ "
欧 洲 万像国际华语电影节 China Image Film Festival _ 电影节 _投 奖帮 _ 电影节获奖专业申报平台 ". www.toujiangbang.net. Retrieved 2018-10-08. - ^ a b "盘点
中国 女 导演 薛晓路 是 文学 作家 _新 浪 安徽 新 闻_新 浪 安徽 ". ah.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2018-10-08. - ^ Berry, Michael (2005). Speaking in Images: Interviews with Contemporary Chinese Filmmakers. Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231133319.
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四 月 ,看 女 导演出 招_资讯频道_凤凰网". news.ifeng.com. Retrieved 2018-10-08. - ^ 网易. "薛晓
路 十 四 年 磨 一 剑 《海洋 天堂 》感 动李连杰_网易娱乐". ent.163.com. Retrieved 2018-10-09. - ^ "《
北京 遇 上西 雅 图》有望 破 国 产爱情 片 票 房 纪录--文化 --人民 网". culture.people.com.cn. Retrieved 2018-10-09. - ^ "China box office up 35% in 2013". 2016-03-03. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
- ^ ""Finding Mr. Right 2" First-Day Box Office Hit 100 Million RMB". 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2018-10-09.[dead link]
- ^ "
当代 东方:《北京 遇 上西 雅 图之不 二 情 书》总票房 为7.8亿". finance.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2018-10-09. - ^ "《
北西 2》又 破 纪录!薛晓路 成 华语电影最 卖座女 导演". ent.ifeng.com. Retrieved 2018-10-09. - ^ "薛晓
路 出 任 lacff洛 杉 矶华语电影 节评审委员 _娱乐_腾讯网". ent.qq.com (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2018-10-09. - ^ "终审评委 2017". LACFF. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
- ^ ""
我 和 我 的 祖国 "七大导演首曝时尚大片 陈凯歌 徐 峥宁浩 管 虎 强强 联手献 礼 建国 70年 ". Mtime (in Chinese). April 25, 2019. - ^ "Light in the early, dark days of the pandemic". global.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
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英国 万像国际华语电影节闭幕-新 华网". news.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2017. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
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