Liu Jiang (director)

Liu Jiang (Chinese: 刘江; born 8 February 1969) is a Chinese television director, producer and screenwriter best known for his work Before Dawn, A Beautiful Daughter-in-law Era and Let's get married.

Liu Jiang
Liu Jiang in the Chinese talk show Art Life in December 2013.
Born (1969-02-08) February 8, 1969
Changdao County, Shandong, China
Alma materNingxiang No. 1 High School
Beijing Film Academy
OccupationTelevision director, producer, screenwriter
Years active2003-present
Spouse(s)
Wang Tong
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(m. 1997)​
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese劉江
Simplified Chinese刘江
In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

Early life and education

Liu was born on February 8, 1969, in Changdao County, Shandong, with his ancestral home in Ningxiang, Hunan. In 1976, The family moved back to their hometown Ningxiang, where he attended the Ningxiang No. 1 High School. In 1988 he was accepted to the Beijing Film Academy, majoring in acting. After graduation in 1992, he was assigned to the Oriental Song and Dance Company as a singer.[1]

Career
Liu Jiang, Gao Yuanyuan and Huang Haibo in the Chinese talk show Art Life in December 2013.

In 2003, Liu made his directorial debut Iron Youth, a gangster television series starring Jiang Wu, Mei Ting, Pan Yueming, and Han Yuqin.

In 2005, he directed Ju Zhong Ju. The series stars Xu Qing, Yu Hewei, Yin Tao, and Bao Lei.[2]

In 2007, he directed Snowwolf, a television series adaptation based on the novel of the same name by Quan Yongxian.

In 2008 Liu made his film debut Set Off, a comedy film starring Liu Hua, Fan Wei and Ju Wenpei. It won the Best Directorial Debut Award at the 16th Beijing College Student Film Festival. That same year, he directed Suiyue, which marked his second cooperation with Mei Ting and Yu Hewei. Liu was signed to direct the comedy television series Fathers and Mothers in the following year, it was broadcast in QTV-1 in May 2009.[3]

Liu rose to fame after directing A Beautiful Daughter-in-law Era (2010), which earned him an Outstanding Director Award at the 28th Flying Apsaras Awards. That same year, he also directed Before Dawn, for which he won the Most Popular Director Award at the 17th Shanghai Television Festival and was nominated for the Best Director Award.[4]

In 2011, he directed Enemies Among Us, based on Mai Jia's novel of the same name.

In 2013, he was hired to direct Let's get married, for which he received three Best Director Awards at the 18th Chunyan Awards, the 20th Shanghai Television Festival, and the 27th Golden Eagle Awards, the China Television Artists Association’s equivalent to the Emmys.[5][6] The drama stars Huang Haibo and Gao Yuanyuan and was one of the most watched ones in CCTV while it was aired in mainland China in that year.[7][8]

In 2016, Liu was confirmed as director of Let's Fall in Love, a romantic comedy television series starring Zhang Jingchu, Zhang Xinyi, Qin Lan, Yuan Hong, and Ming Dao. It is the sequel to Let's get married.

In 2018, Liu directed the romance television series The Way We Were, it stars Tiffany Tang and Luo Jin, and aired on both Dragon Television and Beijing Television.[9]

Personal life

Liu began dating his alumna Wang Tong (王彤) in July 1993. They married in Beijing in 1997.[10]

Filmography

Film (As director)
YearEnglish titleChinese titleNotes
2008Set Off即日启程

Television (As director)
YearEnglish titleChinese titleNotes
2003Iron Youth铁血青春
2005Ju Zhong Ju局中局
2007Snowwolf雪狼
2008Suiyue岁月
2009Fathers and Mothers满堂爹娘
2010Before Dawn黎明之前
A Beautiful Daughter-in-law Era媳妇的美好时代
2011Enemies Among Us风语
2012Shiyan Jinsheng誓言今生
2013Three Gallants in Troubled Times乱世三义
Let's get married咱们结婚吧
2016Let's Fall in Love咱们相爱吧
The Battle at the Dawn黎明决战
2018The Way We Were归去来

Television (As screenwriter)
YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
1999N/A双全
2003Iron Youth铁血青春
2005Criminal Suspect犯罪嫌疑人
2015Let's get married咱们结婚吧

Film (As producer)
YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
2015Detective Chinatown唐人街探案

Television (As producer)
YearEnglish titleChinese titleRoleNotes
2015Let's get married咱们结婚吧

Film and TV Awards
YearNominated workAwardCategoryResultNotes
2011Before Dawn17th Shanghai Television FestivalBest DirectorNominated
Most Popular Director AwardWon
A Beautiful Daughter-in-law Era28th Flying Apsaras AwardsOutstanding Director AwardNominated
2014Let's get married20th Shanghai Television FestivalBest DirectorWon
27th Golden Eagle AwardsWon
201518th Chunyan AwardsWon
2018The Way We Were24th Huading AwardsNominated[11]
2020 The Legendary Tavern 26th Shanghai Television Festival Best Director Nominated [12]

References
  1. 刘江：从走穴唱歌到执掌导演话筒. aihuau.com (in Chinese). 2018-04-10.
  2. 《局中局》将登陆北京 许晴坦言喜欢智慧型男人. sina (in Chinese). 2007-06-18.
  3. 《满堂爹娘》落幕 刘江:高于生活的悲喜剧. 163.com (in Chinese). 2010-02-02.
  4. 第十七届上海电视节白玉兰奖获奖名单. hunantv.com (in Chinese). 2011-06-10.
  5. 第20届上海电视节白玉兰奖获奖名单. sina (in Chinese). 2014-06-13.
  6. 第十届金鹰节暨第27届金鹰奖获奖全名单. sina (in Chinese). 2014-10-12.
  7. 《咱们结婚吧》受众累计达6.7亿 获专家肯定. chinadaily.com.cn (in Chinese). 2013-12-05.
  8. 《咱们结婚吧》稳坐央视年度收视冠军. ifeng (in Chinese). 2013-11-30.
  9. 《归去来》导演刘江：不介意“披着青春外衣” 但要“把青春照进现实”. Sohu (in Chinese). 2017-12-01.
  10. 《咱们结婚吧》导演：初次导演作品曾遭禁(图). chinanews.com (in Chinese). 2013-11-20.
  11. 华鼎奖提名公布 《和平饭店》《归去来》闪耀榜单. Netease (in Chinese). October 22, 2018.
  12. "第26届上海电视节白玉兰奖入围名单公布". China News (in Chinese). July 17, 2020.
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