Lu Yang

{{short description|Chinese film director and screenwriter (born 1979)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1979}}

| birth_place = Beijing, China

| alma_mater = Beijing Film Academy

| occupation = Film director, screenwriter

| years_active = 2005 - present

| agent = Beijing Ziyou Kujing Film Co., Ltd.

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| t = 路陽

| s = 路阳

| p = Lù Yáng

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Lu Yang ({{zh|s=路阳}}; born 1979) is a Chinese film director and screenwriter best known for his works My Spectacular Theatre, Brotherhood of Blades and Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield.{{cite journal |language=zh |author1=Dai Minjie ({{lang|zh|戴敏洁}}) |script-title=zh:路阳,总得对抗点什么 |trans-title=Lu Yang, I have to confront something |volume=400 |journal=Nothing but Storytelling |location=Beijing |publisher=People's Publishing House |year=2022 |pages=107–113 |issn=1001-6635}}

Early life and education

A native of Beijing, Lu Yang graduated from the Beijing Film Academy, where he majored in directing at the Director Department. He once worked in Phoenix Television.{{cite news|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2014-08-25/16044197979.shtml |script-title=zh:《绣春刀》导演路阳:为拍电影从北影辞职 |newspaper=sina |date=2014-08-25|quote=35岁,毕业7年,拍过3部电影,1部上映,票房8300万。 |language=zh}}

Career

He made his directorial debut Suzhou Bridge in 2005. That same year, he also directed Happy Life.

In 2010, he wrote and directed My Spectacular Theatre, which earned his Best Director of the Debut Award at the 28th Golden Rooster Awards and won the Audience Award at the 15th Busan International Film Festival.{{cite news|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/p/2011-10-22/21263457865.shtml |script-title=zh:图文:金鸡奖-路阳凭《盲人电影院》获最佳导演处女作 |newspaper=sina |date=2011-10-22 |language=zh}}{{cite news|url=http://www.1905.com/news/20101015/396417.shtml |script-title=zh:釜山电影节闭幕 华语片《盲人电影院》获观众奖 |newspaper=1905 |date=2010-10-15 |language=zh}}

In 2014, he wrote and directed the historical action movie Brotherhood of Blades, for which he received Young Director of the Year Award at the China Film Director Association and Best Director of the Debut Award at the 16th Huading Awards, and was nominated for Best Director of the Debut, Best Director, and Best Film Awards at the 15th Chinese Film Media Awards. It starred Chang Chen, Liu Shishi and Wang Qianyuan. It was also produced by Terence Chang, Wang Donghui and Ling Hong.{{cite web|url=http://www.filmbiz.asia/reviews/brotherhood-of-blades|work=Film Business Asia|title=Brotherhood of Blades|date=22 September 2014|access-date=23 September 2014|last=Elley|first=Derek}} At the same year, he also directed Ex Fighting, starring Lian Kai, Xiong Naijin, Zhu Dan and Ma Yuan. The film was released on October 14, 2014.

In 2017, he wrote and directed Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield, a sequel to Brotherhood of Blades. It starred Chang Chen, Yang Mi and Zhang Yi, and it was produced by Ning Hao and Wang Yibing.{{cite news|url=http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2016-09-06/doc-ifxvqctu6307849.shtml |script-title=zh:宁浩不当老师做陪练 路阳对绣春刀2有信心 |newspaper=sina |date=2016-09-06 |language=zh}} The film was released in China on July 19, 2017, and has grossed {{CNY|131 million}} in China.{{cite web |url= http://www.cbooo.cn/m/640808|script-title=zh:绣春刀·修罗战场(2017)|access-date= 22 July 2017|work= Cbooo|language= zh}}

Filmography

= Film =

class="wikitable"
YearEnglish TitleChinese titleRoleNotes
rowspan="2"| 2005Suzhou Bridge{{lang|zh-Hans|《苏州桥》}}DirectorShort film
Happy Life{{lang|zh-Hans|《幸福生活》}}DirectorShort film
rowspan="3"| 2006Coming Home{{lang|zh-Hans|《回家》}}DirectorShort film
No Way Out{{lang|zh-Hans|《黑白对抗》}}DirectorTV film
Grey, White and Black{{lang|zh-Hans|《灰白黑》}}Director
rowspan="2"| 2009{{lang|zh-Hans|《遍路》}}DirectorDocumentary
Colored Youth{{lang|zh-Hans|《着色的青春》}}Director
2010My Spectacular Theatre{{lang|zh-Hans|《盲人电影院》}}Director/ screenwriter
2011Confession{{lang|zh-Hans|《告白》}}Director/ screenwriterShort film
rowspan="2"| 2014Ex Fighting{{lang|zh-Hans|《房车奇遇》}}Director/ screenwriter
Brotherhood of Blades{{lang|zh-Hans|《绣春刀》}}Director/ screenwriter
rowspan="1"| 2017Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield{{lang|zh-Hans|《绣春刀:修罗战场》}}Director
rowspan="1"| 2020The Sacrifice{{lang|zh-Hans|《金刚川》}}Director
2021

|A Writer's Odyssey

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|Director

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= TV series =

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YearEnglish TitleChinese titleRoleNotes
2008{{lang|zh-Hans|《天堑·1949》}}Director/ screenwriter
2022

|The Wind Blows from Longxi''

|《风起陇西》

|Director

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Film and TV Awards

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YearNominated workCategoryAwardResultNotes
2011My Spectacular TheatreBest Director of the Debut Award28th Golden Rooster Awards{{won}}
rowspan="6" | 2015rowspan="6" | Brotherhood of BladesYoung Director of the Year AwardChina Film Director Association{{won}}
Young Screenwriter of the Year AwardChina Film Director Association{{nom}}
Best Director of the Debut Awardrowspan="3" |15th Chinese Film Media Awards{{nom}}
Best Director{{nom}}
Best Film{{nom}}
Best Director16th Huading Awards{{won}}

References

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