Diao Yinan

Diao Yinan
刁亦男
Born (1969-11-30) 30 November 1969
NationalityChinese
Alma materCentral Academy of Drama
Occupation(s)Film director, Screenwriter
Years active1992-Present
Notable workBlack Coal, Thin Ice
The Wild Goose Lake
Night Train
StyleCrime, Chinese Neo-noir
MovementSixth Generation (See: Cinema of China)
AwardsDragons and Tigers Award
2003 Uniform
Warsaw International Film Festival Grand Prix
2007 Night Train

Diao Yinan (Chinese: ; 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 the widely acclaimed Chinese neo-noir film Black Coal, Thin Ice. Diao is considered a member of the sixth generation of Chinese film makers whose subject matter is focused on realism and stories of urban crime.