Hu Wei

Hu Wei (Chinese: 胡伟; pinyin: Hú Wěi; born 1983 in Beijing) is a Chinese filmmaker. Hu Wei studied art at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris ENSBA, as well as at Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains in northern France. His short film Butter Lamp (La lampe au beurre de yak) enjoyed great international success, premiering in the Critics' Week section at the Cannes Film Festival in 2013 and subsequently screening at numerous other festivals, including the Rotterd...