Diao Yinan

 ( Film Directors From Shaanxi ) 

Diao Yinan (p=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. 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.

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Biography A graduate of the Central Academy of Drama in 1992, Diao has worked as a screenwriter with directors Shi Runjiu (in All the Way) and Zhang Yang (in Spicy Love Soup and Shower). Additionally, Diao has directed four 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.

Diao most recently directed Wild Goose Lake (2019), which received its world premiere at Cannes. Wild Goose Lake tells the story of an ostracized gangster and a woman on the run, drawing on actual events (such as the "congress of the thieves", a summit of criminals that took place in Wuhan in 2012) and screened at the 57th New York Film Festival.filmcomment.com/article/interview-diao-yinan/

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Filmography

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As screenwriter

1997	Spicy Love Soup	爱情麻辣烫	Zhang Yang
1999	Shower	洗澡	Zhang Yang
2001	All the Way	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

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As director

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.

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As actor

2003	All Tomorrow's Parties	明日天涯	Xiao Zhuai	Yu Lik-wai

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External links

• Diao Yinan at the Chinese Movie Database
• from the Global Film Initiative

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