Diao Yinan

Diao Yinan (Chinese: 刁亦男; pinyin: 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.[1] 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.[2]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Diao.
Diao Yinan
刁亦男
Born (1969-11-30) 30 November 1969
Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
NationalityChinese
Alma materCentral Academy of Drama
Occupation(s)Film director, Screenwriter
Years active1992-Present
Notable workBlack Coal, Thin Ice, The Wild Goose Lake
StyleCrime, Chinese Neo-noir
MovementSixth Generation (See: Cinema of China)
AwardsDragons and Tigers Award
2003 Uniform
Warsaw International Film Festival Grand Prix
2007 Night Train

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[3]

Filmography

As screenwriter
Year English Title Chinese Title Director
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

As director
Year English Title Chinese Title Notes
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.

As actor
Year English Title Chinese Title Role Director
2003 All Tomorrow's Parties 明日天涯 Xiao Zhuai Nelson Yu Lik-wai

References
  1. "Chinese film wins Best Picture at Berlin film festival". BBC. 2014-02-15. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
  2. Tsui, Clarence (20 May 2019). "Review | Cannes 2019: The Wild Goose Lake film review – China's underbelly exposed in film noir by Diao Yinan". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 2019-05-20. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  3. filmcomment.com/article/interview-diao-yinan/


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