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Jia Zhangke (Chinese: 贾樟柯; pinyin: Jiǎ Zhāngkē, born 24 May 1970) is a Chinese-language 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 Shanghai Vancouver Film School of Shanghai University.
Producer: Ash Is Purest White. 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.
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.
May 19, 2024 · May 18, 2024 10:30pm. Zhao Tao in 'Caught by the Tides.'. Cannes Film Festival. Across his 25-year career, Jia Zhangke has become the de facto face of independent-minded Chinese cinema — and...
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 film “...
3 days ago · Veteran Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke talks about Caught by the Tides, his 2024 Cannes Film Festival entry, which captures the changes he witnessed in the 20-something years in which it was shot.
4 days ago · Caught by the Tides: Jia Zhangke reincarnates his greatest works in a sprawling, essayistic love story. Jia Zhangke’s recurring character Qiao Qiao (Zhao Tao) goes in search of her lover in this overly-familiar meditation on Chinese life, stitched together with footage from the director’s finest films. Reviewed from the 2024 Cannes Film ...
