Chen Kaige is a Chinese filmmaker. A leading figure of the fifth generation of Chinese directors, Chen is known for his visual flair and epic storytelling. Chen won the Palme d'Or at 1993 Cannes Film Festival and the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) Award in 1993 for directing Farewell My Concubine.
Chen Daoming is a Chinese actor who has starred in various genres of film and television series.
Xia Yu is a Chinese actor. At the age of 18 years, he rose to international prominence after winning the Best Actor award at the Venice Film Festival in 1994 for his leading role in the film In the Heat of the Sun and became the youngest actor to win that award in the history of the Venice Film Festival.
Wang Baoqiang is a Chinese martial artist, actor and director. Wang first received recognition in the film Blind Shaft (2003), for which he shared the Best New Performer prize at the Golden Horse Awards. He went on to star in the television series Soldiers Sortie (2006) and My Brother's Name is Shun Liu (2009), garnering further attention. His notable film credits include Lost on Journey (2010), Lost in Thailand (2012), Monk Comes Down the Mountain (2015), the Detective Chinatown film series (2015–2021), and Never Say Never (2023).
Zhang Jingchu is a Chinese film actress. Zhang is best known for winning the China Film Media Award Best Actress award for the 2005 film Peacock, which was shown at the Berlin International Film Festival.
Yan Ni, born Yan Kaiyan, is a Chinese film and television actress. She works for the Television Art center of the People's Liberation Army Air Force. In 2020, she became the fifth Chinese actress to win the "Grand Slam", after winning "Best Actress" at the three biggest Chinese-language television awards including the Feitian Award, the Golden Eagle Award and the Magnolia Award.
Fan Wei is a Chinese actor known for his roles in Chinese sketch comedies, sitcoms, and films. He gained fame through performances with Zhao Benshan and Gao Xiumin in CCTV New Year's Galas since 1995. In recent years, he has been featured in such films as Cell Phone, A World Without Thieves, If You Are the One and City of Life and Death. He has also acted in several television series produced in mainland China such as Ma Dashuai (2003-2006) and The Long Season (2023).
Zhou Dongyu is a Chinese actress, who gained recognition after appearing in Zhang Yimou's film Under the Hawthorn Tree. She was also chosen by Southern Metropolis Daily as one of the "Four Dan actresses of the post-90s Generation", along with Zheng Shuang, Guan Xiaotong and Yang Zi. In 2016, she won the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress with her performance in Soul Mate. In 2020, she won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress and Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress with her performance in Better Days.
Song Jia, also known as Xiao Song Jia, is a Chinese actress and singer.
Zhang Yishan is a Chinese actor and former child star. He is most known for his roles as Liu Xing in the family sitcom Home with Kids (2004), and as the protagonist in the crime thriller Yu Zui (2016).
Jiang Yiyan is a Chinese actress and singer.
Zhang Huiwen is a Chinese actress. She received widespread media attention after debuting in Zhang Yimou's film Coming Home (2014) and is also noted for her roles in Nirvana in Fire 2 and Ode to Joy 3.
Ni Dahong is a Chinese actor best known for his roles as Sima Yi in the historical television series Three Kingdoms, based on the classical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong; and Su Daqiang in family drama All Is Well.
Ma Li is a Chinese actress. She was born on June 28, 1982 in Kuandian Manchu Autonomous County, Dandong City, Liaoning Province. She graduated from the Performance Department of the Central Academy of Drama and the Institute of Drama of Peking University. She is an actress in Mainland China.
Xin Zhilei is a Chinese actress. She is known for her roles in films Crosscurrent and Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield, and in TV series Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace (2018), Joy of Life (2019) and Blossoms Shanghai (2023).
Zhang Zifeng, also known as Wendy Zhang, is a Chinese actress currently attending Beijing Film Academy. She is widely considered one of the best young actors in China today.
Zhang Yi is a Chinese actor best known for his roles in films Dearest, Cock and Bull and Operation Red Sea and television series Soldiers Sortie, My Chief and My Regiment and The Knockout.
Lei Jiayin is a Chinese actor best known for his roles in the films Guns and Roses (2012), How Long Will I Love U (2018), A Writer's Odyssey (2021), Full River Red (2023), and YOLO (2024), as well as the television series The First Half of My Life (2017), The Longest Day in Chang'an (2019), and A Lifelong Journey (2022).
My People, My Country is a 2019 Chinese anthology drama film, consisting of seven segments directed by seven directors, Chen Kaige, Zhang Yibai, Guan Hu, Xue Xiaolu, Xu Zheng, Ning Hao, and Wen Muye. It stars many of China's top actors, many in supporting roles and cameos. My People, My Country is produced jointly by Huaxia Film Distribution, Polybona Films and Alibaba Pictures. The film was released in China on September 30, 2019, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the People's Republic of China. It has two sequels, My People, My Homeland (2020) and My Country, My Parents (2021).
Schemes in Antiques is a 2021 Chinese adventure, suspense film based on Ma Boyong's novel title, Antique Bureau Central Bureau, directed by Derek Kwok and produced by Han Sanping. The film stars Lei Jiayin, Li Xian, Xin Zhilei and Ge You. The movie tells of a dispute in the cultural relics circle caused by the return of a Buddha head by the Japanese Kido family.
