Jia’s debut feature Xiao Wu (Pickpocket) set the tone for much of his filmography, with its gritty focus on the urban poor in Shanxi, the director’s home province, against a backdrop of China ...

French shingle MK2 will handle international sales on "We Shall Be All," a new epic from Jia Zhangke, China's pre-eminent indie film director. Announced last year, the film has been a labor of ...

Chinese director Jia Zhangke's ambitious latest ... nature of cinema as it unspooled at this year's Busan International Film Festival. "Caught by the Tides" combines a story of elusive love ...

Following The Film Stage's collective top 50 films of 2024, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing ...

A documentary by Jia Zhangke. In Mandarin, with English subtitles. Streaming at VIFF Connect from Friday (December 18) to January 14. Mostly, they’re happy with the way things have improved for ...

Anthony Nield charts the progress of Chinese auteur Jia Zhangke, whose first three features are being released as a DVD box set on November 26. Still from Unknown Pleasures If you’ve read something ...

Earlier this month, a simple, emotionally charged notification was posted on director Jia Zhangke's Sina Weibo social ... directors at international film festivals, merely 5.6 percent of all ...

Jia Zhangke, a giant in Chinese cinema, also embraced AI in his short film Wheat Harvest. Known for his thought-provoking storytelling, Jia used Kling AI to experiment with new creative possibilities.

Elsewhere in this issue, Douglas Parkes sits down with celebrated director Jia Zhangke to discuss his most recently released film, Caught by the Tides. Touching on subjects I imagine might appear ...

the film was nominated for the prestigious Palme d'Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, the sixth time Jia has been nominated in the festival's main competition section. Five months later ...