Diao Yinan
Diao Yinan | |
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刁亦男 | |
Born | |
Nationality | China |
Alma mater | Central Academy of Drama |
Occupation | Film director, Screenwriter |
Years active | 1992-Present |
Style | Crime, Chinese Neo-noir |
Movement | Sixth Generation |
Awards | Dragons and Tigers Award 2003 Uniform Warsaw International Film Festival Grand Prix 2007 Night Train |
Diao Yinan (Chinese: 刁亦男; pinyin: Diāo Yìnán; born 1969 in Xi'an, Shaanxi) is a Chinese director, screenwriter and occasional actor. He won the Golden Bear for Best Film at the 2014 Berlin International Film Festival for the widely acclaimed Chinese neo-noir film Black Coal, Thin Ice.[1] Diao is considered a member of the sixth generation of Chinese film makers whose subject matter is focused on realism and stories of urban crime.[2]
Biography[]
A graduate of the Central Academy of Drama in 1992, Diao has worked as a screenwriter with directors Shi Runjiu (in ) and Zhang Yang (in Spicy Love Soup and Shower). Additionally, Diao has directed three films of his own, including 2003's Uniform and 2007's Night Train, which premiered in the Un Certain Regard competition at the Cannes Film Festival. Diao is a well known producer of neo noir films and part of the
Filmography[]
As screenwriter[]
Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Director |
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1997 | Spicy Love Soup | 爱情麻辣烫 | Zhang Yang |
1999 | Shower | 洗澡 | Zhang Yang |
2001 | 走到底 | Shi Runjiu | |
2003 | Uniform | 制服 | Diao Yinan |
2007 | Night Train | 夜行列车 | Diao Yinan |
2014 | Black Coal, Thin Ice | 白日焰火 | Diao Yinan |
2019 | The Wild Goose Lake | 南方车站的聚会 | Diao Yinan |
As director[]
Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Notes |
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2003 | Uniform | 制服 | Dragons & Tigers Award for Young Cinema at the 2003 Vancouver International Film Festival |
2007 | Night Train | 夜行列车 | Premiered in the Un certain regard competition at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival |
2014 | Black Coal, Thin Ice | 白日焰火 | Winner of the Golden Bear for Best Film at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival |
2019 | The Wild Goose Lake | 南方车站的聚会 | Was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. |
As actor[]
Year | English Title | Chinese Title | Role | Director |
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2003 | All Tomorrow's Parties | 明日天涯 | Xiao Zhuai | Nelson Yu Lik-wai |
References[]
- ^ "Chinese film wins Best Picture at Berlin film festival". BBC. 2014-02-15. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
- ^ Tsui, Clarence (20 May 2019). "Review | Cannes 2019: The Wild Goose Lake film review – China's underbelly exposed in film noir by Diao Yinan". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
External links[]
- Diao Yinan at IMDb
- Diao Yinan at AllMovie
- Diao Yinan at the Chinese Movie Database
- Short biography from the Global Film Initiative
- Film directors from Shaanxi
- Screenwriters from Shaanxi
- Male actors from Shaanxi
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Central Academy of Drama alumni
- Writers from Xi'an
- Artists from Xi'an
- Male actors from Xi'an
- Chinese male film actors
- Chinese film directors
- Directors of Golden Bear winners
- Chinese film director stubs