Zhang Yixin

Zhang Yixin, born in November 1985, graduated from the China Academy of Opera. Young director.

He has produced documentaries for the new version of "Dream of Red Mansions" and documentary series for CCTV and other institutions, such as CCTV10 Character Series, "Songs of Three Places in Sixty Years", etc.

Documentary works "20 Years of Chinese Original Music", "Dream Walking Electronic Music in China", "Electroplating Girl", "Sex Happiness Comes", "Ride to Midi", Louis Vuitton Characters Documentaries "Journey of the Muse", "Ten Years of Daring in Our Times" (with Jia Zhangke), etc. Zen micro-film "Ask the Snow Peak" and other series. Focus on themes: Chinese music, Chinese subculture, youth psychology and other series.

Chinese name: Zhang Yixin

Alias: Collarbone

Nationality: Chinese

Ethnicity: Han

Date of birth : November 1985

Occupation: Director

Graduation School: Chinese Opera Academy

Agency: Beijing West Media

Representative Works: Poems "Setting Up an Empty Camera in the Void", "Proficient", etc.

Main achievements: Documentary "20 Years of Chinese Original Music"

Documentary "Walking in Dreams" -Electronic Music in China"

Documentary "Sex Happiness Comes"

"Electroplating Girl"

"Ride to Midi"

"Ten Years of Dare to Think in Our Times"

Gender: Female

Performing Experience

The 5th "Dream Walking Electronic Music in China" British Vientiane Film Festival Detroit International Electronic Music Festival

"20 Years of Original Chinese Music"

"Ride to Midi" The 5th British Vientiane Film Festival

"The Blessing of Sex" The 9th China Independent Image Annual Fair (CIFF)

"The Galvanized Girl" The 3rd China Screen (Europe) Film Festival (Lesécrans De Chine)

"Ask "Tao Xuefeng" Zen micro-film series

"Ten Years of Daring Thoughts in Our Times" (cooperated with Jia Zhangke)

Main works

Documentary work "Chinese Original 20 Years of Music", "Dreams of Electronic Music in China", "Electroplating Girl", "Sex Happiness Comes", "Ride to Midi", "Louis Vuitton Character Documentary", "Dare to Think in Ten Years of Our Times" "Record" etc.

Photography style

Zhang Yixin’s creative personality covers a wide range of subjects, and her special living background allows her to easily switch between various artistic creation methods such as images, literature, poetry, photography, etc. Her works focus on youth culture. On the one hand, she attempts to explore various creative methods of artistic expression. On the other hand, she integrates the multi-layered social outlook of this generation of young people based on their living background.

Blowout Test Ground is different from the traditional documentary creation style, making this name active in the contemporary literary and art circle. The humor, calm irony when observing society, and the refinement of passion and ideals in treating personal life conditions are undoubtedly revealed in her works.

Social Activities

Paris Entertainment: Recently, the third (European) Chinese Screen Film Festival (Lesécrans De Chine) opened in Paris. The documentary "Electroplating Girl" by Zhang Yixin and Lin Jiayi also won this award. Youth Hope Award at the 2016 Film Festival. Also shortlisted or winning works are Yu Guangyi's "The Single", Zhou Weiping's "Terraces", Ma Li's "Mirrorless", etc. Screenings held during the festival attracted many audiences. Paris, known as the "City of Film", has many festivals and screenings of Chinese films.

Young names are frequently active in documentary film festivals. Young director Zhang Yixin, who has a breakout style that is different from traditional documentary creation, focuses on themes: Chinese music, Chinese subculture, youth psychology, etc. Among the series of short films shot and produced by directors Zhang Yixin and Lin Jiayi, "Sex Happiness Comes" tells the story of an AV actress coming to China. It has been wildly popular among netizens and has been reprinted and promoted on the homepage of NetEase, Maopu, Youku, Tudou, Ku6 and other websites. It is still widely circulated and has been included in the top ten short films of 2012 by the China Independent Film Festival, the most serious independent film festival in China.

"Ride to Midi" tells the story of a young man, Huang Pengcheng, who traveled more than 3,000 kilometers to Beijing to watch Midi. Once the film was released, it attracted the attention of many young people, reprinted it, and reported in the media. It was called the Chinese version of "On the Road" by overseas netizens. "Electroplating Girl", which was shortlisted for the China Screen (Europe) Film Festival this time, tells the touching story of Wang Miao, an outstanding girl who unfortunately suffered from brain cancer, who bravely faced the disease and had an optimistic attitude towards life. This spirit not only affected the film after the tears. Countless viewers also impressed the European judges.

As Chinese society progresses and creators continue to think about themselves and the social environment, the vividness, touchability, and simplicity of Chinese folk images reflect a diversified Chinese society. Whether it is an independently produced documentary, a feature film, or an artistic work with a strong personal creative flavor, it highlights the development status of contemporary Chinese film and visual art from different aspects. European audiences pay attention to the research and interpretation of China’s image. During the film festival, many screenings and discussions were held at the French Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Sociales and other places.

French Sinology scholars who study contemporary Chinese history and society conducted in-depth analyzes of some of the documentaries and feature films they screened. The 20 Chinese works reflect issues such as the elderly, youth culture, environmental issues, contemporary Chinese history, Chinese food, etc. Several French sinology scholars and Chinese directors had heated discussions on these themes.

Using film as a medium, we go deep into the changing contemporary Chinese society. As a medium for cultural exchange, film has become a concrete way for the French to think about and understand China. The image of China shows its diversity in different ways of thinking. And this is what cross-cultural communication is all about. The 2013 "China Screen" documentary festival provides Western audiences with an opportunity to get close to and understand the individual nature or collective daily life of modern Chinese people. During the exchange and interaction process organized around various types of themes, the audience can deepen their knowledge and understanding of Chinese society and its rapid development. This film festival is a good opportunity to show the outstanding achievements of contemporary Chinese documentaries to the Western audience. Chinese documentary filmmakers can have in-depth exchanges with the audience on related topics, and increase the Western audience's understanding of contemporary Chinese documentary works and contemporary modern documentaries. Correct and comprehensive understanding of Chinese society. (Text: Yin Zhou)