Biographical Article Of - Zhang Hai (Director of: Flowering Season)

 

ZHANG Hai is part of the New International generation of Chinese film makers. He was born in Wuhan in 1982 and graduated from Donghua University, Shanghai, with a degree in Digital Media  Arts. He is a researcher and practitioner of the divination art espoused in the ancient I Ching: Book of Changes dating back more than three thousand years.

 

During his school years, his graphic design works were selected for many international commendations including the first International Chinese Art Exhibition; the 9th International Stage Poster Triennial held in Sofia, Bulgaria; the 6th International Computer Art Biennial in Poland where he was the youngest Chinese artist among those selected; and his work was included in the 2008 International Design Yearbook and the 2007 Asia Pacific Design Yearbook.

 

During his school years, he wrote his first scripted science fiction film "SPIRIT OF THE EARTH LULA", which was compiled into a young adult novel. After graduation, he was invited by Nokia International Creative Department to direct the documentary "Nokia – Connecting People". , and his experimental short film "WANNA SLEEP" was selected for the 4th Annual Directors Lounge International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany. 2009 "YOUTH DIARY" was selected for the 3rd British Oriental International Film Festival at the BAFTA (British Film and Television Academy) Universal Film Festival China New Filmmaker Unit, and he was in charge of film selection for the festival in Shanghai, China.

 

In 2012, Zhang Hai studied HD Filmmaking at the New York Film Academy. He completed his Ph.D. program in the School of Philosophy of Beijing Normal University in 2014, and wrote "A Brief History of the Transmission of I Ching: Book of Changes and Mei Hua Yi Shu" in 2020. In 2020, he completed the short film "Flowering Season" and was nominated for international film festivals and film festivals around the world including China, UK & India.

 

In 2021, the script of "SPIRIT OF THE EARTH LULA" was selected as the outstanding script of the 2021 JIN TONG XIANG Children’s Film Festival, and was the only work selected in the science fiction and fantasy section. 2021 has seen him making the documentary film "MADONNA OF THE EAST JINGGU CHEN", which tells a story of faith and courage featuring the titular female folk hero in the late Tang Dynasty. In 2021, the documentary film "THE LEGEND OF MO XIANG" was produced, being the world's first biographical film about a contemporary Chinese figure from The Book of Changes. 2021, and the theatrical film "SOUL LIFE" is about a beautiful writer who swaps souls to find the meaning of life.

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