Diao Yi’nan
DIAO Yi’nan (1969, China) graduated from the Central Academy of Drama in 1992 and started his career as a stage writer. He went on writing scripts for films and television series, and also occasionally starred in films himself. Diao’s feature debut Uniform (2003) was screened during IFFR 2004 and his third feature Black Coal, Thin Ice (2014) won the Golden Bear for Best Film at the Berlin International Film Festival.
Filmography
Zhifu/Uniform (2003), Ye che/Night Train (2007), Bai ri yan huo/Black Coal, Thin Ice (2014), Nan fang che zhan de ju hui/The Wild Goose Lake (2019)
More info: Wikipedia, Diao Yi’nan
Diao Yi’nan op IFFR
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Ash Is Purest White
Jia Zhangke | 141' | China | None
Dancer Qiao and gangster Bin’s violent love story plays out from 2001 to 2017 in a rapidly changing China. -
The Wild Goose Lake
Diao Yi’nan | 113' | China | None
This neo-noir about a gang leader and a prostitute on the run serves up one bloody, neon-lit visual tour de force after another. -
Uniform
Diao Yi’nan | 94' | China | European premiere
New realism from the exciting new generation of Chinese ‘underground’ film makers: a young guy starts posing in a policeman’s jacket to impress a girl -