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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.
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.
Jan 30, 2019 · 263. 12K views 5 years ago. What is regarded by others as collateral damage of Chinese hyper industrialisation – the forced evacuation of villagers to build a dam, the increasing emotional...
But, perhaps influenced by Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien’s magisterial 1993 Puppetmaster, which Platform approaches in its awestruck sense of temps perdu, Jia finds many ways to transform the world into a stage.
Still Life, winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 2006, is an empathetic portrait of those left behind by a modernizing society and, as in director Jia Zhang-ke’s earlier films...
Apr 12, 2024 · Celebrated director Jia Zhangke, a pioneering figure in China's arthouse cinema, has achieved a remarkable feat as his latest directorial work, Caught by the Tides, has been shortlisted to compete for the prestigious Palme d'Or at the upcoming 77th Cannes Film Festival.
JIA Zhangke (1970, China) is a director, screenwriter and producer. He grew up in Fenyang, Shanxi province. He graduated from the film academy in Beijing in 1997. His first feature, Pickpocket (1998), won him awards at film festivals in Berlin, Pusan, Vancouver and others.
Zhangke. Share. Indie film icon Jia spent the last five years working alongside former Locarno and Venice Film Festival head Marco Muller to establish the Pingyao International Film Festival in...
Mr. Jia Zhangke is one of the most outstanding film directors of 21st century China. He has been highly praised worldwide for his masterpieces, many of which are set in provincial cities like those in his native Shanxi Province.
Jun 25, 2024 · Xtream Pictures. “ Caught by the Tides ,” the contemporary Chinese epic film directed by Jia Zhangke, has been acquired for U.S. release by Sidehow and Janus Films. The film appeared in main ...
