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Jia Zhangke (born May 24, 1970) is a Chinese film director and screenwriter. 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 was raised 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. NPR critic John Powers described him as perhaps "the most important filmmaker working in the world today."
Jia was born in Fenyang, Shanxi, China. His interest in film began in the early 1990s, as an art student at the Shanxi University in Taiyuan. On a lark, Jia attended a screening of Chen Kaige's masterpiece, Yellow Earth. The film, according to Jia, was life changing, and convinced the young man that he wanted to be a director. Jia would eventually make it to China's prestigious Beijing Film Academy in 1993, as a film theory major, giving him access to both western and eastern classics, as well as an extensive film library.
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Zhangke's newest work, the acclaimed 'Mountains May Depart' was in the Main Slate of the New York Film Festival, and is now playing at the Film Society. From the moment he burst on the scene with Xiao Wu in the late ’90s, this artist has given us a river of films, each as pungently human but wide in scope as a Breugel canvas. We’re proud to have him here with his newest movie, Mountains May Depart, and we’re very happy that he’s agreed to join us for a talk about his extraordinary body of work. More info: http://filmlinc.org/ Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=filmlincdotcom Like: http://facebook.com/filmlinc Follow: http://twitter.com/filmlinc
Subscribe to INDIE & FILM FESTIVALS: http://bit.ly/1wbkfYg Subscribe to TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/sxaw6h Subscribe to COMING SOON: http://bit.ly/H2vZUn Like us on FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/1QyRMsE Follow us on TWITTER: http://bit.ly/1ghOWmt Jia Zhangke, A Guy From Fenyang Official Trailer 1 (2016) - Documentary HD Documentary of the life & filmmaking of Jia Zhang-Ke from the Brazilian Walter Salles. Reflections on transformation of Chinese society, towns, family, the cultural revolution and globalization ("americanization"). Insights of the actors and on the places of his movies. You're quite the artsy one, aren't you? Fandango MOVIECLIPS FILM FESTIVALS & INDIE TRAILERS is the destination for...well, all things related to Film Festivals & Indie Films. If you want to keep up with the latest f...
Jia Zhangke discusses the aesthetic underlying his films and those of his peers in contemporary Chinese cinema, interviewed by La Frances Hui, Asia Society. Check out a related video about actress Zhao Tao at: http://scty.asia/15FHT83
Filmmaker Walter Salles discussed his film 'Jia Zhangke: A Guy From Fenyang' at the 53rd New York Film Festival at the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Brazilian filmmaker Walter Salles accompanies the prolific Chinese director Jia Zhangke (whose latest, Mountains May Depart, is screening in this year’s Main Slate) on a walk down memory lane, as he revisits his hometown and other locations used in creating his ever-growing body of work. At each location, they visit Jia’s family, friends, and former colleagues, and their conversations range from his mother’s tales of him as a young boy to amusing remembrances of school days and film shoots to memories of his father and to the shared understanding that if not for pirated DVDs, much of Jia’s work would go unseen in China. All roads traveled a...
Director Jia Zhangke talked about 'Mountains May Depart' at a press conference before its US Premiere at the 53rd New York Film Festival. 'Mountains May Depart' opens February 12 at the Film Society. More info: http://www.filmlinc.org The plot of Jia Zhangke’s new film is simplicity itself. Fenyang 1999, on the cusp of the capitalist explosion in China. Shen Tao (Zhao Tao) has two suitors—Zhang (Zhang Yi), an entrepreneur-to-be, and his best friend Liangzi (Liang Jin Dong), who makes his living in the local coal mine. Shen Tao decides, with a note of regret, to marry Zhang, a man with a future. Flash-forward 15 years: the couple’s son Dollar is paying a visit to his now-estranged mother, and everyone and everything seems to have grown more distant in time and space… and then further ahead...
Jia Zhangke’s short film for Greenpeace East Asia depicts the effects of air pollution in northeast China, a region frequently blanketed in dangerous levels of air pollution. ‘Smog Journeys’ traces two familes from two different backgrounds; one a mining family in Hebei province, and the other a trendy middle class family in Beijing. Both face a similar fate. Air pollution is one of China’s most pressing environmental and health issues. Greenpeace calls for a shift from coal to clean renewable energy, as well as short term measures that better safeguard people’s health. Find out more here: www.greenpeace.org/eastasia/campaigns/air-pollution/ Director: Jia Zhangke Music composer: Lin Qiang Commissioned by Greenpeace East Asia
Renowned Chinese director Jia Zhangke talks about his film Smog Journeys, made for Greenpeace, exploring the daily realities of people forced to live with severe air pollution in China. The film looks at both large cities and smaller towns, each equally affected by this issue, and focuses particularly on children as the group most sensitive to air pollution.
Evan Osnos talks about filmmaker Jia Zhangke’s sense of aesthetics and analyzes some recurring themes in his work. Still haven’t subscribed to The New Yorker on YouTube? ►► http://bit.ly/newyorkeryoutubesub CONNECT WITH THE NEW YORKER Web: http://www.newyorker.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/NewYorker Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/newyorker Google+: http://plus.google.com/+newyorker Instagram: http://instagram.com/newyorkermag Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/thenewyorker Tumblr: http://newyorker.tumblr.com The Scene: http://thescene.com/thenewyorker Want even more? Subscribe to The Scene: http://bit.ly/subthescene Evan Osnos on filmmaker Jia Zhangke - Commentary - The New Yorker Starring: Jia Zhangke Producer: Mengfan Wu
Jia Zhangke 贾樟柯, the Chinese director and writer, gave a master class in Paris on November 10th, 2013. You can see the replay in Mandarin Chinese 中文. The journalist Pascal Mérigeau is asking the questions; ARTE (French-German cultural TV-channel) recorded the event at the Forum des images. Jia Zhangke is known for Platform 站台 (2000), Still Life 三峡好人 (2006), A Touch of Sin 天注定 (2013 - Cannes Film Festival, Best Script) and many other movies depicting China in a changing world. For further information (and for the French version): http://www.arte.tv/jiazhangke and http://www.forumdesimages.fr
An early peak in the tide of simulated in-close documentary (candid camera realism) cinema that came into vogue after the burnout of 5th generation film and directorial talent and (Zhang Yimou's) full surrender to Hong Kong etc Big Screen romances and Dynastic Lore (House of Flying Daggers etc.). The :story" is about the semi-underground doings of so-called migrant workers from Shanxi now working in Beijing. To the benefit of a foreign audience, it does not flaunt migrant worker exploitation as class oppression in need of remedy, but tries instead to see how those caught in the trap try to add a degree of happiness to their barebones life. To be noted is that the heroine/lead is a stage performer, a trope that seem to have symbolic meaning --- one which more in a to-be-completed post on...
Título original: Zhantai (站台) Direção: Jia Zhangke Gênero: Drama, História Áudio original: Mandarim, Shanxi Legendas: Português (Pt-Br) País: Hong Kong, China, Japão, França Sinopse: Situado em Fenyang, província de Shanxi, o filme acompanha um grupo de jovens artistas de teatro amador itinerante cujo destino reflete o destino da população em geral na China, quando enormes transformações socioeconômicas varrem o continente. O filme começa em 1979, com a trupe realizando números idolatrando Mao Zedong, terminando na década de 80 quando os shows refletem as fortes influências ocidentais que permeiam a China, cobrindo uma década em que a China viveu grandes mudanças. Votado como segundo melhor filme da década passada na Cinemateca do Festival Internacional de Cinema de Toronto (TIFF), p...
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Il grande regista Jia Zhang-ke ci parla del suo cinema, dei suoi progetti e del suo rapporto con la società cinese, in occasione della presentazione di Jia, a Guy from Fenyang al Festival di Roma 2014. (Riprese ed editing: Francesco Saverio Russomanno)
Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetotheBFI. Brazilian filmmaker Walter Salles paints a fascinating portrait of Chinese Sixth Generation director Jia Zhangke as they travel to the many locations featured in his films. The 59th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express® runs from Wednesday 7 October-Sunday 18 October 2015. Get immersed in the best of the world's new cinema in venues and events across London, featuring the stars and creators of the films! The Festival opened with "Suffragette" (starring Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter and Meryl Streep), and will close with Steve Jobs (starring Michael Fassbender). Relive all of the best moments from the BFI London Film Festival 2015: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXvkgGofjDzgk6iI5YTc7AkfG7rAnh5Fk Watch m...
Chinese film actress Zhao Tao and director Jia Zhangke discuss their multi-film collaboration and Zhaos unique ability to relate to characters she portrays, interviewed by La Frances Hui, Asia Society. Click here for more info: http://scty.asia/15FHT83
Interview JIA Zhang-Ke et ZHAO Tao for Mountains may depart (Shan He Gu Ren). -- Subscribe to the Festival de Cannes channel: http://bit.ly/FestivaldeCannes-YouTube Our official website: http://www.festival-cannes.com Twitter : https://twitter.com/Festival_Cannes Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/pages/Festival-de-Cannes-Page-Officielle/197710070249937 Instagram: https://instagram.com/festivaldecannes Tumblr: http://festivaldecannesofficiel.tumblr.com/
24 CITY director Jia Zhang-ke at the 46th New York Film Festival, September 26, 2008, answering questions from Kent Jones and audience. Visit filmlinc.com for more from the New York Film Festival.
http://arte.tv/cannes Olivier Père rencontre Jia Zhangke pour son film "Mountains May Depart", sélectionné en compétition à Cannes. Le grand réalisateur chinois livre un film très personnel où il évoque ses souvenirs, une histoire d'amour sur plusieurs années entre la Chine et l'Australie. Un nouvel état des lieux de la Chine, entre regrets et flux migratoires. Abonnez-vous à la chaîne Youtube d'ARTE : http://www.youtube.com/user/arte?sub_confirmation=1 Retrouvez-nous sur les réseaux sociaux : Facebook http://www.facebook.com/artetv Twitter http://www.twitter.com/ARTEfr Instagram http://www.instagram.com/ARTEfr Vine https://vine.co/ARTEfr
East Asia ( www.eastasia.fr ) est allé à la rencontre de Jia Zhang Ke à l'occasion de la sortie de son film " I Wish I Knew " sur les écrans français le 19 janvier 2011. Film distribué par Advitam Distribution. Synopsis du film : Shanghai 2010. Alors que la modernité architecturale vampirise jusqu'au moindre recoin de la ville, la transformant en chantier gigantesque ou les ruines côtoient les immeubles flambants neufs, des personnalités racontent leur rapport à celle-ci. Cinéastes, écrivains, fils de capitalistes, d'ouvrier ou de gangsters, ils évoquent leur passé et dressent un portrait de l'histoire contemporaine de Shanghai, des années 30 à aujourd'hui. Un grand merci à Pixel Street ( www.pixelstreet.fr ) pour leur collaboration !
Keep up-to-date with the latest news, subscribe here: http://bit.ly/AFP-subscribe Chinese director Jia Zhangke presents 'Mountains May Depart' in the main competition at Cannes, a film tracing the love life and life choices of a Chinese woman over a period of 26 years. Jia Zhangke tells AFP in an interview that he wanted to show 'to what extent society influences our lives, our love lives'. Follow AFP English on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AFPnewsenglish Latest news on AFP English Twitter: https://twitter.com/AFP Share your top stories on Google+ http://bit.ly/AFP-Gplus