Shi Runjiu () (born 1969), is a

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-based

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filmmaker. After graduating from the directing department of the Beijing Central Drama Academy in 1992, he went on to direct many

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and

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s for

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. He served as assistant director to

Zhang Yimou Zhang Yimou (; born 2 April 1950) is a Chinese film director, producer, writer, actor and former cinematographer.Tasker, Yvonne (2002). "Zhang Yimou" i''Fifty Contemporary Filmmakers'' Routledge Publishing, p. 412. . Google Book Search. Retriev ...

and Lü Yue on their films '' To Live'' and ''

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'', respectively. His first feature was ''

A Beautiful New World ''A Beautiful New World'' is a 1999 Chinese comedy film directed by Shi Runjiu. The film, Shi's first (he had previously served as an assistant director for Lu Yue's '' Mr. Zhao''), was co-produced by Xi'an Film Studio and the independent Imar Fi ...

'' (''Meili Xin Shijie'', 1998), a

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about a peasant who wins an apartment in

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in a lottery. Shi works for the

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, and is a member of the "Sixth Generation" of Chinese filmmakers. He considers his work an exploration of changing Chinese social conventions.

Filmography

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* Chinese film directors 1969 births Living people Central Academy of Drama alumni {{China-film-director-stub