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Gu Changwei is a Chinese cinematographer and film director. He was born on 12 December 1957 in Xi'an, China. He graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in 1982. He has worked as a cinematographer on over 30 films, including the award-winning films Farewell My Concubine (1993), To Live (1994), and The Road Home (1999). He has also directed several films, including Peacock (2005) and Forever Enthralled (2009). Gu Changwei has won numerous awards for his work, including the Golden Rooster Award for Best Cinematography for Farewell My Concubine (1993), the Golden Rooster Award for Best Director for Peacock (2005), and the Golden Rooster Award for Best Cinematography for The Road Home (1999). As of 2021, Gu Changwei's net worth is estimated to be roughly $1 million.

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Occupation Cinematographer, film director
Age 66 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 12 December 1957
Birthday 12 December
Birthplace Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Nationality China

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His wife is Jiang Wenli

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Gu Changwei Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Gu Changwei worth at the age of 66 years old? Gu Changwei’s income source is mostly from being a successful Cinematographer. He is from China. We have estimated Gu Changwei's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

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2005

Beginning in 2005, Gu Changwei branched out into film direction with his debut Peacock, a three-hour-long epic about a small family in the 1970s and 1980s. The film was well received and won the Jury Grand Prix-Silver Bear at the 2005 Berlin International Film Festival. His sophomore feature, And the Spring Comes, was released in 2007.

1982

Gu Changwei began his cinematic career in the now legendary 1982 class of the Beijing Film Academy, today known as the Fifth Generation. Trained as a cinematographer, Gu was assigned to the Xi'an Film Studio after graduation where he served as a primary collaborator with classmates Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou on their early films, notably King of the Children (for Chen Kaige) and Red Sorghum (for Zhang Yimou), both in 1987. Since then, Gu has worked with both men on multiple occasions, including on Chen's magnum opus, 1993's Farewell My Concubine. Like fellow cinematographer Zhao Fei, Gu has had the opportunity to work with major American directors as well, notably with Robert Altman, on his film The Gingerbread Man (1997).

1957

Gu Changwei (born 12 December 1957) is a Chinese cinematographer and film director. Gu was born in Xi'an, Shaanxi in the People's Republic of China. Gu is considered one of the major Chinese cinematographers working today.