Diao Yinan

Diao Yinan
Chinese name	刁亦男
Pinyin	Diāo Yìnán (Mandarin)
Born	(1969-11-30) 30 November 1969 Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Occupation	Film director, Screenwriter
Awards Dragons and Tigers Award 2003 Uniform Warsaw International Film Festival Grand Prix 2007 Night Train

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Diao.

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 Black Coal, Thin Ice.

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 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.

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

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

As actor

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

External links

• Diao Yinan at the Internet Movie Database
• Diao Yinan at AllMovie
• Diao Yinan at the Chinese Movie Database
• Short biography from the Global Film Initiative