Zhang Ming

Zhang Ming Chinese ?? was born in Chongqing in 1961 He is an established director and writer and a professor in the Department of Directing at Beijing Film Academy He finished his debut In Expectation in 1996 which premiered at the Berlinale It won prizes at various international film festivals including Pusan Vancouver and Torino In 2001 he directed the film Weekend Plot which was invited to screen at festivals in Tokyo Pusan Berlin and Rotterdam among others His subsequent films include Before Born 2005 The Father 2006 The Bride 2008 Folk Songs Singing2011 China Affair 2013 and The Pluto Moment 2018 He is regarded as one of the Sixth Generation of Chinese directors alongside Jia Zhangke and Lou Ye