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Directors
Blocked by the system and unable
to express themselves completely, the directors saw independent film as
their only choice and hope.
These directors guard the integrity of their films while at the same
time offering the audience something new and exciting. One day the
independent film movement will be what drives the Chinese film
industry.
Wang Xiaoshuai
Born in Shanghai
(East China) in 1966, Wang Xiaoshuai is considered as one of the most
talented young filmmakers in the country. After growing up in Southwest
China's Guizhou
Province, Wang studied film directing at the Beijing
Film Academy from 1985 to 1989...more
Zhang Yuan
Born in Nanjing
(East China) in 1963, Zhang Yuan is viewed as the leading figure of the
sixth-generation filmmakers. After initially studying drawing and
painting, Zhang graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Cinematography
from the prestigious Beijing
Film Academy in 1989...more
Zhang Yang
Born in 1967, Zhang Yang received his BA in Chinese Literature from Zhongshan
University (South China's Guangdong
Province ) in 1988 and continued his study in the Directing Department
of the Central Drama Academy (CDA) in Beijing. After graduating from CDA
in 1992, he entered the Beijing Film Studio and is now working for the
studio as a director...more
Jia Zhangke
Jia was born in 1970 in the small, remote town of Fenyang in North
China's Shanxi
Province . At the age of 18, Jia was a painting student at a fine arts
school in Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi. He also developed an interest in
fiction, writing his first novel "The Sun Huang On The Crotch" in 1991.
Two years later, he was admitted to the Literature Department of the
Beijing Film Academy to start his study on film theory...more
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