Emily Tang
Emily Tang | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1970 |
| Occupation(s) | Director, writer, actor |
Emily Tang (Chinese: 唐晓白; pinyin: Táng Xiǎobái) is a Chinese director, writer and actress whose films have won awards at various international film festivals. Her work include Conjugation (2001), Perfect Life 2008 and All Apologies (2012).
Biography
[edit]Tang was born in 1970 in Sichuan Province and grew up in Beijing. She studied French literature at Peking University and later earned a master's degree in Drama from the China Academy of Art. After attending the Central Academy of Drama to study directing, she worked at Chinese Central Television producing documentaries.[1]
In 2001 she made her directorial debut with the film Conjugation (动词变位) for which she received special mention at the Locarno Film Festival. A few years later her second film Perfect Life (完美生活) was screened in Venice and won the Dragons & Tigers award Vancouver International Film Festival.[2] In 2012 she released her third film entitled All Apologies, which focused on the consequences of China's One Child policy. The film went on to win the HKIFF's Young Cinema Competition.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Emily Tang". Festival Scope. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ Vlessing, Etan (2 October 2008). "Emily Tang takes home Vancouver prize". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ Davison, Nicola. "China's female film directors". Time Out. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
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