Jia Zhangke
Jia Zhangke | |
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贾樟柯 | |
Jia in 2008 | |
| Born | 24 May 1970 |
| Citizenship | China |
| Education | Beijing Film Academy |
| Occupations | Film director, screenwriter, film producer |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Notable work | A Touch of Sin Ash Is Purest White Still Life Platform |
| Style | |
| Movement | Sixth Generation |
| Spouses | |
| Awards | Venice Film Festival – Golden Lion 2006 Still Life Asian Film Awards – Best Director 2006 Still Life Asian Film Awards – Best Screenplay 2015 Mountains May Depart Golden Horse Awards – Best Original Screenplay 2015 Mountains May Depart |
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| Simplified Chinese | 贾樟柯 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 賈樟柯 | ||||||||
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Jia Zhangke (Chinese: 贾樟柯, born 24 May 1970) is a Chinese filmmaker. Jia gained fame for his Hometown Trilogy, Xiao Wu, Platform, and Unknown Pleasures, and rose from an underground filmmaker to a leading figure of China’s Sixth Generation of directors. Jia won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival for Still Life, the Leopard of Honour at the Locarno Film Festival in 2010, and the Carrosse d'Or lifetime achievement award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2015. In 2017, Jia founded Pingyao International Film Festival.