Personal Info
Known For:
Directing
Birthday:
May 24, 1970
Place of Birth:
Fenyang, Shanxi, China
Social Media
Jia Zhangke
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Art College 1994 | Gu Yongqing (voice) |
| 2025 | The Lychee Road | Zhong Shu Official |
| 2024 | Black Dog | Uncle Yao |
| 2024 | Mostly Sunny | |
| 2024 | Out of Order | Guest in room 622 |
| 2023 | The Best is Yet to Come | Coal Mine Owner |
| 2021 | The Great Director | |
| 2020 | Visit | |
| 2020 | Citizen Kitano | Self |
| 2020 | Keep Rolling | |
| 2016 | Everybody's Fine | (cameo) |
| 2016 | The Hedonists | |
| 2015 | About Cinema | Self |
| 2015 | Our Time: A Decade of Daring | |
| 2014 | Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang | Self |
| 2014 | The Continent | Su Mi's Uncle |
| 2014 | Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema | Self |
| 2013 | Boundless | Self |
| 2013 | A Touch of Sin | Distinguished Guest |
| 2007 | Xiao Jia Going Home | Himself |
| 2006 | Karmic Mahjong | Mobster |
| 2005 | Made in China | Self |
| 2003 | Shiny Stars, Rusty Red | Himself |
| 2003 | My Camera Doesn’t Lie | Jia Zhangke |
| 2002 | Unknown Pleasures | Man singing in street (uncredited) |
| 2002 | Overloaded Peking | Himself |
| 1995 | Xiao Shan Going Home | |
| Pseudo Idealist |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 不要回答 | |
| 2022 | Jia's Talk | 自己 |
| 2016 | Thirteen Talks | |
| 1962 | Golden Horse Awards | Self |