Wang Chao (director)

Chinese film director and screenwriter

Wang Chao

Wang Chao in Cannes Film Festival 2014

Born|  (1964-01-21) January 21, 1964 (age 61)

Nanjing, Jiangsu

Occupation| Film director
Awards| FIPRESCI Prize (Chicago)
2001 Orphan of Anyang
Entrevues Grand Prix
2001 Orphan of Anyang
Kerala Golden Crow Pheasant
2002 Orphan of Anyang
Golden Montgolfiere
2004 Day and Night
Prix Un Certain Regard
2006 Luxury Car
Jury Prize for Best Screenplay
2022 A Woman

In this Chinese name, the family name is  Wang.

Wang Chao (Chinese: 王超; born January 21, 1964, in Nanjing) is a Chinese film director and screenwriter, sometimes considered part of the loosely defined "sixth generation."[1] Wang began his career serving as an assistant director to the fifth generation auteur, Chen Kaige,[2] working with the elder director on epics like Farewell My Concubine and The Emperor and the Assassin. At the same time, he began to write fiction including several short stories and novellas, one of which would later go on to serve as the basis of Wang's directorial debut, The Orphan of Anyang.

With Orphan, Wang Chao would begin what was the first film of a trilogy of films based on modern life in China. He completed the trilogy with 2004's Day and Night and 2006's Luxury Car.

His 2014 film Fantasia was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.[3]

## Filmography

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Year  | English Title  | Chinese Title  | Notes

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2001  | The Orphan of Anyang | 安阳的孤儿  | Winner of the Golden Crow Pheasant at the 2002 International Film Festival of Kerala
2004  | Day and Night | 日日夜夜  | Winner of the Golden Montgolfiere at the 2004 Three Continents Festival
2006  | Luxury Car | 江城夏日  | Winner of the Prix un certain regard at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival[4][5]
2009  | Memory of Love | 重来  |
2014  | Fantasia | 幻想曲  |
2018  | Looking for Rohmer | 寻找罗麦  |
2022  | A Woman | 孔秀  | Winner of the Jury Prize for Best Screenplay at the 70th San Sebastián International Film Festival[6][7]

## References

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1. ^ Said, S F (2006-02-28). "In the Realm of Censors". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 2002-10-17. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
2. ^ that's Beijing staff (2006-06-30). "Five Questions for Wang Chao, director of Luxury Car". that's Beijing. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
3. ^ "2014 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
4. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Luxury Car". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
5. ^ McCarthy, Todd (2006-05-28). "Cannes hops to 'Barley'". Variety. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
6. ^ "San Sebastian Film Festival :: Kong Xiu". San Sebastián International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
7. ^ "70th San Sebastian Film Festival 2022 - Kong Xiu (A Woman) - FilmAffinity". FilmAffinity. Archived from the original on 2022-11-09. Retrieved 2022-11-09.

## External links

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* Wang Chao at IMDb
* Wang Chao at the Chinese Movie Database

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Films directed by Wang Chao

* The Orphan of Anyang (2001)
* Day and Night (2004)
* Luxury Car (2006)
* Fantasia (2014)
* Looking for Rohmer (2018)
* A Woman (2022)

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