Hu Wei
Hu Wei (born 1983 in Beijing) is a Chinese filmmaker.
Also recorded as Wei Hu
Hu Wei
- Born
- 1983 · Beijing.
- Nationality
- People's Republic of China
- Occupation
- artist · screenwriter · photographer · director
- Education
- La Fémis · Beaux-Arts de Paris · Le Fresnoy
- Honours
- resident at the Villa Medici
- Languages
- Chinese
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Biography
Biography
Hu Wei studied art at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris ENSBA, as well as at Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains in northern France. His short film Butter Lamp (La lampe au beurre de yak) enjoyed great international success, premiering in the Critics' Week section at the Cannes Film Festival in 2013 and subsequently screening at numerous other festivals, including the Rotterdam and Sundance Film Festivals, and winning more than 70 awards, including an Academy Award nomination for best live action short film. In 2014-15, he was a fellow at the Villa Médicis - Académie de France in Rome. In 2015, he participated in the «Next Step» program of Critics' Week at Cannes. His next short film, What tears us apart (Ce qui nous éloigne), starring Isabelle Huppert, premiered at the Venice International Film Festival in 2016. Hu Wei lives and works in China and France.
Filmography
Filmography
• 2012: Le propriétaire (short film) • 2013: Butter Lamp (La lampe au beurre de yak, short film) • 2016: What tears us apart (Ce qui nous éloigne, short film)
Butter Lamp (a selection)
Butter Lamp (a selection)
• 2013: Critics' Week (Cannes), Discovery Award (nomination) • 2013: International Short Film Festival Winterthur, Main award of the international competition as well as audience award • 2013: European Film Award: best short film (nomination) • 2014: Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, Grand Prix • 2015: Academy Awards, Best Live Action Short Film (nomination)
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Hu Wei is recorded as artist, screenwriter, photographer and director.
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1983
Hu Wei born at Beijing.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1205286829, Hu, Wei.
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- 1.HU Wei. Critics' Week.
- 2.Le propriétaire - Film de Wei Hu. Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains.
- 3.Sundance Institute Announces Short Film Program for 2014 Sundance Film Festival. 2013-12-10.
- 4.Evans, Sean. Hu Wei’s Oscar nominated film ‘Butter Lamp’ to be released theatrically on January 30th. Back to the Movies. 2015-02-08.
- 5.MarBelle. Hu Wei Explores the Erosion of Tibetan Culture in Oscar Nominated Short 'Butter Lamp'. Directors Notes. 2015-01-21.
- 6.Hu Wei. Villa Medici.
- 7.Beyond the Dawn. Critics' Week.
- 8.73rd Venice International Film Festival: Selected short films. Lithuanian Shorts.
- 9.La lampe au beurre de yak. Critics' Week.
- 10.Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur Archiv Festival-Archiv. www.kurzfilmtage.ch.
- 11.BUTTER LAMP / LA LAMPE AU BEURRE DE YAK. europeanfilmawards.eu.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1205286829, Hu, Wei.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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