TRAINERS' PROFILE

Guest Speaker

GUO JING YU

郭靖宇

GUO JING YU 郭靖宇 entered the Chengde drama troupe as an actor when he was only 18 years old, and began his path in the television and film industry. In 1994, Guo went to Beijing and started off working as a script supervisor. He became an executive director within two years. Following that, Guo studied and practice under the guidance of famous director Huang Jianzhong, and eventually became the independent director renowned for his high-quality script and directorial work. Guo has been honoured as one of the kings of China’s television drama that consistently delivers high performance ratings and award-winning television series. From “Iron Pear” 《铁梨花》, “Red Lady” 《红娘子》, “Dog Stick” 《打狗棍》, “Brave Heart” 《勇敢的心》 to “Yangko Dance”《大秧歌》, these television series, directed by Guo, are not only legendary, but have all achieved dazzling performance ratings as well.

Guo’s insistence on delivering with quality is the key to him becoming the “Legendary Drama Series King” 传奇剧王. In addition to adhering to the position of delivering his legendary drama of the year, insisting on writing the script and directing himself, Guo kept pace with the times and dabbled in other fields. In 2013, he took up the role of artistic director for the web series “The Ferry Man” 《灵魂摆渡》. In 2016, he acted as the producer of the new version of “Legend of the Condor Heroes” 《射雕英雄传》 and insisted on using new actors. In the current market environment, where star power rules most of the productions, Guo’s achievement in high performance ratings, while using new comers, gives the industry glimmers of hope, allowing more practitioners to see a clear direction. In 2018, Guo released 2 television blockbusters, “The Mother’s Life” 《娘道》 and “Perfect Youth” 《最美的青春》. “Brave Heart 2” 《勇敢的心2》, “The Handsome Siblings” 《绝代双骄》were released in 2019 and “The Little Nyonya” 《小娘惹》 in July 2020.

Workshop Trainer

SUO YABIN 
索亚斌

One of the top film experts in China. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Peking University and Ph.D. in Film Studies from the Communication University of China. He is currently a professor at the Communication University of China. His works include The Aesthetic Style of Hong Kong Action Films, Appreciation of Classical Film & Teleplay Works, History of Chinese Animation Films, Types and Authors: A Study of Commercial Aesthetics of Contemporary Chinese Films. He worked as the planner, the host and the guest of film channel’s programme such as "A Good Film Contract" and "Today's Film Review". He also participated in the script and project planning for Zhang Yimou and Jiang Wen’s well-known film works. He served as the judges of Shanghai International Film Festival, Beijing University Film Festival, and Ten Chinese Film Selections.

Workshop Trainer

HAN BIN
韩冰 

HAN BING 韩冰 is one of the winners of the best producer awards of the 2nd True Aspiration Awards, an annual event that recognizes young talent, in Beijing on Nov 13.  She is currently the Assistant General Manager and Producer at Linghe Culture Media Shanghai Co Ltd.  Her works include: the “Darker 2” series, “The Golden Eyes”, “The Mystic Nine Tetralogy”, “Tomb of the Sea”.

Workshop Trainer

SONG CHEN 

宋辰

SONG CHEN 宋辰 is a professional scriptwriter and also a lecturer at Communication University of China (Nanjing), School of Theatre, Film & Television. She has participated in projects with Paramount Pictures and went on study trips to University of Southern California, USA and Taiwan Shixin University. She is now mostly teaching professional courses on scriptwriting for Film & TV, writing and production for short films. She also help to organise scriptwriting and filmmaking masterclasses with Sheridan College, Canada for CUC International students. 

Workshop Trainer

WANG LIN 
王林

WANG LIN 王林 holds a Master of Arts from the Communication University of China. He is the film producer, creative director currently in “Tencent Penguin Film Culture”. She was the special author of "Global Screen" and "Movie Watching". She became promotional director of Yao Chen's studio. She  also worked for famous director Peter Chen and producer Jo Jo Hui as the creative director. In recent years, She has participated in the film planning and promotion work of “Soulmate", "Love You”,“Better Days", "Li Na:My Life". Her latest work is the online movie "Secret Service Elite" series, which has more than 62 million online hits.