Cai Shangjun graduated from China Central Academy of Drama in 1992. In 1998, he directed Pavel Korchagin, which brought him a great success. In the late 1990’s, he worked as a scriptwriter for the films Spicy Love Soup (1997) and Shower (1999). In the following years he wrote and directed his own films The Red Awn (2007) and People Mountain People Sea (2011).
The Asia Pacific Screen Academy expresses its respect for and acknowledgement of the South East Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country, including the custodial communities on whose land works are created and celebrated by the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. We acknowledge the continuing connection to land, waters and communities. We also pay our respects to Elders, past and present. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples continue to play in storytelling and celebration spaces.
