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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.
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 · Zhao Tao stars in Jia Zhangke's epic, lyrical "Caught by the Tides" as a woman searching for a lost lover in a defining portrait of modern China.
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 18, 2024 · Across his 25-year career, Jia Zhangke has become the de facto face of independent-minded Chinese cinema — and the Cannes Film Festival has arguably been the most important...
May 26, 2016 · In a professional career of two decades, the director Jia Zhangke has distinguished himself as one of the most singular and stalwart talents in contemporary Chinese cinema.
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 “ Caught...
May 28, 2013 · The Chinese director discusses his daring Cannes entry “A Touch of Sin,” his new interest in ultra-violence, and why the film will be a landmark of Chinese cinema if it gets the wide...
May 23, 2024 · 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...
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...
