Biography
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.".
Directed 40
2020s
- 2026
Proudly Amateur
Director
Torino Shadow
Director
Jia Zhangke's Dance
Director
- 2024
Wheat Harvest
Director
- 2023
Out of Jungle
Director
- 2022
Peacock, Peacock
Director
- 2021
Close-Up
Director
Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue
Director
- 2020
Visit
Director
2010s
- 2018
- 2017
Where Has Time Gone?
Director
Revive
Director
- 2016
The Hedonists
Director
Beautiful 2016
Director
- 2015
Mountains May Depart
Director
Smog Journeys
Director
- 2013
- 2011
3.11 A Sense of Home Films
Director
Yulu
Director
- 2010
I Wish I Knew
Director
2000s
- 2008
Remembrance
Director
Stories on Human Rights
Director
Black Breakfast
Director
24 City
Director
Cry Me a River
Director
Useless
Director
- 2007
Our Ten Years
Director
- 2006
Dong
Director
- 2004
The World
Director
- 2002
- 2001
In Public
Director
The Condition of Dogs
Director
1990s
- 1997
Pickpocket
Director
- 1995
Xiao Shan Going Home
Director
- 1994
One Day in Beijing
Director
No release date
Produced 38
2020s
- 2026
Filipiñana
Executive Producer
Torino Shadow
Executive Producer
Jia Zhangke's Dance
Producer
- 2025
Heaven and Hell
Executive Producer
- 2024
A River Without Tears
Executive Producer
- 2023
The Best is Yet to Come
Producer, Executive Producer
- 2022
Home
Executive Producer
- 2021
White Building
Co-Producer
Tomorrow Will Be Fine
Executive Producer
Tracing Her Shadow
Executive Producer
- 2020
A Song for You
Producer, Executive Producer
The Calming
Producer, Executive Producer
2010s
- 2019
Number One
Supervising Producer, Producer
- 2018
Half the Sky
Executive Producer
Dead Pigs
Executive Producer, Producer
- 2017
Where Has Time Gone?
Producer
One Night on the Wharf
Producer
Life After Life
Executive Producer, Producer
Still Born
Producer
- 2015
Mountains May Depart
Executive Producer
Smog Journeys
Producer
- 2014
Fidaï
Producer
Great Heat
Executive Producer
- 2013
Forgetting to Know You
Producer
- 2012
Memories Look at Me
Producer
- 2011
Yulu
Producer, Executive Producer
2000s
- 2009
Plastic City
Producer
- 2008
24 City
Producer
- 2006
Walking on the Wild Side
Producer
- 2003
All Tomorrow's Parties
Associate Producer, Producer
1990s
- 1997
Pickpocket
Producer
Wrote 25
2020s
- 2026
Torino Shadow
Writer
- 2024
- 2021
Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue
Writer
- 2020
Visit
Writer
2010s
- 2018
- 2017
Where Has Time Gone?
Writer
Revive
Writer
- 2016
The Hedonists
Writer
- 2015
Mountains May Depart
Screenplay
Smog Journeys
Writer
- 2013
- 2010
I Wish I Knew
Screenplay
2000s
- 2008
Remembrance
Writer
24 City
Writer
Cry Me a River
Writer
- 2007
Our Ten Years
Writer
- 2006
Dong
Writer
- 2004
The World
Writer
- 2002
- 2001
In Public
Writer
1990s
- 1997
Pickpocket
Writer
- 1995
Xiao Shan Going Home
Writer
No release date
Acted in 22
2020s
- 2025
Mostly Sunny
Dr. Cai
Crossroads with Luo Yonghao
TV
- 2024
Moonlight Madness
Guest in room 622
- 2023
The Best is Yet to Come
Coal Mine Owner
- 2022
Jia's Talk
自己 · 8 episodes
不要回答
TV
- 2021
The Great Director
Movie
- 2020
Visit
Movie
2010s
- 2016
The Hedonists
Movie
Everybody's Fine
(cameo)
- 2014
The Continent
Su Mi's Uncle
- 2013
2000s
- 2006
Karmic Mahjong
Mobster
- 2003
My Camera Doesn’t Lie
Jia Zhangke
- 2002
1990s
- 1995
Xiao Shan Going Home
Movie
No release date
Pseudo Idealist
Movie
Edited 4
2000s
- 2008
Black Breakfast
Editor
- 2001
In Public
Editor
The Condition of Dogs
Editor
1990s
- 1995
Xiao Shan Going Home
Editor
Camera 4
2000s
- 2008
Useless
Director of Photography
- 2006
Dong
Director of Photography
- 2001
In Public
Director of Photography
The Condition of Dogs
Director of Photography
Other crew 1
2020s
- 2024
Moonlight Madness
Presenter
Created 1
2020s
- 2022
Jia's Talk
Creator
Appearances11
2020s
- 2026
Being Towards Death
Self
- 2021
Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue
Self
- 2020
2010s
- 2016
Jia Zhangke, A Guy from Fenyang
Self
- 2015
About Cinema
Self
- 2014
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
Self
- 2013
2000s
- 2007
Xiao Jia Going Home
Himself
- 2005
Made in China
Self
- 2003
Shiny Stars, Rusty Red
Himself
1960s
- 1962
Thanked in the credits3
2020s
- 2026
Being Towards Death
Thanks
- 2025
2010s
- 2014
Black Coal, Thin Ice
Thanks