Search results
Jia Zhangke ( Chinese: 贾樟柯; pinyin: Jiǎ Zhāngkē, born 24 May 1970) is a renowned Chinese-language film and television director, screenwriter, producer, actor and writer.
Zhangke Jia was born on 24 May 1970 in Fenyang, Shanxi, China. He is a producer and director, known for Ash Is Purest White (2018), A Touch of Sin (2013) and Mountains May Depart (2015). He has been married to Tao Zhao since 7 January 2012.
May 18, 2024 · ‘Caught by the Tides’ Review: Jia Zhangke Weaves a Shimmering New Tapestry from Threads of His Previous Films. Zhao Tao stars as a woman searching for a lost lover in an epic, lyrical drama...
Jun 6, 2023 · Acclaimed Chinese auteur filmmaker Jia Zhang-ke has set “ We Shall Be All ” as his next feature directing project. It is his first in the five years since his “Ash Is Purest White,” which...
Eleven years ago, Jia Zhangke won the Cannes Film Festival’s top screenplay prize for his much acclaimed anthology thriller A Touch of Sin (2013). He had already established himself as a master portraitist of contemporary, post-socialist China, tracing its many upheavals and transformations across his then-nearly 25-year-long career.
Apr 19, 2024 · Sporting a warm smile and a pair of sunglasses – “Sorry, I’ve been busy editing and my eyes hurt,” he explained – one of China’s leading indie directors Jia Zhangke, whose upcoming ...
Oct 5, 2015 · The director’s exploration of peripheral spaces, particularly those of his home province of Shanxi, is the subject of Walter Salles’s documentary portrait Jia Zhangke, a Guy from Fenyang (2015).
