Diao Yinan (; 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.
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/
Filmography
As screenwriter YearEnglish TitleChinese TitleDirector1997Spicy Love Soup爱情麻辣烫Zhang Yang1999Shower洗澡Zhang Yang2001All the Way走到底Shi Runjiu2003Uniform制服 Diao Yinan2007Night Train夜行列车 Diao Yinan2014Black Coal, Thin Ice 白日焰火Diao Yinan2019The Wild Goose Lake南方车站的聚会Diao Yinan
As director YearEnglish TitleChinese TitleNotes2003Uniform制服 Dragons & Tigers Award for Young Cinema at the 2003 Vancouver International Film Festival2007Night Train夜行列车 Premiered in the Un certain regard competition at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival2014Black Coal, Thin Ice白日焰火 Winner of the Golden Bear for Best Film at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival2019The 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 YearEnglish TitleChinese TitleRoleDirector2003All Tomorrow's Parties明日天涯Xiao ZhuaiNelson Yu Lik-wai
References
External links
Diao Yinan at the Chinese Movie Database from the Global Film Initiative