Cai Shangjun

In this Chinese name, the family name is Cai.

Cai Shangjun^[1] (Chinese: 蔡尚君; pinyin: Cài Shàngjūn) is a Chinese film director and screenwriter. Cai graduated from the Central Academy of Drama in 1992. Since then, his major work has been that of a professional screenwriter. Cai was part of the team, along with Zhang Yang, Diao Yi'nan, and Liu Fendou, that co-wrote the screenplays for two of Zhang's films: Spicy Love Soup (1997) and Shower (1999). Cai also cowrote a script for Zhang's Sunflower (2005).

Cai Shangjun
Born	1967 (age 57–58)
Occupation(s)	Director, screenwriter
Awards	FIPRESCI Prize (Pusan) 2007 The Red Awn Golden Alexander 2007 The Red Awn

Cai Shangjun
Chinese	蔡尚君
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Cài Shàngjūn Wade–Giles Ts'ai Shangchün Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Tsai4 Shang4 jyun1 Jyutping Coi3 Soeng6 gwan1

In 2007, Cai directed his first film, The Red Awn, which won the FIPRESCI Prize at the 2007 Pusan International Film Festival.^[2]

In 2011, Cai won the Silver Lion for the Best Director at the 68th Venice International Film Festival with the film People Mountain People Sea.^[3]

Filmography

As screenwriter

Year	English Title	Chinese Title	Director
1997	Spicy Love Soup	爱情麻辣烫	Zhang Yang
1999	Shower	洗澡	Zhang Yang
2005	Sunflower	向日葵	Zhang Yang
2007	The Red Awn	红色康拜因	Cai Shangjun
2011	People Mountain People Sea	人山人海	Cai Shangjun

As director

Year	English Title	Chinese Title	Notes
2007	The Red Awn	红色康拜因	Won the FIPRESCI Prize at the 2007 Pusan International Film Festival
2011	People Mountain People Sea	人山人海	Won the Best Director prize at the 68th Venice International Film Festival
2017	The Conformist