Ma Liwen | |||||||
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Born | Ma Xiaoying [1] 1971 [1] Jiangxi, China | ||||||
Years active | 1990s– present | ||||||
Awards | Golden Rooster Awards – Best Director 2005 You and Me | ||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 馬儷文 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 马俪文 | ||||||
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Ma Liwen (born 1971) is a female Chinese film director. She has directed a handful of films during the 2000s, including 2005's You and Me, and two films in 2008, Lost and Found and Desires of the Heart.
Born Ma Xiaoying [1] in 1971 in Jiangxi province, [2] Ma would move to Beijing in the early 1990s. She graduated from the Central Academy of Drama in 1994, [3] and is one of Fifth Generation director Tian Zhuangzhuang's protégés along with Ning Hao. [4] Her debut film, Gone Is the One Who Held Me Dearest in the World, was shot on a small budget.
In 2005, Ma Liwen directed You and Me, which drew on her own experiences living in a small courtyard apartment in Beijing. [2] The film won the Ma a Golden Rooster for Best Director in 2005 and Best Actress award for actress Jin Yaqin. [5]
Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Notes |
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2002 | Gone Is the One Who Held Me Dearest in the World | 世界上最疼我的那个人走了 | Also known as She Departs from Me |
2005 | You and Me | 我们俩 | |
2008 | Lost and Found | 我叫刘跃进 | Also known as I am Liu Yuejin |
2008 | Desires of the Heart | 桃花运 |
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