Zhang Meng (director)
Zhang Meng | |||
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 At the 2015 Miami International Film Festival | |||
| Chinese name | |||
| Traditional Chinese | 張猛 | ||
| Simplified Chinese | 张猛 | ||
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Zhang Meng is a Chinese director and screenwriter.
Early life and education
Zhang Meng is from northeast China.[1]
He graduated from the Chinese Central Academy of Drama.
Career
In 2007, he made his directorial debut with Lucky Dog (Erduo Da You Fu). His first documentary was called Mr. Zhang and His Dog (2008).
The Piano in a Factory (Gang de qin) won the Grand Jury Prize at the Miami International Film Festival in 2011 and the award for best actor, for Wang Qian-Yuan, at the 23rd Tokyo International Film Festival.[2][1]
Filmography
Released films/television series
| Year | Film | Director | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Mr. Zhang and His Dog | Yes | Yes | documentary |
| 2010 | The Piano in a Factory | Yes | Yes | |
| 2014 | The Piano in a Factory | Yes | Yes | television series |
| 2014 | The Uncle Victory | Yes | ||
| 2016 | Everybody's Fine | Yes | ||
| 2016 | Run for Love | Yes | ||
| 2017 | Guns and Kidneys | Yes | Yes |
References
- 1 2 Shi, Tongyun (2012). "Chinese Working-class Identity in the Piano in a Factory" (PDF). Intercultural Communication Studies. XXI (3). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ↑ "The Piano in a Factory". Indiewire. 18 January 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
External links
- Zhang Meng at IMDb