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Lu Chuan (born 1971) is a Chinese filmmaker, screenwriter and producer. He is the son of novelist Lu Tianming.
Education
Educated at the People's Liberation Army International Relations University in Nanjing, Lu spent two years serving in the Army as a secretary to a general. After his time in the army, Lu attended the Beijing Film Academy for a masters degree in directing. While there, he studied the works of his favorite directors including Ingmar Bergman, Jim Jarmusch, and Pier Paolo Pasolini. His dissertation was on the American filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola.
Directorial career
Hailed as a major new voice in Chinese cinema, Lu's first two films were small-budget productions which garnered both Chinese and international acclaim: 2002's The Missing Gun and 2004's Kekexili: Mountain Patrol. Kekexili won a Golden Rooster and a Golden Horse best picture award and Special Jury Prize at the 17th Tokyo International Film Festival.
Lu's third film, the war drama City of Life and Death, was released in April 2009 to both critical and commercial success. At the same time, however, the film's sympathetic portrayal of a Japanese soldier aroused controversy. Lu Chuan won Achievement in Directing for the film at 3rd Asia Pacific Screen Awards and Best Director Award at 4th Asian Film Awards. The film won Best Film and Best Cinematography Awards at 57th San Sebastian Film Festival.
Lu's historical film The Last Supper was released in 2012.
Filmography
| Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | The Missing Gun | 寻枪 | Annual Best Script, Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, 2001; Best Maiden Work Award, 9th College Student Film Festival of China; Official selection for “Upstream” section of Venice International Film Festival |
| 2004 | Kekexili: Mountain Patrol | 可可西里 | Golden Horse for Best Film, Special Jury Prize at the 17th Tokyo International Film Festival, Best Feature Film Golden Rooster Awards, Best Asian Film at the 25th Hong Kong Film Awards, Rajatha Chakoram for Best Director, Audience Prize, FIPRESCI Critics Prize, International Film Festival of Kerala, 2005, Best Feature Film at Banff Mountain Film Festival, 2005, Don Quixote Award-Special Mention at Berlin International Film Festival,2005, Outstanding Director and Outstanding Film at Huabiao Film Awards,2005, Best Director at Shanghai Film Critics Awards,2005 |
| 2009 | City of Life and Death | 南京！南京！ | Best film, San Sebastian Festival, 2009 , Achievement in Directing, 3rd Asia Pacific Screen Awards, Best Director Award, 4th Asian Film Awards, Best Foreign Film at Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards,2011,Best Feature at Oslo Films from the South Festival,2009 |
| 2012 | The Last Supper | 王的盛宴 | |
| 2015 | Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe | 九层妖塔 | |
| 2016 | Born in China | 生在中国 | |
| TBA | River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze |
