Diao Yinan | |||
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Chinese name | 刁亦男 | ||
Pinyin | Diāo Yìnán (Mandarin) | ||
Born |
Xi'an, Shaanxi, China |
30 November 1969 ||
Occupation | Film director, Screenwriter | ||
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Diao Yinan (Chinese: ; 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 Black Coal, Thin Ice.
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 two films of his own, 2003's Uniform and 2007's Night Train, which premiered in the Un Certain Regard competition at the Cannes Film Festival.