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.

With fellow thirty-something directors Zhang Yuan, Jia Zhangke, and Zhang Ming, Wang Xiaoshuai is establishing a new kind of mainland cinema that explores both the odd and average characters of contemporary urban Chinese life.

These pictures are nothing like the allegorical period pieces created by Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige in the 1980s. Hidden meanings are few and far between. Mainly, with these young directors, what you see is what you get.

 Wang Xiaoshuai's Filmography

1993: The Days (Dongchun de Rizi)

1995: Frozen (Jidu Hanleng)

1996: Shoulder Pole and Girls (Biandan Guniang)

1999: So Close to Paradise (Menghuan Tianyuan)

2000: Beijing Bicycle (Shiqisui de Danche)

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