Bing Wang

Born in Xi'an in the Province of Shaanxi, China, in 1967, Wang Bing studied photography at the Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts and cinematography at the Beijing Film Academy. He began his career as an independent filmmaker in 1999. Discovered in 2003, Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks (2002), an enormous documentary work of more than nine hours length, encountered a great success internationally. Besides feature documentaries (Three Sisters, 2012; 'Til Madness Do Us Part, 2013; Ta'ang, 2016) he directed several fictions (The Ditch, 2010) and started a noteworthy work in photography. His work has been selected in many film festivals where he won a great number of awards.

Locarno Festival