What does Wei Dajun do?

Wei Dajun

Wei Dajun, born in Beijing, is a director and screenwriter. Graduated from Beijing Broadcasting Institute (now Communication University of China) in 1987. He has been engaged in various types of artistic creations such as literature, documentaries, and TV series.

Chinese name: Wei Dajun

Nationality: Chinese

Ethnicity: Han

Constellation: Taurus

Birth Place: Beijing

Occupation: Director, screenwriter

Graduation school: Beijing Broadcasting Institute (Communication University of China)

Representative works: Guessing Fist, Militia Ge Erdan , Bronze Dagger, New Silk Road, One Person and One City

Character Profile

Wei Dajun, director and screenwriter. Graduated from the Television Department of Beijing Broadcasting Institute in 1987, majoring in Photography. Since 1988, he has been engaged in TV drama photography, advertising and literary column editing and directing. He has been working as a documentary director since 1998. He has been working as a screenwriter and director of TV series since 2008.

Main Achievements

Director Wei Dajun is forge ahead and unique in the fields of TV series, documentaries, and literature, and is especially good at humanistic and historical themes. He has served as the director of CCTV's "Art Garden Landscape", "Rotating Stage" and other programs, the general director and chief artist of CCTV's International Women's Day Gala in 1999, and the chief director and chief artist of the first National Rule of Law Publicity Day Gala on December 4, 2000. "Discovering the Tomb of Marquis Zeng Yi" shot in 1998 made a major breakthrough in traditional documentaries in terms of style and narrative techniques. "A Man and a City" profoundly combines television media with literature, creating a new form called "writer's television" and achieving extremely high ratings in the field of documentaries. "New Silk Road", which took two years to shoot, has become one of the models of Chinese humanities documentaries. In 2010, the TV series "Bronze Dagger" was broadcast. In 2012, "Military Ge Erdan" was active on TV screens. Currently, the TV series "Guess the Box" is in post-production.

While his works are making an impact, Wei Dajun’s writings are also available to the public in the form of books. In 2011, the novel "The Bronze Dagger" was published. The novel "Guessing Fist" and "KACA-Wei Dajun Photography Collection" were published in 2014.

Main Works

Awards

Won the first prize of the 12th National TV Literary Starlight Cup

The 14th National First Prize of TV Literature and Art Starlight Cup

"New Weekly" 2000 Chinese TV Ranking Best Documentary Award, Best Documentary Creativity Award

2001 China Documentary Academic Committee Best Long-form Award Documentary Award, Best Director Award, Best Photography Award

2006 China Documentary Academic Committee Best Documentary Award

2006 China Radio and Television Association Top Ten Documentary Awards

China Radio and Television Awards

"Real China" 2005-2006 Documentary Character Contribution Award