Tang Guowei's introduction and detailed information

Director's introduction

Tang Guowei was born on June 30, 1990 in Fangchenggang City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. Graduated from Communication University of China and is a young Chinese director, photographer and producer. In 2014, he directed and filmed documentary films such as "The Fisherman" and "Children of the Sea" in 2015, which won numerous awards at home and abroad. Directed works

2014 "Fishermen" documentary

This is a documentary focusing on the living conditions of fishermen at the bottom of society. According to legend, they were once Vietnamese Chinese and made a living by fishing. When the Sino-Vietnam War broke out in 1979, Vietnam was anti-China and anti-Chinese, forcing a large number of Vietnamese Chinese to flee back to China's coastal areas. Our ancestors have been drifting on the sea for many years, making wooden boats their home. However, in recent years, faced with the problems of frequent typhoon (heavy rain) seasons at sea and the reduction of natural fishery resources, fishermen’s lives have become increasingly difficult.

2015 "Children of the Sea" documentary

"Children of the Sea" records a group of fishermen living in this sea area -The Dan family. The Dan family is a collective name for the water residents along the coast of China. They are also known as the "sea gypsies". Their ancestors have lived and thrived on the sea for generations. They regard the sea as their hometown, wooden boats as their homes, and fishing as their livelihood.

It is said that from the Yuan Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, the Dan family were discriminated against by the aboriginal residents on the shore and were not allowed to live on the mainland, marry with other people on the shore, read or read, or take the imperial examination. There has never been a "Dan family" name. After the Republic of China abolished the unequal policy against the Dan people, more and more Dan people came ashore. However, their original culture was slowly disappearing on the sea.

This film records the living conditions of three generations of the Dan family, Lu Changyi, at sea, and reflects the confusion and hope that social changes and changes in the ecological environment have brought to this "Dan family"... Award-winning record< /p>

"The Fisherman"

2014 Guangxi International Ethnographic Film Festival "Outstanding Film Award for Emerging Units"

2014 The 3rd China International Student Micro Film Festival" Third Prize in Documentary Short Film"

2014 China (Guangzhou) International Documentary Festival "Excellent Documentary Short Film for College Students"

Nominated for "Best Documentary" at the 4th Beijing International Micro Film Festival in 2014 "

2015 Wanfenglin International Micro Film Festival "First Prize for Documentary Short Film"

2015 China Charity Video Festival "Excellent Film Award"

2015 Shortlisted for "Best Documentary" at the 11th American Silk Screen Film Festival

"Best Documentary" at the 2015 China ASEAN Micro Film Festival

2015 Second Shenzhen International Micro Film Festival Nominated for "Best Documentary Short Film" at the Film Art Festival

Nominated for "Best Documentary Short Film" at the 3rd China International Micro Film Festival in 2015

2015 at the 7th British Vientiane Film Festival Nominated for "Best Documentary" at the International Chinese Film Festival

"Children of the Sea"

Nominated for "Best Documentary" at the 12th American Silk Screen Film Festival in 2016

Nominated for the "Gold Award in the Documentary Unit" at the 4th Western China International Film Festival in 2016

Nominated for the "Best Director Award" and "Best Long Documentary Award" at the 14th Beijing International Student Film Festival in 2016 "Annual Award"

2016 The 3rd Chongqing Youth Film Art Exhibition "Organizing Committee Award" "Jury Award Nomination"

2016 The 4th China·Zhenjiang Xijindu International Documentary Festival "Silver Mountain Award for Best Documentary"

Nominated for the "Best Newcomer Award" at the 6th China Documentary Academy Awards in 2016 Film Evaluation

Original tracking record, unique Sexy editing, story-like presentation. The value of the director lies in staying away from the current lifestyle and using his unique vision to discover another form of social life that is about to disappear. (Vice Chairman of China Film and Television Arts Association Leng Yefu)

"Children of the Sea" There are always lifestyles in the world that you and I are not familiar with, and there are also some people who always live on the edge, maybe the edge of the land. , maybe the edge of the soul. The film pays attention to such characters in the marginalized world and issues a silent but powerful torture. (Beijing International Student Photography Exhibition Organizing Committee)

"Fishermen" records the "fisherman's life" of a Chinese Vietnamese family who returned to Fangcheng Port, China to settle down due to the war - they make a living by fishing. Food, accommodation, and work are all on the drifting wooden boat. From the perspective of local young people, the director pays attention to the confusion and hope that changes in the ecological environment and social development have brought to this "fisherman" family. The director's technical ability is sufficient to support and express his own inner feelings about the characters and story. The film's processing of music and images is restrained but not enough. It is relatively bland. There should be more possibilities in processing.

(Guangxi International Ethnographic Film Festival Organizing Committee)

You are eating high-priced seafood, while the bottom fishermen earn their hard-earned money (Beijing International Micro Film Festival Organizing Committee)

For Communication University of China For Tang Guowei, a current student, putting the story of the fishermen in his hometown on the screen and letting more people pay attention to the fishermen was the emotion he poured into "The Fishermen". In "The Fishermen", Tang Guowei used his camera to record the confusion and hope of local fishermen who have been "drifting" for generations in the beautiful Fangchenggang Bay as to whether to go ashore due to changes in the ecological environment and social development.

(China Culture Media Network)