Jia Zhangke
Directing
Born: May 24, 1970 (age 56) · Fenyang, Shanxi, China
Highest Rated
Biography
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.".
Known for
A Touch of Sin
2013
Ash Is Purest White
2018
Black Coal, Thin Ice
2014
Memoria
2021
Mountains May Depart
2015
Black Dog
2024
Still Life
2006
Pickpocket
1997
Platform
2001
The Continent
2014
The World
2004
Dead Pigs
2018
Photos (11)
Movies (17)
Black Dog
Uncle Yao
A Touch of Sin
Distinguished Guest
The Lychee Road
Zhong Shu Official
The Continent
Su Mi's Uncle
Moonlight Madness
Guest in room 622
Visit
2020
Art College 1994
Gu Yongqing (voice)
The Best is Yet to Come
Coal Mine Owner
Unknown Pleasures
Man singing in street (uncredited)
The Hedonists
2016
Mostly Sunny
Dr. Cai
Everybody's Fine
(cameo)
Xiao Shan Going Home
1995
Keep Rolling
2020
The Great Director
2021
Karmic Mahjong
Mobster
My Camera Doesn’t Lie
Jia Zhangke
TV Shows (4)
Self / Appearances (11)
Golden Horse Awards
Self · 1 eps
Being Towards Death
Self
Citizen Kitano
Self
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
Self
Boundless
Self
Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue
Self
Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang
Self
About Cinema
Self
Shiny Stars, Rusty Red
Himself
Xiao Jia Going Home
Himself
Made in China
Self
Upcoming (3)
Directing (39)
A Touch of Sin
Director
Pickpocket
Director
Ash Is Purest White
Director
Still Life
Director
Caught by the Tides
Director
Mountains May Depart
Director
Yulu
Director
Visit
Director
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Director
24 City
Director
Platform
Director
I Wish I Knew
Director
Unknown Pleasures
Director
Torino Shadow
Director
The Condition of Dogs
Director
The Hedonists
Director
Beautiful 2016
Director
Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue
Director
Dong
Director
The World
Director
In Public
Director
Xiao Shan Going Home
Director
Useless
Director
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
Director
Out of Jungle
Director
Our Ten Years
Director
Smog Journeys
Director
Jia Zhangke's Dance
Director
Revive
Director
Stories on Human Rights
Director
Black Breakfast
Director
Cry Me a River
Director
Remembrance
Director
Close-Up
Director
One Day in Beijing
Director
Wheat Harvest
Director
Where Has Time Gone?
Director
Peacock, Peacock
Director
Proudly Amateur
Director
Writing (24)
A Touch of Sin
Writer
Pickpocket
Writer
Ash Is Purest White
Writer
Still Life
Screenplay
Caught by the Tides
Writer
Mountains May Depart
Screenplay
Visit
Writer
24 City
Writer
Platform
Writer
I Wish I Knew
Screenplay
Unknown Pleasures
Writer
Torino Shadow
Writer
The Hedonists
Writer
Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue
Writer
Dong
Writer
The World
Writer
In Public
Writer
Xiao Shan Going Home
Writer
Our Ten Years
Writer
Smog Journeys
Writer
Revive
Writer
Cry Me a River
Writer
Remembrance
Writer
Where Has Time Gone?
Writer
Producing (47)
Neighbors
Producer
A Touch of Sin
Executive Producer
Pickpocket
Producer
Ash Is Purest White
Executive Producer
Memoria
Co-Producer
Still Life
Co-Producer
Caught by the Tides
Executive Producer
Mr. Tree
Executive Producer
Mr. Tree
Producer
Mountains May Depart
Executive Producer
Yulu
Producer
Yulu
Executive Producer
A Song for You
Producer
A Song for You
Executive Producer
Filipiñana
Executive Producer
Life After Life
Executive Producer
Life After Life
Producer
Half the Sky
Executive Producer
24 City
Producer
White Building
Co-Producer
Heaven and Hell
Executive Producer
Dead Pigs
Executive Producer
Dead Pigs
Producer
Memories Look at Me
Producer
The Best is Yet to Come
Producer
The Best is Yet to Come
Executive Producer
Torino Shadow
Executive Producer
Still Born
Producer
Walking on the Wild Side
Producer
Tracing Her Shadow
Executive Producer
Tomorrow Will Be Fine
Executive Producer
All Tomorrow's Parties
Associate Producer
All Tomorrow's Parties
Producer
Plastic City
Producer
Great Heat
Executive Producer
One Night on the Wharf
Producer
A River Without Tears
Executive Producer
Forgetting to Know You
Producer
Smog Journeys
Producer
Jia Zhangke's Dance
Producer
Number One
Supervising Producer
Number One
Producer
The Calming
Producer
The Calming
Executive Producer
Fidaï
Producer
Home
Executive Producer
Where Has Time Gone?
Producer
Other Crew (13)
The Sun Rises on Us All
Thanks
Black Coal, Thin Ice
Thanks
Being Towards Death
Thanks
Moonlight Madness
Presenter
The Condition of Dogs
Editor
The Condition of Dogs
Director of Photography
Dong
Director of Photography
In Public
Editor
In Public
Director of Photography
Xiao Shan Going Home
Editor
Useless
Director of Photography
Jia's Talk
Creator
Black Breakfast
Editor