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Dayyan Eng (known as Wu Shixian to audiences in China) is a Chinese-American writer-director with a distinguished international background. He studied film in the US and transferred to the prestigious Beijing Film Academy where he finished his undergraduate studies in directing. Starting his career directing TV commercials for the Asian and global market, Eng first won recognition at Venice, Sundance and Cannes film festivals for his short film Che si shi si (2001), and for his debut feature film, the acclaimed cult-hit Chinese romantic-comedy classic Du zi deng dai (2004). This made Eng the first American to direct a Chinese feature film. He also became the first foreign member of the China Film Director's Guild, and made history as the first foreign director to have a film nominated for "Best Picture" at the Chinese academy awards. Waiting Alone is to date (as of 2017) the highest rated romantic-comedy in China by audiences and critics alike. Eng is continually listed as a favorite amongst the so called "post-80s" generation in audience polls and critics lists in China, and was regarded as "one of the top directors' to watch in China" according to Variety. Eng followed up with the genre-bending psychological suspense/dramedy Xing ying bu li (2011), which he wrote, produced and directed. The film premiered at the 2011 Pusan Int'l Film Festival and stars Daniel Wu and Oscar-winner Kevin Spacey -- who became the first Hollywood actor to star in a fully Chinese-financed film. Inseparable, which also co-stars Gong Beibi, Yan Ni, and Peter Stormare, was named as one of The Wall Street Journal's Top 10 Most Notable Asian Films of the Year. In 2017, Eng returned to his comedy roots with an indie film (co-written by Justin Malen) Fan zhuan ren sheng (2017). The movie debuted in third place out of 8 new films released that weekend at the Chinese box office -- behind Transformers 5 and a Chinese action film -- and went on to beat market expectations and gross RMB$70 million. Wished had the highest audience score across the top four ticketing platforms for local comedies released that summer, and gained a total of 100,000,000 paid views across the top three online movie platforms in just over two weeks in China. The fantasy-comedy starring Xia Yu, Yan Ni, K-pop star Victoria Song along with cameos from China's biggest names including Daniel Wu, Wang Baoqiang, Bao Bei-Er et al, went on to win a Golden Angel award at the 2017 Chinese American Film Festival and was an official selection at the 37th Hawaii International Film Festival. Eng divides his time between Beijing and Los Angeles. - IMDb Mini Biography By: P. Hinson
