Jia Zhang-ke
Biography: Jia Zhang-ke (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.".
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: May 24, 1970
Deathday: N/A
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The Great Director
2021-10-18
The Great Director
Overview: The closing film for 2021's Pingyao Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon International Film Festival.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2021-10-18
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Art College 1994
2023-02-18
Art College 1994
Overview: In the 1990s, a group of students on the campus of the Chinese Southern Academy of Arts are pursuing their studies and preparing to face the world. China is opening up to the West and the students’ lives are a tangle of love stories and friendships, artistic research, ideals and ambitions brought about by new influences. Caught between tradition and modernity, they have to decide who they want to become.
Genres: Animation Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2023-02-18
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Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang
2014-10-20
Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang
Overview: Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke returns to the shooting locations of his films, along with his actors, friends and close collaborators. Jia recalls the inspiration sources for his movies, such as Platform, Still Life and A Touch of Sin. The film is the memory of a filmmaker and of a country in convulsion, China, which reveals itself little by little.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2014-10-20
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The Continent
2014-07-24
The Continent
Overview: Three men living in the Eastern most island of China go on a road trip to the Western most end of the country, and facing crises of love, friendship, and faith on their journey to the West.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2014-07-24
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Karmic Mahjong
2006-04-26
Karmic Mahjong
Overview: Chen Chuan (Francis Ng) is a simple man who seems to be cursed with bad luck all the time. Convinced by a blind fortune teller that he must eliminate the "villain" that is bringing him the ills, Chen vows to kill the person responsible for his misfortunes. But he soon has second thoughts when he suspect that the "villain" is none other than his own wife.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2006-04-26
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Boundless
2013-11-02
Boundless
Overview: As Hong Kong's foremost filmmaker, Johnnie To himself becomes the protagonist of this painstaking documentary exploring him and his Boundless world of film. A film student from Beijing and avid Johnnie To fan, Ferris Lin boldly approached To with a proposal to document the master director for his graduation thesis. To agreed immediately and Lin's camera closely followed him for over two years, capturing the man behind the movies and the myths. The result is Boundless, a candid profile of one of Hong Kong's greatest directors and a heartfelt love letter to Hong Kong cinema.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2013-11-02
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Black Dog
2024-06-14
Black Dog
Overview: On the edge of the Gobi desert in Northwest China, Lang returns to his hometown after being released from jail. While working for the local dog patrol team to clear the town of stray dogs before the Olympic Games, he strikes up an unlikely connection with a black dog. These two lonely souls embark on a journey together.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2024-06-14
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Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
2014-10-01
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
Overview: With Taiwan remaining in the grip of martial law in 1982, a group of filmmakers from that country set out to establish a cultural identity through cinema and to share it with the world. This engaging documentary looks at the movement's legacy.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2014-10-01
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About Cinema
2015-09-15
About Cinema
Overview: An abandoned tumbledown theater in the outback of Paraíba state is the initial setting of a film about cinema, which explores the testimonials of the novelist and playwright Ariano Suassuna and other filmmakers such as Ruy Guerra, Julio Bressane, Ken Loach, Andrzej Wajda, Karim Ainouz, José Padilha, Hector Babenco, Vilmos Zsigmond, Béla Tarr, Gus Van Sant and Jia Zhangke. They all respond to two basic questions: why do they make movies and why do they serve the seventh art. The filmmakers share their thoughts about time, narrative, rhythm, light, movement, the meaning of tragedy, the audience‘s desires and the boundaries with other forms of art.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 2015-09-15
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A Touch of Sin
2013-10-04
A Touch of Sin
Overview: Four independent stories set in modern China about random acts of violence.
Genres: Drama Crime Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2013-10-04
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Xiao Jia Going Home
2007-01-01
Xiao Jia Going Home
Overview: Leading Chinese Sixth Generation filmmaker Jia Zhangke returns home to Fenyang in Shanxi province after winning the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival for Still Life (2006). The experiences of his childhood, the people he grew up with, and the changing landscape of his home town gave Jia the inspiration to make his first films. The documentary forms a poignant inquiry into the past of the director's life and Chinese society at the same time.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2007-01-01
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Unknown Pleasures
2002-06-06
Unknown Pleasures
Overview: Two disaffected, unemployed Chinese youth drift through life on the streets of their industrial town, their paths crossing with that of a local young singer and dancer working for a liquor company as a spokesmodel.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2002-06-06
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Our Time: A Decade of Daring
2015-01-01
Our Time: A Decade of Daring
Overview: a documentary series created by Jia Zhangke, with 10 short films about 10 leading figures in various industries in China, exploring the stories of China's decade. Won the Gold Award at China Marketing Awards
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2015-01-01
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Everybody's Fine
2016-01-01
Everybody's Fine
Overview: When all four of his children cancel their yearly visits, a widower travels to the far corners of the country to see them and discovers the hidden sides of their lives.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2016-01-01
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Mostly Sunny
2024-06-16
Mostly Sunny
Overview: Although Wu You (Huang Xiaoming) has reached an advanced age, his IQ and cognitive level still remain at the level of a child. As his name suggests, he is as carefree as a child and curious about the world. Wu You is single and lives with his optimistic mother, Shen Liping (Lu Xiaofen). He becomes a senior partner in a success organization called "Sunshine Club" when his mother falls seriously ill. While his brother Wu Di (Zu Feng), a doctor, tries his best to cure his mother, Wu You chooses a very different path to save her. He firmly believes that as long as you let the sun shine inside, there will always be a miracle in life ......
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2024-06-16
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Made in China
2005-05-01
Made in China
Overview: A documentary about the making of Jia Zhangke's film the World.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-05-01
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Overloaded Peking
2002-01-01
Overloaded Peking
Overview: A documentary about Peking in the dawn of the new Millenium. Contains interviews with Jia Zhangke and dj Gaohu
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-01
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Pseudo Idealist
Pseudo Idealist
Overview: Jia Zhangke is starring in his first lead role, appearing as an artist facing a midlife crisis in Cheng Er's Pseudo Idealist.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
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The Best is Yet to Come
2023-03-24
The Best is Yet to Come
Overview: In 2003, Han Dong, a teenager who dropped out of high school, arrives at Beijing with a dream of becoming a journalist.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2023-03-24
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Shiny Stars, Rusty Red
2003-01-01
Shiny Stars, Rusty Red
Overview: Meet Wang Yuelun, a young and ambitious Chinese who dreams of becoming a film director. Filmmaker Elisabeth O. Sjaastad follows an eventful year in his quest to fulfill his dream.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-01-01
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Visit
2020-04-21
Visit
Overview: The idea is to create a film at home, using the environment, the people or the animals in that space. The only outdoor areas that may be used are outdoor living spaces, such as the terrace, the garden, the balcony and the stairwell.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2020-04-21
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Citizen Kitano
2020-10-16
Citizen Kitano
Overview: Takeshi Kitano is an international icon. We know the actor, the multi-award-winning filmmaker, but many ignore his double personality: the crazy TV star, the street kid from Tokyo close to the Yakuza, and the political satirist who blasted taboos! Can we dream of a better guide to introduce us to the cultural history of Japan?
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2020-10-16
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The Hedonists
2016-03-23
The Hedonists
Overview: The closure of an unprofitable state-run coal mine in Shanxi, China forces three middle-aged men who worked there to search for employment elsewhere.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2016-03-23
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Keep Rolling
2020-12-03
Keep Rolling
Overview: One of Hong Kong's most influential filmmakers, Ann Hui, becomes a “star” for the first time in Man Lim-chung's directorial debut. A forerunner of the New Wave, Hui’s tumultuous, forty-year career is an unequivocal testimony to her unyielding dedication to filmmaking, and her expedition into the metamorphic city. This biopic probes into the acclaimed director’s idiosyncratic world, where we witness her rashness and goofiness, as well as her humanistic concerns for the everyday nobodies which make her films so moving.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2020-12-03
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My Camera Doesn’t Lie
2003-08-19
My Camera Doesn’t Lie
Overview: A film about Chinese underground filmmakers who were the first to express their truthful and realistic views on China from 1989 until today. It is also the first film to speak about the Chinese homosexual film scene. The documentary features Chinese intellectuals and directors such as Cui Zi’en, Jia Zhangke, Ju An Qi, Li Yu, Liu Bingjian, Liu Hao, Wang Xiaoshuai, Zhang Yuan.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2003-08-19
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Out of Order
2024-12-28
Out of Order
Overview: When gold medal lawyer Hu Gongping was having a secret meeting with his lover She Xiaoman, a body suddenly fell from the sky in the room. Hu Gongping called for help from his assistant Zhu Shiqi, but he didn't want to panic and blurt out several lies, causing a series of chaos! With the emergence of various "family members" such as Xiong Dali, Lin Luanfeng, and Shi Shi, the situation continues to escalate. As the matter is about to be exposed, how will this hilarious "accident" end?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2024-12-28
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Xiao Shan Going Home
1995-01-01
Xiao Shan Going Home
Overview: Xiao Shan, a temporary worker at the Hongyuan Restaurant, has just been fired by his boss Zhao Guoqing. Deciding to leave Beijing and returns to his home in Anyang, he goes to see a series of people from his hometown who have also been living in Beijing-construction workers, train ticket scalpers, university students, attendant, prostitutes-but no one wants to go back with him. Dispirited and confused, he searches out one after another of his old friends who are still in Beijing. Finally he leaves his wild long hair, the symbol of his life in the city, at a roadside barber stand as his offering to Beijing.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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