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Wu Tianming (simplified Chinese: 吴天明; traditional Chinese: 吳天明; pinyin: Wú Tiānmíng; December 5, 1939 – March 4, 2014) was a Chinese film director and producer who was considered one of the leading "Fourth Generation" directors.
Mar 25, 2014 · Wu Tianming, a movie director and former studio head known as the godfather of contemporary Chinese cinema for the generation of filmmakers — including Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige — he...
Mar 4, 2014 · Wu Tianming, the acclaimed Chinese director and former head of the influential Xi’an Film Studios, was found dead Tuesday of an apparent heart attack in his home in Beijing. He was 74.
Mar 5, 2014 · Chinese director Wu Tianming dies at 74. He is considered the inspiration for the so-called Fifth Generation of innovative filmmakers in China, Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige.
Jul 30, 2014 · Wu Tianming was traveling abroad in the spring of 1989, as the protest-occupation of Tiananmen Square gathered momentum: first in Australia, as the head of a Chinese film delegation, then in the US by the time the Party opted for military force to end the protest.
An outstanding filmmaker, Wu Tianming (1939-2014) directed many widely acclaimed works, headed Xi’an Film Studio in the 1980s, and mentored many Fifth-Generation filmmakers. A 1988 award winner at Tokyo International Film Festival, Old Well (Figure 1), was shown at the workshop.
Mar 5, 2014 · Chinese director Wu Tianming, who helmed several films that reshaped Chinese cinema, including “Old Well” and “King of Masks,” died of an apparent heart attack on March 4 in his home in Beijing....
