# Geng Jun

Geng Jun (Chinese: 耿军; born 1976) is a Chinese independent filmmaker. He is known for several award-winning films, including The Hammer and Sickle Are Sleeping (2013), Free and Easy (2017), Manchurian Tiger (2021) and Bel Ami (2024).

## Career

Geng's films have been showcased at film festivals around the world. His feature directorial debut, Barbecue, was selected for the 2004 Nantes Three Continents Film Festival, as well as the 2005 International Film Festival Rotterdam. His 2009 film, Youth, was selected in the main competition at the 4th Rome Film Festival. His short film, The Hammer and Sickle Are Sleeping [zh], won Best Short Film at the 51st Golden Horse Awards, and was featured at the 2016 Tromsø International Film Festival.
His follow-up film, Free and Easy, was selected for the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. The film screened to positive notices, and won the Special Jury Award for Cinematic Vision. It went on to receive four nominations at the 54th Golden Horse Awards, including Best Director for Geng and Best Narrative Feature.
His 2021 film, Manchurian Tiger, won the Golden Goblet Award for Best Feature Film at the 24th Shanghai International Film Festival. It also screened at the 26th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, the 21st New York Asian Film Festival, the Udine Far East Film Festival, and Film Festival Cologne.
His 2024 film, Bel Ami [zh], premiered at the 2024 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and received 8 nominations at the 61st Golden Horse Awards, including Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Original Film Song for Geng. The film ultimately won three awards, alongside the out-of-competition Audience Choice Award.

## Filmography
### As filmmaker

| Year | Title | Credited as | Credited as |
| Year | Title | Director | Writer |
| 2004 | Barbecue | Yes | Yes |
| 2009 | Youth | Yes | Yes |
| 2013 | The Hammer and Sickle Are Sleeping | Yes | Yes |
| 2016 | Free and Easy | Yes | Yes |
| 2021 | Manchurian Tiger | Yes | Yes |
| 2024 | Bel Ami | Yes | Yes |

### As actor

| Year | Title | Role | Director |
| 2021 | Ripples of Life | Wang Shunfa | Wei Shujun [zh] |
| 2022 | Love Can't Be Said | Tong's father | Chia-Kai Wu |

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| China Film Director's Guild Awards | 2023 | Screenwriter of the Year | Manchurian Tiger | Won | |
| Five Flavours Film Festival | 2017 | New Asian Cinema – Grand Prix | Free and Easy | Won | |
| Golden Horse Awards | 2014 | Best Short Film | The Hammer and Sickle Are Sleeping | Won | |
| Golden Horse Awards | 2017 | Best Director | Free and Easy | Nominated | |
| Golden Horse Awards | 2024 | Best Director | Bel Ami | Nominated | [30] [31] |
| Golden Horse Awards | 2024 | Best Original Screenplay | Bel Ami | Nominated | [30] [31] |
| Golden Horse Awards | 2024 | Best Original Film Song | Bel Ami | Nominated | [30] [31] |
| Golden Horse Awards | 2024 | Audience Choice Award | Bel Ami | Won | [30] [31] |
| Luxembourg City Film Festival | 2018 | Grand Prix | Free and Easy | Nominated | |
| Odesa International Film Festival | 2017 | Special Jury Mention | Free and Easy | Won | |
| Rome Film Festival | 2009 | Golden Marc'Aurelio Award | Youth | Nominated | |
| Shanghai International Film Festival | 2021 | Golden Goblet Award for Best Feature Film | Manchurian Tiger | Won | |
| Sundance Film Festival | 2017 | World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic | Free and Easy | Nominated | |
| Sundance Film Festival | 2017 | World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Cinematic Vision | Free and Easy | Won | |