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24 May 1970 (54)
Fenyang, Shanxi, China
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.".
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| — | Pseudo Idealist | |
| 2024 | Black Dog | Uncle Yao |
| 2024 | Don't Worry, Be Happy | |
| 2023 | The Best is Yet to Come | Coal Mine Owner |
| 2023 | Art College 1994 | Gu Yongqing (voice) |
| 2022 | 不要回答 | |
| 2022 | 大世界扭蛋机 | |
| 2022 | Jia's Talk | 自己 |
| 2021 | The Great Director | |
| 2020 | Citizen Kitano | Self |
| 2020 | Keep Rolling | |
| 2020 | Visit | |
| 2016 | The Hedonists | |
| 2016 | Everybody's Fine | (cameo) |
| 2016 | Thirteen Talks | |
| 2015 | About Cinema | Self |
| 2015 | Our Time: A Decade of Daring | |
| 2014 | The Continent | Su Mi's Uncle |
| 2014 | Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema | Self |
| 2014 | Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang | Self |
| 2013 | A Touch of Sin | Distinguished Guest |
| 2013 | Boundless | Self |
| 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 |
| 1962 | Golden Horse Awards | Self |
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| — | Heaven and Hell | Executive Producer |
| 2025 | Caught by the Tides | Director |
| 2025 | Caught by the Tides | Writer |
| 2024 | A River Without Tears | Executive Producer |
| — | 在那里 | Director |
| — | In the Qing Dynasty | Screenplay |
| — | In the Qing Dynasty | Director |
| 2023 | The Best is Yet to Come | Producer |
| 2023 | The Best is Yet to Come | Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Out of Jungle | Director |
| 2022 | Peacock, Peacock | Director |
| 2022 | Home | Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Jia's Talk | Creator |
| 2021 | Memoria | Co-Producer |
| 2021 | Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue | Director |
| 2021 | Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue | Writer |
| 2021 | White Building | Co-Producer |
| 2021 | Tracing Her Shadow | Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Tomorrow Will Be Fine | Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Close-Up | Director |
| 2020 | Visit | Writer |
| 2020 | Visit | Director |
| 2020 | The Calming | Producer |
| 2020 | The Calming | Executive Producer |
| 2020 | A Song for You | Producer |
| 2020 | A Song for You | Executive Producer |
| 2019 | The Bucket | Director |
| 2019 | Neighbors | Producer |
| 2019 | Number One | Supervising Producer |
| 2019 | Number One | Producer |
| 2018 | Ash Is Purest White | Director |
| 2018 | Ash Is Purest White | Screenplay |
| 2018 | Ash Is Purest White | Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Dead Pigs | Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Dead Pigs | Producer |
| 2018 | Half the Sky | Executive Producer |
| 2017 | Where Has Time Gone? | Director |
| 2017 | Where Has Time Gone? | Writer |
| 2017 | Where Has Time Gone? | Producer |
| 2017 | Life After Life | Executive Producer |
| 2017 | Life After Life | Producer |
| 2017 | Still Born | Producer |
| 2017 | One Night on the Wharf | Producer |
| 2017 | Revive | Director |
| 2017 | Revive | Writer |
| 2016 | The Hedonists | Director |
| 2016 | The Hedonists | Writer |
| 2015 | Mountains May Depart | Director |
| 2015 | Mountains May Depart | Screenplay |
| 2015 | Mountains May Depart | Executive Producer |
| 2015 | K | Producer |
| 2015 | Smog Journeys | Director |
| 2015 | Smog Journeys | Writer |
| 2015 | Smog Journeys | Producer |
| 2015 | Our Time: A Decade of Daring | Director |
| 2015 | Chen Ling | Producer |
| 2014 | Lao Pan's Day and Night | Director |
| 2014 | Fidaï | Producer |
| 2014 | Great Heat | Executive Producer |
| 2013 | A Touch of Sin | Director |
| 2013 | A Touch of Sin | Writer |
| 2013 | A Touch of Sin | Executive Producer |
| 2013 | Venice 70: Future Reloaded | Director |
| 2013 | Forgetting to Know You | Producer |
| 2012 | Memories Look at Me | Producer |
| 2011 | Mr. Tree | Executive Producer |
| 2011 | Mr. Tree | Producer |
| 2011 | 3.11 A Sense of Home | Director |
| 2011 | Yulu | Producer |
| 2011 | Yulu | Director |
| 2011 | Yulu | Executive Producer |
| 2011 | 3.11 A Sense of Home: Jia Zhang-ke | Director |
| 2011 | Cao Fei | Director |
| 2011 | Pan Shiyi | Director |
| 2010 | I Wish I Knew | Screenplay |
| 2010 | I Wish I Knew | Director |
| 2009 | Plastic City | Producer |
| 2009 | Perfect Life | Co-Producer |
| 2008 | 24 City | Director |
| 2008 | 24 City | Writer |
| 2008 | 24 City | Producer |
| 2008 | Useless | Director |
| 2008 | Cry Me a River | Director |
| 2008 | Cry Me a River | Writer |
| 2008 | Useless | Director of Photography |
| 2008 | Stories on Human Rights | Director |
| 2008 | Remembrance | Director |
| 2008 | Remembrance | Writer |
| 2008 | Black Breakfast | Director |
| 2007 | Our Ten Years | Director |
| 2007 | Our Ten Years | Writer |
| 2006 | Still Life | Director |
| 2006 | Still Life | Screenplay |
| 2006 | Still Life | Co-Producer |
| 2006 | Dong | Director |
| 2006 | Dong | Writer |
| 2006 | Dong | Director of Photography |
| 2006 | Walking on the Wild Side | Producer |
| 2005 | This Moment | Director |
| 2004 | The World | Director |
| 2004 | The World | Writer |
| 2003 | All Tomorrow's Parties | Associate Producer |
| 2003 | All Tomorrow's Parties | Producer |
| 2002 | Unknown Pleasures | Director |
| 2002 | Unknown Pleasures | Writer |
| 2001 | Platform | Director |
| 2001 | Platform | Writer |
| 2001 | In Public | Director |
| 2001 | In Public | Director of Photography |
| 2001 | In Public | Editor |
| 2001 | In Public | Writer |
| 2001 | The Condition of Dogs | Director |
| 2001 | The Condition of Dogs | Director of Photography |
| 2001 | The Condition of Dogs | Editor |
| 1997 | Pickpocket | Director |
| 1997 | Pickpocket | Writer |
| 1997 | Pickpocket | Producer |
| 1996 | Du Du | Director |
| 1995 | Xiao Shan Going Home | Director |
| 1995 | Xiao Shan Going Home | Writer |
| 1995 | Xiao Shan Going Home | Editor |
| 1994 | One Day in Beijing | Director |