Sheng Zhimin (born 1969) is a Chinese filmmaker from Beijing. Unlike
other directors to emerge in recent years, Sheng has had no formal
training. He instead began his career as a line producer,
screenwriter, and assistant director for other filmmakers like Jia
Zhangke, Fruit Chan and Zhang Yang. In these positions, Sheng worked
on the films Spicy Love Soup, Durian Durian, Public Toilet, and
Platform.Sheng's first, and so far only directorial effort was 2006's
Bliss, a family drama set in the central Chinese city of
Chongqing.Bliss premiered at the 2006 Locarno International Film
Festival where it won the NETPAC award, and had its North American
premiere at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival. It also
screened at the 2007 Shanghai International Film Festival, where it
picked up a best picture prize for the New Talent
side-competition.Sheng lists Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull and Edward
Yang's Yi Yi as important influences in his directorial style. He also
considers Jia Zhangke, Fruit Chan, and YasujirÅ Ozu among his
favorite filmmakers.
other directors to emerge in recent years, Sheng has had no formal
training. He instead began his career as a line producer,
screenwriter, and assistant director for other filmmakers like Jia
Zhangke, Fruit Chan and Zhang Yang. In these positions, Sheng worked
on the films Spicy Love Soup, Durian Durian, Public Toilet, and
Platform.Sheng's first, and so far only directorial effort was 2006's
Bliss, a family drama set in the central Chinese city of
Chongqing.Bliss premiered at the 2006 Locarno International Film
Festival where it won the NETPAC award, and had its North American
premiere at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival. It also
screened at the 2007 Shanghai International Film Festival, where it
picked up a best picture prize for the New Talent
side-competition.Sheng lists Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull and Edward
Yang's Yi Yi as important influences in his directorial style. He also
considers Jia Zhangke, Fruit Chan, and YasujirÅ Ozu among his
favorite filmmakers.
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