Lan Hongchun

• Name — Lan Hongchun • Native Name — 蓝鸿春 • Birthplace — Shantou, Guangdong, China • Education — South China Normal University • Occupation — film director, producer, screenwriter • Years Active — 2010–present • Employer — Shenzhen Lichun Film Industry (founder) • Known for — director of "Chaoshan Trilogy" films

Born in Shantou, Guangdong, China. Lan Hongchun graduated from South China Normal University with a major in Chinese Language and Literature. In 2010 he worked as a documentary director for Phoenix Television in Hong Kong for six years, where he produced several Chaoshan culture-themed documentaries. In 2016, he went on to found his own film and television production company Shenzhen Lichun Film Industry Co., Ltd. In 2018, his first Teochew language debut film Proud of Me (film) was released in mainland China. The film, which was produced with a very low budget, grossed 47.6 million RMB at the box office, becoming a phenomenal example for the Chinese dialect films and successfully brought the Chaoshan culture into the public spotlight. His next Teochew language film Back to Love (film) was released on January, 2022 with box office of about 23.74 million RMB. Although his second feature film did not reach the level of his first film, it was considered a remarkable achievement of the dialect film genre. On April 30, 2026, his third Teochew language Chinese film, Dear You, based upon the qiaopi (Teochew letters) during the Xia Nanyang era of the 1950s, was released in mainland China, immediately sparking a craze among the Chinese people at home and abroad. Since its release, the film had reached a rating of 9.3 on Douban and had grossed over 1 billion yuan, becoming a major sleeper hit in the box office.

• Year — Title — Original Title — Network — Notes • 2023 — From the South: A Documentary on the Current Creation Status of Guangdong Dialect Films — 风自南来：广东方言电影创作现状纪实 — GRT — 49 minutes documentary • 2026 — Teochew — 四海潮味 — Tencent Video — 15 episode