Hu Wei

Actor, Director, Editor, Writer, Producer

January 1, 1983 (43 years)
Hu Wei (Chinese: 胡伟; pinyin: Hú Wěi; born 1983 in Beijing) is a Chinese filmmaker.

Hu Wei studied art at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris ENSBA, as well as at Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains in northern France.

His short film Butter Lamp (La lampe au beurre de yak) enjoyed great international success, premiering in the Critics' Week section at the Cannes Film Festival in 2013 and subsequently screening at numerous other festivals, including the Rotterdam and Sundance Film Festivals, and winning more than 70 awards, including an Academy Award nomination for best live action short film.

In 2014-15, he was a fellow at the Villa Médicis - Académie de France in Rome. In 2015, he participated in the «Next Step» program of Critics' Week at Cannes.

His next short film, What tears us apart (Ce qui nous éloigne), starring Isabelle Huppert, premiered at the Venice International Film Festival in 2016.

Hu Wei lives and works in China and France.

Source: Article "Hu Wei (director)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Police Story: Lockdown
    Police Story: Lockdown2013

Known For

  • Butter Lamp
    Butter Lamp2013
  • Complicity
    Complicity2018
  • What Tears Us Apart
    What Tears Us Apart2016

Filmography

2015
The Oscars · as Self - Nominee

2024
The Good Teacher · as Teacher

2016
What Tears Us Apart · as Screenplay
2013

2019
The Rising of the Shield Hero · as Animation Director
2013
Police Story: Lockdown · as Executive In Charge Of ProductionOn Plex
2013
Butter Lamp · as Production Designer