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Kong Sheng

Kong Sheng

Chinese actor and director

In this Chinese name, the family name is Kong.

Kong Sheng (Chinese: 孔笙; pinyin: Kǒng Shēng; born 1960) is a Chinese cinematographer, actor and director best known for his directorial works Romance oF Our Parents (2014), All Quiet in Peking (2014), Nirvana in Fire (2015), and Ode to Joy (2016).[1][2]

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Early life and education

Kong was born in Shandong in 1960.[3] After college, he worked in a periodical agency as an editor.[4]

Career

In 1990, Kong Sheng worked as photography assistant in Zhang Xinjian and Liu Ziyun's historical television series Confucus. His 1990s work includes Romance in Manchuria, Story of the Street, Kong Fansen, and Daughter of Ali Mountain.

Kong made his directorial debut Policeman Cheng Guangquan in 1996.

In 1998, he worked with director Sun Bo in Police 110, which won the first prize in the China TV Golden Eagle Awards. That same year, his work The Holy Flame on the Sea won Outstanding Photography at the Flying Apsaras Awards.

In 2006, Kong directed Guandong Adventure, the series stars Li Youbin, Sa Rina, Song Jia, Zhu Yawen, Niu Li, and Liu Xiangjing. It received mainly positive reviews and won seven awards at the China TV Golden Eagle Awards.[5]

In 2012, he co-directed with Li Xue in Legend of Entrepreneurship, which broadcast in CCTV-1.

In 2013, Kong co-directed with Li Xue again in All Quiet in Peking, which stars Liu Ye, Chen Baoguo, Ni Dahong, Liao Fan, Zu Feng, Dong Yong, and Jiao Huang. The TV drama won several awards, such as Best Television Awards at the 5th Macau International Television Festival and Shanghai Television Festival, and Golden Angel Award at the Chinese-American Film Festival. Kong was awarded the Outstanding Award at the 30th Flying Apsaras Awards.

In 2014, he co-directed with Li Xue in the historical television series Nirvana in Fire. The series stars Hu Ge, Liu Tao and Wang Kai. It won numerous awards, including Flying Apsaras Awards, Macau International Television Festival, China TV Drama Awards, Huading Awards, Shanghai Television Festival, and Golden Eagle Awards.[6]

In 2015, Kong directed Ode to Joy with Jian Chuanhe. The drama received mainly positive reviews and became one of the most watched ones in mainland China in that year.

In 2016, he directed Nirvana in Fire 2 with Li Xue, the sequel to 2014's Nirvana in Fire.

Filmography

As cinematographer

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Film and TV Awards

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References

  1. [1]
    不想当演员的导演不是好龙套 在孔笙所有戏里找出他. 163.com (in Chinese). 2017-01-08.
  2. [2]
    坚守者孔笙：做什么都得像回事儿. Tencent (in Chinese). 2017.
  3. [3]
    孔笙执导的10部电视剧，个个堪称经典，你肯定追过这部. Xinhuanet (in Chinese). 2017-06-13. Archived from the original on May 9, 2018.
  4. [4]
    孔笙全家近照曝光，女儿不去做演员可惜了. iFeng (in Chinese). 2017-02-22.
  5. [5]
    山东影视传媒集团 孔笙. dzwww.com (in Chinese). 2013-10-14.
  6. [6]
    《琅琊榜》幕后铁三角：不是网红胜似网红. 163.com (in Chinese). 2017.
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