He Qun (Industry)

Born 1956, Beijing. Graduated from the Beijing Film Academy in 1982 (from the 'design' class), as part of the 'Fifth Generation'. Was sent to Guangxi Film Studio, alongside his friends and fellow graduates Zhang Junzhao and Zhang Yimou. There, they would make The One and the Eight together, for which He would serve as art director. He would also be art director for Chen Kaige's first two films Yellow Earth and The Big Parade, making him one of the key Fifth Generation collaborators in those early years. Subsequently he would turn to directing in the 1990s.