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Jia Zhangke

Jia Zhangke

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 figure of the "Sixth Generation" movement of Chinese cinema, a group that also includes such figures as Wang Xiaoshuai, Lou Ye, Wang Quan'an and Zhang Yuan.

Jia's early films, a loose trilogy based in his home province of Shanxi, were made outside of China's state-run film bureaucracy, and therefore are considered "underground" films. Beginning in 2004, Jia's status in his own country rose when he was allowed to direct his fourth feature film, The World, with state approval. Jia's films have received critical praise and have been recognized internationally, notably winning the Venice Film Festival's top award Golden Lion for Still Life. He received the Leopard of Honour at the Locarno Film Festival in 2010, the Carrosse d'Or lifetime achievement award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2015, and an honorary award at the Visions du Réel in 2024. Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek hailed him as "one of the top directors in the world today.".

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Untitled Jia Zhangke Film

Untitled Jia Zhangke Film

2026

Director, Writer

Out of Order

Out of Order

2024

Presenter

Wheat Harvest

Wheat Harvest

2024

Director

Caught by the Tides

Caught by the Tides

2024

Director, Writer

A River Without Tears

A River Without Tears

2024

Executive Producer

Out of Jungle

Out of Jungle

2023

Director

The Best is Yet to Come

The Best is Yet to Come

2023

Producer, Executive Producer

Home

Home

2022

Executive Producer

Peacock, Peacock

Peacock, Peacock

2022

Director

White Building

White Building

2021

Co-Producer

Memoria

Memoria

2021

Co-Producer

Close-Up

Close-Up

2021

Director

Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue

Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue

2021

Director, Writer

Tomorrow Will Be Fine

Tomorrow Will Be Fine

2021

Executive Producer

Tracing Her Shadow

Tracing Her Shadow

2021

Executive Producer

A Song for You

A Song for You

2020

Producer, Executive Producer

Visit

Visit

2020

Writer, Director

The Calming

The Calming

2020

Producer, Executive Producer

Neighbors

Neighbors

2019

Producer

Number One

Number One

2019

Supervising Producer, Producer

The Bucket

The Bucket

2019

Director

Half the Sky

Half the Sky

2018

Executive Producer

Ash Is Purest White

Ash Is Purest White

2018

Screenplay, Director, Executive Producer

Dead Pigs

Dead Pigs

2018

Executive Producer, Producer

Where Has Time Gone?

Where Has Time Gone?

2017

Director, Writer, Producer

One Night on the Wharf

One Night on the Wharf

2017

Producer

Revive

Revive

2017

Writer, Director

Life After Life

Life After Life

2017

Executive Producer, Producer

Still Born

Still Born

2017

Producer

The Hedonists

The Hedonists

2016

Director, Writer

Mountains May Depart

Mountains May Depart

2015

Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer

K

K

2015

Producer

Smog Journeys

Smog Journeys

2015

Producer, Writer, Director

Our Time: A Decade of Daring

Our Time: A Decade of Daring

2015

Director

Chen Ling

Chen Ling

2015

Producer

Fidaï

Fidaï

2014

Producer

Lao Pan's Day and Night

Lao Pan's Day and Night

2014

Director

Great Heat

Great Heat

2014

Executive Producer

A Touch of Sin

A Touch of Sin

2013

Director, Writer, Executive Producer

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

2013

Director

Forgetting to Know You

Forgetting to Know You

2013

Producer

Memories Look at Me

Memories Look at Me

2012

Producer

3.11 A Sense of Home

3.11 A Sense of Home

2011

Director

3.11 A Sense of Home: Jia Zhang-ke

3.11 A Sense of Home: Jia Zhang-ke

2011

Director

Mr. Tree

Mr. Tree

2011

Executive Producer, Producer

Yulu

Yulu

2011

Director, Producer, Executive Producer

Pan Shiyi

Pan Shiyi

2011

Director

Cao Fei

Cao Fei

2011

Director

I Wish I Knew

I Wish I Knew

2010

Screenplay, Director

Plastic City

Plastic City

2009

Producer

Perfect Life

Perfect Life

2009

Co-Producer

Remembrance

Remembrance

2008

Director, Writer

Stories on Human Rights

Stories on Human Rights

2008

Director

Black Breakfast

Black Breakfast

2008

Director

24 City

24 City

2008

Director, Producer, Writer

Cry Me a River

Cry Me a River

2008

Director, Writer

Useless

Useless

2008

Director, Director of Photography

Our Ten Years

Our Ten Years

2007

Writer, Director

Dong

Dong

2006

Director, Writer, Director of Photography

Still Life

Still Life

2006

Screenplay, Director, Co-Producer

Walking on the Wild Side

Walking on the Wild Side

2006

Producer

This Moment

This Moment

2005

Director

The World

The World

2004

Writer, Director

All Tomorrow's Parties

All Tomorrow's Parties

2003

Associate Producer, Producer

Unknown Pleasures

Unknown Pleasures

2002

Director, Writer

Platform

Platform

2001

Director, Writer

In Public

In Public

2001

Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Writer

The Condition of Dogs

The Condition of Dogs

2001

Director, Editor, Director of Photography

Pickpocket

Pickpocket

1997

Director, Writer, Producer

Du Du

Du Du

1996

Director

Xiao Shan Going Home

Xiao Shan Going Home

1995

Director, Writer, Editor

One Day in Beijing

One Day in Beijing

1994

Director

In the Qing Dynasty

In the Qing Dynasty

Director, Screenplay

在那里

在那里

Director

Heaven and Hell

Heaven and Hell

Executive Producer

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