| Cai Shangjun | |||||
| Birth Date: | 1967 | ||||
| Occupation: | Director, screenwriter | ||||
| Awards: | FIPRESCI Prize (Pusan) 2007 The Red Awn Golden Alexander 2007 The Red Awn | ||||
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| Cai Shangjun | |
| C: | 蔡尚君 |
| Showflag: | cp |
| P: | Cài Shàngjūn |
| W: | Ts'ai Shangchün |
| J: | Coi3 Soeng6 gwan1 |
| Y: | Tsai4 Shang4 jyun1 |
Cai Shangjun[1] is a Chinese film director and screenwriter. Cai graduated from the Central Academy of Drama in 1992. Since then, his major work has been that of a professional screenwriter. Cai was part of the team, along with Zhang Yang, Diao Yi'nan, and Liu Fendou, that co-wrote the screenplays for two of Zhang's films: Spicy Love Soup (1997) and Shower (1999). Cai also cowrote a script for Zhang's Sunflower (2005).
In 2007, Cai directed his first film, The Red Awn, which won the FIPRESCI Prize at the 2007 Pusan International Film Festival.[2]
In 2011, Cai won the Silver Lion for the Best Director at the 68th Venice International Film Festival with the film People Mountain People Sea.[3]
| Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Spicy Love Soup | 爱情麻辣烫 | Zhang Yang |
| 1999 | Shower | 洗澡 | Zhang Yang |
| 2005 | Sunflower | 向日葵 | Zhang Yang |
| 2007 | The Red Awn | 红色康拜因 | Cai Shangjun |
| 2011 | People Mountain People Sea | 人山人海 | Cai Shangjun |
| Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Red Awn | 红色康拜因 | Won the FIPRESCI Prize at the 2007 Pusan International Film Festival | |
| 2011 | People Mountain People Sea | 人山人海 | Won the Best Director prize at the 68th Venice International Film Festival | |
| 2017 | The Conformist |