Director

Zhang Ming

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Directed movies: 13Directed series: 0All crew credits: 16

TMDB ID: 131243

IMDb ID: nm0955390

Known for: Directing

Born: June 4, 1961

Age: 64

Place of birth: Chongqing, China

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1996 - 2020

Years active: 25

Wikidata: Q197255

Also known as

章明 • Cheung Ming • Ming Zhang

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Director (13)Writer (2)Cinematography (1)

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Biography

Zhang Ming (Chinese: 章明) was born in Chongqing in 1961. He is an established director and writer, and a professor in the Department of Directing at Beijing Film Academy. He finished his debut In Expectation in 1996, which premiered at the Berlinale. It won prizes at various international film festivals including Pusan, Vancouver, and Torino. In 2001, he directed the film Weekend Plot , which was invited to screen at festivals in Tokyo, Pusan, Berlin, and Rotterdam, among others. His subsequent films include Before Born (2005), The Father (2006), The Bride (2008), Folk Songs Singing(2011), China Affair (2013) and The Pluto Moment (2018). He is regarded as one of the Sixth Generation of Chinese directors, alongside Jia Zhangke and Lou Ye.

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