Hu Bo

Hu Bo (, 20 July 1988 – 12 October 2017), also known by his pen name Hu Qian (), was a Chinese novelist and film director, best known for his only feature film An Elephant Sitting Still (2018). He died by suicide on 12 October 2017 at the age of 29, soon after he finished that film.

Personal life 
Born in 1988 in Jinan, Shandong, China, Hu Bo graduated from Beijing Film Academy with a degree in Film Directing in 2014. His short film Distant Father (2014) won Best Director at the 4th Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival.

His two novels Huge Crack and Bullfrog, both published in 2017, caused a sensation in China.

The production of his first feature An Elephant Sitting Still (2018), based on a story with the same title from his 2017 novel Huge Crack, began in July 2016. He took his own life soon after finishing the film on 12 October 2017 at the age of 29, making it his first and last feature film. According to reports, his death was due to the conflicts with his producers Liu Xuan and Wang Xiaoshuai.

Novels 
Huge Crack (大裂) (2017)
Bullfrog (牛蛙) (2017)
Farewell to the Faraway (远处的拉莫) (2018)

Filmography 
Distant Father (short, 2014)
Night Runner (short, 2014)
Man in the Well (short, 2017)
An Elephant Sitting Still (2018)

Awards 
2014 - 4th Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival: Best Director (Distant Father)
2018 - 55th Golden Horse Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay (An Elephant Sitting Still)

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Category:1988 births
Category:2017 deaths
Category:Film directors from Shandong
Category:Screenwriters from Shandong
Category:Writers from Jinan
Category:Film directors who committed suicide
Category:Suicides in the People's Republic of China
Category:People's Republic of China novelists