Zhang Junzhao

Who is Zhang Junzhao?

Zhang Junzhao is a Chinese film director and screenwriter who was mainly active in the 1980s. A graduate of the Beijing Film Academy and a contemporary of such acclaimed directors as Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige, and Tian Zhuangzhuang, Zhang Junzhao was a prominent early member of China's Fifth Generation filmmakers. His 1984 film One and Eight is well known as a film that marked the advent of the Fifth Generation, while The Shining Arc was nominated for the Golden St. George award at the 1989 Moscow International Film Festival.