Wen Muye

Wen Muye
Wen Muye
文牧野
Born	14 February 1985 (age 39); Changchun, Jilin, China
Alma mater	Northeast Normal University; Beijing Film Academy
Occupation	Film director
Years active	2010–present

Wen Muye (Chinese: 文牧野; pinyin: Wén Mùyě; born 14 February 1985) is a Chinese film director best known for his comedy-drama film Dying to Survive (2019).^[1]

Early life and education

Wen was born in Changchun, Jilin, on 14 February 1985. He attended Northeast Normal University, graduating in 2008. He went on to receive his master's degree from Beijing Film Academy in 2014 under the supervision of renowned film director Tian Zhuangzhuang.

Career

Wen rose to fame after directing Dying to Survive (2019), a comedy-drama film earned critical acclaim and received numerous awards and honors, such as Best Feature Film and Best New Director at the 55th Golden Horse Awards, Best Directorial Debut at the 32nd Golden Rooster Awards, Outstanding Film at the 35th Hundred Flowers Awards, and Best Director at the 26th Beijing College Student Film Festival.

Filmography

As director

Year	English title	Chinese title	Co-directors
2015	Cities in Love	恋爱中的城市	Dong Runnian/ Han Yi/ Fu Tianyu/ Ji Jiatong
2018	Dying to Survive	我不是药神
2019	My People, My Country	我和我的祖国	Chen Kaige/ Zhang Yibai/ Guan Hu/ Xue Xiaolu/ Xu Zheng/ Ning Hao
2022	Nice View	奇迹·笨小孩

Film and TV Awards

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result	Notes
Hundred Flowers Film Awards
35th Hundred Flowers Awards (2020)	Dying to Survive	Best Picture	Nominated	^[2]
		Best Newcomer	Nominated	^[2]
		Best Writing [zh]	Nominated	^[2]
		Outstanding Film	Won	^[2]
	My People, My Country	Best Director	Nominated	^[2]
36th Hundred Flowers Awards (2022)	Nice View	Best Picture	Nominated	^[3]
36th Hundred Flowers Awards (2022)	Nice View	Best Director	Won	^[4]
Golden Rooster Awards
32nd Golden Rooster Awards (2019)	Dying to Survive	Best Picture	Nominated	^[5]
		Best Directorial Debut	Won	^[5]
		Best Writing	Nominated	^[5]
Hong Kong Film Awards
38th Hong Kong Film Awards (2019)	Dying to Survive	Best Film from Mainland and Taiwan	Won	^[6]
Golden Horse Awards
55th Golden Horse Awards (2018)	Dying to Survive	Best Feature Film	Nominated	^[7]
		Best New Director	Won	^[7]
		Best Original Screenplay	Won	^[7]
Beijing College Student Film Festival
26th Beijing College Student Film Festival (2019)	Dying to Survive	Best Director	Won
26th Beijing College Student Film Festival (2019)	Dying to Survive	Best Film	Nominated
Huading Awards
25th Huading Awards (2019)	Dying to Survive	Best Director	Won
Changchun Film Festival
14th Changchun Film Festival (2018)	Dying to Survive	Best Film	Won
14th Changchun Film Festival (2018)	Dying to Survive	Best Screenplay	Won
Hainan Island International Film Festival
1st Hainan Island International Film Festival (2018)	Dying to Survive	Best Director	Won
1st Hainan Island International Film Festival (2018)	Dying to Survive	Best Film	Won
Shanghai Film Critics Awards
27th Shanghai Film Critics Awards (2019)	Dying to Survive	Top Ten Films of the Year	Won	^[8]
		Best New Screenwriter	Won	^[8]
		Best Directorial Debut	Won	^[8]
China Film Director Guild
10th China Film Director Guild Annunl Meeting (2018)	Dying to Survive	Film of the Year	Won	^[9]
		Young Director of the Year	Won	^[9]
		Screenwriter of the Year	Nominated	^[9]
		Director of the Year	Nominated	^[9]
Asian Film Awards
13th Asian Film Awards (2019)	Dying to Survive	Best Film	Nominated	^[10]
13th Asian Film Awards (2019)	Dying to Survive	Best Screenplay	Nominated	^[10]

References

^ Xu Xiaodi (许晓迪) (2022). 文牧野：老天爱笨小孩 [Man Muye: God Loves Stupid Children]. Global People (in Chinese). 463. Chaoyang District, Beijing: People's Daily: 88–91. ISSN 1673-6176.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e 第35届大众电影百花奖候选影片名单公布，《中国机长》《流浪地球》等入围. Sohu (in Chinese). 4 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
^ 第29届中国电影金鸡奖在武汉揭晓. people.com.cn (in Chinese). 2013-09-29. Archived from the original on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
^ 《长津湖》获百花奖最佳影片奖，《你好，李焕英》获优秀影片奖. Mtime (in Chinese). 2022-07-30. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
^ ^a ^b ^c 围观“金鸡”海报和提名名单的正确姿势. 1905 (in Chinese). 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
^ "Hong Kong Film Awards 2019: Nominations List". The Hollywood Reporter. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c 金馬獎第55屆完整入圍名單中央社 CNA (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 August 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c 第27届上海电影评论学会奖揭晓. gmw.cn (in Chinese). 4 April 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 导演协会年度表彰出炉《药神》夺年度影片马伊琍获封年度女演员. qq.com (in Chinese). 26 April 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b 第13届亚洲电影大奖公布提名名单. jiemian.com (in Chinese). 11 January 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2022.

[1] Xu Xiaodi (许晓迪) (2022). 文牧野：老天爱笨小孩 [Man Muye: God Loves Stupid Children]. Global People (in Chinese). 463. Chaoyang District, Beijing: People's Daily: 88–91. ISSN 1673-6176.

[apple-2] 第35届大众电影百花奖候选影片名单公布，《中国机长》《流浪地球》等入围. Sohu (in Chinese). 4 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2022.

[3] 第29届中国电影金鸡奖在武汉揭晓. people.com.cn (in Chinese). 2013-09-29. Archived from the original on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2022-08-14.

[4] 《长津湖》获百花奖最佳影片奖，《你好，李焕英》获优秀影片奖. Mtime (in Chinese). 2022-07-30. Retrieved 2022-08-14.

[bee-5] 围观“金鸡”海报和提名名单的正确姿势. 1905 (in Chinese). 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2022-08-14.

[6] "Hong Kong Film Awards 2019: Nominations List". The Hollywood Reporter. 12 February 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2022.

[cat-7] 金馬獎第55屆完整入圍名單中央社 CNA (in Chinese). Retrieved 14 August 2018.

[mon-8] 第27届上海电影评论学会奖揭晓. gmw.cn (in Chinese). 4 April 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2022.

[fish-9] 导演协会年度表彰出炉《药神》夺年度影片马伊琍获封年度女演员. qq.com (in Chinese). 26 April 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2022.

[rat-10] 第13届亚洲电影大奖公布提名名单. jiemian.com (in Chinese). 11 January 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2022.

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