About

Known credits:
76
Birthday:
1967-11-16
Place of birth:
Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
Website:
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Wang Bing

Overview

Wang Bing (Chinese: 王兵; pinyin: Wáng Bīng; born 16 November, 1967; Xi'an) is a Chinese documentary director, often referred to as one of the foremost figures in documentary film-making. Wang is the founder of his own production company, Wang Bing Studios, which produces most of his films. His movie on Chinese labour camps, "The Ditch", was included in the 2010 Venice Film Festival as the film sorpresa. He began his career as an independent filmmaker in 1999. Discovered in 2003, "West of Tracks", an enormous documentary work of more than 9 hours, has garnered great success internationally. In addition to his feature documentaries, he is also active in video installation, fiction film and photography. His movie on Chinese labour camps, "The Ditch", was included in the 67th Venice Film Festival (2010) as the film sorpresa. His movie "Youth (Spring)" was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival (2023).

Tie Xi Qu, Wang's 9 hour epic documentary of industrial China, was considered a major success. Tie Xi Qu went on to win the Grand Prix at the Marseille Festival of Documentary Film and was shown for the first time in Spain at the Punto de Vista International Documentary Film Festival. Wang's film Fengming, a Chinese Memoir, premiered at both Cannes and Toronto in 2007. Crude Oil premiered at the 2008 Rotterdam Film Festival. Since then, his films became a staple at every prestigious international film festival. 2017's Mrs. Fang was awarded the Golden Leopard at the 70th Locarno Festival.

French philosopher Georges Didi-Huberman dedicated a long epilogue to Wang Bing in his 2012 book, Peuples exposés, peuples figurants. He reflects on the social fate of images thoroughly analyzing Wang's 2010 Man with No Name, writing that the director, as a humble portrait artist of a single rural worker, manages to represent the whole of China's people (as well as people from all over the World) "not through his past, nor his ideas, nor his name, nor his place in society, but through the simple gestures with which he works at his solitary life", as opposed to the common epic portraits of national identity based on military prowess, war heroes and manifest destinies.

Known for

Acting
2019 Wang Bing, Tendre Cinéaste Du Chaos Chinois Actor Himself N/A
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2018 Night and Fog in Zona Actor Self 59
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2018 Uno sguardo alla Terra Actor N/A
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2017 Portrait Wang Bing Actor self N/A
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2014 Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema Actor Self 59
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2009 Cinematic Correspondences: Jaime Rosales - Wang Bing Actor Self 59
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Directing
2024 Youth (Homecoming) Directing Director 58
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2024 Youth (Hard Times) Directing Director 58
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2023 Youth (Spring) Directing Director 58
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2023 Man in Black Directing Director 59
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2018 Dead Souls Directing Director 59
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2018 Beauty Lives in Freedom Directing Director 59
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2018 Bitter Money Directing Director 59
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2017 Mrs. Fang Directing Director 59
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2017 15 Hours Directing Director N/A
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2016 Ta'ang Directing Director 58
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2014 Father and Sons Directing Director 58
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2014 'Til Madness Do Us Part Directing Director 59
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2014 Traces Directing Director N/A
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2013 Venice 70: Future Reloaded Directing Director 58
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2013 Alone Directing Director 59
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2012 Three Sisters Directing Director 59
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2010 The Ditch Directing Director 59
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2010 The Ways of the World: Vol. 1 Directing Director N/A
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2010 Man With No Name Directing Director 59
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2009 Happy Valley Directing Director 59
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2009 Coal Money Directing Director 58
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2009 Cinematic Correspondences: Jaime Rosales - Wang Bing Directing Director 59
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2008 Crude Oil Directing Director 59
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2007 The State of the World Directing Director 58
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2007 Brutality Factory Directing Director N/A
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2007 Fengming: A Chinese Memoir Directing Director 59
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2003 Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks Directing Director 60
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2003 Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks - Rails Directing Director 59
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2003 Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks - Remnants Directing Director N/A
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2003 Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks - Rust Directing Director N/A
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I Come From Ikotun Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2018 Dead Souls Writing Writer 59
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2017 Mrs. Fang Writing Screenplay 59
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2014 'Til Madness Do Us Part Writing Writer 59
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2012 Three Sisters Writing Writer 59
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2010 The Ditch Writing Screenplay 59
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2010 The Ways of the World: Vol. 1 Writing Writer N/A
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2009 Tiananmen Writing Writer N/A
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2007 Brutality Factory Writing Screenplay N/A
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Production
2016 Ta'ang Production Producer 58
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2014 'Til Madness Do Us Part Production Producer 59
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2014 Traces Production Producer N/A
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2010 The Ditch Production Producer 59
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2010 Man With No Name Production Producer 59
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2008 Crude Oil Production Producer 59
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2003 Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks Production Producer 60
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Sound
2018 Dead Souls Sound Sound 59
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2017 Mrs. Fang Sound Sound 59
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Camera
2018 Dead Souls Camera Director of Photography 59
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2018 Beauty Lives in Freedom Camera Director of Photography 59
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2017 Mrs. Fang Camera Director of Photography 59
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2016 Ta'ang Camera Director of Photography 58
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2014 Father and Sons Camera Director of Photography 58
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2014 'Til Madness Do Us Part Camera Director of Photography 59
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2014 Traces Camera Director of Photography N/A
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2013 Alone Camera Director of Photography 59
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2012 Three Sisters Camera Director of Photography 59
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2008 Crude Oil Camera Director of Photography 59
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2007 Fengming: A Chinese Memoir Camera Director of Photography 59
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2003 Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks Camera Director of Photography 60
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Crew
2010 Man With No Name Crew Cinematography 59
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2009 Coal Money Crew Cinematography 58
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Editing
2018 Bitter Money Editing Editor 59
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2017 Mrs. Fang Editing Editor 59
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2016 Ta'ang Editing Editor 58
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2014 Father and Sons Editing Editor 58
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2014 'Til Madness Do Us Part Editing Editor 59
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2014 Traces Editing Editor N/A
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2012 Three Sisters Editing Editor 59
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2003 Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks Editing Editor 60
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