Xue Xiaolu

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Xue Xiaolu
Born1970
Beijing
Alma materBeijing Film Academy
Occupation(s)Director, Screenwriter
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese薛曉
Simplified Chinese薛晓

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
1995 He Ai Yi Qi Zhang Da かず爱一おこり长大 Writer
2001 Don't Respond To Strangers-Domestic Violence (TV) 不要ふよう陌生じん说话 Writer
2002 Together かず你在いちおこり Writer (With Chen Kaige)
2003 Duo Zi 夺子 Writer
2003 Tian Tang Niao (TV) 天堂てんどう Writer
2005 Autumnal rain 秋雨あきさめ Writer
2010 Ocean Heaven 海洋かいよう天堂てんどう Director/Writer
2013 Finding Mr. Right 北京ぺきんぐう上西かみにしみやび Director/Writer
2015 Keep the Marriage as Jade まもりこん如玉 Writer
2016 Finding Mr. Right 2 北京ぺきんぐう上西かみにしみやび图:じょう Director/Writer
2019 My People, My Country わがてき祖国そこく [14]
2021 Embrace Again 穿ほじ过寒ふゆ拥抱你 Director[15]

Awards

China Image Film Festival Best screenwriter - Xue Xiaolu

China Image Film Festival Best Director -Xue Xiaolu[16]

References

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  2. ^ "おうしゅう万像国际华语电影节 China Image Film Festival _ 电影节 _ とう奖帮 _ 电影节获奖专业申报平だい". www.toujiangbang.net. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  3. ^ a b "盘点中国ちゅうごくおんな导演 薛晓文学ぶんがく作家さっか_しんなみ安徽あんきしん闻_しんなみ安徽あんき". ah.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  4. ^ Berry, Michael (2005). Speaking in Images: Interviews with Contemporary Chinese Filmmakers. Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231133319.
  5. ^ "よんがつじょ演出えんしゅつ招_资讯频道_凤凰网". news.ifeng.com. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  6. ^ 网易. "薛晓じゅうよんねんみがけいち剑 《海洋かいよう天堂てんどうかん动李连杰_网易娱乐". ent.163.com. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  7. ^ "《北京ぺきんぐう上西かみにしみやび图》有望ゆうぼうやぶくに产爱じょうへんひょうぼう纪录--文化ぶんか--人民じんみん网". culture.people.com.cn. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  8. ^ "China box office up 35% in 2013". 2016-03-03. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  9. ^ ""Finding Mr. Right 2" First-Day Box Office Hit 100 Million RMB". 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2018-10-09.[dead link]
  10. ^ "当代とうだい东方:《北京ぺきんぐう上西かみにしみやび图之じょう书》总票ぼう为7.8亿". finance.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  11. ^ "《北西ほくせい2》またやぶ纪录!薛晓なり华语电影さい卖座おんな导演". ent.ifeng.com. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  12. ^ "薛晓にんlacffらくすぎ矶华语电かげ节评审委员 _娱乐_腾讯网". ent.qq.com (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  13. ^ "终审评委 2017". LACFF. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  14. ^ ""わがてき祖国そこく"七大导演首曝时尚大片 陈凯じょ峥宁ひろしかんとら强强ごわごわ联手 けんじれい建国けんこく70ねん". Mtime (in Chinese). April 25, 2019.
  15. ^ "Light in the early, dark days of the pandemic". global.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  16. ^ "英国えいこく万像国际华语电影节闭幕-しん华网". news.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2017. Retrieved 2015-10-30.

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