Han Sanping

Han Sanping
Born (1953-10-01) 1 October 1953 (age 71)
Wangcang County, Guangyuan, Sichuan, China
Occupation(s)Film producer, distributor, behind-the-scenes cross-border producer
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese韓三平
Simplified Chinese韩三平
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHán Sānpíng
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingHon4 Saam1-ping4
In this Chinese name, the family name is Han.

Han Sanping (born 1 October 1953) is a Chinese film producer and distributor. Until 2014, he served as the chairman of the state-owned China Film Group Corporation, which is one of the largest distributors and exporters of Chinese films.[1] Caixin reported that Han retired from his state position shortly after being questioned during the anti-graft investigation into Zhou Yongkang, a high-level official in the Chinese Communist Party.[1][2] Han has also co-produced with established film directors such as Peter Chan, Chen Kaige, Stephen Chow and Johnnie To. Han is currently a co-head of Zhengfu Pictures.[3][4] He is assigned to serve as Jury Head of Asian World Film Festival.[5]

Apart from being the former chairman of China Film Group Corporation, Han also serves as the President of Beijing Film Studio and the Chinese Children Film Studio, as well as Vice Managing Director of the Chinese Film Producer Association.[5]

In 2009 and 2011, he directed two patriotic tribute films: The Founding of a Republic for the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China, and The Founding of a Party for the 90th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party. Both films featured cameos by famous actors and other film industry figures. He also produced the 2020 web series The Bad Kids.[citation needed] He acted as a behind-the-scenes cross-border producer for the Midway (2019) and Greyhound (2020).[5]

  1. ^ a b "China Film Group Chairman Han Sanping to retire". Los Angeles Times. 2014-03-18. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  2. ^ "China film chief Han Sanping retires amid links to Zhou probe". South China Morning Post. 2014-03-18. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  3. ^ Frater, Patrick (2018-05-10). "Atwater Capital Backing China's Zhengfu Pictures on 'Age of Game'". Variety. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  4. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (2018-05-10). "Atwater Capital Launches $30M Content Fund – Cannes". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  5. ^ a b c Brzeski, Patrick (2023-05-31). "Former China Film Group Boss to Serve as Jury Head of Asian World Film Festival". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-05-31.