Li Dawei (director)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.

Li Dawei (simplified Chinese: 李大为; traditional Chinese: 李大為; 1970 – 10 April 2018) was a Chinese film and television director best known for his 2003 television series The Story of a Noble Family and the 2009 film A Tale of Two Donkeys (走着瞧). He won the China Television "Top 10 Director" award in 2003 and the Golden Rooster Award for Best Directorial Debut in 2009.[1]

Biography

Li was born in 1970. His mother Liu Guoquan (刘国权) is also an actress and director. His parents hoped he would become a lawyer or doctor, but he showed far more interest in performing arts. He graduated from Beijing Film Academy in 1993 with a major in cinematography. He chose cinematography because the academy did not accept any student for directing in his class.[2]

After graduation Li joined the Beijing Film Studio, working as a director and cinematographer. In 2003, he directed the television series The Story of a Noble Family. It was widely praised and launched its main actors, Chen Kun, Dong Jie, and Liu Yifei into stardom. As a result, Li won the China Television "Top 10 Director" award for that year.[2] He collaborated with his mother in several television series.[2]

In 2009, Li directed the film A Tale of Two Donkeys (走着瞧), a fantasy romantic comedy starring Wen Zhang. It received wide acclaim and Li was recognized with the Golden Rooster Award for Best Directorial Debut.[2]

On 10 April 2018, Li died from intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma at Tsinghua Changgeng Hospital in Beijing, at the age of 47.[1]

References

1. "电视剧《金粉世家》导演李大为去世，年仅47岁". The Paper. 2018-04-10. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
2. Wang, Xueqi (2018-04-14). "董洁送别《金粉世家》导演李大为". The Beijing News. Retrieved 2018-04-14.