Jia Zhangke

Biography

Jia Zhangke, born on May 24, 1970, in Fenyang, Shanxi, China, is a Chinese film and television director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and writer. He graduated from the Literature Department of Beijing Film Academy and gained fame for his "Hometown Trilogy": Xiao Wu (1998), Platform (2000), and Unknown Pleasures (2002). Jia won the Golden Lion at Venice International Film Festival for Still Life (2006) and is regarded as a leading figure of China's Sixth Generation movement.