Jia Zhangke (born 1970) is a Chinese film director and screenwriter. He was born in Fenyang on 24 May 1970.
The work most closely associated with the name includes The World, Still Life and A Touch of Sin. Jia worked in film direction, film screenwriting and film production. The active career dates from 1995.
Jia received Prince Claus Award, L'Age d'Or (1998) and Golden Lion (2006). He took part in Tabakalera. He was educated at Beijing Film Academy.
Jia married Zhao Tao.
Jia Zhangke is covered in 33 language editions of Wikipedia, a rough measure of how far the name has carried beyond China.
