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Zhao Dayong

Overview

Zhao Dayong (Chinese: 赵大勇) is a Chinese film director. After graduating from China’s Lu Xun Art Academy in 1992, where he studied oil painting, Zhao worked for a number of years as a professional artist and advertising director. He was also founding editor of Culture & Morals, a journal for the contemporary arts in China.

Zhao’s directorial debut, STREET LIFE, which explored the lives of homeless Chinese living on the backstreets of Shanghai, premiered at Austria’s Viennale in 2006. The film screened the following year at Berlin’s Globale Film Festival, and at the Rome Asiatica Film Mediale, where it won the City of Rome Prize.

Known for

Directing
2020 One Says No Directing Director N/A
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2014 Shadow Days Directing Director 59
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2011 My Father's House Directing Director N/A
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2010 The High Life Directing Director N/A
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2010 Ghost Town Directing Director 59
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2007 Lead to Directing Director N/A
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2006 Street Life Directing Director 59
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Writing
2014 Shadow Days Writing Screenplay 59
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Production
2006 Street Life Production Producer 59
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Crew
2006 Street Life Crew Cinematography 59
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Editing
2020 One Says No Editing Editor N/A
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2006 Street Life Editing Editor 59
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