KwanTeo Film Archive · Creator
Zhang Shengjia
张胜佳Zhang Shengjia is a director and artist based in Shenzhen and London, whose works include 《英国制造》 (Made in England), 《临时神龛》 and the 2026 《一片海岸》 (working title).
About the Creator
Among Zhang Shengjia's 2022 works, 《英国制造》 (Made in England) is an essay film drawing on Blue Willow porcelain fragments from the Thames, while 《临时神龛》 draws on street shrine traditions in Chaoshan and placed around 80 censer installations on London streets; the same year also saw 《瓷片，植物，泰晤士河》, 《佛像生产》 and 《鸽子陪鸽子吃饭》.
The 2026 work 《一片海岸》 (working title) takes Shekou's Sea World and land reclamation as its subject. The archive also records 《生日蛋糕恭祝你福寿与天齐》, 《葵斗碗，粥，潮汕移民》 and 《龙岗怪楼》.
In 2024 Zhang Shengjia received the Silver Dove for Best Documentary Short at DOK Leipzig (International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film), the CIRFA art film award in Italy, the Lewisham Arthouse young artist award in London and UCCA's 燃冉 young artist award; 2025 brought a shortlisting for the LOEWE Foundation / Studio Voltaire Award and a place among the ten directors of 山海计划; in 2019 the Asian Design Academic Award for an architectural work at Shenzhen University.