Ying Liang (Chinese: 应亮; pinyin: yīng liàng; born 1977) is a Chinese independent film director and screenwriter.
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Ying Liang | |||||||
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Born | 1977 Shanghai, China | ||||||
Occupation | Director, Screenwriter | ||||||
Years active | 2000s–present | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 應亮 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 应亮 | ||||||
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Ying Liang graduated from the Department of Directing at the Chongqing Film Academy and Beijing Normal University. His short film The Missing House (2003) won the best script award at the Beijing Student Film Festival, and Critics Award at the Hong Kong Independent Short Film Festival.
After the success of his short films, he directed his first feature film Taking Father Home (2005), which won awards at the Tokyo Filmex Film Festival, the Hong Kong International Film Festival, and the San Francisco International Film Festival.[1] Taking Father Home was also selected at more than 30 international film festivals including those taking place in Rotterdam, Vancouver, London, Chicago, and Fribourg.
In 2006, Ying made The Other Half, which is supported by the Hubert Bals Fund (HBF) from the International Film Festival Rotterdam. The film also won the Special Jury Prize at the Tokyo Filmex Film Festival.
Year | English title | Chinese title | Notes |
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2005 | Taking Father Home | 背鸭子的男孩 | |
2006 | The Other Half | 另一半 | |
2008 | Good Cats | 好猫 | |
2009 | Condolences | Short film | |
2012 | When Night Falls | ||
2016 | A Sunny Day | Short film | |
2017 | I Have Nothing to Say | Short film | |
2018 | A Family Tour | 自由行 |
Locarno Film Festival Best Director Award | |
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1946–1960 |
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2006–2020 |
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