Xie Fei (1937- ), Film Director and Professor

Born in Yan'an in 1937 and graduated from the Beijing Film Academy (BFA) in the 1960s, Xie Fei is internationally known as one of the most prominent "Fourth Generation" directors from China. He was awarded the Best Director for the 1995 feature film A MONGOLIAN TALE at the 19th Montreal World Film Festival. The 1992 feature film THE WOMEN FROM THE LAKE OF SCENTED SOULS received the Golden Bear Award at the 1993 Berlin International Film Festival. BLACK SNOW (1989), an earlier feature by Xie Fei, also received the Silver Bear Award at the 1990 Berlin International Film Festival and Best Film of A Hundred Flowers Award in China. Most of Xie's films have been adapted from famous Chinese novels, which helped to offer a deeper insight into Chinese history and culture.

Xie Fei has held various administrative positions at BFA and now teaches there as a faculty member.