Director Huang Shuqin passed away, who directed "Besieged City", "Painting Soul" and "People, Ghosts, Love"

Famous director Huang Shuqin passed away in Shanghai on April 21, 2022, at the age of 83.

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Huang Shuqin

Huang Shuqin, the daughter of famous director and drama master Huang Zuolin and Danny. Born in Tianjin on September 9, 1939, he moved to Shanghai with his parents the following year.
In 1959, Huang Shuqin was admitted to the directing department of the Beijing Film Academy, and in 1964, he worked in the Shanghai Film Studio. Following Xie Jin, Ren "Ah! The Cradle" and "The Legend of Tianyun Mountain" are the assistant directors.

In 1998, Huang Shuqin congratulated Xie Jin on his 50th year of filming.

In 1981, he began to make independent films, and successively directed films such as "Contemporaries", "Long Live Youth", "Friends of Childhood", "Operation Beyond Borders", "People·Ghost·Love", "Drawing Soul", "I Have Dad Too", "Hi, Frank", etc. 8 The TV series "Besieged City", "Debt", "The Promise", "Shanghai Vicissitudes", "Sorry and Laughter", etc.; TV movies "Husband" and "Pink", Kunqu Opera "Pipa Xing", drama "Golden Lock".

Huang Shuqin and Sun Xiongfei visited Qian Zhongshu, Yang Jiang and his wife.

As China's fourth-generation director with outstanding achievements, her identity as a woman has given Huang Shuqin a unique perspective. Her works strive for perfection and have won many international and domestic awards. She pursues a distinct personality in art and advocates "small themes, big feelings".

"People, Ghosts, Love" won 7 nominations and the Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor awards at the 8th "Golden Rooster Awards".

Huang Shuqin was a director of the China Film Association and vice-chairman of the Shanghai Film Association. On March 27, 2016, he won the Outstanding Contribution Award from the China Film Directors Association.
The 2017 Huang Shuqin Artistic Achievement Exhibition was held in Shanghai. Zhang Jianya, chairman of the Shanghai Film Association, said at the symposium, "Huang Shuqin is really a very talented director, it's a pity for her. Otherwise, she can still make the film with her ability. It's a very good work. Her past works are also of high appreciation value today." Niu Ben, a veteran actor of Shanghai Film, also spoke at the meeting, "When she was seriously ill, I went to see her, and I said yes' Xiao Niuben'. My memory is still as healthy as she is, she is still so hot at work, and she speaks a lot of truth slowly, so I miss her very much. She is my good director, and the one we are in I ask her for advice in many ways, and she is also a good teacher for me.”