Wen Zhu

Zhu Wen (b. 1967, Quanzhou, Fujian province), Chinese screenwriter and director, initially studied at technical college and worked in a factory as an engineer. He soon left his job, however, since he had a keen interest in literature. He has been earning a living as a writer since 1994, publishing four anthologies of short stories, a collection of poetry and a novel. He was involved in the scripts for the films Rain Clouds over Wushan (Wu shan yun yu, 1995) and Seventeen Years. He debuted as a director with Seafood (Hai xian, 2001), screened at the Karlovy Vary IFF 2002 in the section Forum of Independents.

MFF Karlovy Vary