Back to peopleDiao YinanKnown forWritingAge57 yearsPlace of birthXi'an, Shaanxi, ChinaBiographyLife and careerDiao Yinan (Chinese: 刁亦男; pinyin: Diāo Yìnán; born 1969 in Xi'an, Shaanxi) is a Chinese director, screenwriter and occasional actor. He won the Golden Bear for Best Film at the 2014 Berlin International Film Festival for Black Coal, Thin Ice.Filmography3 filmsAll3Acting1Crew2The Wild Goose Lake2019DirectorScreenplayAsh Is Purest White2018as Lin JiadongBlack Coal, Thin Ice2014DirectorWriter