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Jia Zhangke
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Film & TV
Fenyang, Shanxi, China
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…
Known for
- Presi dall'onda - Conversazione con Jia Zhangke — Self - filmmaker2026
- Being Towards Death — Self2026
- Art College 1994 — Gu Yongqing (voice)2025
- Mostly Sunny — Dr. Cai2025
- The Lychee Road — Zhong Shu Official2025
- Crossroads with Luo Yonghao2025
- Black Dog — Uncle Yao2024
- Moonlight Madness — Guest in room 6222024
- The Best is Yet to Come — Coal Mine Owner2023
- 不要回答2022
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1970-05-24 ) 24 May 1970 (age 56) , Fenyang , Shanxi , China
- Citizenship
- China
- Education
- Beijing Film Academy
- Occupations
- Film director , screenwriter , film producer
- Years active
- 1995–present
- Notable work
- A Touch of Sin , Ash Is Purest White , Still Life , Platform
- Style
- Minimalism postmodernism surrealism social realism avant-garde
- Movement
- Sixth Generation
- Spouses
- Zhu Jiong ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1999 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2006 ) Zhao Tao ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2012 )
- Awards
- Venice Film Festival – Golden Lion , 2006 Still Life , Asian Film Awards – Best Director , 2006 Still Life , Asian Film Awards – Best Screenplay, 2015 Mountains May Depart , Golden Horse Awards – Best Original Screenplay , 2015 Mountains May Depart
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Jia
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- China
- Place of birth
- Fenyang
- Spouse
- Zhao Tao
- Educated at
- Beijing Film Academy
- Languages spoken
- Chinese
- Notable work
- A Touch of Sin
- Participant in
- Tabakalera
- Field of work
- acting
- Image
- Jia Zhangke 20081105.jpg
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- Commons category
- Jia Zhangke
- date of birth
- 1970-05-24
- name in kana
- ジャ・ジャンクー
- has works in the collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Jia Zhangke
- start of work period
- 1995-00-00
- name in native language
- 贾樟柯
- topic has template
- Template:Jia Zhangke
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Encyclopedic overview
Jia Zhangke (Chinese: 贾樟柯, born 24 May 1970) is a Chinese filmmaker. Jia gained fame for his "Hometown Trilogy": Xiao Wu (1998), Platform (2000), and Unknown Pleasures (2002), and rose from an underground filmmaker to a leading figure of China's Sixth Generation of directors.
Jia won the Golden Lion at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival for Still Life (2006), and the Best Screenplay award at the 66th Cannes Film Festival for A Touch of Sin (2013). He was also honored with the Leopard of Honour at the 63rd Locarno Film Festival, and the Carrosse d'Or lifetime achievement award at the Directors' Fortnight.
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