Chuan Lu
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- Name: Chuan Lu
- Chinese: 陆川
- Birthdate: February 8, 1971
- Birthplace: Xinjiang, China
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Bio
LU Chuan was born in Xinjiang, China, in 1971. He gained a Master of Arts degree from the Beijing Film Academy. After a stint as screenwriter for a China Central TV drama series named “Black Hole”, he made his first film, Missing Gun in 2001, directing and writing the script. The film was presented in the Upstream section in 2002 Viennale. Kekexili (2004), Lu Chuan’s second film as director/ scriptwriter, received enough international recognition for him to be named one of “10 Directors to Watch” by Variety. Following its China premiere, Kekexili won the Grand Jury Award at Tokyo IFF 2004, and went on to garner Best Picture and Best Cinematography at Taiwan’s Golden Horse Film Festival. It was selected for World Cinema Competition section at Sundance 2005 and for Berlin International Forum 2005.
Director
- City of Life and Death | Nanking Nanking (2009)
- Kekexili: Mountain Patrol | Kekexili (2004)
- The Missing Gun | Xun qiang (2002)
Writer
- City of Life and Death | Nanking Nanking (2009)
- Kekexili: Mountain Patrol | Kekexili (2004)
- The Missing Gun | Xun qiang (2002)
