Born in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China, in 1967, Wang Bing studied photography at the Lu Xun Academy of Fine Art and cinematography at Beijing Film Academy. He began his career as an independent filmmaker in 1999. Discovered in 2003, West of Tracks, an enormous documentary work of more than 9 hours, has garnered great success internationally. In addition to his feature documentaries, he is also active in video installation, fiction film and photography. His work has been selected for presentation and competition in many film festivals where he has won a great number of awards. His documentaries have been released in theaters internationally. Acclaimed by critics and recognized as one of the most important Chinese artists, documentary makers and film directors of his time, he has been honored by retrospectives of his entire oeuvre in major museums, such as the Centre Pompidou in Paris at the Cinémathèque Royale de Belgique or at Documenta.
Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks
The Ditch
The State of the World
Three Sisters
Coal Money
Fengming: A Chinese Memoir
Alone
'Til Madness Do Us Part
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Man With No Name
Crude Oil
Traces
Father and Sons
Cinematic Correspondences: Jaime Rosales - Wang Bing
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
Night and Fog in Zona
Ta'ang
Bitter Money
15 Hours
Tiananmen
