Lan Hongchun
Lan Hongchun | |||||||
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蓝鸿春 | |||||||
 Director and co-writer Lan Hongchun. | |||||||
| Born | Shantou, Guangdong, China | ||||||
| Education | South China Normal University | ||||||
| Occupations | film director, producer, screenwriter | ||||||
| Years active | 2010–present | ||||||
| Employer | Shenzhen Lichun Film Industry (founder) | ||||||
| Known for | director of "Chaoshan Trilogy" films | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 藍鴻春 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 蓝鸿春 | ||||||
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Lan Hongchun is a Chinese film director, producer, and screenwriter. His major filmmaking works were the "Chaoshan Trilogy" of Teochew films consisted of Proud of Me, Back to Love and Dear You. His works often involves Chaoshan culture as a background theme and incorporates humanistic care into a realism style.[1]
Background
[edit]Born in Shantou, Guangdong, China. Lan Hongchun graduated from South China Normal University with a major in Chinese Language and Literature. In 2010 he worked as a documentary director for Phoenix Television in Hong Kong for six years, where he produced several Chaoshan culture-themed documentaries. In 2016, he went on to found his own film and television production company Shenzhen Lichun Film Industry Co., Ltd.
In 2018, his first Teochew language debut film Proud of Me was released in mainland China. The film, which was produced with a very low budget, grossed 47.6 million RMB at the box office, becoming a phenomenal example for the Chinese dialect films and successfully brought the Chaoshan culture into the public spotlight.
His next Teochew language film Back to Love was released on January, 2022[2] with box office of about 23.74 million RMB. Although his second feature film did not reach the level of his first film, it was considered a remarkable achievement of the dialect film genre.[3]
On April 30, 2026, his third Teochew language Chinese film, Dear You, based upon the qiaopi (Teochew letters) during the Xia Nanyang era of the 1950s, was released in mainland China, immediately sparking a craze among the Chinese people at home and abroad. Since its release, the film had reached a rating of 9.3 on Douban and had grossed over 1 billion yuan, becoming a major sleeper hit in the box office.[4][5]
Filmography
[edit]Films
[edit]| Year | Title | Original Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Proud of Me | 爸，我一定行的 | director, screenwriter | |
| 2022 | Back to Love | 带你去见我妈 | director, screenwriter | |
| 2026 | Dear You | 给阿嬷的情书 | director, screenwriter | |
| Be With You | 不想失去你 | producer | ||
Documentaries
[edit]| Year | Title | Original Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | From the South: A Documentary on the Current Creation Status of Guangdong Dialect Films | 风自南来：广东方言电影创作现状纪实 | GRT | 49 minutes documentary |
| 2026 | Teochew | 四海潮味 | Tencent Video | 15 episode |
External links
[edit]- Lan Hongchun at IMDb
- Lan Hongchun at Douban (in Chinese)
References
[edit]- ↑ "导演蓝鸿春谈《给阿嬷的情书》：书写中国人刻在骨血里的情义". m.thepaper.cn. Retrieved 2026-07-03.
- ↑ "外来媳妇潮汕妈，潮汕家庭的有趣样本 方言电影《带你去见我妈》1月7日上映". ent.ycwb.com. Retrieved 2026-07-03.
- ↑ "羊城晚报-"土"到极致自然"洋"". ep.ycwb.com. Retrieved 2026-07-03.
- ↑ 封面新闻 (2026-05-12). "评分破纪录，讲哭投资人…专访《给阿嬷的情书》导演蓝鸿春："被观众读懂"是一件很幸福的事情". 手机新浪网 (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved 2026-07-03.
- ↑ 网易 (2026-05-12). "豆瓣9.1！十年最高分国产剧情片，竟是一部"三无"方言电影 专访导演蓝鸿春：我们既然选择十年深耕潮汕文化，就不要三心二意". www.163.com. Retrieved 2026-07-03.