Zhang Yibai, Ning Hao, Bi Gan and others joined the Shanxi Film Academy, and Jia Zhangke served as the dean

On April 17, Shanxi Film Academy of Media and Communication held an unveiling ceremony to announce the official establishment of the college. At the same time, the Shanxi Film Academy disclosed the lineup of teachers, in addition to the director Jia Zhangke as the dean, the Shanxi Film Academy invited Zhang Yibai, Huo Tingxiao, Yu Liwei, Zhang Yang, Yuan Yuan, Ning Hao, Bi Gan, Li Ruijun, Shen Jianqin, Lei Jianjun, Lin Xudong, Gu Zheng and other filmmakers who have been engaged for many years and are active in the forefront of the domestic film industry as professional directors, special experts and visiting professors. Li Shaohong, president of the China Film Directors Association and one of the representatives of the "fifth generation of directors", also attended the ceremony to witness the establishment of the Shanxi Film Academy.

Director Jia Zhangke became the director of the Shanxi Film Academy

"As a Shanxi native, today is a day that I am proud of, because my hometown has its own film academy; as a filmmaker, I am also grateful for having such an opportunity to do more for the film." In his speech at the unveiling ceremony, Jia Zhangke said, "I will do my best, do my best to learn, and wholeheartedly promote the development of Shanxi Film Academy." ”