Jia Zhangke

2nd Annual Mulan International Film Festival Announces Date, Program

The Toronto festival is gearing up for its second edition, with a focus on emerging talent, female ...

By RADII ChinaJuly 11, 2019

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Jia Zhangke Directs Apple Chinese New Year Commercial on an iPhone

Amid a crowd of adverts going for the "touching Chinese New Year story" vibe, Apple's has some ...

By RADII ChinaJanuary 31, 2019

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Asian Film Awards 2019: Tibetan Thriller and “Dying to Survive” Make Shortlist

China's answer to "Dallas Buyers Club" and Jia Zhangke's latest epic are among the nominations for the ...

By Jake NewbyJanuary 11, 2019

BRICS Film Co-Production “Half the Sky” Focuses on Women’s Stories

Mao's famous aphorism about women holding up "half the sky" is echoed in the title of the ...

By Fan ShuhongJune 20, 2018

Jia Zhangke and Fengjie’s Ghost

Jia's film "Still Life" drowns in a particular type of hopelessness against which its characters struggle, one ...

By Daniel WeaverAugust 21, 2017

New Nowhere: Jia Zhangke’s Fenyang

In the auteur's early works, his hometown is both a city and a metonym for provincial city ...

By Daniel WeaverAugust 14, 2017

Not Just A Guy From Fenyang: Walter Salles’ Portrait of Master Filmmaker Jia Zhangke

The shifting urban topography and upheaval that has always dominated Jia’s work is revisited by Jia himself ...

By Daniel WeaverAugust 5, 2017