# Wen Muye

Wen Muye (Chinese: 文牧野; pinyin: Wén Mùyě; born 14 February 1985) is a Chinese film director best known for his comedy-drama film Dying to Survive (2019).

## Early life and education

Wen was born in Changchun, Jilin, on 14 February 1985. He attended Northeast Normal University, graduating in 2008. He went on to receive his master's degree from Beijing Film Academy in 2014 under the supervision of renowned film director Tian Zhuangzhuang.

## Career

Wen rose to fame after directing Dying to Survive (2019), a comedy-drama film earned critical acclaim and received numerous awards and honors, such as Best Feature Film and Best New Director at the 55th Golden Horse Awards, Best Directorial Debut at the 32nd Golden Rooster Awards, Outstanding Film at the 35th Hundred Flowers Awards, and Best Director at the 26th Beijing College Student Film Festival.

## Filmography
### As director

| Year | English title | Chinese title | Co-directors |
| 2015 | Cities in Love | 恋爱中的城市 | Dong Runnian/ Han Yi/ Fu Tianyu/ Ji Jiatong |
| 2018 | Dying to Survive | 我不是药神 | |
| 2019 | My People, My Country | 我和我的祖国 | Chen Kaige/ Zhang Yibai/ Guan Hu/ Xue Xiaolu/ Xu Zheng/ Ning Hao |
| 2022 | Nice View | 奇迹·笨小孩 | |

## Film and TV Awards

| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
| Hundred Flowers Film Awards |||||
| 35th Hundred Flowers Awards (2020) | Dying to Survive | Best Picture | Nominated |
| 35th Hundred Flowers Awards (2020) | Dying to Survive | Best Newcomer | Nominated |
| 35th Hundred Flowers Awards (2020) | Dying to Survive | Best Writing [zh] | Nominated |
| 35th Hundred Flowers Awards (2020) | Dying to Survive | Outstanding Film | Won |
| 35th Hundred Flowers Awards (2020) | My People, My Country | Best Director | Nominated |
| 36th Hundred Flowers Awards (2022) | Nice View | Best Picture | Nominated |
| 36th Hundred Flowers Awards (2022) | Nice View | Best Director | Won |
| Golden Rooster Awards |||||
| 32nd Golden Rooster Awards (2019) | Dying to Survive | Best Picture | Nominated |
| 32nd Golden Rooster Awards (2019) | Dying to Survive | Best Directorial Debut | Won |
| 32nd Golden Rooster Awards (2019) | Dying to Survive | Best Writing | Nominated |
| Hong Kong Film Awards |||||
| 38th Hong Kong Film Awards (2019) | Dying to Survive | Best Film from Mainland and Taiwan | Won |
| Golden Horse Awards |||||
| 55th Golden Horse Awards (2018) | Dying to Survive | Best Feature Film | Nominated |
| 55th Golden Horse Awards (2018) | Dying to Survive | Best New Director | Won |
| 55th Golden Horse Awards (2018) | Dying to Survive | Best Original Screenplay | Won |
| Beijing College Student Film Festival |||||
| 26th Beijing College Student Film Festival (2019) | Dying to Survive | Best Director | Won |
| 26th Beijing College Student Film Festival (2019) | Dying to Survive | Best Film | Nominated |
| Huading Awards |||||
| 25th Huading Awards (2019) | Dying to Survive | Best Director | Won |
| Changchun Film Festival |||||
| 14th Changchun Film Festival (2018) | Dying to Survive | Best Film | Won |
| 14th Changchun Film Festival (2018) | Dying to Survive | Best Screenplay | Won |
| Hainan Island International Film Festival |||||
| 1st Hainan Island International Film Festival (2018) | Dying to Survive | Best Director | Won |
| 1st Hainan Island International Film Festival (2018) | Dying to Survive | Best Film | Won |
| Shanghai Film Critics Awards |||||
| 27th Shanghai Film Critics Awards (2019) | Dying to Survive | Top Ten Films of the Year | Won |
| 27th Shanghai Film Critics Awards (2019) | Dying to Survive | Best New Screenwriter | Won |
| 27th Shanghai Film Critics Awards (2019) | Dying to Survive | Best Directorial Debut | Won |
| China Film Director Guild |||||
| 10th China Film Director Guild Annunl Meeting (2018) | Dying to Survive | Film of the Year | Won |
| 10th China Film Director Guild Annunl Meeting (2018) | Dying to Survive | Young Director of the Year | Won |
| 10th China Film Director Guild Annunl Meeting (2018) | Dying to Survive | Screenwriter of the Year | Nominated |
| 10th China Film Director Guild Annunl Meeting (2018) | Dying to Survive | Director of the Year | Nominated |
| Asian Film Awards |||||
| 13th Asian Film Awards (2019) | Dying to Survive | Best Film | Nominated |
| 13th Asian Film Awards (2019) | Dying to Survive | Best Screenplay | Nominated |