- Zhang Yibai
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name = Zhang Yibai
张一白
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birth_date =1963
birth_place =Chongqing ,China
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occupation =Film director
spouse =Zhang Yibai (zh-st|s=张一白|t=張一白) (born
1963 ,Chongqing , China) is a Chinesefilm director . Zhang began his career intelevision andmusic videos before directing his debut, "Spring Subway " in 2002.cite web|url=http://www.chinesecinemas.org/springsubway.html|title=Spring Subway|author=Kraicer, Sally|publisher=chinesecinemas.org|date=April, 2002|accessdate=2007-09-23]Zhang, like many other modern Chinese directors, has focused primarily on life in modern Chinese cities. "Spring Subway", for example, follows its protagonist as he wanders through Beijing's subway system, while the mystery-thriller "Curiosity Killed the Cat" follows its characters through the central China
boomtown ofChongqing (also Zhang's hometown).Zhang's two most recent films, 2007's "
The Longest Night in Shanghai " and 2008's "Lost, Indulgence " have seen the director's exposure and successes extending increasingly overseas. "Longest Night", starringZhao Wei , constitutes one of the first China-Japan coproductions, [cite-web|url=http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=74618|title= Shanghai International Film Festival 2007: Capsule Reviews|publisher = Asia Pacific Arts Magazine |author = Kokas, Aynne |date =2007-07-27|accessdate=2008-08-05] while "Lost" was selected to premiere at New York City'sTribeca Film Festival in 2008. [cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=festivals&jump=story&id=2504&articleid=VR1117984142|title= Tribeca 2008 Lineup | author =Variety Staff|publisher="Variety"|date=2008-04-16|accessdate=2008-05-08]Filmography
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External links
*imdb name|id=1403892|name=Zhang Yibai
* [http://www.dianying.com/en/person/ZhangYibai Zhang Yibai] at the Chinese Movie Database
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