Luo Jingyu

Luo Jingyu was born in 1911 into a Christian family in Chengdu. Due to poverty, he dropped out of school in his childhood. In 1925, he joined the Communist Youth League. He served in the Sichuan army and worked as an editor for various newspapers, actively participating in underground activities of the Chinese Communist Party. During the War of Resistance Against Japan, he was the deputy technical director at the China Film Studio, editing numerous wartime documentaries such as "Special War Reports," which were widely screened both domestically and internationally. In 1938, he went to Hong Kong to establish the Dadi Film Company, producing wartime films like "Paradise on the Islet." In 1941, he was invited to the United States for a four-year exchange program. After returning, he served as the director of the China Film Studio, promoting the development of film technology. In 1946, he was arrested by the Nationalist government for opposing the civil war; he was released in 1947 and in 1948 traveled to Western Europe to study the film industry. After returning to China in 1949, he participated in the construction of Beijing Film Studio and other projects, translating numerous technical materials to improve China's film standards. During the Cultural Revolution, Luo Jingyu was persecuted and died in 1970. In 1978, he was posthumously rehabilitated and acknowledged for his contributions to Chinese cinema.