On his Weibo account, Jia Zhangke announced his marriage to his longtime star and collaborator, actress Zhao Tao, during the Venice Film Festival. The following picture was posted as well. Our heartiest congratulations to husband and wife, true partners in art and in life.
dGenerate Films' Kevin B. Lee (right) pays tribute to Jia Zhangke at the Museum of Modern Art
On March 8 the Museum of Modern Art hosted “An Evening with Jia Zhangke,” where the renowned director spoke about his career and shared excerpts of his work, including a four minute preview of “I Wish I Knew,” his new documentary on Shanghai set to premiere later this year. Jia Zhangke’s longtime muse Zhao Tao also addressed the audience about her role in Jia’s films.
The second half of the evening comprised of a conversation between Jia, critic and programmer Howard Feinstein (who programmed a Jia retrospective at last year’s Sarajevo Film Festival), and dGenerate’s Kevin B. Lee. Fortunately we shot video of most of the event, which are embedded below in several segments.
On-stage translation was conducted by Vincent Cheng Tzu-wen. Videos after the break.
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