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Jia Zhangke

Jia Zhangke (Chinese: 贾樟柯; pinyin: Jiǎ Zhāngkē, born 24 May 1970; Fenyang) is a Chinese film and television director, screenwriter, producer, actor and writer. He is the dean of the Shanxi Film Academy of Shanxi Media College and the dean of the Vancouver Film School of Shanghai University. He graduated from the Literature Department of Beijing Film Academy. He is generally regarded as a leading figure of the "Sixth Generation" movement of Chinese cinema, a group that also includes such figures as Wang Xiaoshuai, Lou Ye, Wang Quan'an and Zhang Yuan. Jia's early films, a loose trilogy based in his home province of Shanxi, were made outside of China's state-run film bureaucracy, and therefore are considered "underground" films. Beginning in 2004, Jia's status in his own country rose when he was allowed to direct his fourth feature film, The World, with state approval. Jia's films have received critical praise and have been recognized internationally, notably winning the Venice Film Festival's top award Golden Lion for Still Life. He received the Leopard of Honour at the Locarno Film Festival in 2010, the Carrosse d'Or lifetime achievement award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2015, and an honorary award at the Visions du Réel in 2024. Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek hailed him as "one of the top directors in the world today.".


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Born:
May 24, 1970 In Fenyang, Shanxi, China
Movie/TV Credits:
30
First Appeared:
In the movie Pseudo Idealist
Latest Project:
Movie Don't Worry, Be Happy 2024-06-16
Known For
Filmography
Movie Pseudo Idealist 2025
Movie Black Dog Uncle Yao 2024-06-14
Movie Don't Worry, Be Happy 2024-06-16
Movie Art College 1994 Gu Yongqing (voice) 2023-02-18
Movie The Best is Yet to Come Coal Mine Owner 2023-03-24
Series 大世界扭蛋机 Unknown 2022-06-30
Series 不要回答 2022-07-18
Series Jia's Talk 自己 2022-11-09
Movie The Great Director Unknown 2021-10-18
Movie Keep Rolling 2020-12-03
Movie Citizen Kitano Self 2020-10-16
Movie Visit Unknown 2020-04-21
Movie Everybody's Fine (cameo) 2016-01-01
Series Thirteen Talks Unknown 2016-05-17
Movie The Hedonists 2016-03-23
Movie About Cinema Self 2015-09-15
Movie Our Time: A Decade of Daring Unknown 2015-01-01
Movie The Continent Su Mi's Uncle 2014-07-24
Movie Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema Self 2014-10-01
Movie Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang Self 2014-10-20
Movie Boundless Self 2013-11-02
Movie A Touch of Sin Distinguished Guest 2013-10-04
Movie Xiao Jia Going Home Himself 2007-01-01
Movie Karmic Mahjong Mobster 2006-04-26
Movie Made in China Self 2005-05-01
Movie My Camera Doesn’t Lie Jia Zhangke 2003-08-19
Movie Shiny Stars, Rusty Red Himself 2003-01-01
Movie Unknown Pleasures Man singing in street (uncredited) 2002-06-06
Movie Overloaded Peking Himself 2002-01-01
Series Golden Horse Awards Self 1962-10-31