FILM DIRECTOR

Jia Zhangke

1970 - Today

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Jia Zhangke (Chinese: 贾樟柯, born 24 May 1970) is a Chinese film and television director, screenwriter, producer, actor and writer. He is the founder of Pingyao International Film Festival, dean of the Shanxi Film Academy of Shanxi Media College and the dean of the Shanghai Vancouver Film School at 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jia Zhangke is the 1,021st most popular film director (up from 1,151st in 2019), the 887th most popular biography from China (up from 932nd in 2019) and the 13th most popular Chinese Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jia Zhangke ranks 1,021 out of 2,041. Before him are Frédéric Rossif, Michel Boisrond, Danis Tanović, Álex de la Iglesia, Melville Shavelson, and Shyam Benegal. After him are Spike Jonze, Christopher McQuarrie, Marleen Gorris, Michael Chapman, Deeyah Khan, and Abderrahmane Sissako.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Jia Zhangke ranks 165. Before him are Saif Ali Khan, Peter Aerts, Karim Ahmad Khan, Matt Ross, Pedro Diniz, and Predrag Danilović. After him are Gianluca Pessotto, Igor Cavalera, Andy Bell, Taylor Sheridan, Rick Hoffman, and Chris Jericho.

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In China

Among people born in China, Jia Zhangke ranks 887 out of 1,610. Before him are Lou Tseng-Tsiang (1871), Wang Guowei (1877), Xie Jin (1923), Hau Pei-tsun (1919), Wu Xueqian (1921), and Luo Ronghuan (1902). After him are Chi Haotian (1929), Qiu Ying (1494), Liang Guanglie (1940), An Wang (1920), Paul Shan Kuo-hsi (1924), and Zhu Ziqing (1898).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In China

Among film directors born in China, Jia Zhangke ranks 13. Before him are Edward Yang (1947), Lo Wei (1918), Ann Hui (1947), King Hu (1932), Tian Zhuangzhuang (1952), and Xie Jin (1923). After him are Zhang Shichuan (1890), Li Han-hsiang (1926), Cai Chusheng (1906), Feng Xiaogang (1958), James Wong Howe (1899), and Chloé Zhao (1982).

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