Ni Zhen, a well-known Chinese screenwriter, has passed away at the age of 84, according to multiple media reports.

Ni Zhen

Ni Zhen, born in Shanghai in July 1938, is a native of Wu County, Jiangsu Province. He is a professor. Master tutor, member of China Film Association, member and director of China Film Critics Society.

"Raise the Red Lantern" stills

Ni Zhen once adapted the script of the film "Raise the Red Lantern" based on Su Tong's novel "Wives and Concubines". The film was directed by Zhang Yimou and won the Silver Lion Award at the 48th Venice Film Festival in 1991. Best Film Award, the 64th Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film.

Ni Zhen's screenplay "Red Pink" is also adapted from Su Tong's novel of the same name, directed by Li Shaohong, starring Wang Ji, Wang Zhiwen, He Saifei and others. The film won the Silver Bear Award for Visual Effects at the 45th Berlin Film Festival in 1994 and the Golden Peacock Award for Best Film at the 27th Indian International Film Festival in 1996.

"The Opium War" is a work co-written by Ni Zhen and other screenwriters, directed by Xie Jin, and has won many awards such as the Golden Rooster Award for Best Film, the Huabiao Award, and the "Five One Project" award.

During his tenure at Beijing Film Academy, Ni Zhen taught courses such as "Film Narrative", "Film Analysis", "Film Modeling" and "Contemporary Chinese Film".

During his lifetime, he was the author of "Exploring the Screen", "Reform and Chinese Film" and "The Story of Beijing Film Academy-The History of the Fifth Generation Film" (Japanese version).