An outsider at home, a master abroad: Jia Zhangke’s struggles to film the real China

An outsider at home, a master abroad: Jia Zhangke's struggles to film the real China Jia Zhangke giving his master class at Visions du Réel Film Festival. ©Visions du Réel/Nikita Thevoz Chinese director Jia Zhangke was a guest of honour at the 55th Visions du Réel International Film Festival in Nyon, Switzerland. He spoke to SWI swissinfo.ch about censorship, why Hollywood has fallen from grace in the Chinese market and how filmmakers should deal with AI. 8 minutes Ying Zhang With academic background in Journalism (Master Degree in Journalism and Media Wuhan University, Bachelor Degree in Communication and Media Research…